patter

Who acts: Chat, I, rain, We, paws, patter · What happens: tap, make, move, use, joke, get · To what, where: sound, Fast clever talk, great patter, patter, Little feet, us · Speech: someone speaks here

«patter» 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: patter in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A quick, light, tapping sound, like rain or small feet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 sound	det
2	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 sound	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 quick	punct
4	light	light	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 sound	amod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 tapping	punct
6	tapping	tap	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 sound	amod
7	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 rain	punct
9	like	like	ADP	_	10 rain	case
10	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sound	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 feet	cc
12	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 feet	amod
13	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 sound	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tap	gerund							vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent

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 make that sound or move with quick light steps.

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	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 sound	det
4	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 make	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 move	cc
6	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 make	conj
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 steps	case
8	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 steps	amod
9	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 steps	compound
10	steps	step	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 move	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive		that sound					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
2	move	infinitive						with quick light steps	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Fast, clever talk used by a salesperson, comedian or magician.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fast	fast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 talk	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Fast	punct
3	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 talk	amod
4	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 talk	acl
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 salesperson	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 salesperson	det
8	salesperson	salesperson	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 used	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 comedian	punct
10	comedian	comedian	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 salesperson	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 magician	cc
12	magician	magician	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 salesperson	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 talk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		Fast clever talk not said here				by a salesperson and comedian or magician	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: Scotland, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Chat and jokes: «He's got great patter.».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Chat	chat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jokes	nsubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 jokes	cc
3	jokes	joke	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 jokes	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 got	punct
6	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 got	nsubj
7	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 got	aux
8	got	get	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 jokes	ccomp
9	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 patter	amod
10	patter	patter	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 got	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 got	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 got	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 jokes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	joke speech: other	present	Chat						tree rules
2	get in a quote	present · passive	Chat	great patter					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer patter=Stimulus

Example 1

I love the patter of rain on the roof.

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	2 love	nsubj
2	love	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 patter	det
4	patter	patter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 love	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 rain	case
6	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 patter	nmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 roof	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 roof	det
9	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rain	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 love	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	I	the patter of rain on the roof					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer patter=Stimulus
2	patter		rain on the roof						nom patter «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 2

We heard the patter of the cat's paws.

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 patter	det
4	patter	patter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 paws	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cat	det
7	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 paws	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 cat	case
9	paws	paw	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 patter	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	We	the patter of the cat's paws					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer patter=Stimulus
2	patter		the cat's paws						nom patter «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

Little feet pattered down the hall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 feet	amod
2	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	pattered	patter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 feet	acl
4	down	down	ADP	_	6 hall	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hall	det
6	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pattered	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	patter	participle		Little feet not said here				down the hall	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The magician's patter kept us laughing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 magician	det
2	magician	magician	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 patter	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 magician	case
4	patter	patter	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 kept	nsubj
5	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 kept	obj
7	laughing	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 kept	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	keep	past	the magician's patter	us	tree rules
2	laugh	gerund	us not said here		vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	patter		the magician		nom patter «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Don't be fooled by the salesman's patter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 fooled	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 fooled	aux:pass
4	fooled	fool	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Do	advcl
5	by	by	ADP	_	9 patter	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 salesman	det
7	salesman	salesman	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 patter	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 salesman	case
9	patter	patter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fooled	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not fool	infinitive · passive	the salesman's patter	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	patter		the salesman	nom patter «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

My uncle in Glasgow has great patter.

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 uncle	nmod:poss
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	nsubj
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 Glasgow	case
4	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 uncle	nmod
5	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 patter	amod
7	patter	patter	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 has	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	My uncle in Glasgow	great patter					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent patter=Patient

Example 7

In a few minutes they heard the pattering of tiny feet, and many of the small gray mice came running up to her.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 minutes	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 minutes	det
3	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 minutes	amod
4	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 heard	obl
5	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 heard	nsubj
6	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 pattering	det
8	pattering	pattering	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 heard	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 feet	case
10	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 feet	amod
11	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 pattering	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 came	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 came	cc
14	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 came	nsubj
15	of	of	ADP	_	19 mice	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 mice	det
17	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 mice	amod
18	gray	gray	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 mice	compound
19	mice	mouse	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 many	nmod
20	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 heard	conj
21	running	run	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	20 came	advcl
22	up	up	ADP	_	21 running	compound:prt
23	to	to	ADP	_	24 her	case
24	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 running	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	roles by
1	hear	past	they	the pattering of tiny feet		minute	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer pattering=Stimulus
2	come	past	many of the small gray mice				vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	run up	gerund	many of the small gray mice not said here		her = she		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to she=Result

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