drawl

Who acts: stretching, slow way, drawl, howdy, She, I · What happens: speak, stretch out, sound, mean, make, drawl · To what, where: vowel, long slow lazy growl, sister, everyone, drawl, words · Speech: someone speaks here

«drawl» 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: drawl in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To speak slowly, stretching out the vowel sounds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 speak	mark
2	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 sounds	advcl
3	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	2 speak	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 stretching	punct
5	stretching	stretch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 sounds	csubj
6	out	out	ADP	_	5 stretching	compound:prt
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 vowel	det
8	vowel	vowel	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stretching	obj
9	sounds	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 sounds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	to-infinitive	stretching not said here		slowly property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	stretch out	gerund		the vowel		vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent vowel=Patient
3	sound	present	stretching			vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: 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

A slow way of speaking with long vowel sounds, often typical of a region, like a Southern drawl in the USA.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 way	det
2	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 way	amod
3	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 speaking	mark
5	speaking	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 way	acl
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 sounds	case
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 sounds	amod
8	vowel	vowel	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sounds	compound
9	sounds	sound	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 speaking	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 typical	punct
11	often	often	ADV	_	12 typical	advmod
12	typical	typical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 sounds	amod
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 region	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 region	det
15	region	region	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 typical	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 drawl	punct
17	like	like	ADP	_	20 drawl	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 drawl	det
19	Southern	southern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 drawl	amod
20	drawl	drawl	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sounds	conj
21	in	in	ADP	_	23 USA	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 USA	det
23	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 drawl	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	gerund	a slow way not said here					with long vowel sounds and a Southern drawl in the USA	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with sound=Co-Agent

Meaning 3

A drawl can also mean a long, slow, lazy growl made by an animal.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 drawl	det
2	drawl	drawl	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mean	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 mean	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	5 mean	advmod
5	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 growl	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 growl	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 long	punct
9	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 growl	amod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 slow	punct
11	lazy	lazy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 growl	amod
12	growl	growl	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mean	obj
13	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 growl	acl
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 animal	case
15	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 animal	det
16	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 made	obl:agent
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	a drawl	a long slow lazy growl					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent growl=Topic
2	make	participle		a long slow lazy growl not said here					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 1

«Well, howdy, folks,» the cowboy drawled.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 howdy	punct
2	Well	well	INTJ	_	4 howdy	discourse
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Well	punct
4	howdy	howdy	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 drawled	nsubj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 folks	punct
6	folks	folk	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 howdy	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 howdy	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 howdy	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cowboy	det
10	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 drawled	nsubj
11	drawled	drawl	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 drawled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drawl speech: other	past	howdy and folks						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

She spoke with a slow Texas drawl.

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 spoke	nsubj
2	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	7 drawl	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 drawl	det
5	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 drawl	amod
6	Texas	Texas	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 drawl	compound
7	drawl	drawl	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spoke	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	She					with a slow Texas drawl	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with drawl=Co-Agent

Example 3

«I'm sooo bored,» drawled my sister.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 bored	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 bored	nsubj
3	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 bored	cop
4	sooo	so	ADV	_	5 bored	advmod
5	bored	bored	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 drawled	parataxis
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 bored	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 bored	punct
8	drawled	drawl	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 sister	nmod:poss
10	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 drawled	iobj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 drawled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	I					bored property	tree rules
2	drawl speech: other	past			my sister				tree rules

Example 4

His Australian drawl made everyone smile.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 drawl	nmod:poss
2	Australian	Australian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 drawl	amod
3	drawl	drawl	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	4 made	obj
6	smile	smile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 made	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	make	past	His Australian drawl	everyone	tree rules
2	smile	infinitive	everyone not said here		vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	drawl		His = he		nom drawl «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The cat yawned, and the boy drawled, «Time for bed.»

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 yawned	nsubj
3	yawned	yawn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 drawled	punct
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 drawled	cc
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 boy	det
7	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 drawled	nsubj
8	drawled	drawl	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 yawned	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 Time	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 Time	punct
11	Time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 drawled	obl
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 bed	case
13	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 Time	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 yawned	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 yawned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	yawn	past	the cat						vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	drawl speech: other	past	the boy				time		vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

You can hear a drawl when people stretch their words.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 hear	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 hear	aux
3	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 drawl	det
5	drawl	drawl	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hear	obj
6	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 stretch	mark
7	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 stretch	nsubj
8	stretch	stretch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 hear	advcl
9	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 words	nmod:poss
10	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 stretch	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	hear	can	You	a drawl	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer drawl=Stimulus
2	stretch	present	people	people's words	vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent word=Patient
3	word		people		nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

After a long time there came back the drawling, sleepy snarl of a full-fed tiger just wakened.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	4 time	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 time	det
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 time	amod
4	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 came	obl
5	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	6 came	expl
6	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	back	back	ADV	_	6 came	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 drawling	det
9	drawling	drawling	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 came	nsubj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 snarl	punct
11	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 snarl	amod
12	snarl	snarl	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 drawling	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	18 tiger	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 tiger	det
15	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 tiger	amod
16	-	-	PUNCT	_	15 full	punct
17	fed	feed	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 tiger	amod
18	tiger	tiger	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 snarl	nmod
19	just	just	ADV	_	20 wakened	advmod
20	wakened	waken	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 tiger	acl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	come back	past	the drawling		there	time	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	feed	participle					vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent
3	waken	participle		a full fed tiger not said here			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	snarl		a full fed tiger				nom snarl «communication intransitive»: of=agent

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