clatter Who acts: hard things, clatter, pans, We, hooves, He · What happens: clatter, be, rattle, bang, fall, hear · To what, where: noise, each, pans, stairs, clatter, boots
«clatter» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: clatter in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To clatter is to make a loud, rattling noise as hard things bang against each other, like falling pans or shoes on stairs.
The tree, 23 words mark csubj cop mark det xcomp punct advcl obj mark amod nsubj advcl case obl fixed punct mark conj obj cc conj case obl punct root To PART clatter VERB is AUX to PART make VERB a DET loud ADJ , PUNCT rattling VERB noise NOUN as SCONJ hard ADJ things NOUN bang VERB against ADP each DET other ADJ , PUNCT like SCONJ falling VERB pans NOUN or CCONJ shoes NOUN on ADP stairs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 clatter mark 2 clatter clatter 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 7 loud det 7 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 5 make xcomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 rattling punct 9 rattling rattle VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 make advcl 10 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 9 rattling obj 11 as as SCONJ _ 14 bang mark 12 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 13 things amod 13 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 14 bang nsubj 14 bang bang VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 rattling advcl 15 against against ADP _ 16 each case 16 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 14 bang obl 17 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 16 each fixed 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 falling punct 19 like like SCONJ _ 20 falling mark 20 falling fall VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 rattling conj 21 pans pan NOUN Number=Plur 20 falling obj 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 shoes cc 23 shoes shoe NOUN Number=Plur 21 pans conj 24 on on ADP _ 25 stairs case 25 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 20 falling obl 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 make punct
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1 clatter to-infinitive vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present loud, make property tree rules 3 rattle gerund noise vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent noise=Theme 4 bang present hard things each vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme against each=Location 5 fall gerund pans or shoes stairs vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient pan=Result
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 A clatter is that loud, rattling noise.
det nsubj cop mark punct advcl obj punct root A DET clatter NOUN is AUX that SCONJ loud ADJ , PUNCT rattling VERB noise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 clatter det 2 clatter clatter NOUN Number=Sing 5 loud nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 loud cop 4 that that SCONJ _ 5 loud mark 5 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 rattling punct 7 rattling rattle VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 loud advcl 8 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 7 rattling obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 loud punct
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1 is present a clatter loud property tree rules 2 rattle gerund a clatter not said here noise vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent noise=Theme
Meaning 3 To clatter somewhere is to move noisily («clatter down the stairs»).
The tree, 11 words mark advcl advmod cop mark advmod punct punct obl case det nmod punct punct punct root To PART clatter VERB somewhere ADV is AUX to PART move VERB noisily ADV ( PUNCT « PUNCT clatter NOUN down ADP the DET stairs NOUN » PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 clatter mark 2 clatter clatter VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 move advcl 3 somewhere somewhere ADV PronType=Ind 2 clatter advmod 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 move cop 5 to to PART _ 6 move mark 6 move move VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 noisily noisily ADV _ 6 move advmod 8 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 clatter punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 10 clatter punct 10 clatter clatter NOUN Number=Sing 6 move obl 11 down down ADP _ 13 stairs case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 stairs det 13 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 10 clatter nmod 14 » » PUNCT _ 10 clatter punct 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 clatter punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 move punct
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1 clatter to-infinitive somewhere property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present clatter down the stairs obl ; move, noisily property tree rules
Example 1 The pans clattered to the floor.
det nsubj case det obl punct root The DET pans NOUN clattered VERB to ADP the DET floor NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pans det 2 pans pan NOUN Number=Plur 3 clattered nsubj 3 clattered clatter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 6 floor case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 floor det 6 floor floor NOUN Number=Sing 3 clattered obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 clattered punct
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1 clatter past the pans to the floor vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 We heard the clatter of horses' hooves on the road.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss case nmod case det nmod punct root We PRON heard VERB the DET clatter NOUN of ADP horses NOUN ' PART hooves NOUN on ADP the DET road 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 clatter det 4 clatter clatter NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 hooves case 6 horses horse NOUN Number=Plur 8 hooves nmod:poss 7 ' 's PART _ 6 horses case 8 hooves hoove NOUN Number=Plur 4 clatter nmod 9 on on ADP _ 11 road case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 road det 11 road road NOUN Number=Sing 8 hooves nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past We the clatter of horses's hooves on the road vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer clatter=Stimulus 2 clatter horses's hooves on the road nom clatter «event intransitive»: of=agent
Example 3 He clattered down the stairs in his boots.
nsubj case det obl case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON clattered VERB down ADP the DET stairs NOUN in ADP his PRON boots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 clattered nsubj 2 clattered clatter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 down down ADP _ 5 stairs case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 stairs det 5 stairs stair NOUN Number=Plur 2 clattered obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 boots case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 boots nmod:poss 8 boots boot NOUN Number=Plur 2 clattered obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 clattered punct
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1 clatter past He his boots down the stairs vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in boot=Location
Example 4 The tray fell with a loud clatter.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET tray NOUN fell VERB with ADP a DET loud ADJ clatter NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tray det 2 tray tray NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell nsubj 3 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 7 clatter case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 clatter det 6 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 7 clatter amod 7 clatter clatter NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 fell punct
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1 fall past the tray with a loud clatter vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The train clattered over the bridge.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET train NOUN clattered VERB over ADP the DET bridge NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 train det 2 train train NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 clattered clatter VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 train acl 4 over over ADP _ 6 bridge case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bridge det 6 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 3 clattered obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 train punct
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1 clatter participle the train not said here the bridge vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over bridge=Location
Example 6 There was a clatter of cutlery in the dining hall.
expl det nsubj case nmod case det compound nmod punct root There PRON was VERB a DET clatter NOUN of ADP cutlery NOUN in ADP the DET dining NOUN hall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 clatter det 4 clatter clatter NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 cutlery case 6 cutlery cutlery NOUN Number=Sing 4 clatter nmod 7 in in ADP _ 10 hall case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 hall det 9 dining dining NOUN Number=Sing 10 hall compound 10 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 6 cutlery nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a clatter of cutlery in the dining hall there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 clatter cutlery in the dining hall nom clatter «event intransitive»: of=agent
Example 7 The bike clattered when the chain came off.
det nsubj:pass mark det nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET bike NOUN clattered VERB when SCONJ the DET chain NOUN came VERB off ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bike det 2 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 3 clattered nsubj:pass 3 clattered clatter VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 7 came mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 chain det 6 chain chain NOUN Number=Sing 7 came nsubj 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 clattered advcl 8 off off ADV _ 7 came advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 clattered punct
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1 clatter participle · passive the bike vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme 2 come off past the chain off property vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme
Example 8 They rushed clattering into the hut, exclaiming, ‘We smell human flesh!
The tree, 11 words nsubj xcomp case det obl punct conj punct punct nsubj conj amod obj punct root They PRON rushed VERB clattering VERB into ADP the DET hut NOUN , PUNCT exclaiming VERB , PUNCT ‘ PUNCT We PRON smell VERB human ADJ flesh NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 rushed nsubj 2 rushed rush VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 clattering clatter VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 rushed xcomp 4 into into ADP _ 6 hut case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 hut det 6 hut hut NOUN Number=Sing 3 clattering obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 exclaiming punct 8 exclaiming exclaim VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 clattering conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 smell punct 10 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 12 smell punct 11 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 12 smell nsubj 12 smell smell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 exclaiming conj 13 human human ADJ Degree=Pos 14 flesh amod 14 flesh flesh NOUN Number=Sing 12 smell obj 15 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 rushed punct
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1 rush past They tree rules 2 clatter gerund They not said here the hut vn bump-18.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into hut=Location 3 exclaim speech: express gerund They not said here vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent 4 smell present We human flesh vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flesh=Stimulus
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