blustering Who acts: you, Blustering, Toad, blustering wind, blustering man, he · What happens: bluster, mean, talk, hide, be, bang · To what, where: loud way, wind, gate, nothing, blustering, matters · Speech: someone speaks here
«blustering» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: blustering in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Blustering means talking in a loud, boastful or angry way, often to hide that you are wrong or scared.
The tree, 19 words nsubj xcomp case det amod punct conj cc conj obl punct advmod mark advcl mark nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root Blustering VERB means VERB talking VERB in ADP a DET loud ADJ , PUNCT boastful ADJ or CCONJ angry ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT often ADV to PART hide VERB that SCONJ you PRON are AUX wrong ADJ or CCONJ scared ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blustering bluster VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 talking talk VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 in in ADP _ 11 way case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 way det 6 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 11 way amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 boastful punct 8 boastful boastful ADJ Degree=Pos 6 loud conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 angry cc 10 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 6 loud conj 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 talking obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 hide punct 13 often often ADV _ 15 hide advmod 14 to to PART _ 15 hide mark 15 hide hide VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 talking advcl 16 that that SCONJ _ 19 wrong mark 17 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 19 wrong nsubj 18 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 wrong cop 19 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 15 hide ccomp 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 scared cc 21 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 19 wrong conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 bluster speech: other gerund vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 talk not said to happen gerund a loud way vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 hide to-infinitive often property vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 is present you wrong property tree rules 6 be you not said here tree rules
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 Blustering wind is strong and gusty.
csubj obj cop cc conj punct root Blustering VERB wind NOUN is AUX strong ADJ and CCONJ gusty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blustering bluster VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 strong csubj 2 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 1 Blustering obj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 strong cop 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 gusty cc 6 gusty gusty ADJ Degree=Pos 4 strong conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 strong punct
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1 bluster speech: other gerund wind vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Topic 2 is present Blustering strong property tree rules 3 be Blustering not said here tree rules
Example 1 Toad was blustering about his driving skill.
nsubj aux case nmod:poss compound obl punct root Toad PROPN was AUX blustering VERB about ADP his PRON driving NOUN skill NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 3 blustering nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 blustering aux 3 blustering bluster VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 about about ADP _ 7 skill case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 skill nmod:poss 6 driving driving NOUN Number=Sing 7 skill compound 7 skill skill NOUN Number=Sing 3 blustering obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 blustering punct
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1 bluster speech: other past · progressive Toad about Toad's driving skill vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about skill=Topic
Example 2 The blustering wind banged the gate.
det amod nsubj det obj punct root The DET blustering ADJ wind NOUN banged VERB the DET gate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 wind det 2 blustering blustering ADJ Degree=Pos 3 wind amod 3 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 4 banged nsubj 4 banged bang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 gate det 6 gate gate NOUN Number=Sing 4 banged obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 banged punct
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1 bang past the blustering wind the gate vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location gate=Theme
Example 3 The blustering man shouted but did nothing.
det amod nsubj cc conj obj punct root The DET blustering ADJ man NOUN shouted VERB but CCONJ did VERB nothing PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 man det 2 blustering blustering ADJ Degree=Pos 3 man amod 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 shouted nsubj 4 shouted shout VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 but but CCONJ _ 6 did cc 6 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 shouted conj 7 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 6 did obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 shouted punct
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1 shout speech: express past the blustering man vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 do past the blustering man not said here nothing vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Eventuality
Example 4 Under his blustering, he was afraid.
case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj cop punct root Under ADP his PRON blustering NOUN , PUNCT he PRON was AUX afraid ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Under under ADP _ 3 blustering case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 blustering nmod:poss 3 blustering blustering NOUN Number=Sing 7 afraid obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 blustering punct 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 afraid nsubj 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 afraid cop 7 afraid afraid ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 afraid punct
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1 is past he his blustering afraid property tree rules
Example 5 A blustering March day.
det amod nmod:unmarked punct root A DET blustering VERB March PROPN day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 day det 2 blustering bluster VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 day amod 3 March March PROPN Number=Sing 4 day nmod:unmarked 4 day day NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 day punct
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1 bluster speech: other gerund vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 «Nonsense!» said the Duke, blustering.
punct ccomp punct punct det nsubj punct advcl punct root « PUNCT Nonsense NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB the DET Duke PROPN , PUNCT blustering VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Nonsense punct 2 Nonsense nonsense NOUN Number=Sing 5 said ccomp 3 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 Nonsense punct 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Nonsense punct 5 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Duke det 7 Duke Duke PROPN Number=Sing 5 said nsubj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 blustering punct 9 blustering bluster VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 said advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the Duke vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 bluster speech: other gerund the Duke not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 To make matters worse, he seemed to be in a very bad temper, and came blustering and raging at the poor Princess.
The tree, 22 words mark advcl obj xcomp punct nsubj mark cop case det advmod amod xcomp punct cc conj xcomp cc conj case det amod obl punct root To PART make VERB matters NOUN worse ADJ , PUNCT he PRON seemed VERB to PART be AUX in ADP a DET very ADV bad ADJ temper NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ came VERB blustering VERB and CCONJ raging VERB at ADP the DET poor ADJ Princess PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 seemed advcl 3 matters matter NOUN Number=Plur 2 make obj 4 worse bad ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 make xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 make punct 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 seemed nsubj 7 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 to to PART _ 14 temper mark 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 14 temper cop 10 in in ADP _ 14 temper case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 temper det 12 very very ADV _ 13 bad advmod 13 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 14 temper amod 14 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 7 seemed xcomp 15 , , PUNCT _ 17 came punct 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 came cc 17 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 seemed conj 18 blustering bluster VERB VerbForm=Ger 17 came xcomp 19 and and CCONJ _ 20 raging cc 20 raging rage VERB VerbForm=Ger 18 blustering conj 21 at at ADP _ 24 Princess case 22 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 24 Princess det 23 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 24 Princess amod 24 Princess Princess PROPN Number=Sing 20 raging obl 25 . . PUNCT _ 7 seemed punct
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1 make to-infinitive he not said here matters bad property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset matter=Product 2 seem past he vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 3 is to-infinitive he not said here a bad temper tree rules 4 come past he not said here tree rules 5 bluster speech: other gerund he not said here vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 rage gerund he not said here at the poor Princess vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at princess=Location
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