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murder

Who acts: crime, Verb, traffic, She, I, detective · What happens: kill, do, want, be, murder, solve · To what, where: person, purpose, something, murder, song, cup · Speech: someone speaks here

«murder» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: murder in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

The crime of killing a person on purpose.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 crime	det
2	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	4 killing	mark
4	killing	kill	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 crime	acl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 person	det
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 killing	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 purpose	case
8	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 killing	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 crime	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	kill	gerund	the crime not said here	a person		purpose			vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=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

Verb: to kill a person on purpose, against the law.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kill	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 kill	punct
3	to	to	PART	_	4 kill	mark
4	kill	kill	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 person	det
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kill	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	8 purpose	case
8	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kill	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 law	punct
10	against	against	ADP	_	12 law	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 law	det
12	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kill	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kill	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	kill	to-infinitive	Verb	a person		purpose			vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Something very hard or unpleasant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 hard	advmod
3	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Something	amod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 unpleasant	cc
5	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hard	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

The traffic was murder today.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 traffic	det
2	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 murder	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 murder	cop
4	murder	murder	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 murder	nmod:unmarked
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 murder	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the traffic	murder			today		tree rules

Meaning 4

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To do something very badly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 do	mark
2	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 do	obj
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 badly	advmod
5	badly	badly	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 do	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive		something				badly property	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

She murdered that song.

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 murdered	nsubj
2	murdered	murder	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 song	det
4	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 murdered	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 murdered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	murder	past	She	that song					vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent song=Patient

Meaning 5

Usage: informal, «could murder» — kept apart, not parsed.

To want something very much.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 want	mark
2	want	want	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 want	obj
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 much	advmod
5	much	much	ADV	_	2 want	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 want	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	to-infinitive		something					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

I could murder a cup of tea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 murder	nsubj
2	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 murder	aux
3	murder	murder	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cup	det
5	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 murder	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 tea	case
7	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cup	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 murder	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	murder	could	I	a cup of tea					vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Patient

Example 1

The detective solved the murder in the last chapter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solved	nsubj
3	solved	solve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 murder	det
5	murder	murder	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solved	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 chapter	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 chapter	det
8	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 chapter	amod
9	chapter	chapter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 solved	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 solved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	solve	past	the detective	the murder		the last chapter			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent murder=Topic

Example 2

Murder is one of the worst crimes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Murder	murder	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 one	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 one	cop
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 crimes	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 crimes	det
6	worst	bad	ADJ	Degree=Sup	7 crimes	amod
7	crimes	crime	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 one	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 one	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Murder	one				of the worst crimes	tree rules

Example 3

Climbing that hill on a bike is murder!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Climbing	climbing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 murder	nsubj
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 hill	det
3	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Climbing	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 bike	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bike	det
6	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Climbing	nmod
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 murder	cop
8	murder	murder	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	8 murder	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Climbing on a bike	murder					tree rules

Example 4

I could murder a sandwich right now.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 murder	nsubj
2	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 murder	aux
3	murder	murder	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sandwich	det
5	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 murder	obj
6	right	right	ADV	_	7 now	advmod
7	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 murder	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 murder	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	murder	could	I	a sandwich			now		vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandwich=Patient

Example 5

He murdered the high notes in the song.

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 murdered	nsubj
2	murdered	murder	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 notes	det
4	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 notes	amod
5	notes	note	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 murdered	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 song	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 song	det
8	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 notes	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 murdered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	murder	past	He	the high notes		the song			vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Patient

Example 6

My little sister gets away with murder.

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	3 sister	nmod:poss
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sister	amod
3	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gets	nsubj
4	gets	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	away	away	ADV	_	4 gets	advmod
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 murder	case
7	murder	murder	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gets	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get away	present	My little sister					with murder; away property	vn withdraw-82-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

A group of crows is called a murder.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 group	det
2	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 crows	case
4	crows	crow	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 group	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 called	aux:pass
6	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 murder	det
8	murder	murder	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present · passive		a group of crows					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

Example 8

He was accused of nothing less than murder.

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	3 accused	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 accused	aux:pass
3	accused	accuse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 nothing	case
5	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	3 accused	obl
6	less	less	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 nothing	amod
7	than	than	ADP	_	8 murder	case
8	murder	murder	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 less	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 accused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	accuse	past · passive		He				of nothing	vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme of nothing=Attribute

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