lurch

Who acts: bus, person, they, I, stomach, we · What happens: move, jolt, fall, leave, need, lurch · To what, where: someone, help, rail, ship, room, partner · Speech: someone speaks here

«lurch» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: lurch in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To move suddenly and unsteadily, like a bus that jolts or a person who nearly falls.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 move	mark
2	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	_	2 move	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 unsteadily	cc
5	unsteadily	unsteadily	ADV	_	3 suddenly	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 bus	punct
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 bus	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 bus	det
9	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 move	obl
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 jolts	nsubj
11	jolts	jolt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 bus	acl:relcl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 person	cc
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 person	det
14	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 bus	conj
15	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 falls	nsubj
16	nearly	nearly	ADV	_	17 falls	advmod
17	falls	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 person	acl:relcl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	move	to-infinitive		like a bus or a person; suddenly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	jolt	present	a bus or a person		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	fall	present	a person	nearly property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A sudden jerky movement.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 movement	det
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 movement	amod
3	jerky	jerky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 movement	amod
4	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 movement	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: leave someone in the lurch — kept apart, not parsed.

To leave someone alone when they need help.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 leave	mark
2	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 leave	obj
4	alone	alone	ADV	_	2 leave	advmod
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	7 need	advmod
6	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 need	nsubj
7	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 leave	advcl
8	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 need	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	to-infinitive		someone				alone property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
2	need	present	they	help					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme

Example 1

The bus lurched forward and I grabbed the rail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bus	det
2	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lurched	nsubj
3	lurched	lurch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	forward	forward	ADV	_	3 lurched	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 grabbed	cc
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 grabbed	nsubj
7	grabbed	grab	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 lurched	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rail	det
9	rail	rail	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 grabbed	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lurched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lurch	past	the bus					forward property	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	grab	past	I	the rail					vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rail=Theme

Example 2

The ship lurched in the huge waves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ship	det
2	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	lurched	lurch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 ship	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 waves	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 waves	det
6	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 waves	amod
7	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lurched	obl:agent
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ship	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lurch	participle		the ship not said here					vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

My stomach lurched when I saw how high we were.

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 stomach	nmod:poss
2	stomach	stomach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lurched	nsubj
3	lurched	lurch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 saw	advmod
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 saw	nsubj
6	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 lurched	advcl
7	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	8 high	advmod
8	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 saw	ccomp
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 high	nsubj
10	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 high	cop
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lurched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	lurch	past	My stomach		vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	see	past	I		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	is	past	we	high property	tree rules

Example 4

The car stopped with a lurch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 car	det
2	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stopped	nsubj
3	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 lurch	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 lurch	det
6	lurch	lurch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stopped	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past	the car					with a lurch	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with lurch=Location

Example 5

He lurched across the room half asleep.

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 lurched	nsubj
2	lurched	lurch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	across	across	ADP	_	5 room	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 room	det
5	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lurched	obl
6	half	half	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	7 asleep	advmod
7	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 room	amod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lurched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lurch	past	He			the room			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across room=Trajectory

Example 6

Don't leave your partner in the lurch — finish your part of the project.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 leave	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 leave	advmod
3	leave	leave	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 partner	nmod:poss
5	partner	partner	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 leave	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 lurch	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 lurch	det
8	lurch	lurch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 leave	obl
9	—	-	PUNCT	_	10 finish	punct
10	finish	finish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 leave	advcl
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 part	nmod:poss
12	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 finish	obj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 project	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 project	det
15	project	project	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 part	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 leave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not leave	imperative · do-support	you not said here	your partner		the lurch			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent partner=Theme in lurch=Location
2	finish	infinitive	you not said here	your part of the project					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality part=Eventuality

Example 7

At that moment the ship gave a great lurch forward into the waves.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	3 moment	case
2	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 moment	det
3	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gave	obl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 ship	det
5	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gave	nsubj
6	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 lurch	det
8	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 lurch	amod
9	lurch	lurch	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 gave	obj
10	forward	forward	ADV	_	6 gave	advmod
11	into	into	ADP	_	13 waves	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 waves	det
13	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 gave	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the ship	a great lurch		the waves	moment	forward property	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lurch=Theme

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