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horror

Who acts: Horror, You, She, vase, I, big sister · What happens: be, mean, scare, horror, watch, fall · To what, where: strong feeling, film, people, horror, homework, horror films · Speech: someone speaks here

«horror» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: horror in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Horror is a strong feeling of fear and shock.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Horror	horror	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 feeling	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 feeling	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 feeling	det
4	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 feeling	amod
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 fear	case
7	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 feeling	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 shock	cc
9	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fear	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Horror	a strong feeling				of fear and shock	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

Something terrible or very frightening: «the horrors of war».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	terrible	terrible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Something	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 frightening	cc
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 frightening	advmod
5	frightening	frightening	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 terrible	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 horrors	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 horrors	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 horrors	det
9	horrors	horror	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Something	appos
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 war	case
11	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 horrors	nmod
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 horrors	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

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

Meaning 3

A kind of story or film meant to scare people: «a horror film».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 kind	det
2	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 story	case
4	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kind	nmod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 film	cc
6	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 story	conj
7	meant	mean	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 film	acl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 scare	mark
9	scare	scare	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 meant	xcomp
10	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 scare	obj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 kind	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 film	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 film	det
14	horror	horror	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 film	compound
15	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kind	conj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 film	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	participle		film not said here					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	scare not said to happen	to-infinitive		people					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer

Meaning 4

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

A naughty child: «You little horror!».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 child	det
2	naughty	naughty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 child	amod
3	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 child	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 horror	punct
6	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 horror	nsubj
7	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 horror	amod
8	horror	horror	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 child	appos
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	8 horror	punct
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 horror	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 child	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	horror in a quote		You						tree rules

Example 1

She watched in horror as the vase fell.

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 watched	nsubj
2	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 horror	case
4	horror	horror	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 watched	obl
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	8 fell	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 vase	det
7	vase	vase	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fell	nsubj
8	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 watched	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	She			horror			vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in horror=Location
2	fall	past	the vase						vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

To my horror, I'd forgotten my homework.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	ADP	_	3 horror	case
2	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 horror	nmod:poss
3	horror	horror	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 forgotten	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 horror	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 forgotten	nsubj
6	'd	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 forgotten	aux
7	forgotten	forget	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 homework	nmod:poss
9	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 forgotten	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 forgotten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forget	past · perfect	I	my homework				to my horror	tree rules

Example 3

My big sister loves horror films.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 sister	nmod:poss
2	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sister	amod
3	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 loves	nsubj
4	loves	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	horror	horror	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 films	compound
6	films	film	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 loves	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 loves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	My big sister	horror films					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer film=Stimulus

Example 4

The book describes the horrors of war.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 book	det
2	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 describes	nsubj
3	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 horrors	det
5	horrors	horror	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 describes	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 war	case
7	war	war	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 horrors	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	present	the book	the horrors of war					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent horror=Theme

Example 5

That little horror ate all the biscuits!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 horror	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 horror	amod
3	horror	horror	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ate	nsubj
4	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 biscuits	det:predet
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 biscuits	det
7	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ate	obj
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 ate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	past	that little horror	all biscuits					vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient

Example 6

The kids told horror stories round the campfire.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kids	det
2	kids	kid	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 told	nsubj
3	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	horror	horror	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stories	compound
5	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 told	obj
6	round	round	ADP	_	8 campfire	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 campfire	det
8	campfire	campfire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 told	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	the kids	horror stories				round the campfire	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient

Example 7

‘SEVEN YEARS AGO!’ cried Jem, with horror.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	‘	'	PUNCT	_	3 YEARS	punct
2	SEVEN	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 YEARS	nummod
3	YEARS	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 cried	nsubj
4	AGO	ago	ADV	_	3 YEARS	advmod
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 YEARS	punct
6	’	'	PUNCT	_	3 YEARS	punct
7	cried	cry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	Jem	Jem	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 cried	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 horror	punct
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 horror	case
11	horror	horror	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cried	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 cried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cry speech: express	past	SEVEN YEARS	Jem				with horror	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jem=Topic

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