moan

Who acts: you, wind, it, Dad, We, She · What happens: make, complain, have, stop, moan, injure · To what, where: long low sound, annoying way, moan, injured player, trees, one page

«moan» 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: moan in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To make a long low sound because of pain or sadness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 make	mark
2	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sound	det
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sound	amod
5	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sound	amod
6	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
7	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	9 pain	case
8	of	of	ADP	_	7 because	fixed
9	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 sadness	cc
11	sadness	sadness	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pain	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		a long low sound				because pain or sadness	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

Usage: informal, especially UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

To complain in an annoying way about small things.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 complain	mark
2	complain	complain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 way	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 way	det
5	annoying	annoying	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	amod
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 complain	obl
7	about	about	ADP	_	9 things	case
8	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 things	amod
9	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 way	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 complain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	complain speech: other	to-infinitive				a annoying way about small things			vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

Stop moaning about your homework!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	moaning	moan	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	about	about	ADP	_	5 homework	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 homework	nmod:poss
5	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 moaning	obl
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	moan	gerund	you not said here					about your homework	vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about homework=Topic

Meaning 3

Noun: a low sound of pain, or the wind's low sound.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sound	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 sound	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sound	det
4	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sound	amod
5	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 pain	case
7	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sound	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 sound	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 sound	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 wind	det
11	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sound	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 wind	case
13	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 sound	amod
14	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sound	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sound	punct

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

Meaning 4

Noun (informal): a complaint: to have a moan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 complaint	nsubj
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 informal	punct
3	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Noun	appos
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 informal	punct
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 complaint	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 complaint	det
7	complaint	complaint	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 have	punct
9	to	to	PART	_	10 have	mark
10	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 complaint	acl:relcl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 moan	det
12	moan	moan	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 have	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 complaint	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	to-infinitive		a moan					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moan=Patient

Example 1

The injured player moaned in pain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 player	det
2	injured	injure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 player	amod
3	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	moaned	moan	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 player	acl
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 pain	case
6	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 moaned	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 player	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	injure	participle							tree rules
2	moan	participle		the injured player not said here				in pain	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in pain=Theme

Example 2

The wind moaned through the trees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wind	det
2	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moaned	nsubj
3	moaned	moan	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 trees	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 trees	det
6	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 moaned	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 moaned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	moan	past	the wind			the trees			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through tree=Location

Example 3

Stop moaning — it's only one page of homework!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	moaning	moan	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	—	-	PUNCT	_	8 page	punct
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 page	nsubj
5	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 page	cop
6	only	only	ADV	_	7 one	advmod
7	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 page	nummod
8	page	page	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stop	parataxis
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 homework	case
10	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 page	nmod
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	moan	gerund	you not said here			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is a	present	it	one page	of homework	tree rules

Example 4

Dad likes a good moan about the traffic.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 likes	nsubj
2	likes	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 moan	det
4	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 moan	amod
5	moan	moan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 likes	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	8 traffic	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 traffic	det
8	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 moan	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 likes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	Dad	a good moan				about the traffic	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot moan=Theme

Example 5

We heard a low moan from the cellar.

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 moan	det
4	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 moan	amod
5	moan	moan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 cellar	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 cellar	det
8	cellar	cellar	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heard	punct

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

Example 6

She moaned that the bus was late again.

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 moaned	nsubj
2	moaned	moan	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 late	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bus	det
5	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 late	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 late	cop
7	late	late	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 moaned	advcl
8	again	again	ADV	_	7 late	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 moaned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	moan	past	She						vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	the bus				again	late property	tree rules

Example 7

My brother moans whenever it's his turn to wash up.

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 moans	nsubj
3	moans	moan	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	whenever	whenever	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 turn	advmod
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 turn	nsubj
6	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 turn	cop
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 turn	nmod:poss
8	turn	turn	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moans	obj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 wash	mark
10	wash	wash	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 turn	acl
11	up	up	ADP	_	10 wash	compound:prt
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 moans	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	moan	present	My brother			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a	present	it	brother's turn	whenever property	tree rules
3	wash up	to-infinitive	My brother not said here			vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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