drizzle Who acts: Drizzle, light rain, It, we, cold drizzle, Mum · What happens: be, fall, drizzle, mean, walk, start · To what, where: light rain, small fine drops, weather, rain, cooking, drizzle · Speech: someone speaks here
«drizzle» 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: drizzle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Drizzle is light rain falling in very small, fine drops.
nsubj cop amod acl case advmod amod punct amod obl punct root Drizzle NOUN is AUX light ADJ rain NOUN falling VERB in ADP very ADV small ADJ , PUNCT fine ADJ drops NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Drizzle drizzle NOUN Number=Sing 4 rain nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 rain cop 3 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 4 rain amod 4 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 falling fall VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 rain acl 6 in in ADP _ 11 drops case 7 very very ADV _ 8 small advmod 8 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 11 drops amod 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 small punct 10 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 11 drops amod 11 drops drop NOUN Number=Plur 5 falling obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 rain punct
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1 is a present Drizzle light rain tree rules 2 fall gerund light rain not said here small fine drops vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in drop=Location
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 drizzle (weather) means to rain lightly.
mark csubj punct obj punct mark obj advmod punct root To PART drizzle VERB ( PUNCT weather NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB to PART rain NOUN lightly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 drizzle mark 2 drizzle drizzle VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means csubj 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 weather punct 4 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 2 drizzle obj 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 weather punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 rain mark 8 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 6 means obj 9 lightly lightly ADV _ 8 rain advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 drizzle to-infinitive weather vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent weather=Theme 2 mean present rain vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Topic
Meaning 3 In cooking, to drizzle is to pour a thin stream of liquid over food, such as honey or oil.
The tree, 19 words case obl punct mark advcl cop mark det amod obj case nmod case obl punct case fixed conj cc conj punct root In ADP cooking NOUN , PUNCT to PART drizzle VERB is AUX to PART pour VERB a DET thin ADJ stream NOUN of ADP liquid NOUN over ADP food NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP honey NOUN or CCONJ oil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 cooking case 2 cooking cooking NOUN Number=Sing 8 pour obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 cooking punct 4 to to PART _ 5 drizzle mark 5 drizzle drizzle VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 , advcl 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 pour cop 7 to to PART _ 8 pour mark 8 pour pour VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 stream det 10 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 11 stream amod 11 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing 8 pour obj 12 of of ADP _ 13 liquid case 13 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 11 stream nmod 14 over over ADP _ 15 food case 15 food food NOUN Number=Sing 8 pour obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 honey punct 17 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 19 honey case 18 as as ADP _ 17 such fixed 19 honey honey NOUN Number=Sing 15 food conj 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 oil cc 21 oil oil NOUN Number=Sing 15 food conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 8 pour punct
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1 drizzle to-infinitive vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme 2 is present cooking over food and honey or oil; pour property tree rules
Example 1 It's only drizzle, so we can still walk to school.
nsubj cop advmod punct advmod nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl case obl punct root It PRON 's AUX only ADV drizzle NOUN , PUNCT so ADV we PRON can AUX still ADV walk VERB to ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 drizzle nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 drizzle cop 3 only only ADV _ 4 drizzle advmod 4 drizzle drizzle NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 walk punct 6 so so ADV _ 10 walk advmod 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 walk nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 walk aux 9 still still ADV _ 10 walk advmod 10 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 drizzle acl:relcl 11 to to ADP _ 12 school case 12 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 walk obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 drizzle punct
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1 is a present It drizzle tree rules 2 walk can we drizzle not said here school still vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent drizzle=Theme to school=Trajectory
Example 2 A cold drizzle fell all afternoon.
det amod nsubj det obl:unmarked punct root A DET cold ADJ drizzle NOUN fell VERB all DET afternoon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 drizzle det 2 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 3 drizzle amod 3 drizzle drizzle NOUN Number=Sing 4 fell nsubj 4 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 afternoon det 6 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 4 fell obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 fell punct
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1 fall past a cold drizzle afternoon vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 It started to drizzle as we left the park.
nsubj mark xcomp mark nsubj ccomp det obj punct root It PRON started VERB to PART drizzle VERB as SCONJ we PRON left VERB the DET park NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 started nsubj 2 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 drizzle mark 4 drizzle drizzle VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 started xcomp 5 as as SCONJ _ 7 left mark 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 left nsubj 7 left leave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 drizzle ccomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 park det 9 park park NOUN Number=Sing 7 left obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 started punct
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1 start past It vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 drizzle to-infinitive tree rules 3 leave past we the park vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent park=Theme
Example 4 Drizzle honey over the pancakes.
compound case det nmod punct root Drizzle NOUN honey NOUN over ADP the DET pancakes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Drizzle drizzle NOUN Number=Sing 2 honey compound 2 honey honey NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 over over ADP _ 5 pancakes case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 pancakes det 5 pancakes pancake NOUN Number=Plur 2 honey nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 honey punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5 Mum drizzled lemon icing on the cake.
nsubj compound obj case det obl punct root Mum NOUN drizzled VERB lemon NOUN icing NOUN on ADP the DET cake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 drizzled nsubj 2 drizzled drizzle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lemon lemon NOUN Number=Sing 4 icing compound 4 icing icing NOUN Number=Sing 2 drizzled obj 5 on on ADP _ 7 cake case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 cake det 7 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 2 drizzled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 drizzled punct
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1 drizzle past Mum lemon icing the cake vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent icing=Theme on cake=Destination
Example 6 The forecast says drizzle in the morning, sun later.
det nsubj obj case det obl punct conj advmod punct root The DET forecast NOUN says VERB drizzle NOUN in ADP the DET morning NOUN , PUNCT sun NOUN later ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 forecast det 2 forecast forecast NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 drizzle drizzle NOUN Number=Sing 3 says obj 5 in in ADP _ 7 morning case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 morning det 7 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 3 says obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 sun punct 9 sun sun NOUN Number=Sing 7 morning conj 10 later late ADV Degree=Cmp 9 sun advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present the forecast drizzle morning vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent drizzle=Topic
Example 7 Soon it began to drizzle; then the drops came faster, and there was a regular down-pour.
The tree, 17 words advmod nsubj mark xcomp punct advmod det nsubj conj advmod punct cc expl parataxis det amod compound punct nsubj punct root Soon ADV it PRON began VERB to PART drizzle VERB ; PUNCT then ADV the DET drops NOUN came VERB faster ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ there PRON was VERB a DET regular ADJ down NOUN - PUNCT pour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Soon soon ADV Degree=Pos 3 began advmod 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 began nsubj 3 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 drizzle mark 5 drizzle drizzle VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 began xcomp 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 came punct 7 then then ADV PronType=Dem 10 came advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 drops det 9 drops drop NOUN Number=Plur 10 came nsubj 10 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 began conj 11 faster fast ADV Degree=Cmp 10 came advmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 was punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 was cc 14 there there PRON PronType=Dem 15 was expl 15 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 began parataxis 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 pour det 17 regular regular ADJ Degree=Pos 20 pour amod 18 down down NOUN Number=Sing 20 pour compound 19 - - PUNCT _ 18 down punct 20 pour pour NOUN Number=Sing 15 was nsubj 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 began punct
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1 begin past it soon property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 drizzle to-infinitive vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme 3 come past the drops then fast property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 4 be past a regular down pour there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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