pelt
Who acts: It, He, They, Fur traders, crowd, fox · What happens: throw, fall, run, pelt down, pelt, sell · To what, where: many things, someone, road, each, beaver pelts, hill
«pelt» 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: pelt in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
noun.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | noun | noun | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 noun | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
The skin of an animal with the fur or hair still on it.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 skin | det |
| 2 | skin | skin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 it | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 animal | case |
| 4 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 animal | det |
| 5 | animal | animal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 skin | nmod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 fur | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 fur | det |
| 8 | fur | fur | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 animal | nmod |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 hair | cc |
| 10 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fur | conj |
| 11 | still | still | ADV | _ | 13 it | advmod |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 it | case |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | root | root |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 it | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
verb: To throw many things at someone or something quickly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | verb | verb | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 throw | punct |
| 3 | To | to | PART | _ | 4 throw | mark |
| 4 | throw | throw | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 verb | acl:relcl |
| 5 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 things | amod |
| 6 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 throw | obj |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 someone | case |
| 8 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 throw | obl |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 10 something | cc |
| 10 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 8 someone | conj |
| 11 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 10 something | advmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 verb | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | throw | to-infinitive | many things | someone | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent thing=Theme at someone=Destination |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"pelt with snowballs".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 pelt | punct |
| 2 | pelt | pelt | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | with | with | ADP | _ | 4 snowballs | case |
| 4 | snowballs | snowball | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 pelt | nmod |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 pelt | punct |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 pelt | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3
verb: (of rain or hail) To fall very hard.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | verb | verb | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 1 verb | punct |
| 3 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 5 rain | punct |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 rain | case |
| 5 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 verb | appos |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 hail | cc |
| 7 | hail | hail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rain | conj |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 5 rain | punct |
| 9 | To | to | PART | _ | 10 fall | mark |
| 10 | fall | fall | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 verb | advcl |
| 11 | very | very | ADV | _ | 12 hard | advmod |
| 12 | hard | hard | ADV | Degree=Pos | 10 fall | advmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 verb | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall | to-infinitive | hard property | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"It's pelting down."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 pelting | punct |
| 2 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 pelting | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 pelting | aux |
| 4 | pelting | pelt | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | down | down | ADP | _ | 4 pelting | compound:prt |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 pelting | punct |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 pelting | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pelt down in a quote | present · progressive | It | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |
Meaning 4
verb: (informal) To run very fast.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | verb | verb | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 4 informal | punct |
| 3 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 4 informal | punct |
| 4 | informal | informal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 verb | conj |
| 5 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 4 informal | punct |
| 6 | To | to | PART | _ | 7 run | mark |
| 7 | run | run | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 informal | advcl |
| 8 | very | very | ADV | _ | 9 fast | advmod |
| 9 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 7 run | advmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 verb | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | to-infinitive | fast property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"He pelted down the road."
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 pelted | punct |
| 2 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 pelted | nsubj |
| 3 | pelted | pelt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | down | down | ADP | _ | 3 pelted | compound:prt |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 road | det |
| 6 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pelted | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 pelted | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 pelted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pelt down in a quote | past | He | the road | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Destination |
Meaning 5
Usage: at full pelt — kept apart, not parsed.
As fast as possible.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | As | as | ADV | _ | 2 fast | advmod |
| 2 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 4 possible | mark |
| 4 | possible | possible | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 fast | advcl |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 fast | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
They pelted each other with snowballs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 pelted | nsubj |
| 2 | pelted | pelt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | each | each | DET | ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp | 2 pelted | obj |
| 4 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 each | fixed |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 snowballs | case |
| 6 | snowballs | snowball | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 pelted | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 pelted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pelt | past | They | each | with snowballs | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent each=Destination with snowball=Theme |
Example 2
It was pelting down with rain all day.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 pelting | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 pelting | aux |
| 3 | pelting | pelt | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | down | down | ADV | _ | 3 pelting | advmod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 rain | case |
| 6 | rain | rain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pelting | obl |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 day | det |
| 8 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pelting | obl:unmarked |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 pelting | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pelt down | past · progressive | It | day | with rain; down property | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»: with rain=Theme |
Example 3
Fur traders sold beaver pelts.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fur | fur | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 traders | amod |
| 2 | traders | trader | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sold | nsubj |
| 3 | sold | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | beaver | beaver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 pelts | compound |
| 5 | pelts | pelt | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sold | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 sold | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sell | past | Fur traders | beaver pelts | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pelt=Theme |
Example 4
He pelted down the hill at full pelt.
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 pelted | nsubj |
| 2 | pelted | pelt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | down | down | ADP | _ | 5 hill | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 hill | det |
| 5 | hill | hill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pelted | obl |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 pelt | case |
| 7 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 pelt | amod |
| 8 | pelt | pelt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pelted | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 pelted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pelt down | past | He | the hill | full pelt | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hill=Destination |
Example 5
The crowd pelted the stage with flowers.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 crowd | det |
| 2 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pelted | nsubj |
| 3 | pelted | pelt | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 stage | det |
| 5 | stage | stage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pelted | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 flowers | case |
| 7 | flowers | flower | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 pelted | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 pelted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pelt | past | the crowd | the stage | with flowers | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent stage=Destination with flower=Theme |
Example 6
Hail pelted against the windows.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hail | hail | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | pelted | pelt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Hail | acl |
| 3 | against | against | ADP | _ | 5 windows | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 windows | det |
| 5 | windows | window | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 pelted | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Hail | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pelt | participle | Hail not said here | against the windows | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |
Example 7
The fox had a thick red pelt.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fox | det |
| 2 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 pelt | det |
| 5 | thick | thick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 pelt | amod |
| 6 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 pelt | amod |
| 7 | pelt | pelt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the fox | a thick red pelt | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pelt=Patient |
Example 8
The giant came full pelt, but past the rock he could not go.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 giant | det |
| 2 | giant | giant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 came | nsubj |
| 3 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 pelt | amod |
| 5 | pelt | pelt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 came | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 go | punct |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 14 go | cc |
| 8 | past | past | ADP | _ | 10 rock | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 rock | det |
| 10 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 go | obl |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 go | nsubj |
| 12 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 go | aux |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 14 go | advmod |
| 14 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 came | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 came | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | the giant | full pelt | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location pelt=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not go | could | he | the rock | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme past rock=Initial_Location |
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