clappers

Who acts: ball, bell, device, We, clapper, bell ringers · What happens: hang, hit, make, ring, run, scare · To what, where: bell, clapper, clapping noise, birds, clapperboard, bus

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

Meaning 1

The metal tongue or ball hanging inside a bell that hits it to make it ring (a clapper).

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 tongue	det
2	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tongue	compound
3	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 ball	cc
5	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tongue	conj
6	hanging	hang	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 ball	acl
7	inside	inside	ADP	_	9 bell	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 bell	det
9	bell	bell	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 hanging	obl
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 hits	nsubj
11	hits	hit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 bell	acl:relcl
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 hits	obj
13	to	to	PART	_	14 make	mark
14	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 hits	advcl
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 make	obj
16	ring	ring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 make	xcomp
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 clapper	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 clapper	det
19	clapper	clapper	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 ring	obj
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 clapper	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tongue	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	hang	gerund	ball not said here		a bell	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent inside bell=Location
2	hit	present	a bell	bell		vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme
3	make	to-infinitive	a bell not said here	bell		tree rules
4	ring	infinitive	bell not said here	a clapper		vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location clapper=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: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

In «like the clappers»: very fast or very hard («run like the clappers»).

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	5 clappers	case
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 clappers	punct
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 clappers	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 clappers	det
5	clappers	clapper	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 clappers	punct
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 fast	punct
8	very	very	ADV	_	9 fast	advmod
9	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 clappers	advmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 hard	cc
11	very	very	ADV	_	12 hard	advmod
12	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 fast	conj
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	15 run	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 run	punct
15	run	run	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	12 hard	parataxis
16	like	like	ADP	_	18 clappers	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 clappers	det
18	clappers	clapper	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 run	obl
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 run	punct
20	)	)	PUNCT	_	12 hard	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 clappers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run in a quote	infinitive						like the clappers	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

A device that makes a clapping noise, for example to scare birds, or the clapperboard used when filming.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 device	det
2	device	device	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 makes	nsubj
4	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 device	acl:relcl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 noise	det
6	clapping	clapping	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 noise	compound
7	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 makes	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 example	punct
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 example	case
10	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 makes	obl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 scare	mark
12	scare	scare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 makes	advcl
13	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 scare	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 clapperboard	punct
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 clapperboard	cc
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 clapperboard	det
17	clapperboard	clapperboard	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 device	conj
18	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	17 clapperboard	acl
19	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	20 filming	advmod
20	filming	film	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	18 used	advcl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 device	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	present	a device or the clapperboard	a clapping noise	for example	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent noise=Product for example=Asset
2	scare	to-infinitive	a device or the clapperboard not said here	birds		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bird=Experiencer
3	use	participle		the clapperboard not said here		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	film	gerund				vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 1

We ran like the clappers to catch the bus.

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 ran	nsubj
2	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 clappers	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 clappers	det
5	clappers	clapper	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 ran	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 catch	mark
7	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 ran	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bus	det
9	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 catch	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	We					like the clappers	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	catch	to-infinitive	We not said here	the bus					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=Theme

Example 2

The bell's clapper swung and struck the side.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bell	det
2	bell	bell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 clapper	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 bell	case
4	clapper	clapper	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 swung	nsubj
5	swung	swing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 struck	cc
7	struck	strike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 swung	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 side	det
9	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 struck	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 swung	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swing	past	the bell's clapper						vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
2	strike	past	the bell's clapper not said here	the side					vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient

Example 3

The bell-ringers checked the clappers before Sunday service.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 ringers	det
2	bell	bell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ringers	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 bell	punct
4	ringers	ringer	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 checked	nsubj
5	checked	check	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 clappers	det
7	clappers	clapper	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 checked	obj
8	before	before	ADP	_	10 service	case
9	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 service	compound
10	service	service	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 checked	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 checked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	check	past	the bell ringers	the clappers			before Sunday service		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clapper=Theme

Example 4

Grandad drove like the clappers to get us to the hospital in time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 drove	nsubj
2	drove	drive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	5 clappers	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 clappers	det
5	clappers	clapper	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 drove	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 get	mark
7	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 drove	advcl
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 get	iobj
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 hospital	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hospital	det
11	hospital	hospital	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 get	obl
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 time	case
13	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 get	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drive	past	Grandad					like the clappers	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
2	get	to-infinitive	Grandad not said here		us		time	to the hospital	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer we=Stimulus

Example 5

The rain came down like the clappers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rain	det
2	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 came	nsubj
3	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	down	down	ADV	_	3 came	advmod
5	like	like	ADP	_	7 clappers	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 clappers	det
7	clappers	clapper	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 came	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come down	past	the rain					like the clappers; down property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

A clapper scared the birds off the field.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 clapper	det
2	clapper	clapper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 scared	nsubj
3	scared	scare	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 birds	det
5	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 scared	obj
6	off	off	ADP	_	8 field	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 field	det
8	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 scared	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 scared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scare	past	a clapper	the birds				off the field	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bird=Experiencer

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