diddle Who acts: rhyme, shop, you, I, con man, He · What happens: cheat, waste, fiddle about, diddle, be, stop · To what, where: someone, money, nonsense sound, nursery rhyme, us, ten pounds · Speech: someone speaks here
«diddle» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: diddle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
To cheat someone, especially out of money, in a sneaky way.
mark obj punct advmod case case obl punct case det amod obl punct root To PART cheat VERB someone PRON , PUNCT especially ADV out ADP of ADP money NOUN , PUNCT in ADP a DET sneaky ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 cheat mark 2 cheat cheat VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 cheat obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 8 money punct 5 especially especially ADV _ 8 money advmod 6 out out ADP _ 8 money case 7 of of ADP _ 8 money case 8 money money NOUN Number=Sing 2 cheat obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 way punct 10 in in ADP _ 13 way case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 way det 12 sneaky sneaky ADJ Degree=Pos 13 way amod 13 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 cheat obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 cheat punct
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1 cheat to-infinitive someone money in a sneaky way vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Source
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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To waste time or fiddle about with something.
mark obj cc conj advmod case obl punct root To PART waste VERB time NOUN or CCONJ fiddle VERB about ADV with ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 waste mark 2 waste waste VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 time time NOUN Number=Sing 2 waste obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 fiddle cc 5 fiddle fiddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 waste conj 6 about about ADV _ 5 fiddle advmod 7 with with ADP _ 8 something case 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 fiddle obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 waste punct
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1 waste to-infinitive time vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 fiddle about present with something; about property vn trifle-105.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with something=Theme
Meaning 3 In the nursery rhyme «Hey diddle diddle», it is a nonsense sound.
The tree, 12 words case det compound obl punct discourse appos xcomp punct punct nsubj cop det amod punct root In ADP the DET nursery NOUN rhyme NOUN « PUNCT Hey INTJ diddle VERB diddle VERB » PUNCT , PUNCT it PRON is AUX a DET nonsense ADJ sound NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 rhyme case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 rhyme det 3 nursery nursery NOUN Number=Sing 4 rhyme compound 4 rhyme rhyme NOUN Number=Sing 15 sound obl 5 « « PUNCT _ 7 diddle punct 6 Hey hey INTJ _ 7 diddle discourse 7 diddle diddle VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 rhyme appos 8 diddle diddle VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 diddle xcomp 9 » » PUNCT _ 7 diddle punct 10 , , PUNCT _ 4 rhyme punct 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 sound nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 sound cop 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 sound det 14 nonsense nonsense ADJ Degree=Pos 15 sound amod 15 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing root root 16 . . PUNCT _ 15 sound punct
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1 diddle in a quote infinitive tree rules 2 diddle in a quote infinitive vn trifle-105.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 3 is a present rhyme a nonsense sound the nursery rhyme tree rules
Example 1 The shop diddled us out of ten pounds.
det nsubj obj case case nummod obl punct root The DET shop NOUN diddled VERB us PRON out ADP of ADP ten NUM pounds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 diddled nsubj 3 diddled diddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 diddled obj 5 out out ADP _ 8 pounds case 6 of of ADP _ 8 pounds case 7 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 pounds nummod 8 pounds pound NOUN Number=Plur 3 diddled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 diddled punct
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1 diddle past the shop us ten pounds tree rules
Example 2 Hey diddle diddle, the cat and the fiddle.
discourse xcomp punct det obj cc det conj punct root Hey INTJ diddle VERB diddle VERB , PUNCT the DET cat NOUN and CCONJ the DET fiddle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hey hey INTJ _ 2 diddle discourse 2 diddle diddle VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 diddle diddle VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 diddle xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 cat punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cat det 6 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 2 diddle obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 fiddle cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fiddle det 9 fiddle fiddle NOUN Number=Sing 6 cat conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 diddle punct
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1 diddle imperative you not said here the cat and the fiddle tree rules 2 diddle infinitive you not said here vn trifle-105.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Stop diddling about and get ready!
xcomp advmod cc conj xcomp punct root Stop VERB diddling VERB about ADV and CCONJ get VERB ready ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 diddling diddle VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Stop xcomp 3 about about ADV _ 2 diddling advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 get cc 5 get get VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Stop conj 6 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 5 get xcomp 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 diddle gerund you not said here about property vn trifle-105.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 3 get infinitive you not said here ready property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 I think I've been diddled; this toy is broken.
nsubj nsubj aux aux:pass ccomp punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass conj punct root I PRON think VERB I PRON 've AUX been AUX diddled VERB ; PUNCT this DET toy NOUN is AUX broken VERB . PUNCT 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 think nsubj 2 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 diddled nsubj 4 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 diddled aux 5 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 diddled aux:pass 6 diddled diddle VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 think ccomp 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 broken punct 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 toy det 9 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 11 broken nsubj:pass 10 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 broken aux:pass 11 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 think conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 think punct
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1 think speech: other present I vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 diddle present · perfect · passive I tree rules 3 break present · passive this toy vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 5 The con man diddled lots of old people.
det compound nsubj obj case amod nmod punct root The DET con NOUN man NOUN diddled VERB lots NOUN of ADP old ADJ people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 man det 2 con con NOUN Number=Sing 3 man compound 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 4 diddled nsubj 4 diddled diddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 4 diddled obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 people case 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 8 people amod 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 lots nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 diddled punct
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1 diddle past the con man lots of old people tree rules
Example 6 He diddled with the radio knobs.
nsubj case det compound obl punct root He PRON diddled VERB with ADP the DET radio NOUN knobs NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 diddled nsubj 2 diddled diddle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 6 knobs case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 knobs det 5 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 6 knobs compound 6 knobs knob NOUN Number=Plur 2 diddled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 diddled punct
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1 diddle past He with the radio knobs vn trifle-105.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with knob=Theme
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