paroxysm

Who acts: you, children, Toad, paroxysm, joke, Whooping · What happens: not control, burst, worsen, fall, fly, shake · To what, where: action, feeling, paroxysms, paroxysm, old man, She

«paroxysm» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: paroxysm in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A sudden, strong burst of a feeling or action that you cannot control: «a paroxysm of laughter», «a paroxysm of rage».

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 burst	det
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 burst	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 sudden	punct
4	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 burst	amod
5	burst	burst	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 feeling	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 feeling	det
8	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 burst	nmod
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 action	cc
10	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 feeling	conj
11	that	that	SCONJ	_	15 control	mark
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	15 control	nsubj
13	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	15 control	aux
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 control	advmod
15	control	control	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 action	acl
16	:	:	PUNCT	_	19 paroxysm	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 paroxysm	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 paroxysm	det
19	paroxysm	paroxysm	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 burst	conj
20	of	of	ADP	_	21 laughter	case
21	laughter	laughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 paroxysm	nmod
22	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 paroxysm	punct
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 paroxysm	punct
24	«	«	PUNCT	_	26 paroxysm	punct
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 paroxysm	det
26	paroxysm	paroxysm	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 paroxysm	parataxis
27	of	of	ADP	_	28 rage	case
28	rage	rage	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 paroxysm	nmod
29	»	»	PUNCT	_	26 paroxysm	punct
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 burst	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not control	can	you	action not said here					vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme
2	burst			a feeling or action					nom burst «act transitive»: of=patient

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: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

A sudden attack or worsening of an illness, such as a fit of coughing.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 attack	det
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 attack	amod
3	attack	attack	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 worsening	cc
5	worsening	worsen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 attack	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 illness	case
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 illness	det
8	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 worsening	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 fit	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	13 fit	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 fit	det
13	fit	fit	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 illness	nmod
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 coughing	case
15	coughing	coughing	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 fit	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 attack	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	worsen	gerund						of a illness such a fit of coughing	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

The children fell into paroxysms of laughter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fell	nsubj
3	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	5 paroxysms	case
5	paroxysms	paroxysm	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 fell	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 laughter	case
7	laughter	laughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 paroxysms	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	the children					into paroxysms of laughter result	vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into paroxysm=Result

Example 2

Toad flew into a paroxysm of rage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 flew	nsubj
2	flew	fly	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	into	into	ADP	_	5 paroxysm	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 paroxysm	det
5	paroxysm	paroxysm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flew	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 rage	case
7	rage	rage	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 paroxysm	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 flew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fly	past	Toad					into a paroxysm of rage result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into paroxysm=Result

Example 3

A paroxysm of coughing shook the old man.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 paroxysm	det
2	paroxysm	paroxysm	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shook	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 coughing	case
4	coughing	coughing	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 paroxysm	nmod
5	shook	shake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 man	det
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 man	amod
8	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shook	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 shook	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shake	past	a paroxysm of coughing	the old man					vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent man=Patient

Example 4

She was seized by a paroxysm of fear.

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	3 seized	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 seized	aux:pass
3	seized	seize	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 paroxysm	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 paroxysm	det
6	paroxysm	paroxysm	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seized	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 fear	case
8	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 paroxysm	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seized	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seize	past · passive	a paroxysm of fear	She					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

Example 5

The joke sent the class into paroxysms.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 joke	det
2	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sent	nsubj
3	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 class	det
5	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sent	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	7 paroxysms	case
7	paroxysms	paroxysm	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sent	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past	the joke	the class		paroxysms			vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Theme

Example 6

Whooping cough brings paroxysms of coughing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Whooping	whoop	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 brings	csubj
2	cough	cough	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Whooping	obj
3	brings	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	paroxysms	paroxysm	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 brings	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 coughing	case
6	coughing	coughing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 paroxysms	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 brings	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	whoop speech: other	gerund		cough					vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cough=Topic
2	bring	present	Whooping	paroxysms of coughing					vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent paroxysm=Theme

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