ho

Who acts: shout, Ho ho ho, Land ho, Merry Christmas, Westward, guard · What happens: get, show, mean, be, take, not use · To what, where: attention, surprise, land, laugh, woman, whore · Speech: someone speaks here

«ho» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: ho in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A shout to get attention or to show surprise: «Land ho!» means «land ahead!».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 shout	det
2	shout	shout	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 means	nsubj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 get	mark
4	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 shout	acl
5	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 get	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 show	cc
7	to	to	PART	_	8 show	mark
8	show	show	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 get	conj
9	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 show	obj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 ho	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 ho	punct
12	Land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 ho	compound
13	ho	ho	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 surprise	conj
14	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 shout	punct
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 shout	punct
16	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	18 land	punct
18	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 means	obj
19	ahead	ahead	ADV	_	18 land	advmod
20	!	!	PUNCT	_	18 land	punct
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	18 land	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	get	to-infinitive	a shout not said here	attention	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer attention=Stimulus
2	show	to-infinitive	a shout not said here	surprise and Land ho	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent surprise=Recipient
3	mean	present	a shout	land	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Topic

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

«Ho ho ho!» is the laugh of Father Christmas (Santa).

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 ho	punct
2	Ho	Ho	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 ho	compound
3	ho	ho	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ho	compound
4	ho	ho	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 laugh	nsubj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 ho	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 ho	punct
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 laugh	cop
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 laugh	det
9	laugh	laugh	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 Christmas	case
11	Father	Father	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Christmas	flat
12	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 laugh	nmod
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 Santa	punct
14	Santa	Santa	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 Christmas	appos
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 Santa	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 laugh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Ho ho ho	the laugh				of Father Christmas	tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: rude, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A very rude, insulting word for a woman, taken from «whore»; never use it.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 word	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 rude	advmod
3	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 word	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 rude	punct
5	insulting	insulting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 word	amod
6	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 woman	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 woman	det
9	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 word	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 taken	punct
11	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 woman	acl
12	from	from	ADP	_	14 whore	case
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 whore	punct
14	whore	whore	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 taken	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 whore	punct
16	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 use	punct
17	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	18 use	advmod
18	use	use	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 word	parataxis
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 use	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 word	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	participle		a woman not said here		whore			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent from whore=Initial_Location
2	not use	infinitive		whore					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 1

«Land ho!» shouted the sailor from the mast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 ho	punct
2	Land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ho	compound
3	ho	ho	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	nsubj
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 ho	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 ho	punct
6	shouted	shout	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sailor	det
8	sailor	sailor	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	obj
9	from	from	ADP	_	11 mast	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 mast	det
11	mast	mast	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shouted	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 shouted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shout speech: express	past	Land ho	the sailor		the mast			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sailor=Topic

Example 2

«Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!» laughed Santa.

Sentence 1: «Ho ho ho!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 ho	punct
2	Ho	Ho	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 ho	compound
3	ho	ho	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ho	compound
4	ho	ho	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 ho	punct

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

Sentence 2: Merry Christmas!» laughed Santa.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Merry	Merry	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Christmas	compound
2	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 laughed	nsubj
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Christmas	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Christmas	punct
5	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	Santa	Santa	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 laughed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 laughed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	laugh in a quote	past	Merry Christmas	Santa					vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent santa=Theme

Example 3

Westward Ho! is a village in Devon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Westward	Westward	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 village	nsubj
2	Ho	Ho	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Westward	flat
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Westward	punct
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 village	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 village	det
6	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 Devon	case
8	Devon	Devon	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 village	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 village	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Westward	a village		Devon			tree rules

Example 4

«Ho there!» called the guard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 there	punct
2	Ho	Ho	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 there	nsubj
3	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
4	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 there	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 there	punct
6	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 there	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 guard	det
8	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 there	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	participle	the guard						vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

That word in the song is a rude insult, so we don't say it.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 insult	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 song	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 song	det
5	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 word	nmod
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 insult	cop
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 insult	det
8	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 insult	amod
9	insult	insult	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 say	punct
11	so	so	ADV	_	15 say	advmod
12	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	15 say	nsubj
13	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 say	aux
14	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 say	advmod
15	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 insult	parataxis
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 say	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 insult	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that word in the song	a rude insult					tree rules
2	not say speech: assert	present · do-support	we	word					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent it=Topic

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