mischief

Who acts: Mischief, naughty behaviour, puppy, Grandma, eyes, he · What happens: be, not be, play, mean, cause, tease · To what, where: naughty behaviour, tricks, harm, purpose, mischief, slippers

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

Meaning 1

Mischief is naughty behaviour that is usually playful and not very harmful, like playing tricks.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 behaviour	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 behaviour	cop
3	naughty	naughty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 behaviour	amod
4	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 playful	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 playful	cop
7	usually	usually	ADV	_	8 playful	advmod
8	playful	playful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 behaviour	acl:relcl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 harmful	cc
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 harmful	advmod
11	very	very	ADV	_	12 harmful	advmod
12	harmful	harmful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 playful	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 playing	punct
14	like	like	SCONJ	_	15 playing	mark
15	playing	play	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 playful	advcl
16	tricks	trick	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 playing	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 behaviour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Mischief	naughty behaviour		tree rules
2	is	present	naughty behaviour		playful, usually property	tree rules
3	not be		naughty behaviour not said here			tree rules
4	play	gerund	naughty behaviour not said here	tricks		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=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

Mischief can also mean harm or trouble caused on purpose.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	harm	harm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 trouble	cc
7	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 harm	conj
8	caused	cause	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 harm	acl
9	on	on	ADP	_	10 purpose	case
10	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 caused	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Mischief	harm or trouble					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent harm=Topic
2	cause	participle		harm or trouble not said here		purpose			vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition

Meaning 3

A wish to tease or play tricks, as in "a look of mischief".

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 wish	det
2	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 tease	mark
4	tease	tease	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 wish	acl
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 play	cc
6	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 tease	conj
7	tricks	trick	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 play	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 look	punct
9	as	as	ADP	_	13 look	case
10	in	in	ADP	_	13 look	case
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 look	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 look	det
13	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 play	parataxis
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 mischief	case
15	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 look	nmod
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 look	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tease	to-infinitive							vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	play	infinitive		tricks					vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent trick=Theme clause=Eventuality

Example 1

The puppy got into mischief and chewed my slippers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	nsubj
3	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	5 mischief	case
5	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 got	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 chewed	cc
7	chewed	chew	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 got	conj
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 slippers	nmod:poss
9	slippers	slipper	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 chewed	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	the puppy			mischief			vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into mischief=Destination
2	chew	past	the puppy not said here	my slippers					vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slipper=Patient

Example 2

Grandma gave us jobs to keep us out of mischief.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 gave	iobj
4	jobs	job	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 gave	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 keep	mark
6	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 gave	advcl
7	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 keep	obj
8	out	out	ADP	_	10 mischief	case
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 mischief	case
10	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 keep	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	Grandma	jobs	us				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient job=Theme
2	keep	to-infinitive	Grandma not said here	us		mischief			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent we=Theme out mischief=Location

Example 3

His eyes were full of mischief as he hid the teacher's chalk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 eyes	nmod:poss
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 full	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 full	cop
4	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 mischief	case
6	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 full	obl
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	9 hid	mark
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 hid	nsubj
9	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 full	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 teacher	det
11	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 chalk	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 teacher	case
13	chalk	chalk	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 hid	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	His eyes					of mischief; full property	tree rules
2	hide	past	he	the teacher's chalk					vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chalk=Patient

Example 4

The twins are always up to mischief.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 twins	det
2	twins	twin	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 mischief	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 mischief	cop
4	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	7 mischief	advmod
5	up	up	ADP	_	7 mischief	case
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 mischief	case
7	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 mischief	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the twins					up mischief; always property	tree rules

Example 5

The goblins made mischief in the village every night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 goblins	det
2	goblins	goblin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 village	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 village	det
7	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl
8	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	9 night	det
9	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obl:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the goblins	mischief		the village	night		vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mischief=Product

Example 6

She gave me a look of mischief before pouring water on Dad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 gave	iobj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 look	det
5	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 mischief	case
7	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 look	nmod
8	before	before	SCONJ	_	9 pouring	mark
9	pouring	pour	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 gave	advcl
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pouring	obj
11	on	on	ADP	_	12 Dad	case
12	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 pouring	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	She	a look of mischief	me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient look=Theme
2	pour	gerund	She not said here	water				on Dad	vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient

Example 7

(formal) The rumours were spread to make mischief between the two families.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
2	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 rumours	amod
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 formal	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rumours	det
5	rumours	rumour	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 spread	nsubj:pass
6	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 spread	aux:pass
7	spread	spread	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 make	mark
9	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 spread	advcl
10	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 make	obj
11	between	between	ADP	_	14 families	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 families	det
13	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 families	nummod
14	families	family	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 mischief	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	past · passive		the formal rumours					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
2	make	to-infinitive		mischief				between the two families	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mischief=Product

Example 8

His hands are always kept in mischief.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 hands	nmod:poss
2	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 kept	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 kept	aux:pass
4	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	5 kept	advmod
5	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 mischief	case
7	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 kept	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	present · passive		His hands		mischief		always property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in mischief=Location

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