boaster Who acts: person, they, Nobody, boaster, he, Toad · What happens: boast, talk, have, do, make, be · To what, where: someone, person, boaster, terrible boaster, Wind, hundred pets · Speech: someone speaks here
«boaster» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: boaster in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person who boasts: someone who talks too proudly about what they have or can do, often making it bigger than it really is.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj nsubj punct obj nsubj acl:relcl advmod advmod case obl nsubj acl:relcl cc aux conj punct advmod advcl obj xcomp mark nsubj advmod advcl punct root A DET person NOUN who PRON boasts VERB : PUNCT someone PRON who PRON talks VERB too ADV proudly ADV about ADP what PRON they PRON have VERB or CCONJ can AUX do VERB , PUNCT often ADV making VERB it PRON bigger ADJ than SCONJ it PRON really ADV is VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 boasts nsubj 3 who who PRON PronType=Rel 4 boasts nsubj 4 boasts boast VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 6 someone punct 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 boasts obj 7 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 talks nsubj 8 talks talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 someone acl:relcl 9 too too ADV _ 10 proudly advmod 10 proudly proudly ADV _ 8 talks advmod 11 about about ADP _ 12 what case 12 what what PRON PronType=Rel 8 talks obl 13 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 have nsubj 14 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 what acl:relcl 15 or or CCONJ _ 17 do cc 16 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 17 do aux 17 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 have conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 making punct 19 often often ADV _ 20 making advmod 20 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 talks advcl 21 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 making obj 22 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 20 making xcomp 23 than than SCONJ _ 26 is mark 24 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 26 is nsubj 25 really really ADV _ 26 is advmod 26 is be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 22 bigger advcl 27 . . PUNCT _ 4 boasts punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 boast speech: other present a person someone tree rules 2 talk present proudly property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about what=Topic 3 have present they vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 do can they not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 make gerund person big, often property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 6 be present person vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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.
Example 1 Nobody believed the boaster who said he could run faster than a car.
nsubj det obj nsubj acl:relcl nsubj aux ccomp advmod case det obl punct root Nobody PRON believed VERB the DET boaster NOUN who PRON said VERB he PRON could AUX run VERB faster ADV than ADP a DET car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 2 believed nsubj 2 believed believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 boaster det 4 boaster boaster NOUN Number=Sing 2 believed obj 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 6 said nsubj 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 boaster acl:relcl 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 run nsubj 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 run aux 9 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 said ccomp 10 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 9 run advmod 11 than than ADP _ 13 car case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 car det 13 car car NOUN Number=Sing 10 faster obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 believed punct
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1 believe past Nobody the boaster vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer boaster=Stimulus 2 say speech: assert past the boaster vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 run could he fast property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Toad was a terrible boaster in «The Wind in the Willows».
nsubj cop det amod case punct det nmod case det nmod punct punct root Toad PROPN was AUX a DET terrible ADJ boaster NOUN in ADP « PUNCT The DET Wind PROPN in ADP the DET Willows PROPN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 5 boaster nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 boaster cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 boaster det 4 terrible terrible ADJ Degree=Pos 5 boaster amod 5 boaster boaster NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 9 Wind case 7 « « PUNCT _ 9 Wind punct 8 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Wind det 9 Wind Wind PROPN Number=Sing 5 boaster nmod 10 in in ADP _ 12 Willows case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 Willows det 12 Willows Willow PROPN Number=Plur 9 Wind nmod 13 » » PUNCT _ 9 Wind punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 boaster punct
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1 is a past Toad a terrible boaster the Wind in the Willows tree rules
Example 3 Don't be a boaster — let your work speak for itself.
advmod cop det obl punct parataxis nmod:poss nsubj xcomp case obl punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX a DET boaster NOUN — PUNCT let VERB your PRON work NOUN speak VERB for ADP itself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 boaster advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 boaster cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 boaster det 5 boaster boaster NOUN Number=Sing 1 Do obl 6 — - PUNCT _ 7 let punct 7 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Do parataxis 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 work nmod:poss 9 work work NOUN Number=Sing 10 speak nsubj 10 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 let xcomp 11 for for ADP _ 12 itself case 12 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 10 speak obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is a infinitive a boaster tree rules 3 let infinitive tree rules 4 speak speech: other infinitive your work for work vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 work your nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 The boaster said he had a hundred pets, but he only had a goldfish.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj nsubj ccomp det nummod obj punct cc nsubj advmod conj det obj punct root The DET boaster NOUN said VERB he PRON had VERB a DET hundred NUM pets NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ he PRON only ADV had VERB a DET goldfish NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boaster det 2 boaster boaster NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 had nsubj 5 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 said ccomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 pets det 7 hundred hundred NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 pets nummod 8 pets pet NOUN Number=Plur 5 had obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 had punct 10 but but CCONJ _ 13 had cc 11 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 had nsubj 12 only only ADV _ 13 had advmod 13 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 said conj 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 goldfish det 15 goldfish goldfish NOUN Number=Sing 13 had obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the boaster vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have past boaster a hundred pets vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pet=Patient 3 have past boaster a goldfish vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goldfish=Patient
Example 5 In the fable, the boaster bragged about jumping far, and the town asked him to show them.
The tree, 17 words case det obl punct det nsubj mark advcl advmod punct cc det nsubj advcl iobj mark xcomp obj punct root In ADP the DET fable NOUN , PUNCT the DET boaster NOUN bragged VERB about SCONJ jumping VERB far ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET town NOUN asked VERB him PRON to PART show VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 fable case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 fable det 3 fable fable NOUN Number=Sing 7 bragged obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 fable punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 boaster det 6 boaster boaster NOUN Number=Sing 7 bragged nsubj 7 bragged brag VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 about about SCONJ _ 9 jumping mark 9 jumping jump VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 bragged advcl 10 far far ADV Degree=Pos 9 jumping advmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 asked punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 15 asked cc 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 town det 14 town town NOUN Number=Sing 15 asked nsubj 15 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 bragged advcl 16 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 asked iobj 17 to to PART _ 18 show mark 18 show show VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 asked xcomp 19 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 show obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 bragged punct
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1 brag speech: other past the boaster the fable vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 jump gerund the boaster not said here far property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 ask speech: ask past the town boaster vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic 4 show not said to happen to-infinitive the town not said here them = they vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient
Example 6 A boaster often uses words like «the best ever» and «millions».
The tree, 11 words det nsubj advmod obj case punct det nsubj nmod punct cc punct conj punct punct root A DET boaster NOUN often ADV uses VERB words NOUN like ADP « PUNCT the DET best ADJ ever ADV » PUNCT and CCONJ « PUNCT millions NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 boaster det 2 boaster boaster NOUN Number=Sing 4 uses nsubj 3 often often ADV _ 4 uses advmod 4 uses use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 words word NOUN Number=Plur 4 uses obj 6 like like ADP _ 10 ever case 7 « « PUNCT _ 10 ever punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 best det 9 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 10 ever nsubj 10 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 5 words nmod 11 » » PUNCT _ 10 ever punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 14 millions cc 13 « « PUNCT _ 14 millions punct 14 millions million NOUN Number=Plur 5 words conj 15 » » PUNCT _ 5 words punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 uses punct
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1 use present a boaster words and millions often property vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient
Example 7 My cousin is a bit of a boaster about his football goals.
nmod:poss nsubj cop det case det nmod case nmod:poss compound nmod punct root My PRON cousin NOUN is AUX a DET bit NOUN of ADP a DET boaster NOUN about ADP his PRON football NOUN goals NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 cousin nmod:poss 2 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 5 bit nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 bit cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bit det 5 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 boaster case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 boaster det 8 boaster boaster NOUN Number=Sing 5 bit nmod 9 about about ADP _ 12 goals case 10 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 goals nmod:poss 11 football football NOUN Number=Sing 12 goals compound 12 goals goal NOUN Number=Plur 8 boaster nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 bit punct
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1 is a present My cousin a bit of a boaster about his football goals tree rules
Example 8 The loud-mouthed boaster does not impress nor frighten those who know him.
The tree, 13 words det compound punct amod nsubj aux advmod cc conj obj nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root The DET loud ADJ - PUNCT mouthed VERB boaster NOUN does AUX not PART impress VERB nor CCONJ frighten VERB those PRON who PRON know VERB him PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 boaster det 2 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mouthed compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 loud punct 4 mouthed mouth VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 boaster amod 5 boaster boaster NOUN Number=Sing 8 impress nsubj 6 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 impress aux 7 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 impress advmod 8 impress impress VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 nor nor CCONJ Polarity=Neg 10 frighten cc 10 frighten frighten VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 impress conj 11 those that PRON Number=Plur PronType=Dem 10 frighten obj 12 who who PRON PronType=Rel 13 know nsubj 13 know know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 those acl:relcl 14 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 know obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 impress punct
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1 mouth participle tree rules 2 not impress present · do-support the mouthed boaster vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 frighten infinitive the mouthed boaster not said here those vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus that=Experiencer 4 know present boaster vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
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