intone

Who acts: priest, Silence, wizard, monks, robot, Mr · What happens: say, sing, chant, do, word, intone · To what, where: something, steady flat voice, one note, words, prayer, opening prayer · Speech: someone speaks here

«intone» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: intone in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To say something slowly in a steady, flat voice, almost like singing on one note.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 say	mark
2	say	say	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 say	obj
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	2 say	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	10 voice	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 voice	det
7	steady	steady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 voice	amod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 steady	punct
9	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 voice	amod
10	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 say	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 singing	punct
12	almost	almost	ADV	_	14 singing	advmod
13	like	like	SCONJ	_	14 singing	mark
14	singing	sing	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 say	advcl
15	on	on	ADP	_	17 note	case
16	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	17 note	nummod
17	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 singing	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 say	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	to-infinitive		something		a steady flat voice		slowly property	vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent something=Theme in voice=Manner
2	sing speech: express	gerund				one note		almost property	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on note=Location

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: church — kept apart, not parsed.

To sing or chant words of a prayer or service on one note, as a priest or choir does.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 sing	mark
2	sing	sing	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 chant	cc
4	chant	chant	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 sing	conj
5	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 chant	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 prayer	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 prayer	det
8	prayer	prayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 words	nmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 service	cc
10	service	service	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 prayer	conj
11	on	on	ADP	_	13 note	case
12	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	13 note	nummod
13	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 chant	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 does	punct
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	20 does	mark
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 priest	det
17	priest	priest	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 does	nsubj
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 choir	cc
19	choir	choir	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 priest	conj
20	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 chant	advcl
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	sing speech: express	to-infinitive				vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	chant	infinitive		words of a prayer or service	one note	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic
3	do	present	a priest or choir			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	word			a prayer or service		nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

The priest intoned the opening prayer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 priest	det
2	priest	priest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intoned	nsubj
3	intoned	intone	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 prayer	det
5	opening	opening	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 prayer	amod
6	prayer	prayer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intoned	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 intoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intone	past	the priest	the opening prayer					vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prayer=Theme

Example 2

«Silence in the library,» the librarian intoned.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Silence	punct
2	Silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 intoned	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 library	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 library	det
5	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Silence	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Silence	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Silence	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 librarian	det
9	librarian	librarian	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 intoned	nsubj
10	intoned	intone	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 intoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intone	past	Silence in the library						vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The wizard raised his staff and intoned a spell.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wizard	det
2	wizard	wizard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 raised	nsubj
3	raised	raise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 staff	nmod:poss
5	staff	staff	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 raised	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 intoned	cc
7	intoned	intone	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 raised	conj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 spell	det
9	spell	spell	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 intoned	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 raised	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	raise	past	the wizard	wizard's staff					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent staff=Theme
2	intone	past	the wizard not said here	a spell					vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spell=Theme

Example 4

The monks intoned the psalm in a low voice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 monks	det
2	monks	monk	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 intoned	nsubj
3	intoned	intone	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 psalm	det
5	psalm	psalm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intoned	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 voice	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 voice	det
8	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 voice	amod
9	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intoned	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 intoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intone	past	the monks	the psalm		a low voice			vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent psalm=Theme

Example 5

The robot intoned, «Please enter the password.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 robot	det
2	robot	robot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intoned	nsubj
3	intoned	intone	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 enter	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	7 enter	punct
6	Please	please	INTJ	_	7 enter	discourse
7	enter	enter	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 intoned	ccomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 password	det
9	password	password	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 enter	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 enter	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	7 enter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intone	past	the robot						tree rules
2	enter in a quote	infinitive	the robot not said here	the password					vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme password=Destination

Example 6

Mr Shaw intoned the list of names without looking up.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mr	Mr	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 intoned	nsubj
2	Shaw	Shaw	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Mr	flat
3	intoned	intone	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 list	det
5	list	list	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intoned	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 names	case
7	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 list	nmod
8	without	without	SCONJ	_	9 looking	mark
9	looking	look	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 names	acl
10	up	up	ADP	_	9 looking	compound:prt
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 intoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	intone	past	Mr	the list of names	vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent list=Theme
2	look up	gerund	names not said here		vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
3	list			names	nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 7

The choir intoned the same note again and again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 choir	det
2	choir	choir	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intoned	nsubj
3	intoned	intone	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 note	det
5	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 note	amod
6	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 intoned	obj
7	again	again	ADV	_	3 intoned	advmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 again	cc
9	again	again	ADV	_	7 again	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 intoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	intone	past	the choir	the same note			again		vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme

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