mew

Who acts: soft high crying sound, gull, row, We, aunt, cat · What happens: cry, make, turn, mew, hear, live · To what, where: sound, small street, houses, kitten, tiny mew, shed

«mew» 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: mew in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The soft, high crying sound a cat or kitten makes; to make this sound.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sound	det
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sound	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 soft	punct
4	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sound	amod
5	crying	cry	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 sound	amod
6	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 makes	nsubj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 cat	det
8	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 makes	nsubj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 kitten	cc
10	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cat	conj
11	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 make	punct
13	to	to	PART	_	14 make	mark
14	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 makes	xcomp
15	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	16 sound	det
16	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 make	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	cry speech: express	gerund			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	make	present	the soft high crying sound		tree rules
3	make	to-infinitive	the soft high crying sound not said here	this sound	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product

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

The cry of a gull or other bird, especially the mew gull (a kind of seagull).

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cry	det
2	cry	cry	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 gull	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 gull	det
5	gull	gull	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cry	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 bird	cc
7	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 bird	amod
8	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gull	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 gull	punct
10	especially	especially	ADV	_	13 gull	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 gull	det
12	mew	mew	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gull	compound
13	gull	gull	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cry	conj
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	16 kind	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 kind	det
16	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gull	appos
17	of	of	ADP	_	18 seagull	case
18	seagull	seagull	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 kind	nmod
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	16 kind	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cry		a gull or other bird						nom cry «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: mews, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

A row of old stables in a city, now turned into houses, or a small street with such houses.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 row	det
2	row	row	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 turned	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 stables	case
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 stables	amod
5	stables	stable	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 row	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 city	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 city	det
8	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stables	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 turned	punct
10	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	11 turned	advmod
11	turned	turn	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
12	into	into	ADP	_	13 houses	case
13	houses	house	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 turned	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 street	punct
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 street	cc
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 street	det
17	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 street	amod
18	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 turned	obl
19	with	with	ADP	_	21 houses	case
20	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 houses	amod
21	houses	house	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 street	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	turn	participle	a row of old stables in a city	a small street with such houses		houses	now		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into house=Trajectory

Example 1

The kitten mewed for its mother.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 kitten	det
2	kitten	kitten	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	mewed	mew	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 kitten	acl
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 mother	case
5	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 mother	nmod:poss
6	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mewed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kitten	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mew	participle		the kitten not said here				for kitten's mother	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

We heard a tiny mew from under the shed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 heard	nsubj
2	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 mew	det
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 mew	amod
5	mew	mew	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	9 shed	case
7	under	under	ADP	_	9 shed	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 shed	det
9	shed	shed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	We	a tiny mew		the shed			vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent mew=Topic from shed=Source

Example 3

Gulls mewed over the harbour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gulls	gull	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
2	mewed	mew	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Gulls	acl
3	over	over	ADP	_	5 harbour	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 harbour	det
5	harbour	harbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mewed	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Gulls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mew	participle		Gulls not said here		the harbour			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

My aunt lives in a mews in London.

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 aunt	nmod:poss
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lives	nsubj
3	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 mews	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 mews	det
6	mews	mew	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 lives	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 London	case
8	London	London	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 mews	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lives	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	My aunt			a mews in London			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mew=Location

Example 5

The cat gave a sad little mew at the door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 mew	det
5	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 mew	amod
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 mew	amod
7	mew	mew	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 door	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 door	det
10	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the cat	a sad little mew		the door			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent mew=Theme at door=Asset

Example 6

A mew gull is smaller than a herring gull.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 gull	det
2	mew	mew	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gull	compound
3	gull	gull	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 smaller	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 smaller	cop
5	smaller	small	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	root	root
6	than	than	ADP	_	9 gull	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 gull	det
8	herring	herring	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 gull	compound
9	gull	gull	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 smaller	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 smaller	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a mew gull					than a herring gull; small property	tree rules

Example 7

And then it mewed more than ever.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 mewed	cc
2	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 mewed	advmod
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 mewed	nsubj
4	mewed	mew	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 mewed	obj
6	than	than	ADP	_	7 ever	case
7	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	5 more	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mewed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mew	past	it	more			then		vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent more=Theme

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