distract

Who acts: they, someone, you, noise, TV, Dad · What happens: take, do, look, attend, make, stop · To what, where: attention, someone, them, me, maths, bus driver

«distract» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: distract in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To take someone's attention away from what they should be doing or looking at.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 take	mark
2	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 attention	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 someone	case
5	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 take	obj
6	away	away	ADV	_	2 take	advmod
7	from	from	ADP	_	8 what	case
8	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 away	obl
9	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 doing	nsubj
10	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 doing	aux
11	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	12 doing	aux
12	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 what	acl:relcl
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 looking	cc
14	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 doing	conj
15	at	at	ADP	_	14 looking	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	take	to-infinitive		someone's attention	away property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme
2	do	should · progressive	they			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	look	gerund	they not said here			vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
4	attend		someone			nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

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 make someone stop thinking about something sad or painful by getting them interested in something else.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 stop	advcl
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 make	obj
4	stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	thinking	think	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 stop	xcomp
6	about	about	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 thinking	obl
8	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 something	amod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 painful	cc
10	painful	painful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sad	conj
11	by	by	SCONJ	_	12 getting	mark
12	getting	get	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 thinking	advcl
13	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 getting	obj
14	interested	interested	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 getting	xcomp
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 something	case
16	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	14 interested	obl
17	else	else	ADV	_	16 something	advmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive	you not said here	someone		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product
2	stop	imperative	you not said here			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
3	think speech: other	gerund	you not said here		about something	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about something=Topic
4	get	gerund	you not said here	them = they	interested property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Stimulus

Example 1

The noise outside distracted me from my maths.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 noise	det
2	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 distracted	nsubj
3	outside	outside	ADV	_	4 distracted	advmod
4	distracted	distract	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 distracted	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 maths	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 maths	nmod:poss
8	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 distracted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 distracted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	distract	past	the noise	me		my maths		outside property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer

Example 2

Don't distract the bus driver.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 distract	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 distract	advmod
3	distract	distract	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 driver	det
5	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 driver	compound
6	driver	driver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 distract	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 distract	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not distract	imperative · do-support	you not said here	the bus driver					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus driver=Experiencer

Example 3

I get distracted when the TV is on.

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 distracted	nsubj
2	get	get	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 distracted	aux:pass
3	distracted	distract	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 on	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 TV	det
6	TV	TV	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 on	nsubj
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 on	cop
8	on	on	ADV	_	3 distracted	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 distracted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	distract	present · passive		I					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
2	is	present	the TV					on property	tree rules

Example 4

Dad distracted the baby with a toy so she stopped crying.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 distracted	nsubj
2	distracted	distract	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 baby	det
4	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 distracted	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 toy	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 toy	det
7	toy	toy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 distracted	obl
8	so	so	ADV	_	10 stopped	advmod
9	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 stopped	nsubj
10	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 distracted	advcl
11	crying	cry	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 stopped	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 distracted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	distract	past	Dad	the baby	with a toy	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus baby=Experiencer
2	stop	past	she			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
3	cry speech: express	gerund	she not said here			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Put your phone away so it won't distract you when you cross the road.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 phone	nmod:poss
3	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Put	obj
4	away	away	ADV	_	1 Put	advmod
5	so	so	ADV	_	9 distract	advmod
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 distract	nsubj
7	wo	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 distract	aux
8	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 distract	advmod
9	distract	distract	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Put	parataxis
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 distract	obj
11	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	13 cross	advmod
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 cross	nsubj
13	cross	cross	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 distract	advcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 road	det
15	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 cross	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	put away	imperative	you not said here	your phone	away property	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent phone=Goal
2	not distract	future	phone	you		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer
3	cross	present	you	the road		vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient

Example 6

One thief distracted the man while another took his wallet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 thief	nummod
2	thief	thief	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 distracted	nsubj
3	distracted	distract	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 man	det
5	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 distracted	obj
6	while	while	SCONJ	_	8 took	mark
7	another	another	PRON	PronType=Ind	8 took	nsubj
8	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 distracted	advcl
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 wallet	nmod:poss
10	wallet	wallet	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 distracted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	distract	past	One thief	the man					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus man=Experiencer
2	take	past	another	thief's wallet					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wallet=Theme

Example 7

Try not to distract your partner during the test.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 distract	advmod
3	to	to	PART	_	4 distract	mark
4	distract	distract	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Try	xcomp
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 partner	nmod:poss
6	partner	partner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 distract	obj
7	during	during	ADP	_	9 test	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 test	det
9	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 distract	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	imperative	you not said here						vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	not distract not said to happen	to-infinitive	you not said here	your partner			during the test		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus partner=Experiencer

Example 8

He felt puzzled and anxious; so he decided to ride into the country to distract his mind, and sent for his huntsmen and falconers.

The tree, 24 words

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 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	puzzled	puzzled	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 felt	xcomp
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 anxious	cc
5	anxious	anxious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 puzzled	conj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 decided	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	9 decided	advmod
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 decided	nsubj
9	decided	decide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 felt	conj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 ride	mark
11	ride	ride	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 decided	xcomp
12	into	into	ADP	_	14 country	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 country	det
14	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 ride	obl
15	to	to	PART	_	16 distract	mark
16	distract	distract	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 ride	advcl
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 mind	nmod:poss
18	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 distract	obj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 sent	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 sent	cc
21	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 felt	conj
22	for	for	ADP	_	24 huntsmen	case
23	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 huntsmen	nmod:poss
24	huntsmen	huntsman	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 sent	obl
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 falconers	cc
26	falconers	falconer	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 huntsmen	conj
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	feel	past	He			puzzled property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	decide	past	he				vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	ride not said to happen	to-infinitive	he not said here		the country		vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent into country=Trajectory
4	distract	to-infinitive	he not said here	his mind			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus mind=Experiencer
5	send	past	He not said here			for his huntsmen and falconers	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	mind		his = he				nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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