bustle

Who acts: people, city, skirt, I, market, Grandma · What happens: move about, hustle, move around, wear, make, puff out · To what, where: pad, back, skirt, hustle, tea, bustles

«bustle» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: bustle in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

Busy, noisy activity with lots of people moving about: the hustle and bustle of the city.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Busy	busy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 activity	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Busy	punct
3	noisy	noisy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 activity	amod
4	activity	activity	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 lots	case
6	lots	lot	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 activity	nmod
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 people	case
8	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 lots	nmod
9	moving	move	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 people	acl
10	about	about	ADV	_	9 moving	advmod
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 hustle	punct
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 hustle	det
13	hustle	hustle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 activity	conj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 bustle	cc
15	bustle	bustle	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 hustle	conj
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 city	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 city	det
18	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 hustle	nmod
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 activity	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move about	gerund	people not said here					about property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	hustle		the city						nom hustle «act intransitive»: of=agent

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

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To move around quickly and busily.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 move	mark
2	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	around	around	ADV	_	2 move	advmod
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 move	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 busily	cc
6	busily	busily	ADV	_	4 quickly	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move around	to-infinitive						around, quickly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

A pad or frame worn under the back of a long skirt in the 1800s to make it puff out.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 pad	det
2	pad	pad	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 frame	cc
4	frame	frame	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pad	conj
5	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 pad	acl
6	under	under	ADP	_	8 back	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 back	det
8	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 worn	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 skirt	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 skirt	det
11	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 skirt	amod
12	skirt	skirt	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 back	nmod
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 1800s	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 1800s	det
15	1800s	1800	NOUN	Number=Ptan NumForm=Combi NumType=Card	5 worn	obl
16	to	to	PART	_	17 make	mark
17	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 worn	advcl
18	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 make	obj
19	puff	puff	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 make	xcomp
20	out	out	ADP	_	19 puff	compound:prt
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pad	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	wear	participle		a pad or frame not said here	the back of a long skirt	in the 1800s	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
2	make	to-infinitive		skirt			tree rules
3	puff out	infinitive	skirt not said here				vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source

Example 1

I love the hustle and bustle of the market.

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 love	nsubj
2	love	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 hustle	det
4	hustle	hustle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 love	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 bustle	cc
6	bustle	bustle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hustle	conj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 market	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 market	det
9	market	market	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bustle	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 love	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	I	the hustle and bustle of the market					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hustle=Stimulus
2	bustle		the market						nom bustle «act intransitive»: of=agent

Example 2

Grandma bustled about the kitchen making tea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bustled	nsubj
2	bustled	bustle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	about	about	ADP	_	5 kitchen	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 kitchen	det
5	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bustled	obl
6	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 bustled	advcl
7	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 making	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bustled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bustle	past	Grandma					about the kitchen	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about kitchen=Trajectory
2	make	gerund	Grandma not said here	tea					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tea=Product

Example 3

Nurses bustled in and out of the ward.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nurses	nurse	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 bustled	nsubj
2	bustled	bustle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADV	_	2 bustled	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 ward	cc
5	out	out	ADP	_	8 ward	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 ward	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ward	det
8	ward	ward	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 in	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bustled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bustle	past	Nurses						vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Victorian ladies wore bustles under their dresses.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 ladies	amod
2	ladies	lady	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	bustles	bustle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wore	obj
5	under	under	ADP	_	7 dresses	case
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 dresses	nmod:poss
7	dresses	dress	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wore	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	Victorian ladies	bustles		ladies's dresses			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bustle=Theme

Example 5

The town was bustling with tourists.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 town	det
2	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bustling	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 bustling	aux
4	bustling	bustle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 tourists	case
6	tourists	tourist	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 bustling	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bustling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bustle	past · progressive	the town					with tourists	vn swarm-47.5.1-1 «PP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with tourist=Theme

Example 6

The station was full of bustle at rush hour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 station	det
2	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 full	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 full	cop
4	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 bustle	case
6	bustle	bustle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 full	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 hour	case
8	rush	rush	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hour	compound
9	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 full	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the station				hour	of bustle; full property	tree rules

Example 7

This was long before daybreak; and then they bustled away as quick as lightning.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 daybreak	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 daybreak	cop
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 daybreak	amod
4	before	before	ADP	_	5 daybreak	case
5	daybreak	daybreak	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	10 bustled	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 bustled	cc
8	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	10 bustled	advmod
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 bustled	nsubj
10	bustled	bustle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 daybreak	conj
11	away	away	ADV	_	10 bustled	advmod
12	as	as	ADV	_	13 quick	advmod
13	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 bustled	xcomp
14	as	as	ADP	_	15 lightning	case
15	lightning	lightning	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 quick	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 daybreak	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	This				before long daybreak		tree rules
2	bustle away	past	they				then	away, quick property	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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