murmur Who acts: soft low sound, quiet complaint, heart murmur, doctor, many, murmur · What happens: go, say, pay, be, hear, run · To what, where: something, extra sound, heartbeat, audience, excitement, murmur · Speech: someone speaks here
«murmur» 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: murmur in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A soft, low sound of voices, or of water, wind or bees, that goes on and on.
The tree, 17 words det amod punct amod nsubj case nmod punct cc case nsubj punct conj cc conj punct nsubj advmod cc conj punct root A DET soft ADJ , PUNCT low ADJ sound NOUN of ADP voices NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ of ADP water NOUN , PUNCT wind NOUN or CCONJ bees NOUN , PUNCT that PRON goes VERB on ADV and CCONJ on ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sound det 2 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sound amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 soft punct 4 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sound amod 5 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 18 goes nsubj 6 of of ADP _ 7 voices case 7 voices voice NOUN Number=Plur 5 sound nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 water punct 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 water cc 10 of of ADP _ 11 water case 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 18 goes nsubj 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 wind punct 13 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 11 water conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 bees cc 15 bees bee NOUN Number=Plur 13 wind conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 goes punct 17 that that PRON PronType=Rel 18 goes nsubj 18 goes go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 19 on on ADV _ 18 goes advmod 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 on cc 21 on on ADV _ 19 on conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 18 goes punct
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1 go present a soft low sound of voices vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To say something very quietly.
mark obj advmod advmod punct root To PART say VERB something PRON very ADV quietly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 say mark 2 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 say obj 4 very very ADV _ 5 quietly advmod 5 quietly quietly ADV _ 2 say advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 say punct
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1 say speech: assert to-infinitive something quietly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic
Meaning 3 A quiet complaint: «They paid without a murmur.».
det amod nsubj punct punct nsubj case det obl punct punct punct root A DET quiet ADJ complaint NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT They PRON paid VERB without ADP a DET murmur NOUN . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 complaint det 2 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 complaint amod 3 complaint complaint NOUN Number=Sing 7 paid nsubj 4 : : PUNCT _ 3 complaint punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 7 paid punct 6 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 paid nsubj 7 paid pay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 without without ADP _ 10 murmur case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 murmur det 10 murmur murmur NOUN Number=Sing 7 paid obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 paid punct 12 » » PUNCT _ 7 paid punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 paid punct
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1 pay in a quote past a quiet complaint without a murmur vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.
A heart murmur is an extra sound a doctor hears in the heartbeat; many are harmless.
The tree, 16 words det compound nsubj cop det amod det nsubj acl:relcl case det obl punct nsubj cop conj punct root A DET heart NOUN murmur NOUN is AUX an DET extra ADJ sound NOUN a DET doctor NOUN hears VERB in ADP the DET heartbeat NOUN ; PUNCT many ADJ are AUX harmless ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 murmur det 2 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 3 murmur compound 3 murmur murmur NOUN Number=Sing 7 sound nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sound cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 sound det 6 extra extra ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sound amod 7 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 doctor det 9 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 10 hears nsubj 10 hears hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sound acl:relcl 11 in in ADP _ 13 heartbeat case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 heartbeat det 13 heartbeat heartbeat NOUN Number=Sing 10 hears obl 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 harmless punct 15 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 17 harmless nsubj 16 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 harmless cop 17 harmless harmless ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sound conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 sound punct
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1 is a present a heart murmur a extra sound tree rules 2 hear present a doctor a extra sound not said here the heartbeat vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus 3 is present many harmless property tree rules
Example 1 A murmur of excitement ran through the audience.
det nsubj case nmod case det obl punct root A DET murmur NOUN of ADP excitement NOUN ran VERB through ADP the DET audience NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 murmur det 2 murmur murmur NOUN Number=Sing 5 ran nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 excitement case 4 excitement excitement NOUN Number=Sing 2 murmur nmod 5 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 through through ADP _ 8 audience case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 audience det 8 audience audience NOUN Number=Sing 5 ran obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 ran punct
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1 run past a murmur of excitement the audience vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through audience=Trajectory 2 murmur excitement nom murmur «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 «Goodnight,» she murmured sleepily.
punct nsubj punct punct nsubj advmod punct root « PUNCT Goodnight PROPN , PUNCT » PUNCT she PRON murmured VERB sleepily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Goodnight punct 2 Goodnight Goodnight PROPN Number=Sing 6 murmured nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Goodnight punct 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Goodnight punct 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 murmured nsubj 6 murmured murmur VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 sleepily sleepily ADV _ 6 murmured advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 murmured punct
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1 murmur speech: other past Goodnight sleepily property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 We heard the murmur of the stream.
nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root We PRON heard VERB the DET murmur NOUN of ADP the DET stream NOUN . PUNCT 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 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 murmur det 4 murmur murmur NOUN Number=Sing 2 heard obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 stream case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 stream det 7 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing 4 murmur nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 heard punct
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1 hear past We the murmur of the stream vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer murmur=Stimulus 2 murmur the stream nom murmur «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 He did his chores without a murmur.
nsubj nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root He PRON did VERB his PRON chores NOUN without ADP a DET murmur NOUN . PUNCT 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 did nsubj 2 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 chores nmod:poss 4 chores chore NOUN Number=Plur 2 did obj 5 without without ADP _ 7 murmur case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 murmur det 7 murmur murmur NOUN Number=Sing 2 did obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 did punct
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1 do past He his chores without a murmur vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chore=Eventuality
Example 5 The doctor heard a small heart murmur, but said it was nothing to worry about.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj det amod compound obj punct cc parataxis nsubj cop ccomp mark acl obl punct root The DET doctor NOUN heard VERB a DET small ADJ heart NOUN murmur NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ said VERB it PRON was AUX nothing PRON to PART worry VERB about ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 doctor det 2 doctor doctor NOUN Number=Sing 3 heard nsubj 3 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 murmur det 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 7 murmur amod 6 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 7 murmur compound 7 murmur murmur NOUN Number=Sing 3 heard obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 said punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 10 said cc 10 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 heard parataxis 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 nothing nsubj 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 nothing cop 13 nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 10 said ccomp 14 to to PART _ 15 worry mark 15 worry worry VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 nothing acl 16 about about ADP _ 15 worry obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 heard punct
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1 hear past the doctor a small heart murmur vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer murmur=Stimulus 2 say speech: assert past vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 3 is a past doctor nothing tree rules 4 worry to-infinitive vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 The murmur of bees filled the garden.
det nsubj case nmod det obj punct root The DET murmur NOUN of ADP bees NOUN filled VERB the DET garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 murmur det 2 murmur murmur NOUN Number=Sing 5 filled nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 bees case 4 bees bee NOUN Number=Plur 2 murmur nmod 5 filled fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 garden det 7 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 5 filled obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 filled punct
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1 fill past the murmur of bees the garden vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent garden=Patient 2 murmur bees nom murmur «event transitive»: of=patient
Example 7 “Tell on, my love,” Finnian murmured
punct ccomp compound:prt punct nmod:poss vocative punct punct nsubj root “ PUNCT Tell VERB on ADP , PUNCT my PRON love NOUN , PUNCT ” PUNCT Finnian PROPN murmured VERB The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 2 Tell punct 2 Tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 murmured ccomp 3 on on ADP _ 2 Tell compound:prt 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 love punct 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 love nmod:poss 6 love love NOUN Number=Sing 2 Tell vocative 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 Tell punct 8 ” " PUNCT _ 2 Tell punct 9 Finnian Finnian PROPN Number=Sing 10 murmured nsubj 10 murmured murmur VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root
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1 tell on speech: assert in a quote infinitive my love vocative vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 murmur speech: other past Finnian vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 love in a quote my nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
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