harangue
Who acts: harangue, hare, captain · What happens: be, act, give, harangue · To what, where: long loud forceful speech, long harangue, crowd, men
«harangue» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 2 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: harangue in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A harangue is a long, loud, forceful speech, often a scolding or an urging to act.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 harangue | det |
| 2 | harangue | harangue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 speech | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 speech | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 speech | det |
| 5 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 speech | amod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 long | punct |
| 7 | loud | loud | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 speech | amod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 loud | punct |
| 9 | forceful | forceful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 speech | amod |
| 10 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 scolding | punct |
| 12 | often | often | ADV | _ | 14 scolding | advmod |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 scolding | det |
| 14 | scolding | scolding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 speech | conj |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 17 urging | cc |
| 16 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 urging | det |
| 17 | urging | urging | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 scolding | conj |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 act | mark |
| 19 | act | act | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 scolding | advcl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 speech | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a harangue | a long loud forceful speech and a scolding or a urging | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | act | to-infinitive | a harangue not said here | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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 harangue is to make such a speech to a crowd.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 harangue | mark |
| 2 | harangue | harangue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 make | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 make | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 make | mark |
| 5 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 8 speech | det:predet |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 speech | det |
| 8 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 make | obj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 crowd | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 crowd | det |
| 11 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 make | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 make | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | harangue | to a crowd; make property | tree rules |
Example 1
The hare gave a long harangue to the crowd.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hare | det |
| 2 | hare | hare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 harangue | det |
| 5 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 harangue | amod |
| 6 | harangue | harangue | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 crowd | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 crowd | det |
| 9 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the hare | a long harangue | the crowd | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent harangue=Theme to crowd=Recipient |
Example 2
The captain harangued his men before the battle.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 captain | det |
| 2 | captain | captain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 harangued | nsubj |
| 3 | harangued | harangue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 men | nmod:poss |
| 5 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 harangued | obj |
| 6 | before | before | ADP | _ | 8 battle | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 battle | det |
| 8 | battle | battle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 harangued | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 harangued | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | harangue | past | the captain | captain's men | before the battle | tree rules |
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