hound

Who acts: person, hounds, bloodhound, old hound, photographers, He · What happens: use, sense, chase, bother, hound, be · To what, where: dog, smell, someone, something, scent, woods

«hound» 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: hound in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A dog used for hunting, such as a foxhound or bloodhound, with a strong sense of smell.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 dog	acl
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 hunting	case
5	hunting	hunting	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 foxhound	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 foxhound	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 foxhound	det
10	foxhound	foxhound	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hunting	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 bloodhound	cc
12	bloodhound	bloodhound	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 foxhound	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 sense	punct
14	with	with	ADP	_	17 sense	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 sense	det
16	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 sense	amod
17	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 foxhound	appos
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 smell	case
19	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 sense	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dog	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a dog not said here				for hunting and a foxhound or bloodhound	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	sense			smell					nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient

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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Any dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	2 dog	det
2	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dog	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To chase or bother someone again and again: «hounded by reporters».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 chase	mark
2	chase	chase	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 bother	cc
4	bother	bother	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 chase	conj
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 bother	obj
6	again	again	ADV	_	4 bother	advmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 again	cc
8	again	again	ADV	_	6 again	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 hounded	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 hounded	punct
11	hounded	hound	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 bother	advcl
12	by	by	ADP	_	13 reporters	case
13	reporters	reporter	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 hounded	obl:agent
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 hounded	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 chase	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	roles by
1	chase	to-infinitive			vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2	bother	infinitive	someone	again	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer
3	hound in a quote	participle			vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: informal, in compounds — kept apart, not parsed.

A person who is very keen on something: «a news hound».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 keen	nsubj
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 keen	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 keen	cop
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 keen	advmod
6	keen	keen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 keen	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 hound	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 hound	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 hound	det
12	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 hound	compound
13	hound	hound	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	appos
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 hound	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 keen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a person			something		keen property	tree rules

Example 1

The hounds followed the scent through the woods.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hounds	det
2	hounds	hound	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 followed	nsubj
3	followed	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 scent	det
5	scent	scent	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 followed	obj
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 woods	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 woods	det
8	woods	wood	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 followed	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 followed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	past	the hounds	the scent		the woods			vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent scent=Theme through wood=Trajectory

Example 2

A bloodhound can follow a trail many hours old.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bloodhound	det
2	bloodhound	bloodhound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 follow	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 follow	aux
4	follow	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 trail	det
6	trail	trail	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 follow	obj
7	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 hours	amod
8	hours	hour	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 old	obl:unmarked
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 follow	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	can	a bloodhound	a trail					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trail=Theme

Example 3

Our old hound sleeps by the fire.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hound	nmod:poss
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hound	amod
3	hound	hound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sleeps	nsubj
4	sleeps	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 fire	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 fire	det
7	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sleeps	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sleeps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sleep	present	Our old hound					by the fire	vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The famous singer was hounded by photographers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 singer	det
2	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 singer	amod
3	singer	singer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hounded	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 hounded	aux:pass
5	hounded	hound	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 photographers	case
7	photographers	photographer	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 hounded	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 hounded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hound	past · passive	photographers	the famous singer					vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient

Example 5

He hounded his dad for weeks until he got a new bike.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 hounded	nsubj
2	hounded	hound	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 dad	nmod:poss
4	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hounded	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 weeks	case
6	weeks	week	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hounded	obl
7	until	until	SCONJ	_	9 got	mark
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 got	nsubj
9	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 hounded	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 bike	det
11	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 bike	amod
12	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 got	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hounded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hound	past	He	his dad			week		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dad=Patient
2	get	past	he	a new bike					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bike=Stimulus

Example 6

The detective story is about a giant hound on the moor.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 story	compound
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hound	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 hound	cop
5	about	about	ADP	_	8 hound	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 hound	det
7	giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 hound	amod
8	hound	hound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	on	on	ADP	_	11 moor	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 moor	det
11	moor	moor	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hound	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 hound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the detective story			the moor		about a giant hound	tree rules

Example 7

The Hound immediately turned tail and fled.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Hound	det
2	Hound	hound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 turned	nsubj
3	immediately	immediately	ADV	_	4 turned	advmod
4	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 turned	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 fled	cc
7	fled	flee	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 turned	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	past	the Hound	tail				immediately property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tail=Theme
2	flee	past	the Hound not said here						vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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