croaky

Who acts: frog, I, voice, Dad, croaky voice, She · What happens: sound, croak, get, be, cheer, ask · To what, where: cold, match, croaky call, pond, phone, warm honey · Speech: someone speaks here

«croaky» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: croaky in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Sounding rough, low and hoarse, especially because of a sore throat or a cold.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sounding	sound	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 throat	csubj
2	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Sounding	xcomp
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 low	punct
4	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 rough	conj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 hoarse	cc
6	hoarse	hoarse	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 rough	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 throat	punct
8	especially	especially	ADV	_	13 throat	advmod
9	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	13 throat	case
10	of	of	ADP	_	9 because	fixed
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 throat	det
12	sore	sore	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 throat	amod
13	throat	throat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 cold	cc
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 cold	det
16	cold	cold	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 throat	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 throat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sound	gerund						rough property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

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

Sounding like the croak of a frog or crow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sounding	sound	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	like	like	ADP	_	4 croak	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 croak	det
4	croak	croak	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sounding	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 frog	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 frog	det
7	frog	frog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 croak	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 crow	cc
9	crow	crow	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 frog	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sounding	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sound	gerund						like the croak of a frog or crow	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	croak		a frog or crow						nom croak «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 1

I've got a cold and my voice is all croaky.

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	3 got	nsubj
2	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 got	aux
3	got	get	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cold	det
5	cold	cold	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 croaky	cc
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 voice	nmod:poss
8	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 croaky	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 croaky	cop
10	all	all	ADV	_	11 croaky	advmod
11	croaky	croaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 got	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present · perfect	I	a cold					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cold=Stimulus
2	is	present	my voice					all, croaky property	tree rules

Example 2

After cheering at the match, Dad was croaky for two days.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	SCONJ	_	2 cheering	mark
2	cheering	cheer	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 croaky	advcl
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 match	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 match	det
5	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cheering	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 cheering	punct
7	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 croaky	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 croaky	cop
9	croaky	croaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 days	case
11	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 days	nummod
12	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 croaky	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 croaky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cheer	gerund	Dad not said here			the match			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
2	is	past	Dad				day	croaky property	tree rules

Example 3

"Who's there?" asked a croaky voice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 there	punct
2	Who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 there	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 there	cop
4	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 asked	advmod
5	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 there	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 there	punct
7	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 voice	det
9	croaky	croaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 voice	amod
10	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 asked	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present						there property	tree rules
2	ask speech: ask	past	a croaky voice						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The frog gave a croaky call from the pond.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 frog	det
2	frog	frog	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 call	det
5	croaky	croaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 call	amod
6	call	call	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	from	from	ADP	_	9 pond	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 pond	det
9	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the frog	a croaky call		the pond			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent call=Theme

Example 5

She sounded croaky on the phone, so I knew she was ill.

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 sounded	nsubj
2	sounded	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	croaky	croaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 sounded	xcomp
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 phone	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 phone	det
6	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sounded	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 knew	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	10 knew	advmod
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 knew	nsubj
10	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 sounded	parataxis
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 ill	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 ill	cop
13	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 knew	ccomp
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sounded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	sound	past	She	the phone	croaky property	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on phone=Location
2	know	past	I			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	is	past	she		ill property	tree rules

Example 6

Drink some warm honey and lemon for your croaky throat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Drink	drink	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	4 honey	det
3	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 honey	amod
4	honey	honey	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Drink	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 lemon	cc
6	lemon	lemon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 honey	conj
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 throat	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 throat	nmod:poss
9	croaky	croaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 throat	amod
10	throat	throat	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Drink	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Drink	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drink	imperative	you not said here	some warm honey and lemon				for your croaky throat	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent honey=Patient

Example 7

‘Are you Hannah the herb seller?’ she asked in a croaky voice as her head shook to and fro.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	4 Hannah	punct
2	Are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 Hannah	cop
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 Hannah	nsubj
4	Hannah	Hannah	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 asked	nsubj
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 seller	det
6	herb	herb	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 seller	compound
7	seller	seller	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Hannah	appos
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 Hannah	punct
9	’	'	PUNCT	_	4 Hannah	punct
10	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 asked	nsubj
11	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	in	in	ADP	_	15 voice	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 voice	det
14	croaky	croaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 voice	amod
15	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 asked	obl
16	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 shook	mark
17	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 head	nmod:poss
18	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 shook	nsubj
19	shook	shake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 asked	advcl
20	to	to	ADP	_	19 shook	obl
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 fro	cc
22	fro	fro	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 shook	conj
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	you	Hannah		tree rules
2	ask speech: ask	past	Hannah		a croaky voice	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	shake	past	Hannah's head			vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
4	fro	infinitive	Hannah's head not said here			tree rules

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