irritate Who acts: It, people, brother, wool jumper, constant tapping, cleaning sprays · What happens: irritate, be, make, do, chew, hum · To what, where: someone, them, something, part, me, Smoke
«irritate» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: irritate in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To irritate someone is to annoy them or make them a bit angry, often by doing something again and again.
The tree, 20 words mark advcl obj cop mark obj cc conj obj det obl:unmarked xcomp punct advmod mark advcl obj advmod cc conj punct root To PART irritate VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART annoy VERB them PRON or CCONJ make VERB them PRON a DET bit NOUN angry ADJ , PUNCT often ADV by SCONJ doing VERB something PRON again ADV and CCONJ again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 irritate mark 2 irritate irritate VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 annoy advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 irritate obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 annoy cop 5 to to PART _ 6 annoy mark 6 annoy annoy VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 annoy obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 make cc 9 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 annoy conj 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 make obj 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 bit det 12 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 13 angry obl:unmarked 13 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 9 make xcomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 doing punct 15 often often ADV _ 17 doing advmod 16 by by SCONJ _ 17 doing mark 17 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 make advcl 18 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 17 doing obj 19 again again ADV _ 17 doing advmod 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 again cc 21 again again ADV _ 19 again conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 6 annoy punct
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1 irritate to-infinitive someone vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus someone=Experiencer 2 is present annoy property tree rules 3 make infinitive them = they angry property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product 4 do gerund something again often property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
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 To irritate part of the body, such as skin or eyes, is to make it sore, itchy or red.
The tree, 19 words mark advcl obj case det nmod punct case fixed conj cc conj punct cop mark obj xcomp punct conj cc conj punct root To PART irritate VERB part NOUN of ADP the DET body NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP skin NOUN or CCONJ eyes NOUN , PUNCT is AUX to PART make VERB it PRON sore ADJ , PUNCT itchy ADJ or CCONJ red ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 irritate mark 2 irritate irritate VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 make advcl 3 part part NOUN Number=Sing 2 irritate obj 4 of of ADP _ 6 body case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 body det 6 body body NOUN Number=Sing 3 part nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 skin punct 8 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 10 skin case 9 as as ADP _ 8 such fixed 10 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 6 body conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 eyes cc 12 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 10 skin conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 2 irritate punct 14 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 make cop 15 to to PART _ 16 make mark 16 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 17 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 make obj 18 sore sore ADJ Degree=Pos 16 make xcomp 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 itchy punct 20 itchy itchy ADJ Degree=Pos 18 sore conj 21 or or CCONJ _ 22 red cc 22 red red ADJ Degree=Pos 18 sore conj 23 . . PUNCT _ 16 make punct
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1 irritate to-infinitive part of the body and skin or eyes vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus part=Experiencer 2 is present make, sore property tree rules
Example 1 It really irritates me when people chew loudly.
nsubj advmod obj advmod nsubj advcl advmod punct root It PRON really ADV irritates VERB me PRON when ADV people NOUN chew VERB loudly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 irritates nsubj 2 really really ADV _ 3 irritates advmod 3 irritates irritate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 irritates obj 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 chew advmod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 chew nsubj 7 chew chew VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 irritates advcl 8 loudly loudly ADV _ 7 chew advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 irritates punct
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1 irritate present It me vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer 2 chew present people loudly property vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 My brother hummed just to irritate me.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod mark xcomp obj punct root My PRON brother NOUN hummed VERB just ADV to PART irritate VERB me PRON . PUNCT 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 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 hummed nsubj 3 hummed hum VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 just just ADV _ 6 irritate advmod 5 to to PART _ 6 irritate mark 6 irritate irritate VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 hummed xcomp 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 irritate obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 hummed punct
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1 hum past My brother vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 irritate to-infinitive My brother not said here me vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer
Example 3 Smoke from the bonfire irritated my eyes.
obl:unmarked case det nmod nmod:poss obj punct root Smoke NOUN from ADP the DET bonfire NOUN irritated VERB my PRON eyes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Smoke smoke NOUN Number=Sing 5 irritated obl:unmarked 2 from from ADP _ 4 bonfire case 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 bonfire det 4 bonfire bonfire NOUN Number=Sing 1 Smoke nmod 5 irritated irritate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 eyes nmod:poss 7 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 5 irritated obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 irritated punct
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1 irritate participle Smoke from the bonfire vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus eye=Experiencer
Example 4 This wool jumper irritates my skin.
det compound nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root This DET wool NOUN jumper NOUN irritates VERB my PRON skin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 jumper det 2 wool wool NOUN Number=Sing 3 jumper compound 3 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 4 irritates nsubj 4 irritates irritate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 skin nmod:poss 6 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 4 irritates obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 irritates punct
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1 irritate present this wool jumper my skin vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus skin=Experiencer
Example 5 The teacher was irritated by the constant tapping.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det amod obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN was AUX irritated VERB by ADP the DET constant ADJ tapping NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 4 irritated nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 irritated aux:pass 4 irritated irritate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 8 tapping case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 tapping det 7 constant constant ADJ Degree=Pos 8 tapping amod 8 tapping tapping NOUN Number=Sing 4 irritated obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 irritated punct
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1 irritate past · passive the constant tapping the teacher vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer
Example 6 Some cleaning sprays can irritate your lungs, so open a window.
det compound nsubj aux nmod:poss obj punct advmod conj det obj punct root Some DET cleaning NOUN sprays NOUN can AUX irritate VERB your PRON lungs NOUN , PUNCT so ADV open VERB a DET window NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 3 sprays det 2 cleaning cleaning NOUN Number=Sing 3 sprays compound 3 sprays spray NOUN Number=Plur 5 irritate nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 irritate aux 5 irritate irritate VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 lungs nmod:poss 7 lungs lung NOUN Number=Plur 5 irritate obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 open punct 9 so so ADV _ 10 open advmod 10 open open VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 irritate conj 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 window det 12 window window NOUN Number=Sing 10 open obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 irritate punct
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1 irritate can some cleaning sprays your lungs vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus lung=Experiencer 2 open infinitive some cleaning sprays not said here a window vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme
Example 7 Stinging nettles irritate your skin and make little bumps.
amod nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj amod obj punct root Stinging VERB nettles NOUN irritate VERB your PRON skin NOUN and CCONJ make VERB little ADJ bumps NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stinging sting VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 nettles amod 2 nettles nettle NOUN Number=Plur 3 irritate nsubj 3 irritate irritate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 skin nmod:poss 5 skin skin NOUN Number=Sing 3 irritate obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 make cc 7 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 irritate conj 8 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 9 bumps amod 9 bumps bump NOUN Number=Plur 7 make obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 irritate punct
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1 sting gerund vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 irritate present Stinging nettles your skin vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus skin=Experiencer 3 make present Stinging nettles not said here little bumps vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bump=Product
Example 8 “Don’t irritate him unnecessarily,” had been Wendy’s instructions in the hold; so Tootles stepped forward politely.
The tree, 18 words punct aux advmod obj advmod punct punct aux cop nmod:poss case obj case det obl punct advmod nsubj conj advmod advmod punct root “ PUNCT Do AUX n’t PART irritate VERB him PRON unnecessarily ADV , PUNCT ” PUNCT had AUX been AUX Wendy PROPN ’s PART instructions NOUN in ADP the DET hold NOUN ; PUNCT so ADV Tootles NOUN stepped VERB forward ADV politely ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 4 irritate punct 2 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 irritate aux 3 n’t not PART Polarity=Neg 4 irritate advmod 4 irritate irritate VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 irritate obj 6 unnecessarily unnecessarily ADV _ 4 irritate advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 irritate punct 8 ” " PUNCT _ 4 irritate punct 9 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 instructions aux 10 been be AUX Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 13 instructions cop 11 Wendy Wendy PROPN Number=Sing 13 instructions nmod:poss 12 ’s 's PART _ 11 Wendy case 13 instructions instruction NOUN Number=Plur 4 irritate obj 14 in in ADP _ 16 hold case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 hold det 16 hold hold NOUN Number=Sing 4 irritate obl 17 ; ; PUNCT _ 20 stepped punct 18 so so ADV _ 20 stepped advmod 19 Tootles tootle NOUN Number=Plur 20 stepped nsubj 20 stepped step VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 irritate conj 21 forward forward ADV _ 20 stepped advmod 22 politely politely ADV _ 20 stepped advmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 4 irritate punct
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1 not irritate in a quote imperative · do-support you not said here him = he the hold unnecessarily property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer 2 is a past · perfect Wendy's instructions tree rules 3 step forward past Tootles forward, politely property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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