heckle Who acts: heckle, Someone, comedian, It, fans, Hecklers · What happens: heckle, mean, shout, speak, perform, interrupt · To what, where: rude comments, someone, public, comments, one, wooden comb · Speech: someone speaks here
«heckle» 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: heckle in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To heckle means to shout rude or annoying comments at someone who is speaking or performing in public, to interrupt them.
The tree, 21 words mark csubj mark xcomp amod cc conj obj case obl nsubj aux acl:relcl cc conj case obl punct mark conj obj punct root To PART heckle VERB means VERB to PART shout VERB rude ADJ or CCONJ annoying ADJ comments NOUN at ADP someone PRON who PRON is AUX speaking VERB or CCONJ performing VERB in ADP public ADJ , PUNCT to PART interrupt VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 heckle mark 2 heckle heckle VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 shout mark 5 shout shout VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 9 comments amod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 annoying cc 8 annoying annoying ADJ Degree=Pos 6 rude conj 9 comments comment NOUN Number=Plur 5 shout obj 10 at at ADP _ 11 someone case 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 shout obl 12 who who PRON PronType=Rel 14 speaking nsubj 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 speaking aux 14 speaking speak VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 someone acl:relcl 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 performing cc 16 performing perform VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 speaking conj 17 in in ADP _ 18 public case 18 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 16 performing obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 interrupt punct 20 to to PART _ 21 interrupt mark 21 interrupt interrupt VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 shout conj 22 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 interrupt obj 23 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 heckle to-infinitive tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 shout speech: express not said to happen to-infinitive rude comments someone vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comment=Topic 4 speak speech: other present · progressive vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 perform gerund public vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 interrupt to-infinitive comments = comment 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 A heckle is one of those shouted comments.
det nsubj cop case det amod nmod punct root A DET heckle NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP those DET shouted VERB comments NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 heckle det 2 heckle heckle NOUN Number=Sing 4 one nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 one cop 4 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 5 of of ADP _ 8 comments case 6 those that DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 8 comments det 7 shouted shout VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 comments amod 8 comments comment NOUN Number=Plur 4 one nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 one punct
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1 is a present a heckle one of that shouted comments tree rules 2 shout speech: express participle vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A heckle is also a wooden comb with metal teeth, used to comb flax or hemp into fibres.
The tree, 18 words det nsubj cop advmod det amod case compound nmod punct parataxis mark xcomp obj cc conj case obl punct root A DET heckle NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET wooden ADJ comb NOUN with ADP metal NOUN teeth NOUN , PUNCT used VERB to PART comb VERB flax NOUN or CCONJ hemp NOUN into ADP fibres NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 heckle det 2 heckle heckle NOUN Number=Sing 7 comb nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 comb cop 4 also also ADV _ 7 comb advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 comb det 6 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 7 comb amod 7 comb comb NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 with with ADP _ 10 teeth case 9 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 10 teeth compound 10 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 7 comb nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 used punct 12 used use VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 comb parataxis 13 to to PART _ 14 comb mark 14 comb comb VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 used xcomp 15 flax flax NOUN Number=Sing 14 comb obj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 hemp cc 17 hemp hemp NOUN Number=Sing 15 flax conj 18 into into ADP _ 19 fibres case 19 fibres fibre NOUN Number=Plur 14 comb obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 comb punct
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1 is a present a heckle a wooden comb with metal teeth tree rules 2 use participle vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 comb to-infinitive flax or hemp fibres vn wipe_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent flax=Theme into fibre=Destination
Example 1 Someone in the crowd heckled the politician.
nsubj case det nmod det obj punct root Someone PRON in ADP the DET crowd NOUN heckled VERB the DET politician NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 heckled nsubj 2 in in ADP _ 4 crowd case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 crowd det 4 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 1 Someone nmod 5 heckled heckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 politician det 7 politician politician NOUN Number=Sing 5 heckled obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 heckled punct
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1 heckle past Someone the politician tree rules
Example 2 The comedian had a funny answer for every heckle.
det nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root The DET comedian NOUN had VERB a DET funny ADJ answer NOUN for ADP every DET heckle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 comedian det 2 comedian comedian NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 answer det 5 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 6 answer amod 6 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 for for ADP _ 9 heckle case 8 every every DET PronType=Tot 9 heckle det 9 heckle heckle NOUN Number=Sing 6 answer nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the comedian a funny answer for every heckle vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Patient
Example 3 It is rude to heckle a speaker at assembly.
nsubj cop mark xcomp det obj case obl punct root It PRON is AUX rude ADJ to PART heckle VERB a DET speaker NOUN at ADP assembly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 rude nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 rude cop 3 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 heckle mark 5 heckle heckle VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 rude xcomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 speaker det 7 speaker speaker NOUN Number=Sing 5 heckle obj 8 at at ADP _ 9 assembly case 9 assembly assembly NOUN Number=Sing 5 heckle obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 rude punct
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1 is present It rude property tree rules 2 heckle to-infinitive a speaker assembly tree rules
Example 4 The fans heckled the referee all game.
det nsubj det obj det obj punct root The DET fans NOUN heckled VERB the DET referee NOUN all DET game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fans det 2 fans fan NOUN Number=Plur 3 heckled nsubj 3 heckled heckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 referee det 5 referee referee NOUN Number=Sing 3 heckled obj 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 game det 7 game game NOUN Number=Sing 3 heckled obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 heckled punct
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1 heckle past the fans the referee tree rules
Example 5 Hecklers kept shouting during the speech.
nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root Hecklers NOUN kept VERB shouting VERB during ADP the DET speech NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hecklers heckler NOUN Number=Plur 2 kept nsubj 2 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 shouting shout VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 kept xcomp 4 during during ADP _ 6 speech case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 speech det 6 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 3 shouting obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 kept punct
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1 keep past Hecklers tree rules 2 shout speech: express gerund Hecklers not said here during the speech vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 She kept calm even when they heckled her.
nsubj xcomp advmod advmod nsubj advcl obj punct root She PRON kept VERB calm ADJ even ADV when ADV they PRON heckled VERB her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 kept nsubj 2 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 2 kept xcomp 4 even even ADV _ 7 heckled advmod 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 heckled advmod 6 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 heckled nsubj 7 heckled heckle VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 kept advcl 8 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 heckled obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 kept punct
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1 keep past She calm property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 heckle past they her = she tree rules
Example 7 Heckling is combing it with a heckle or wooden comb; binnings are halters for cattle made of sprit or rushes.
The tree, 20 words nsubj aux obj case det obl cc amod conj punct nsubj cop obl case nmod acl case obl cc conj punct root Heckling NOUN is AUX combing VERB it PRON with ADP a DET heckle NOUN or CCONJ wooden ADJ comb NOUN ; PUNCT binnings NOUN are AUX halters NOUN for ADP cattle NOUN made VERB of ADP sprit NOUN or CCONJ rushes VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Heckling heckling NOUN Number=Sing 3 combing nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 combing aux 3 combing comb VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 combing obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 heckle case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 heckle det 7 heckle heckle NOUN Number=Sing 3 combing obl 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 comb cc 9 wooden wooden ADJ Degree=Pos 10 comb amod 10 comb comb NOUN Number=Sing 7 heckle conj 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 14 halters punct 12 binnings binning NOUN Number=Plur 14 halters nsubj 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 halters cop 14 halters halter NOUN Number=Plur 3 combing obl 15 for for ADP _ 16 cattle case 16 cattle cattle NOUN Number=Plur 14 halters nmod 17 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 16 cattle acl 18 of of ADP _ 19 sprit case 19 sprit sprit NOUN Number=Sing 17 made obl 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 rushes cc 21 rushes rush VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 made conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 3 combing punct
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1 comb present · progressive Heckling it with a heckle or wooden comb vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient 2 is a present binnings halters for cattle tree rules 3 make participle cattle not said here of sprit vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 4 rush present vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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