blitz

Who acts: something, People, We, Grandma, you, team · What happens: bomb, get, do, clean, blend, evacuate · To what, where: British cities, something, food, Many children, Underground stations, quick blitz

«blitz» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: blitz in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The Blitz: the heavy German bombing of British cities, especially London, in 1940–1941 during the Second World War.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Blitz	det
2	Blitz	blitz	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 bombing	punct
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bombing	det
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 bombing	amod
6	German	German	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 bombing	amod
7	bombing	bombing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Blitz	appos
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 cities	case
9	British	British	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 cities	amod
10	cities	city	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 bombing	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 London	punct
12	especially	especially	ADV	_	13 London	advmod
13	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 cities	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 1940	punct
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 1940	case
16	1940	1940	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 bombing	conj
17	–	-	PUNCT	_	18 1941	punct
18	1941	1941	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	16 1940	flat
19	during	during	ADP	_	23 War	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 War	det
21	Second	Second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	23 War	amod
22	World	World	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 War	compound
23	War	War	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 bombing	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Blitz	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bomb			British cities London			during the Second World War		nom bombing «act transitive»: of=patient during=obl

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

Meaning 2

A sudden, strong attack.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 attack	det
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 attack	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 sudden	punct
4	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 attack	amod
5	attack	attack	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 attack	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A big, fast effort to get something done, as in «a cleaning blitz».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 effort	det
2	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 effort	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 big	punct
4	fast	fast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 effort	amod
5	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 get	mark
7	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 effort	acl
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 get	obj
9	done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 get	xcomp
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 blitz	punct
11	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 blitz	mark
12	in	in	ADP	_	16 blitz	case
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 blitz	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 blitz	det
15	cleaning	clean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 blitz	amod
16	blitz	blitz	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 effort	appos
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 blitz	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 effort	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	get	to-infinitive		something	tree rules
2	do	participle	something not said here		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	clean in a quote	gerund			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Meaning 4

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To do something very quickly or to blend food fast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 blend	advcl
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 do	obj
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 quickly	advmod
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 do	advmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 blend	cc
7	to	to	PART	_	8 blend	mark
8	blend	blend	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 blend	obj
10	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	8 blend	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 blend	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive		something				quickly property	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
2	blend	to-infinitive		food				fast property	vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient

Example 1

Many children were evacuated during the Blitz.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 children	amod
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 evacuated	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 evacuated	aux:pass
4	evacuated	evacuate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	during	during	ADP	_	7 Blitz	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Blitz	det
7	Blitz	Blitz	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 evacuated	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 evacuated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	evacuate	past · passive		Many children			during the Blitz		vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 2

People slept in Underground stations during the Blitz.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 slept	nsubj
2	slept	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 stations	case
4	Underground	underground	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 stations	amod
5	stations	station	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 slept	obl
6	during	during	ADP	_	8 Blitz	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Blitz	det
8	Blitz	Blitz	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 slept	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 slept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sleep	past	People			Underground stations	during the Blitz		vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in station=Location

Example 3

We had a quick blitz on our bedroom before Grandma came.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 blitz	det
4	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 blitz	amod
5	blitz	blitz	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 bedroom	case
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 bedroom	nmod:poss
8	bedroom	bedroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
9	before	before	SCONJ	_	11 came	mark
10	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 came	nsubj
11	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	a quick blitz		our bedroom			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blitz=Patient
2	come	past	Grandma						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Blitz the strawberries in the blender.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Blitz	blitz	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 strawberries	det
3	strawberries	strawberry	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Blitz	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 blender	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 blender	det
6	blender	blender	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Blitz	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Blitz	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blitz	imperative	you not said here	the strawberries		the blender			vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strawberry=Patient

Example 5

The team made a blitz on goal in the last minute.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 blitz	det
5	blitz	blitz	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	7 goal	case
7	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 minute	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 minute	det
10	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 minute	amod
11	minute	minute	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the team	a blitz		goal	minute		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset blitz=Product

Example 6

The shop ran an advertising blitz before Christmas.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 shop	det
2	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	nsubj
3	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 blitz	det
5	advertising	advertising	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 blitz	compound
6	blitz	blitz	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ran	obj
7	before	before	ADP	_	8 Christmas	case
8	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ran	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	the shop	a advertising blitz		Christmas			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent blitz=Theme before christmas=Trajectory

Example 7

I blitzed my spelling homework in ten minutes. (informal)

Sentence 1: I blitzed my spelling homework in ten minutes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 blitzed	nsubj
2	blitzed	blitz	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 homework	nmod:poss
4	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 homework	compound
5	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 blitzed	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 minutes	case
7	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 minutes	nummod
8	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 blitzed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 blitzed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blitz	past	I	my spelling homework			minute		vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Patient

Sentence 2: (informal)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
2	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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