mike Who acts: Mike, man, device, you, people, head teacher · What happens: be, name, pick up, make, record, mike up · To what, where: microphone, voice, mike, someone, radio alphabet, best friend · Speech: someone speaks here
«mike» 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: mike in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Mike is a boy's or man's first name, short for Michael.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop det case cc nmod:poss case amod conj punct conj case obl punct root Mike PROPN is AUX a DET boy NOUN 's PART or CCONJ man NOUN 's PART first ADJ name NOUN , PUNCT short ADJ for ADP Michael PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mike Mike PROPN Number=Sing 4 boy nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 boy cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 boy det 4 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 's 's PART _ 4 boy case 6 or or CCONJ _ 10 name cc 7 man man NOUN Number=Sing 10 name nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 man case 9 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 10 name amod 10 name name NOUN Number=Sing 4 boy conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 short punct 12 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 4 boy conj 13 for for ADP _ 14 Michael case 14 Michael Michael PROPN Number=Sing 12 short obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 boy punct
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1 is present Mike 's a boy or man's first name tree rules 2 be Mike not said here for Michael tree rules 3 name man nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A mike is a microphone, the device that picks up your voice so it can be made louder or recorded.
The tree, 20 words det nsubj cop det punct det appos nsubj acl:relcl compound:prt nmod:poss obj mark nsubj:pass aux aux:pass advcl xcomp cc conj punct root A DET mike NOUN is AUX a DET microphone NOUN , PUNCT the DET device NOUN that PRON picks VERB up ADP your PRON voice NOUN so SCONJ it PRON can AUX be AUX made VERB louder ADJ or CCONJ recorded VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 mike det 2 mike mike NOUN Number=Sing 5 microphone nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 microphone cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 microphone det 5 microphone microphone NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 device punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 device det 8 device device NOUN Number=Sing 5 microphone appos 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 picks nsubj 10 picks pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 device acl:relcl 11 up up ADP _ 10 picks compound:prt 12 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 voice nmod:poss 13 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 10 picks obj 14 so so SCONJ _ 18 made mark 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 made nsubj:pass 16 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 18 made aux 17 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 18 made aux:pass 18 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 picks advcl 19 louder loud ADJ Degree=Cmp 18 made xcomp 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 recorded cc 21 recorded record VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 18 made conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 microphone punct
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1 is a present a mike a microphone tree rules 2 pick up present the device your voice vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent voice=Topic 3 make can · passive mike loud property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product 4 record participle vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To mike someone up is to fix a small microphone on them.
mark advcl obj compound:prt cop mark det amod obj case obl punct root To PART mike VERB someone PRON up ADP is AUX to PART fix VERB a DET small ADJ microphone NOUN on ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 mike mark 2 mike mike VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 fix advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 mike obj 4 up up ADP _ 2 mike compound:prt 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fix cop 6 to to PART _ 7 fix mark 7 fix fix VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 microphone det 9 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 10 microphone amod 10 microphone microphone NOUN Number=Sing 7 fix obj 11 on on ADP _ 12 them case 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 fix obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 fix punct
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1 mike up to-infinitive someone tree rules 2 is present on them = they ; fix property tree rules
Meaning 4 In the radio alphabet, Mike stands for the letter M.
case det compound obl punct nsubj case det obl appos root In ADP the DET radio NOUN alphabet NOUN , PUNCT Mike PROPN stands VERB for ADP the DET letter NOUN M. PROPN The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 alphabet case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 alphabet det 3 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 4 alphabet compound 4 alphabet alphabet NOUN Number=Sing 7 stands obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 alphabet punct 6 Mike Mike PROPN Number=Sing 7 stands nsubj 7 stands stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 for for ADP _ 10 letter case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 letter det 10 letter letter NOUN Number=Sing 7 stands obl 11 M. M. PROPN Number=Sing 10 letter appos
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1 stand present Mike the radio alphabet for the letter vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in alphabet=Location
Example 1 Mike is my best friend from football.
nsubj cop nmod:poss amod case nmod punct root Mike PROPN is AUX my PRON best ADJ friend NOUN from ADP football NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mike Mike PROPN Number=Sing 5 friend nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 friend cop 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 friend nmod:poss 4 best good ADJ Degree=Sup 5 friend amod 5 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 from from ADP _ 7 football case 7 football football NOUN Number=Sing 5 friend nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 friend punct
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1 is a present Mike my best friend football tree rules
Example 2 Please speak into the mike so the people at the back can hear.
discourse case det obl mark det nsubj case det nmod aux advcl punct root Please INTJ speak VERB into ADP the DET mike NOUN so SCONJ the DET people NOUN at ADP the DET back NOUN can AUX hear VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 speak discourse 2 speak speak VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 into into ADP _ 5 mike case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 mike det 5 mike mike NOUN Number=Sing 2 speak obl 6 so so SCONJ _ 13 hear mark 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 people det 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 hear nsubj 9 at at ADP _ 11 back case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 back det 11 back back NOUN Number=Sing 8 people nmod 12 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 hear aux 13 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 speak advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other imperative you not said here the mike vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 hear can the people at the back vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer
Example 3 The mike squeaked loudly when the head teacher tapped it.
det nsubj advmod mark det compound nsubj advcl obj punct root The DET mike NOUN squeaked VERB loudly ADV when SCONJ the DET head NOUN teacher NOUN tapped VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mike det 2 mike mike NOUN Number=Sing 3 squeaked nsubj 3 squeaked squeak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 loudly loudly ADV _ 3 squeaked advmod 5 when when SCONJ _ 9 tapped mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 teacher det 7 head head NOUN Number=Sing 8 teacher compound 8 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 9 tapped nsubj 9 tapped tap VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 squeaked advcl 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 tapped obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 squeaked punct
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1 squeak past the mike loudly property vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 tap past the head teacher mike vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent it=Location
Example 4 The sound team miked up all the actors before the play.
det compound nsubj compound:prt det:predet det obj case det obl punct root The DET sound NOUN team NOUN miked VERB up ADP all DET the DET actors NOUN before ADP the DET play NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 team det 2 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 3 team compound 3 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 miked nsubj 4 miked mike VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 miked compound:prt 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 actors det:predet 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 actors det 8 actors actor NOUN Number=Plur 4 miked obj 9 before before ADP _ 11 play case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 play det 11 play play NOUN Number=Sing 4 miked obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 miked punct
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1 mike up past the sound team all actors before the play tree rules
Example 5 My uncle played guitar at an open-mike night.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case det amod punct det obl punct root My PRON uncle NOUN played VERB guitar NOUN at ADP an DET open ADJ - PUNCT mike DET night NOUN . 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 uncle nmod:poss 2 uncle uncle NOUN Number=Sing 3 played nsubj 3 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obj 5 at at ADP _ 10 night case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 night det 7 open open ADJ Degree=Pos 10 night amod 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 open punct 9 mike mike DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 night det 10 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 played punct
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1 play past My uncle guitar night vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guitar=Theme
Example 6 "M for Mike," said the pilot over the radio.
punct nsubj case nmod punct punct det obj case det obl punct root " PUNCT M NOUN for ADP Mike PROPN , PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB the DET pilot NOUN over ADP the DET radio NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 M punct 2 M M NOUN Number=Sing 7 said nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 4 Mike case 4 Mike Mike PROPN Number=Sing 2 M nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 Mike punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 Mike punct 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 pilot det 9 pilot pilot NOUN Number=Sing 7 said obj 10 over over ADP _ 12 radio case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 radio det 12 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 7 said obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past M for Mike the pilot the radio vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent pilot=Topic
Example 7 (slang) She finished her speech, dropped the mike and walked off.
The tree, 11 words punct obl punct nsubj nmod:poss obj punct parataxis det obj cc conj compound:prt punct root ( PUNCT slang NOUN ) PUNCT She PRON finished VERB her PRON speech NOUN , PUNCT dropped VERB the DET mike NOUN and CCONJ walked VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 slang punct 2 slang slang NOUN Number=Sing 5 finished obl 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 slang punct 4 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 finished nsubj 5 finished finish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 speech nmod:poss 7 speech speech NOUN Number=Sing 5 finished obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 dropped punct 9 dropped drop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 finished parataxis 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 mike det 11 mike mike NOUN Number=Sing 9 dropped obj 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 walked cc 13 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 dropped conj 14 off off ADP _ 13 walked compound:prt 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 finished punct
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1 finish past She slang vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector speech=Eventuality 2 drop past the mike vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mike=Theme 3 walk off past vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 speak her = she nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent
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