fiddlesticks

Who acts: That, I, Fiddlesticks, cake, You, Miss · What happens: use, exclaim, not be, play, drop, cry · To what, where: gentle exclamation, annoyance, bow, fiddle, glasses, brolly · Speech: someone speaks here

«fiddlesticks» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: fiddlesticks in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: mild, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

a gentle exclamation of annoyance, used instead of a swear word: «Oh, fiddlesticks!».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 exclamation	det
2	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 exclamation	amod
3	exclamation	exclamation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 annoyance	case
5	annoyance	annoyance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 exclamation	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 exclamation	acl
8	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=ADP	12 word	case
9	of	of	ADP	_	8 instead	fixed
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 word	det
11	swear	swear	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 word	compound
12	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 used	obl
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 exclamation	punct
14	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 fiddlesticks	punct
15	Oh	oh	INTJ	_	17 fiddlesticks	discourse
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 Oh	punct
17	fiddlesticks	fiddlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 exclamation	appos
18	!	!	PUNCT	_	17 fiddlesticks	punct
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 fiddlesticks	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 exclamation	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a gentle exclamation of annoyance not said here				instead a swear word	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	exclaim			annoyance					nom exclamation «communication transitive»: of=patient

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: old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

nonsense: «Fiddlesticks! That's not true.».

Sentence 1: nonsense: «Fiddlesticks!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 Fiddlesticks	punct
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 Fiddlesticks	punct
4	Fiddlesticks	fiddlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 nonsense	conj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 nonsense	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: That's not true.».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 true	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 true	cop
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 true	advmod
4	true	true	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 true	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 true	punct
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 true	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is	present	That					true property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: literal, rare — kept apart, not parsed.

the bow used to play a fiddle (violin).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bow	det
2	bow	bow	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 bow	acl
4	to	to	PART	_	5 play	mark
5	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	xcomp
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 fiddle	det
7	fiddle	fiddle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 play	obj
8	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 violin	punct
9	violin	violin	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fiddle	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 violin	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		the bow not said here					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	play	to-infinitive		a fiddle					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fiddle=Theme

Example 1

Oh, fiddlesticks, I've dropped my glasses again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Oh	oh	INTJ	_	7 dropped	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Oh	punct
3	fiddlesticks	fiddlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Oh	vocative
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Oh	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 dropped	nsubj
6	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 dropped	aux
7	dropped	drop	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 glasses	nmod:poss
9	glasses	glass	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 dropped	obj
10	again	again	ADV	_	7 dropped	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 dropped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drop	present · perfect	I	my glasses			again		vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glass=Theme

Example 2

"Fiddlesticks!" cried Granny when the cake sank.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Fiddlesticks	punct
2	Fiddlesticks	fiddlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cried	nsubj
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Fiddlesticks	punct
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Fiddlesticks	punct
5	cried	cry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	Granny	Granny	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 cried	nsubj
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 sank	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cake	det
9	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 sank	nsubj
10	sank	sink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 cried	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cry speech: express	past	Fiddlesticks						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	sink	past	the cake						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

Fiddlesticks, it's raining and I forgot my brolly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fiddlesticks	fiddlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 raining	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Fiddlesticks	punct
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 raining	nsubj
4	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 raining	aux
5	raining	rain	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 forgot	cc
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 forgot	nsubj
8	forgot	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 raining	conj
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 brolly	nmod:poss
10	brolly	brolly	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 forgot	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 raining	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rain	present · progressive	Fiddlesticks						vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
2	forget	past	I	my brolly					tree rules

Example 4

"You're too old to climb trees." "Fiddlesticks!" said Grandad.

Sentence 1: "You're too old to climb trees." "

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 old	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 old	nsubj
3	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 old	cop
4	too	too	ADV	_	5 old	advmod
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 climb	mark
7	climb	climb	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 old	advcl
8	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 climb	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 old	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 old	punct
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 old	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	You					old property	tree rules
2	climb in a quote	to-infinitive	You not said here	trees					vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location tree=Theme

Sentence 2: Fiddlesticks!" said Grandad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fiddlesticks	fiddlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 said	nsubj
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Fiddlesticks	punct
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	1 Fiddlesticks	punct
4	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 said	nsubj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert in a quote	past	Fiddlesticks						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The cartoon mouse squeaked, "Fiddlesticks!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 mouse	det
2	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mouse	compound
3	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	squeaked	squeak	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 mouse	acl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 Fiddlesticks	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 Fiddlesticks	punct
7	Fiddlesticks	fiddlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 mouse	conj
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 mouse	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 mouse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	squeak	participle		the cartoon mouse and Fiddlesticks not said here					vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Miss Brown says "fiddlesticks" instead of swearing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Miss	Miss	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 says	nsubj
2	Brown	Brown	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Miss	flat
3	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 fiddlesticks	punct
5	fiddlesticks	fiddlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 says	obj
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 fiddlesticks	punct
7	instead	instead	ADV	ExtPos=SCONJ	9 swearing	mark
8	of	of	ADP	_	7 instead	fixed
9	swearing	swear	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 says	ccomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	Miss	fiddlesticks					tree rules
2	swear	gerund							vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Fiddlesticks! I've missed the bus.

Sentence 1: Fiddlesticks!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fiddlesticks	fiddlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Fiddlesticks	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: I've missed the bus.

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 missed	nsubj
2	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 missed	aux
3	missed	miss	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bus	det
5	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 missed	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 missed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	miss	present · perfect	I	the bus					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus

Example 8

"Fiddlesticks" sounds so silly that everyone laughed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Fiddlesticks	punct
2	Fiddlesticks	fiddlestick	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sounds	nsubj
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Fiddlesticks	punct
4	sounds	sound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	so	so	ADV	_	6 silly	advmod
6	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 sounds	xcomp
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 laughed	mark
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	9 laughed	nsubj
9	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 silly	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sounds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sound	present	Fiddlesticks					silly property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	laugh	past	everyone						vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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