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harass

Who acts: It, you, anyone, Small groups, She · What happens: keep, threaten, bother, make, repeat, be · To what, where: someone, repeated small attacks, enemy, people, boys, younger children · Speech: someone speaks here

«harass» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: harass in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To keep annoying, upsetting, threatening or bothering someone again and again.

markxcomppunctconjpunctadvclccconjobjadvmodccconjpunctrootToPARTkeepVERBannoyingADJ,PUNCTupsettingADJ,PUNCTthreateningVERBorCCONJbotheringVERBsomeonePRONagainADVandCCONJagainADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 keepmark
2keepkeepVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3annoyingannoyingADJDegree=Pos2 keepxcomp
4,,PUNCT_5 upsettingpunct
5upsettingupsettingADJDegree=Pos3 annoyingconj
6,,PUNCT_7 threateningpunct
7threateningthreatenVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part2 keepadvcl
8ororCCONJ_9 botheringcc
9botheringbotherVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part7 threateningconj
10someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind9 botheringobj
11againagainADV_9 botheringadvmod
12andandCCONJ_13 againcc
13againagainADV_11 againconj
14..PUNCT_2 keeppunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1keepto-infinitiveannoying propertyvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2threatengerundvn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3bothergerundsomeoneagainvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer

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 make repeated small attacks on an enemy.

markamodamodobjcasedetnmodpunctrootToPARTmakeVERBrepeatedVERBsmallADJattacksNOUNonADPanDETenemyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoPART_2 makemark
2makemakeVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3repeatedrepeatVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 attacksamod
4smallsmallADJDegree=Pos5 attacksamod
5attacksattackNOUNNumber=Plur2 makeobj
6ononADP_8 enemycase
7anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 enemydet
8enemyenemyNOUNNumber=Sing5 attacksnmod
9..PUNCT_2 makepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1maketo-infinitiverepeated small attacksa enemyvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset attack=Product
2repeatparticiplevn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 1

It is wrong to harass people online.

nsubjcopmarkcsubjobjadvmodpunctrootItPRONisAUXwrongADJtoPARTharassVERBpeopleNOUNonlineADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 wrongnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 wrongcop
3wrongwrongADJDegree=Posrootroot
4totoPART_5 harassmark
5harassharassVERBVerbForm=Inf3 wrongcsubj
6peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur5 harassobj
7onlineonlineADV_5 harassadvmod
8..PUNCT_3 wrongpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentItwrong propertytree rules
2harassto-infinitivepeopleonline propertyvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer

Example 2

The boys were told off for harassing the younger children.

detnsubj:passaux:passcompound:prtmarkadvcldetamodobjpunctrootTheDETboysNOUNwereAUXtoldVERBoffADPforSCONJharassingVERBtheDETyoungerADJchildrenNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 boysdet
2boysboyNOUNNumber=Plur4 toldnsubj:pass
3werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 toldaux:pass
4toldtellVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5offoffADP_4 toldcompound:prt
6forforSCONJ_7 harassingmark
7harassingharassVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 toldadvcl
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art10 childrendet
9youngeryoungADJDegree=Cmp10 childrenamod
10childrenchildNOUNNumber=Plur7 harassingobj
11..PUNCT_4 toldpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tell off speech: assertpast · passivethe boysvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
2harassgerundthe younger childrenvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus child=Experiencer

Example 3

Tell a teacher if anyone harasses you..

detobjmarknsubjadvclobjpunctrootTellVERBaDETteacherNOUNifSCONJanyonePRONharassesVERByouPRON..PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TelltellVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 teacherdet
3teacherteacherNOUNNumber=Sing1 Tellobj
4ififSCONJ_6 harassesmark
5anyoneanyonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind6 harassesnsubj
6harassesharassVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin1 Telladvcl
7youyouPRONCase=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs6 harassesobj
8....PUNCT_1 Tellpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1tell speech: assertimperativeyou not said herea teachervn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient
2harass a condition, not said to happenpresentanyoneyouvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer

Example 4

Small groups of soldiers harassed the enemy's supply wagons.

amodnsubjcasenmoddetnmod:posscasecompoundobjpunctrootSmallADJgroupsNOUNofADPsoldiersNOUNharassedVERBtheDETenemyNOUN'sPARTsupplyNOUNwagonsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SmallsmallADJDegree=Pos2 groupsamod
2groupsgroupNOUNNumber=Plur5 harassednsubj
3ofofADP_4 soldierscase
4soldierssoldierNOUNNumber=Plur2 groupsnmod
5harassedharassVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 enemydet
7enemyenemyNOUNNumber=Sing10 wagonsnmod:poss
8's'sPART_7 enemycase
9supplysupplyNOUNNumber=Sing10 wagonscompound
10wagonswagonNOUNNumber=Plur5 harassedobj
11..PUNCT_5 harassedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1harasspastSmall groups of soldiersthe enemy's supply wagonsvn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus wagon=Experiencer

Example 5

She felt harassed by the constant phone calls.

nsubjxcompcasedetamodcompoundoblpunctrootShePRONfeltVERBharassedVERBbyADPtheDETconstantADJphoneNOUNcallsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 feltnsubj
2feltfeelVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3harassedharassVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 feltxcomp
4bybyADP_8 callscase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 callsdet
6constantconstantADJDegree=Pos8 callsamod
7phonephoneNOUNNumber=Sing8 callscompound
8callscallNOUNNumber=Plur3 harassedobl
9..PUNCT_2 feltpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1feelpastShevn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2harassparticipleShe not said hereby the constant phone callsvn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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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