flounder Who acts: flounder, flat sea fish, We, horse, I, teacher · What happens: be, lie, mean, struggle, move, splash · To what, where: flat sea fish, seabed, test, sandy seabed, deep snow, muddy field · Speech: someone speaks here
«flounder» 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: flounder in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A flounder is a flat sea fish that lies on the seabed, with both eyes on one side of its head.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj cop det amod compound nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct case det conj case nummod nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root A DET flounder NOUN is AUX a DET flat ADJ sea NOUN fish NOUN that PRON lies VERB on ADP the DET seabed NOUN , PUNCT with ADP both DET eyes NOUN on ADP one NUM side NOUN of ADP its PRON head NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 flounder det 2 flounder flounder NOUN Number=Sing 7 fish nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fish cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fish det 5 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fish amod 6 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 7 fish compound 7 fish fish NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 lies nsubj 9 lies lie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fish acl:relcl 10 on on ADP _ 12 seabed case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 seabed det 12 seabed seabed NOUN Number=Sing 9 lies obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 eyes punct 14 with with ADP _ 16 eyes case 15 both both DET PronType=Tot 16 eyes det 16 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 7 fish conj 17 on on ADP _ 19 side case 18 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 19 side nummod 19 side side NOUN Number=Sing 16 eyes nmod 20 of of ADP _ 22 head case 21 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 head nmod:poss 22 head head NOUN Number=Sing 19 side nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 7 fish punct
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1 is a present a flounder a flat sea fish and both eyes on one side of flounder's head tree rules 2 lie present a flat sea fish and both eyes on one side of flounder's head the seabed vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on seabed=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 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To flounder means to struggle to move, splashing and stumbling, as in deep mud, snow or water.
The tree, 17 words mark nsubj mark xcomp mark xcomp punct advcl cc conj punct case case amod obl punct conj cc conj punct root To PART flounder NOUN means VERB to PART struggle VERB to PART move VERB , PUNCT splashing VERB and CCONJ stumbling VERB , PUNCT as ADP in ADP deep ADJ mud NOUN , PUNCT snow NOUN or CCONJ water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 flounder mark 2 flounder flounder NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 struggle mark 5 struggle struggle VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 to to PART _ 7 move mark 7 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 struggle xcomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 splashing punct 9 splashing splash VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 move advcl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 stumbling cc 11 stumbling stumble VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 splashing conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 mud punct 13 as as ADP _ 16 mud case 14 in in ADP _ 16 mud case 15 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 16 mud amod 16 mud mud NOUN Number=Sing 5 struggle obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 snow punct 18 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 16 mud conj 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 water cc 20 water water NOUN Number=Sing 16 mud conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present flounder vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 struggle not said to happen to-infinitive flounder not said here as deep mud and snow or water tree rules 3 move to-infinitive flounder not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 4 splash gerund flounder not said here vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 stumble gerund flounder not said here vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 3 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To flounder can also mean to struggle and not know what to say or do, as in floundering in a test.
The tree, 21 words case obl aux advmod mark xcomp cc advmod conj obj mark ccomp cc conj punct mark mark advcl case det obl punct root To ADP flounder NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB to PART struggle VERB and CCONJ not PART know VERB what PRON to PART say VERB or CCONJ do VERB , PUNCT as SCONJ in SCONJ floundering VERB in ADP a DET test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to ADP _ 2 flounder case 2 flounder flounder NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean obl 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 to to PART _ 7 struggle mark 7 struggle struggle VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 mean xcomp 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 know cc 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 know advmod 10 know know VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 struggle conj 11 what what PRON PronType=Int 13 say obj 12 to to PART _ 13 say mark 13 say say VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 know ccomp 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 do cc 15 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 say conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 floundering punct 17 as as SCONJ _ 19 floundering mark 18 in in SCONJ _ 19 floundering mark 19 floundering flounder VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 do advcl 20 in in ADP _ 22 test case 21 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 test det 22 test test NOUN Number=Sing 19 floundering obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 mean can to flounder vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 struggle not said to happen to-infinitive vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 not know infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 4 say speech: assert to-infinitive vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic 5 do infinitive vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 flounder gerund a test tree rules
Example 1 The flounder lay hidden on the sandy seabed.
det nsubj xcomp case det amod obl punct root The DET flounder NOUN lay VERB hidden VERB on ADP the DET sandy ADJ seabed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flounder det 2 flounder flounder NOUN Number=Sing 3 lay nsubj 3 lay lie VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 hidden hide VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 lay xcomp 5 on on ADP _ 8 seabed case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 seabed det 7 sandy sandy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 seabed amod 8 seabed seabed NOUN Number=Sing 4 hidden obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lay punct
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1 lie past the flounder tree rules 2 hide participle the flounder not said here the sandy seabed vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on seabed=Location
Example 2 We floundered through the deep snow to the bus stop.
nsubj case det amod obl case det compound obl punct root We PRON floundered VERB through ADP the DET deep ADJ snow NOUN to ADP the DET bus NOUN stop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 floundered nsubj 2 floundered flounder VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 through through ADP _ 6 snow case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 snow det 5 deep deep ADJ Degree=Pos 6 snow amod 6 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 2 floundered obl 7 to to ADP _ 10 stop case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 stop det 9 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 10 stop compound 10 stop stop NOUN Number=Sing 2 floundered obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 floundered punct
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1 flounder past We the deep snow to the bus stop tree rules
Example 3 The horse floundered in the muddy field.
det nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET horse NOUN floundered VERB in ADP the DET muddy ADJ field NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 horse det 2 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 3 floundered nsubj 3 floundered flounder VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 field case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 field det 6 muddy muddy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 field amod 7 field field NOUN Number=Sing 3 floundered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 floundered punct
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1 flounder past the horse the muddy field tree rules
Example 4 I floundered when the teacher asked me a question I hadn't heard.
nsubj advmod det nsubj advcl iobj det obj nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl punct root I PRON floundered VERB when ADV the DET teacher NOUN asked VERB me PRON a DET question NOUN I PRON had AUX n't PART heard 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 floundered nsubj 2 floundered flounder VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 asked advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 teacher det 5 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 6 asked nsubj 6 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 floundered advcl 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 asked iobj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 question det 9 question question NOUN Number=Sing 6 asked obj 10 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 heard nsubj 11 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 heard aux 12 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 13 heard advmod 13 heard hear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 9 question acl:relcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 floundered punct
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1 flounder past I tree rules 2 ask speech: ask past the teacher a question me tree rules 3 not hear past · perfect I a question not said here vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer question=Stimulus
Example 5 A young flounder has eyes on both sides, but one eye moves as it grows.
The tree, 15 words det amod nsubj obj case det nmod punct cc nummod nsubj conj mark nsubj advcl punct root A DET young ADJ flounder NOUN has VERB eyes NOUN on ADP both DET sides NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ one NUM eye NOUN moves VERB as SCONJ it PRON grows VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 flounder det 2 young young ADJ Degree=Pos 3 flounder amod 3 flounder flounder NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 4 has obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 sides case 7 both both DET PronType=Tot 8 sides det 8 sides side NOUN Number=Plur 5 eyes nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 moves punct 10 but but CCONJ _ 13 moves cc 11 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 eye nummod 12 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 13 moves nsubj 13 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 has conj 14 as as SCONJ _ 16 grows mark 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 grows nsubj 16 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 moves advcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a young flounder eyes both sides vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient 2 move present one eye vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 3 grow present flounder vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 The company floundered after it lost its biggest customer.
det nsubj mark nsubj ccomp nmod:poss amod obj punct root The DET company NOUN floundered VERB after SCONJ it PRON lost VERB its PRON biggest ADJ customer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 company det 2 company company NOUN Number=Sing 3 floundered nsubj 3 floundered flounder VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after SCONJ _ 6 lost mark 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 lost nsubj 6 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 floundered ccomp 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 customer nmod:poss 8 biggest big ADJ Degree=Sup 9 customer amod 9 customer customer NOUN Number=Sing 6 lost obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 floundered punct
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1 flounder past the company tree rules 2 lose past company company's biggest customer vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent customer=Eventuality
Example 7 The flounder said to him, ‘Listen, fisherman.
det nsubj case obl punct punct conj punct obl punct root The DET flounder NOUN said VERB to ADP him PRON , PUNCT ‘ PUNCT Listen VERB , PUNCT fisherman NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 flounder det 2 flounder flounder NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 him case 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 said obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 Listen punct 7 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 8 Listen punct 8 Listen listen VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 said conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 fisherman punct 10 fisherman fisherman NOUN Number=Sing 8 Listen obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the flounder him = he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient 2 listen infinitive the flounder not said here fisherman vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
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