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dabble

Who acts: dad, We, Mallards, ducks, She, he · What happens: try, be, dabble, move, splash, feed · To what, where: activity, painting, hands, water, bit, food · Speech: someone speaks here

«dabble» 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: dabble in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To try an activity a little, as a hobby, without being very serious about it, as in «dabble in painting».

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 try	mark
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 activity	det
4	activity	activity	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 try	obj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 little	det
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 try	obl:unmarked
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 hobby	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 hobby	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 hobby	det
10	hobby	hobby	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 try	parataxis
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 serious	punct
12	without	without	SCONJ	_	15 serious	mark
13	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 serious	cop
14	very	very	ADV	_	15 serious	advmod
15	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 try	conj
16	about	about	ADP	_	17 it	case
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 serious	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 dabble	punct
19	as	as	SCONJ	_	22 dabble	mark
20	in	in	SCONJ	_	22 dabble	mark
21	«	«	PUNCT	_	22 dabble	punct
22	dabble	dabble	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	15 serious	parataxis
23	in	in	ADP	_	24 painting	case
24	painting	painting	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 dabble	obl
25	»	»	PUNCT	_	22 dabble	punct
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	to-infinitive		a activity				a little obl:unmarked	vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent activity=Eventuality
2	is	gerund						about hobby; serious property	tree rules
3	dabble in a quote	infinitive				painting			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

To move your hands or feet gently in water, splashing a bit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 move	mark
2	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 hands	nmod:poss
4	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 move	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 feet	cc
6	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 hands	conj
7	gently	gently	ADV	_	2 move	advmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 water	case
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 move	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 splashing	punct
11	splashing	splash	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 move	advcl
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 bit	det
13	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 splashing	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	to-infinitive		your hands or feet		water		gently property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hand=Theme
2	splash	gerund		a bit					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bit=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: of ducks — kept apart, not parsed.

To feed by tipping forward to reach food in shallow water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 feed	mark
2	feed	feed	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	by	by	SCONJ	_	4 tipping	mark
4	tipping	tip	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Ger	2 feed	advcl
5	forward	forward	ADV	_	4 tipping	advmod
6	to	to	PART	_	7 reach	mark
7	reach	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 tipping	advcl
8	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reach	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 water	case
10	shallow	shallow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 water	amod
11	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reach	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feed	to-infinitive							vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent
2	tip	gerund						forward property	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	reach	to-infinitive		food		shallow water			vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent food=Theme

Example 1

My dad dabbles in photography at weekends.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 dad	nmod:poss
2	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dabbles	nsubj
3	dabbles	dabble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 photography	case
5	photography	photography	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dabbles	obl
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 weekends	case
7	weekends	weekend	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 dabbles	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dabbles	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dabble	present	My dad			photography	weekend		tree rules

Example 2

We dabbled our toes in the cool stream.

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 dabbled	nsubj
2	dabbled	dabble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 toes	nmod:poss
4	toes	toe	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 dabbled	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 stream	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 stream	det
7	cool	cool	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stream	amod
8	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dabbled	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dabbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dabble	past	We	our toes		the cool stream			tree rules

Example 3

Mallards are dabbling ducks that tip upside down to feed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mallards	mallard	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 dabbling	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 dabbling	aux
3	dabbling	dabble	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	ducks	duck	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 dabbling	obj
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 tip	nsubj
6	tip	tip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 ducks	acl:relcl
7	upside	upside	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tip	obj
8	down	down	ADV	_	6 tip	advmod
9	to	to	PART	_	10 feed	mark
10	feed	feed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 tip	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dabbling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dabble	present · progressive	Mallards	ducks					tree rules
2	tip down	present	ducks	upside				down property	vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent upside=Theme
3	feed	to-infinitive	ducks not said here						vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent

Example 4

She dabbled with the guitar before choosing the drums.

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 dabbled	nsubj
2	dabbled	dabble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 guitar	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 guitar	det
5	guitar	guitar	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dabbled	obl
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	7 choosing	mark
7	choosing	choose	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 dabbled	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 drums	det
9	drums	drum	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 choosing	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dabbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dabble	past	She					with the guitar	tree rules
2	choose	gerund	She not said here	the drums					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent drum=Theme

Example 5

The wizard had dabbled in magic he did not understand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wizard	det
2	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dabbled	nsubj:pass
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 dabbled	aux
4	dabbled	dabble	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 magic	case
6	magic	magic	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dabbled	obl
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 understand	nsubj
8	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 understand	aux
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 understand	advmod
10	understand	understand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 magic	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 dabbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dabble	past · perfect · passive		the wizard		magic			tree rules
2	not understand	past · do-support	he	magic not said here					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer magic=Stimulus

Example 6

I only dabble in cooking, but I can make pancakes.

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 dabble	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 dabble	advmod
3	dabble	dabble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 cooking	case
5	cooking	cooking	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dabble	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 make	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	10 make	cc
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 make	nsubj
9	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 make	aux
10	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 dabble	conj
11	pancakes	pancake	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 make	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dabble	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dabble	present	I			cooking			tree rules
2	make	can	I	pancakes					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pancake=Product

Example 7

Then, going a little farther, Ceres would, perhaps, come to a fountain, gushing out of a pebbly hollow in the earth, and would dabble with her hand in the water.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 going	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 going	punct
3	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 come	advcl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 little	det
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 farther	obl
6	farther	far	ADV	Degree=Cmp	3 going	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 going	punct
8	Ceres	Ceres	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 come	nsubj
9	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 come	aux
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 would	punct
11	perhaps	perhaps	ADV	_	13 come	advmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 perhaps	punct
13	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
14	to	to	ADP	_	16 fountain	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 fountain	det
16	fountain	fountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 come	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 gushing	punct
18	gushing	gush	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 come	advcl
19	out	out	ADP	_	23 hollow	case
20	of	of	ADP	_	23 hollow	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 hollow	det
22	pebbly	pebbly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 hollow	amod
23	hollow	hollow	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 gushing	obl
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 earth	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 earth	det
26	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 hollow	nmod
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 dabble	punct
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 dabble	cc
29	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	30 dabble	aux
30	dabble	dabble	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 come	conj
31	with	with	ADP	_	33 hand	case
32	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	33 hand	nmod:poss
33	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 dabble	obl
34	in	in	ADP	_	36 water	case
35	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	36 water	det
36	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 dabble	obl
37	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	gerund	Ceres not said here				then	far property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	come	would	Ceres			a fountain		perhaps property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to fountain=Initial_Location
3	gush	gerund	Ceres not said here			a pebbly hollow in the earth			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out hollow=Location
4	dabble	would	Ceres not said here			the water		with Ceres's hand	tree rules

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