frolic

Who acts: Puppies, otters, we, Children, they · What happens: play, run about, frolic, have, meet · To what, where: happy lively way, lambs, spring sunshine, sand, river, frolic

«frolic» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: frolic in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To play and run about in a happy, lively way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 play	mark
2	play	play	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 run	cc
4	run	run	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 play	conj
5	about	about	ADV	_	4 run	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	11 way	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 way	det
8	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 way	amod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 happy	punct
10	lively	lively	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 way	amod
11	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 run	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 play	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	play	to-infinitive							vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	run about	infinitive				a happy lively way		about property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in way=Trajectory

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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

Lively, happy play or a fun time.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lively	lively	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 play	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Lively	punct
3	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 play	amod
4	play	play	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 time	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 time	det
7	fun	fun	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 time	amod
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 play	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 play	punct

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

Example 1

The lambs frolicked in the spring sunshine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lambs	det
2	lambs	lamb	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	frolicked	frolic	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 lambs	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 sunshine	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sunshine	det
6	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sunshine	compound
7	sunshine	sunshine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 frolicked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lambs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	frolic	participle		the lambs not said here		the spring sunshine			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sunshine=Trajectory

Example 2

Puppies were frolicking on the sand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Puppies	puppy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 frolicking	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 frolicking	aux
3	frolicking	frolic	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 sand	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sand	det
6	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 frolicking	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 frolicking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	frolic	past · progressive	Puppies			the sand			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on sand=Trajectory

Example 3

The otters frolicked in the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 otters	det
2	otters	otter	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 frolicked	nsubj
3	frolicked	frolic	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 river	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 river	det
6	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 frolicked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 frolicked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	frolic	past	the otters			the river			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in river=Trajectory

Example 4

After school we had a frolic in the snow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	2 school	case
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 had	nsubj
4	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 frolic	det
6	frolic	frolic	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 snow	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 snow	det
9	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	we	a frolic		the snow	after school		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frolic=Patient

Example 5

Children frolicked in the paddling pool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 frolicked	nsubj
2	frolicked	frolic	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 pool	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pool	det
5	paddling	paddling	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pool	compound
6	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 frolicked	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 frolicked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	frolic	participle	Children			the paddling pool			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pool=Trajectory

Example 6

The kittens frolicked with a ball of wool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kittens	det
2	kittens	kitten	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	frolicked	frolic	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 kittens	acl
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 ball	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 ball	det
6	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 frolicked	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 wool	case
8	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ball	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kittens	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	frolic	participle		the kittens not said here				with a ball of wool	vn play-114.2 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with ball=Co-Agent

Example 7

Amid the black level land they meet to frolic under the stars.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Amid	amid	ADP	_	5 land	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 land	det
3	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 land	amod
4	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 land	compound
5	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 meet	obl
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 meet	nsubj
7	meet	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 frolic	mark
9	frolic	frolic	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 meet	xcomp
10	under	under	ADP	_	12 stars	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 stars	det
12	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 frolic	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 meet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meet	present	they					amid the black level land	tree rules
2	frolic	to-infinitive	they not said here			the stars			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under star=Trajectory

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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