coax

Who acts: She, Dad, We, Rat, He, Gran · What happens: persuade, do, get, work, move, coax · To what, where: someone, something, fire, life, coaxial cable, kitten

«coax» 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: coax in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To persuade someone gently and patiently to do something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 persuade	mark
2	persuade	persuade	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 persuade	obj
4	gently	gently	ADV	_	2 persuade	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 do	cc
6	patiently	patiently	ADV	_	8 do	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 do	mark
8	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 persuade	conj
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 do	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 persuade	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	persuade	to-infinitive		someone				gently property	vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient
2	do	to-infinitive		something				patiently property	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

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

To get something to work or move by careful, gentle effort: «coax the fire into life».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 get	mark
2	get	get	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 get	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 work	mark
5	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 something	acl
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 move	cc
7	move	move	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 work	conj
8	by	by	ADP	_	12 effort	case
9	careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 effort	amod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 careful	punct
11	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 effort	amod
12	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 move	obl
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 coax	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 coax	punct
15	coax	coax	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 get	advcl:relcl
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 fire	det
17	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 coax	obj
18	into	into	ADP	_	19 life	case
19	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 coax	obl
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 coax	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 get	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	get	to-infinitive	something		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
2	work	to-infinitive	something not said here		vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	move	infinitive		by careful gentle effort	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by effort=Trajectory
4	coax in a quote	infinitive	the fire	into life result	vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent fire=Patient into life=Result

Meaning 3

Usage: technical, noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A short form of «coaxial cable», a TV or aerial cable.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 form	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 form	amod
3	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 cable	case
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 cable	punct
6	coaxial	coaxial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cable	amod
7	cable	cable	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 form	nmod
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 cable	punct
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 TV	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 TV	det
11	TV	TV	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 form	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 cable	cc
13	aerial	aerial	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 cable	amod
14	cable	cable	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 TV	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	form			coaxial cable					nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

She coaxed the kitten out from under the sofa with some milk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 coaxed	nsubj
2	coaxed	coax	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 kitten	det
4	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	obj
5	out	out	ADP	_	2 coaxed	compound:prt
6	from	from	ADP	_	9 sofa	case
7	under	under	ADP	_	9 sofa	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sofa	det
9	sofa	sofa	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	obl
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 milk	case
11	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	12 milk	det
12	milk	milk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 coaxed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	coax out	past	She	the kitten		the sofa		with some milk	vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Patient

Example 2

Dad coaxed the old car into starting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	nsubj
2	coaxed	coax	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 car	det
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 car	amod
5	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	obj
6	into	into	SCONJ	_	7 starting	mark
7	starting	start	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 coaxed	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 coaxed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	coax	past	Dad	the old car					vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Patient
2	start	gerund	Dad not said here						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 3

We coaxed my little brother into trying the broccoli.

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 coaxed	nsubj
2	coaxed	coax	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 brother	nmod:poss
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 brother	amod
5	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	obj
6	into	into	SCONJ	_	7 trying	mark
7	trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 coaxed	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 broccoli	det
9	broccoli	broccoli	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 trying	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 coaxed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	coax	past	We	my little brother					vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Patient
2	try	gerund	We not said here	the broccoli					vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent broccoli=Eventuality

Example 4

The Rat coaxed the Mole back to sleep.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Rat	det
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 coaxed	nsubj
3	coaxed	coax	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Mole	det
5	Mole	mole	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 coaxed	obj
6	back	back	ADV	_	3 coaxed	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 sleep	mark
8	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 coaxed	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 coaxed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	coax back	past	the Rat	the Mole					vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mole=Patient
2	sleep	to-infinitive	the Rat not said here						vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

He coaxed a smile from the crying baby.

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 coaxed	nsubj
2	coaxed	coax	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 smile	det
4	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 baby	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 baby	det
7	crying	cry	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 baby	amod
8	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 coaxed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	coax	past	He	a smile		the crying baby			vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Patient
2	cry speech: express	gerund							vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Gran coaxed the fire back into life with dry sticks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	nsubj
2	coaxed	coax	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 fire	det
4	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	obj
5	back	back	ADV	_	2 coaxed	advmod
6	into	into	ADP	_	7 life	case
7	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 coaxed	obl
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 sticks	case
9	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 sticks	amod
10	sticks	stick	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 coaxed	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 coaxed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	coax back	past	Gran	the fire				into life result; with dry sticks	vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent fire=Patient into life=Result

Example 7

The TV aerial is joined with a coax cable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 aerial	det
2	TV	TV	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 aerial	compound
3	aerial	aerial	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 joined	nsubj:pass
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 joined	aux:pass
5	joined	join	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 cable	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 cable	det
8	coax	coax	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 cable	compound
9	cable	cable	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 joined	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 joined	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	join	present · passive		the TV aerial				with a coax cable	vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with cable=Co-Patient

Example 8

So she tried to coax the boy into going at once to bed:

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	3 tried	advmod
2	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 tried	nsubj
3	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 coax	mark
5	coax	coax	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 tried	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 boy	det
7	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 coax	obj
8	into	into	SCONJ	_	9 going	mark
9	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 coax	advcl
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 once	case
11	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	9 going	obl
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 bed	case
13	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 going	obl
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	try	past	she			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	coax not said to happen	to-infinitive	she not said here	the boy		vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Patient
3	go	gerund	she not said here		bed	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to bed=Initial_Location

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