howler Who acts: howler, person, howler monkey, letter, Potter books, magic red letter · What happens: be, howl, shout, yell, write, invent · To what, where: silly obvious mistake, animal, large South, letter, reader, magic red letter
«howler» 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: howler in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A howler is a silly, obvious mistake, especially a funny one in writing or an exam.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct advmod det amod appos case nmod cc det conj punct root A DET howler NOUN is AUX a DET silly ADJ , PUNCT obvious ADJ mistake NOUN , PUNCT especially ADV a DET funny ADJ one NOUN in ADP writing NOUN or CCONJ an DET exam NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 howler det 2 howler howler NOUN Number=Sing 8 mistake nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 mistake cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 mistake det 5 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 mistake amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 silly punct 7 obvious obvious ADJ Degree=Pos 8 mistake amod 8 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 one punct 10 especially especially ADV _ 13 one advmod 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 one det 12 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 13 one amod 13 one one NOUN Number=Sing 8 mistake appos 14 in in ADP _ 15 writing case 15 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 13 one nmod 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 exam cc 17 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 exam det 18 exam exam NOUN Number=Sing 13 one conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 8 mistake punct
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1 is a present a howler a silly obvious mistake 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 howler is an animal or person that howls, such as a howler monkey.
The tree, 14 words det nsubj cop det cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct case fixed det compound conj punct root A DET howler NOUN is AUX an DET animal NOUN or CCONJ person NOUN that PRON howls VERB , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP a DET howler NOUN monkey NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 howler det 2 howler howler NOUN Number=Sing 5 animal nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 animal cop 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 animal det 5 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 person cc 7 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 animal conj 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 howls nsubj 9 howls howl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 person acl:relcl 10 , , PUNCT _ 15 monkey punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 15 monkey case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 monkey det 14 howler howler NOUN Number=Sing 15 monkey compound 15 monkey monkey NOUN Number=Sing 5 animal conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 5 animal punct
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1 is a present a howler a animal or person and a howler monkey tree rules 2 howl present person vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A howler monkey is a large South and Central American monkey with a very loud call.
The tree, 16 words det compound nsubj cop det amod cc compound amod conj case det advmod amod nmod punct root A DET howler NOUN monkey NOUN is AUX a DET large ADJ South PROPN and CCONJ Central PROPN American ADJ monkey NOUN with ADP a DET very ADV loud ADJ call NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 monkey det 2 howler howler NOUN Number=Sing 3 monkey compound 3 monkey monkey NOUN Number=Sing 7 South nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 South cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 South det 6 large large ADJ Degree=Pos 7 South amod 7 South South PROPN Number=Sing root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 monkey cc 9 Central Central PROPN Number=Sing 11 monkey compound 10 American American ADJ Degree=Pos 11 monkey amod 11 monkey monkey NOUN Number=Sing 7 South conj 12 with with ADP _ 16 call case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 call det 14 very very ADV _ 15 loud advmod 15 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 16 call amod 16 call call NOUN Number=Sing 11 monkey nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 7 South punct
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1 is a present a howler monkey a large South and Central American monkey with a loud call tree rules
Meaning 4 Usage: UK, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
A howler was a letter that shouted at its reader; in the Harry Potter books a Howler is a magic red letter that yells.
The tree, 24 words det nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl case nmod:poss obl punct case det compound compound nsubj det nsubj cop det amod amod parataxis nsubj acl:relcl punct root A DET howler NOUN was AUX a DET letter NOUN that PRON shouted VERB at ADP its PRON reader NOUN ; PUNCT in ADP the DET Harry PROPN Potter PROPN books NOUN a DET Howler NOUN is AUX a DET magic ADJ red ADJ letter NOUN that PRON yells VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 howler det 2 howler howler NOUN Number=Sing 5 letter nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 letter cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 letter det 5 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 shouted nsubj 7 shouted shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 letter acl:relcl 8 at at ADP _ 10 reader case 9 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 reader nmod:poss 10 reader reader NOUN Number=Sing 7 shouted obl 11 ; ; PUNCT _ 16 books punct 12 in in ADP _ 16 books case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 books det 14 Harry Harry PROPN Number=Sing 15 Potter compound 15 Potter Potter PROPN Number=Sing 16 books compound 16 books book NOUN Number=Plur 23 letter nsubj 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 Howler det 18 Howler howler NOUN Number=Sing 23 letter nsubj 19 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 letter cop 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 letter det 21 magic magic ADJ Degree=Pos 23 letter amod 22 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 23 letter amod 23 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 5 letter parataxis 24 that that PRON PronType=Rel 25 yells nsubj 25 yells yell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 23 letter acl:relcl 26 . . PUNCT _ 5 letter punct
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1 is a past a howler a letter tree rules 2 shout speech: express past a letter howler's reader vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is a present the Potter books a magic red letter tree rules 4 yell speech: express present a magic red letter vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Writing that Shakespeare invented the telephone was a real howler.
csubj mark nsubj advcl det obj cop det amod punct root Writing VERB that SCONJ Shakespeare PROPN invented VERB the DET telephone NOUN was AUX a DET real ADJ howler NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Writing write VERB VerbForm=Ger 10 howler csubj 2 that that SCONJ _ 4 invented mark 3 Shakespeare Shakespeare PROPN Number=Sing 4 invented nsubj 4 invented invent VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Writing advcl 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 telephone det 6 telephone telephone NOUN Number=Sing 4 invented obj 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 howler cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 howler det 9 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 10 howler amod 10 howler howler NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 howler punct
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1 write gerund vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 invent past Shakespeare the telephone vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent telephone=Result 3 is a past Writing a real howler tree rules
Example 2 The goalkeeper made a howler and let the ball roll between his legs.
det nsubj det obj cc conj det compound obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET goalkeeper NOUN made VERB a DET howler NOUN and CCONJ let VERB the DET ball NOUN roll NOUN between ADP his PRON legs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 goalkeeper det 2 goalkeeper goalkeeper NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 howler det 5 howler howler NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 let cc 7 let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 made conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 roll det 9 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing 10 roll compound 10 roll roll NOUN Number=Sing 7 let obj 11 between between ADP _ 13 legs case 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 legs nmod:poss 13 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 10 roll nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past the goalkeeper a howler vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset howler=Product 2 let infinitive the goalkeeper not said here the ball roll between goalkeeper's legs vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent roll=Theme
Example 3 Howler monkeys shout to each other across the rainforest at dawn.
compound nsubj case obl fixed case det obl case obl punct root Howler NOUN monkeys NOUN shout VERB to ADP each DET other ADJ across ADP the DET rainforest NOUN at ADP dawn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Howler howler NOUN Number=Sing 2 monkeys compound 2 monkeys monkey NOUN Number=Plur 3 shout nsubj 3 shout shout VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 each case 5 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 3 shout obl 6 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 5 each fixed 7 across across ADP _ 9 rainforest case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 rainforest det 9 rainforest rainforest NOUN Number=Sing 3 shout obl 10 at at ADP _ 11 dawn case 11 dawn dawn NOUN Number=Sing 3 shout obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 shout punct
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1 shout speech: express present Howler monkeys each the rainforest dawn vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to each=Recipient
Example 4 Our teacher collects the funniest howlers from exam papers.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj case compound obl punct root Our PRON teacher NOUN collects VERB the DET funniest ADJ howlers NOUN from ADP exam NOUN papers NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 teacher nmod:poss 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 collects nsubj 3 collects collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 howlers det 5 funniest funny ADJ Degree=Sup 6 howlers amod 6 howlers howler NOUN Number=Plur 3 collects obj 7 from from ADP _ 9 papers case 8 exam exam NOUN Number=Sing 9 papers compound 9 papers paper NOUN Number=Plur 3 collects obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 collects punct
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1 collect present Our teacher the funniest howlers exam papers vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent howler=Theme from paper=Source
Example 5 The wind was a howler that night, rattling every window.
det nsubj cop det det nmod:unmarked punct acl det obj punct root The DET wind NOUN was AUX a DET howler NOUN that DET night NOUN , PUNCT rattling VERB every DET window NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 wind det 2 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 5 howler nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 howler cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 howler det 5 howler howler NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 night det 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 5 howler nmod:unmarked 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 rattling punct 9 rattling rattle VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 howler acl 10 every every DET PronType=Tot 11 window det 11 window window NOUN Number=Sing 9 rattling obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 howler punct
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1 is a past the wind a howler night tree rules 2 rattle gerund a howler not said here every window vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent window=Theme
Example 6 Ron got a Howler from his mum, and it screamed at him in the Great Hall.
The tree, 16 words nsubj det obj case nmod:poss obl punct cc nsubj conj case obl case det amod obl punct root Ron NOUN got VERB a DET Howler NOUN from ADP his PRON mum NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ it PRON screamed VERB at ADP him PRON in ADP the DET Great ADJ Hall PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ron ron NOUN Number=Sing 2 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 Howler det 4 Howler howler NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 5 from from ADP _ 7 mum case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 mum nmod:poss 7 mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 screamed punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 screamed cc 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 screamed nsubj 11 screamed scream VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 got conj 12 at at ADP _ 13 him case 13 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 screamed obl 14 in in ADP _ 17 Hall case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 Hall det 16 Great great ADJ Degree=Pos 17 Hall amod 17 Hall Hall PROPN Number=Sing 11 screamed obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past Ron a Howler from Ron's mum vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent howler=Theme from mum=Source 2 scream speech: express past Howler the Great Hall at Ron vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at he=Location
Example 7 Check your answer twice so you don't make a howler.
nmod:poss obj advmod advmod nsubj aux advmod advcl det obj punct root Check VERB your PRON answer NOUN twice ADV so ADV you PRON do AUX n't PART make VERB a DET howler NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Check check VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 answer nmod:poss 3 answer answer NOUN Number=Sing 1 Check obj 4 twice twice ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Mult 1 Check advmod 5 so so ADV _ 9 make advmod 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 make nsubj 7 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 make aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 make advmod 9 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Check advcl 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 howler det 11 howler howler NOUN Number=Sing 9 make obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 1 Check punct
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1 check imperative you not said here your answer twice property vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme 2 not make present · do-support you a howler vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent howler=Product 3 answer your nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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