haunting

Who acts: memory, your, you, song, haunting cry, owl · What happens: visit, stay, trouble, mind, not forget, say · To what, where: place, mind, you, way, ghost, old castle · Speech: someone speaks here

«haunting» 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: haunting in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Of a ghost: visiting a place again and again (in stories).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	3 ghost	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ghost	det
3	ghost	ghost	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 visiting	obl
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 visiting	punct
5	visiting	visit	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 place	det
7	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 visiting	obj
8	again	again	ADV	_	5 visiting	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 again	cc
10	again	again	ADV	_	8 again	conj
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 stories	punct
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 stories	case
13	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 visiting	obj
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 stories	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 visiting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	visit	gerund		a place			again	of a ghost	tree rules

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

Of a memory or worry: staying in your mind and troubling you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	3 memory	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 memory	det
3	memory	memory	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 worry	cc
5	worry	worry	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 memory	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 staying	punct
7	staying	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 memory	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 mind	case
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 mind	nmod:poss
10	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 staying	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 troubling	cc
12	troubling	trouble	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 staying	conj
13	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 troubling	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 staying	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	stay	gerund	a memory or worry not said here		your mind	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mind=Location
2	trouble	gerund	a memory or worry not said here	you		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus you=Experiencer
3	mind		your			nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Beautiful, sad or strange in a way you cannot forget: a haunting tune.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 tune	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 sad	punct
3	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Beautiful	conj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 strange	cc
5	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Beautiful	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 way	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 way	det
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 strange	obl
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 forget	nsubj
10	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 forget	aux
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 forget	advmod
12	forget	forget	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 way	acl:relcl
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 tune	punct
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 tune	det
15	haunting	haunting	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 tune	compound
16	tune	tune	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 tune	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not forget	can	you	a way not said here					tree rules

Example 1

A ghost is said to be haunting the old castle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 ghost	det
2	ghost	ghost	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 said	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 said	aux:pass
4	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	7 haunting	mark
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 haunting	aux
7	haunting	haunt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 said	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 castle	det
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 castle	amod
10	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 haunting	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present · passive		a ghost					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic
2	haunt	to-infinitive · progressive		the old castle					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus castle=Experiencer

Example 2

The song has a haunting melody.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 song	det
2	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 melody	det
5	haunting	haunt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 melody	amod
6	melody	melody	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the song	a haunting melody					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent melody=Patient
2	haunt	gerund							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

The haunting cry of the owl echoed through the woods.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cry	det
2	haunting	haunting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cry	compound
3	cry	cry	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 echoed	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 owl	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 owl	det
6	owl	owl	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cry	nmod
7	echoed	echo	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	through	through	ADP	_	10 woods	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 woods	det
10	woods	wood	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 echoed	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 echoed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	echo	past	the haunting cry of the owl			the woods			vn sound_existence-47.4 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through wood=Location
2	cry		the owl						nom cry «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 4

That mistake kept haunting him for weeks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 mistake	det
2	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	haunting	haunt	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 kept	xcomp
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 haunting	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 weeks	case
7	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 haunting	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	that mistake						tree rules
2	haunt	gerund	that mistake not said here	mistake			week		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer

Example 5

The film's last scene is haunting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 film	det
2	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scene	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 film	case
4	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 scene	amod
5	scene	scene	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 haunting	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 haunting	aux
7	haunting	haunt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 haunting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	haunt	present · progressive	the film's last scene						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 6

People say a grey lady is haunting the library.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	People	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 say	nsubj
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 lady	det
4	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 lady	amod
5	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 haunting	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 haunting	aux
7	haunting	haunt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 say	ccomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 library	det
9	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 haunting	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	People						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	haunt	present · progressive	a grey lady	the library					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus library=Experiencer

Example 7

But after a time a Baba Yaga took to haunting their hut and sucking the breasts of the merchant's daughter.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	8 took	cc
2	after	after	ADP	_	4 time	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 time	det
4	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	obl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 Yaga	det
6	Baba	Baba	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Yaga	compound
7	Yaga	Yaga	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 took	nsubj
8	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	to	to	PART	_	10 haunting	mark
10	haunting	haunt	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 took	advcl
11	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 hut	nmod:poss
12	hut	hut	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 haunting	obj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 sucking	cc
14	sucking	suck	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 haunting	conj
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 breasts	det
16	breasts	breast	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 sucking	obj
17	of	of	ADP	_	21 daughter	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 merchant	det
19	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 daughter	nmod:poss
20	's	's	PART	_	19 merchant	case
21	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 breasts	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	take	past	a Baba Yaga		time	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	haunt	gerund	a Baba Yaga not said here	their hut		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hut=Experiencer
3	suck	gerund	a Baba Yaga not said here	the breasts of the merchant's daughter		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent breast=Source

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