crick
Who acts: that, back, I, Crick, He · What happens: make, move, snap, wake up, go, not turn · To what, where: back, sound, branch, head
«crick» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: crick in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A sudden, stiff pain in the neck or back that makes it hard to move.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 pain | det |
| 2 | sudden | sudden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 pain | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 sudden | punct |
| 4 | stiff | stiff | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 pain | amod |
| 5 | pain | pain | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 neck | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 neck | det |
| 8 | neck | neck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pain | nmod |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 back | cc |
| 10 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 neck | conj |
| 11 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 makes | nsubj |
| 12 | makes | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 pain | parataxis |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 makes | obj |
| 14 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 makes | xcomp |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 move | mark |
| 16 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 hard | xcomp |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 pain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present | that | back | hard property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product | |||
| 2 | move | to-infinitive | back not said here | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=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
A sharp cracking or snapping sound.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 cracking | det |
| 2 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 cracking | amod |
| 3 | cracking | cracking | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 snapping | cc |
| 5 | snapping | snap | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 cracking | conj |
| 6 | sound | sound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 snapping | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 cracking | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | snap | gerund | sound | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sound=Theme |
Example 1
I woke up with a crick in my neck.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 woke | nsubj |
| 2 | woke | wake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 woke | compound:prt |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 crick | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 crick | det |
| 6 | crick | crick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 woke | obl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 neck | case |
| 8 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 neck | nmod:poss |
| 9 | neck | neck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 crick | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 woke | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wake up | past | I | with a crick in my neck | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with crick=Instrument |
Example 2
Crick! crack! went the branch.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crick | crick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 went | nsubj |
| 2 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 Crick | punct |
| 3 | crack | crack | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Crick | conj |
| 4 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 1 Crick | punct |
| 5 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 branch | det |
| 7 | branch | branch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 went | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 went | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | go | past | Crick and crack | the branch | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location branch=Theme |
Example 3
He could not turn his head because of a crick.
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 | 4 turn | nsubj |
| 2 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 turn | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 turn | advmod |
| 4 | turn | turn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 head | nmod:poss |
| 6 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 turn | obj |
| 7 | because | because | ADP | ExtPos=ADP | 10 crick | case |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 because | fixed |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 crick | det |
| 10 | crick | crick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 turn | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 turn | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not turn | could | He | his head | because a crick | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent head=Theme |
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