churr Who acts: churr, We, churring, you · What happens: churr, be, trill, whir, hear, go · To what, where: sound, nightjar, heath, churr, partridge, field
«churr» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: churr in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To churr is to make a low, long, trilling or whirring sound, like a nightjar, a grasshopper or a partridge.
The tree, 20 words mark csubj cop mark det amod punct xcomp punct advcl cc conj obj punct case det obl punct det conj cc det conj punct root To PART churr VERB is AUX to PART make VERB a DET low ADJ , PUNCT long ADJ , PUNCT trilling VERB or CCONJ whirring VERB sound NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET nightjar NOUN , PUNCT a DET grasshopper NOUN or CCONJ a DET partridge NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 churr mark 2 churr churr VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 make csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 make cop 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 long det 7 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 9 long amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 low punct 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 5 make xcomp 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 trilling punct 11 trilling trill VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 make advcl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 whirring cc 13 whirring whir VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 trilling conj 14 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 13 whirring obj 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 nightjar punct 16 like like ADP _ 18 nightjar case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 nightjar det 18 nightjar nightjar NOUN Number=Sing 13 whirring obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 grasshopper punct 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 grasshopper det 21 grasshopper grasshopper NOUN Number=Sing 18 nightjar conj 22 or or CCONJ _ 24 partridge cc 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 partridge det 24 partridge partridge NOUN Number=Sing 18 nightjar conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 make punct
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1 churr to-infinitive tree rules 2 is present long, make property tree rules 3 trill gerund vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 whir gerund sound like a nightjar and a grasshopper or a partridge vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sound=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.
Meaning 2 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A churr is that sound.
det nsubj cop det punct root A DET churr NOUN is AUX that DET sound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 churr det 2 churr churr NOUN Number=Sing 5 sound nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sound cop 4 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 sound det 5 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 sound punct
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1 is a present a churr that sound tree rules
Example 1 The nightjar churred on the heath at dusk.
det acl case det obl case nmod punct root The DET nightjar NOUN churred VERB on ADP the DET heath NOUN at ADP dusk NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 nightjar det 2 nightjar nightjar NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 churred churr VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 nightjar acl 4 on on ADP _ 6 heath case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 heath det 6 heath heath NOUN Number=Sing 3 churred obl 7 at at ADP _ 8 dusk case 8 dusk dusk NOUN Number=Sing 6 heath nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 nightjar punct
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1 churr participle the nightjar not said here the heath at dusk tree rules
Example 2 We heard the churr of a grasshopper.
nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root We PRON heard VERB the DET churr NOUN of ADP a DET grasshopper NOUN . PUNCT 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 heard nsubj 2 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 churr det 4 churr churr NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 grasshopper case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 grasshopper det 7 grasshopper grasshopper NOUN Number=Sing 4 churr nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past We the churr of a grasshopper vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer churr=Stimulus
Example 3 A partridge churred in the field.
det acl case det obl punct root A DET partridge NOUN churred VERB in ADP the DET field NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 partridge det 2 partridge partridge NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 churred churr VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 partridge acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 field case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 field det 6 field field NOUN Number=Sing 3 churred obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 partridge punct
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1 churr participle a partridge not said here the field tree rules
Example 4 The insects churred in the warm evening.
det acl case det amod obl punct root The DET insects NOUN churred VERB in ADP the DET warm ADJ evening NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 insects det 2 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 churred churr VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 insects acl 4 in in ADP _ 7 evening case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 evening det 6 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 7 evening amod 7 evening evening NOUN Number=Sing 3 churred obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 insects punct
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1 churr participle the insects not said here evening tree rules
Example 5 The churring went on all night.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET churring NOUN went VERB on ADP all DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 churring det 2 churring churring NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 on on ADP _ 6 night case 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 night det 6 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 went obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past the churring night vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 Listen for the nightjar's long churr.
case det nmod:poss case amod obl punct root Listen VERB for ADP the DET nightjar NOUN 's PART long ADJ churr NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Listen listen VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 for for ADP _ 7 churr case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 nightjar det 4 nightjar nightjar NOUN Number=Sing 7 churr nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 nightjar case 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 churr amod 7 churr churr NOUN Number=Sing 1 Listen obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Listen punct
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1 listen imperative you not said here for the nightjar's long churr vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for churr=Theme
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