crotchet
Who acts: crotchet, musical note, Two quavers, minim · What happens: be, last, call, fix, fit, have · To what, where: musical note, most music, crotchet, USA, strange fixed idea, one crotchet · Speech: someone speaks here
«crotchet» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: crotchet in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: music, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A crotchet is a musical note that lasts for one beat in most music; in the USA it is called a quarter note.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 crotchet | det |
| 2 | crotchet | crotchet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 note | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 note | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 note | det |
| 5 | musical | musical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 note | amod |
| 6 | note | note | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 lasts | nsubj |
| 8 | lasts | last | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 note | acl:relcl |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 beat | case |
| 10 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 11 beat | nummod |
| 11 | beat | beat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 lasts | obl |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 music | case |
| 13 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 14 music | amod |
| 14 | music | music | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 lasts | obl |
| 15 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 21 called | punct |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 USA | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 USA | det |
| 18 | USA | USA | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 called | obl |
| 19 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 called | nsubj:pass |
| 20 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 called | aux:pass |
| 21 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 note | parataxis |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 24 note | det |
| 23 | quarter | quarter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 note | compound |
| 24 | note | note | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 called | xcomp |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 note | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a crotchet | a musical note | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | last | present | a musical note | most music | for one beat | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme | |||
| 3 | call | present · passive | crotchet | the USA | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
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: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
A crotchet is a strange, fixed idea or habit.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 crotchet | det |
| 2 | crotchet | crotchet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 idea | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 idea | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 idea | det |
| 5 | strange | strange | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 idea | amod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 strange | punct |
| 7 | fixed | fix | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 idea | amod |
| 8 | idea | idea | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 habit | cc |
| 10 | habit | habit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 idea | conj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 idea | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fix | participle | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | is a | present | a crotchet | a strange fixed idea or habit | tree rules |
Example 1
A crotchet lasts for one beat.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 crotchet | det |
| 2 | crotchet | crotchet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lasts | nsubj |
| 3 | lasts | last | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 beat | case |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 beat | nummod |
| 6 | beat | beat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lasts | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 lasts | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | last | present | a crotchet | for one beat | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
Two quavers fit into one crotchet.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 quavers | nummod |
| 2 | quavers | quaver | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 fit | nsubj |
| 3 | fit | fit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 crotchet | case |
| 5 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 6 crotchet | nummod |
| 6 | crotchet | crotchet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 fit | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 fit | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fit | present | Two quavers | one crotchet | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent into crotchet=Destination |
Example 3
Clap four crotchets in each bar.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clap | clap | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 crotchets | nummod |
| 3 | crotchets | crotchet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Clap | conj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 bar | case |
| 5 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 bar | det |
| 6 | bar | bar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 crotchets | nmod |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Clap | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 4
A minim is as long as two crotchets.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 minim | det |
| 2 | minim | minim | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 long | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 long | cop |
| 4 | as | as | ADV | _ | 5 long | advmod |
| 5 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 crotchets | case |
| 7 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 8 crotchets | nummod |
| 8 | crotchets | crotchet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 long | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 long | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a minim | as two crotchets; long property | tree rules |
Example 5
The crotchet has a black head and a stem.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 crotchet | det |
| 2 | crotchet | crotchet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | nsubj |
| 3 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 head | det |
| 5 | black | black | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 head | amod |
| 6 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 has | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 stem | cc |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 stem | det |
| 9 | stem | stem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 head | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | the crotchet | a black head and a stem | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient |
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