creek

Who acts: creek, sea, We, you, hands · What happens: be, come, mean, catch, dry up, moor · To what, where: small stream, narrow inlet, land, tadpoles, creek, Boats

«creek» 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: creek in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand — kept apart, not parsed.

A creek is a small stream or narrow river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 creek	det
2	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stream	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 stream	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 stream	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 stream	amod
6	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 river	cc
8	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 river	amod
9	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stream	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 stream	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a creek	a small stream or narrow river					tree rules

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 — kept apart, not parsed.

A creek is a narrow inlet where the sea or a river comes into the land.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 creek	det
2	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 inlet	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 inlet	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 inlet	det
5	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 inlet	amod
6	inlet	inlet	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	13 comes	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sea	det
9	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 comes	nsubj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 river	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 river	det
12	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sea	conj
13	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 inlet	advcl
14	into	into	ADP	_	16 land	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 land	det
16	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 comes	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 inlet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a creek	a narrow inlet					tree rules
2	come	present	the sea or a river			the land			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into land=Initial_Location

Meaning 3

Usage: idiom, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

Up the creek means in trouble.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Up	up	ADP	_	3 creek	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 creek	det
3	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	nsubj
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 trouble	case
6	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	the creek					in trouble	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in trouble=Attribute

Example 1

We caught tadpoles in the creek behind the house.

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 caught	nsubj
2	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	tadpoles	tadpole	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 caught	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 creek	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 creek	det
6	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caught	obl
7	behind	behind	ADP	_	9 house	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 house	det
9	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 creek	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	We	tadpoles		the creek behind the house			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tadpole=Theme

Example 2

The creek dries up in summer. (Australia)

Sentence 1: The creek dries up in summer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 creek	det
2	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dries	nsubj
3	dries	dry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	up	up	ADP	_	3 dries	compound:prt
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 summer	case
6	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dries	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dries	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dry up	present	the creek				summer		vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Sentence 2: (Australia)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Australia	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 3

Boats were moored in the creek at high tide. (UK)

Sentence 1: Boats were moored in the creek at high tide.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Boats	boat	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 moored	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 moored	aux:pass
3	moored	moor	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 creek	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 creek	det
6	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moored	obl
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 tide	case
8	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 tide	amod
9	tide	tide	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moored	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 moored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	moor	past · passive		Boats		the creek		at high tide	vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in creek=Destination

Sentence 2: (UK)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 UK	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 UK	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 4

Don't cross the creek after heavy rain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 cross	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 cross	advmod
3	cross	cross	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 creek	det
5	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cross	obj
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 rain	case
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 rain	amod
8	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cross	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 cross	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not cross	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the creek			after heavy rain		vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent creek=Patient

Example 5

If we miss this bus, we're up the creek! (slang)

Sentence 1: If we miss this bus, we're up the creek!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 miss	mark
2	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 miss	nsubj
3	miss	miss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 creek	advcl
4	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 bus	det
5	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 miss	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 miss	punct
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 creek	nsubj
8	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 creek	cop
9	up	up	ADP	_	11 creek	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 creek	det
11	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	!	!	PUNCT	_	11 creek	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	miss a condition, not said to happen	present	we	this bus					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus
2	is	present	we					up the creek	tree rules

Sentence 2: (slang)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct
2	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 slang	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

The creek joins the big river near town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 creek	det
2	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 joins	nsubj
3	joins	join	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 river	det
5	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 river	amod
6	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 joins	obj
7	near	near	ADP	_	8 town	case
8	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 joins	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 joins	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	join	present	the creek	the big river		town			vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Patient

Example 7

Clapping together their little hands, they chased one another along the edge of the creek.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clapping	clap	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 chased	advcl
2	together	together	ADV	_	1 Clapping	advmod
3	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 hands	nmod:poss
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 hands	amod
5	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Clapping	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Clapping	punct
7	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 chased	nsubj
8	chased	chase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 chased	obj
10	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	9 one	fixed
11	along	along	ADP	_	13 edge	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 edge	det
13	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 chased	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 creek	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 creek	det
16	creek	creek	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 edge	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 chased	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clap together	gerund	hands = hand not said here	their little hands				together property	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hand=Theme
2	chase	past	hands = hand	one		the edge of the creek			vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent one=Theme along edge=Trajectory

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