peruse

Who acts: you, Dad, detective, We, She, Grandma · What happens: read, look, peruse, start, find, take · To what, where: shelves, instructions, menu, letter, books, school fair

«peruse» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: peruse in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To read or look at something carefully and in detail.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 read	mark
2	read	read	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 look	cc
4	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 read	conj
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 look	obl
7	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	4 look	advmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 detail	cc
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 detail	case
10	detail	detail	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 carefully	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 read	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	read	to-infinitive							vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	look	infinitive						at something; carefully property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at something=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: informal, common use — kept apart, not parsed.

To look through something casually or browse: perusing the shelves of a shop.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 look	mark
2	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	4 something	case
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 look	obl
5	casually	casually	ADV	_	4 something	advmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 browse	cc
7	browse	browse	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 something	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 perusing	punct
9	perusing	peruse	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 look	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 shelves	det
11	shelves	shelf	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 perusing	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 shop	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 shop	det
14	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 shelves	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	to-infinitive						through something	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through something=Theme
2	peruse	gerund		the shelves of a shop					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shelf=Theme

Example 1

Please peruse the instructions before you start.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	2 peruse	discourse
2	peruse	peruse	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 instructions	det
4	instructions	instruction	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 peruse	obj
5	before	before	SCONJ	_	7 start	mark
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 start	nsubj
7	start	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 peruse	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 peruse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	peruse	imperative	you not said here	the instructions					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme
2	start	present	you						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 2

Dad perused the menu for ages.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 perused	nsubj
2	perused	peruse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 menu	det
4	menu	menu	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 perused	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 ages	case
6	ages	age	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 perused	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 perused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	peruse	past	Dad	the menu			for ages		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent menu=Theme for age=Attribute

Example 3

The detective perused the letter for clues.

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 perused	nsubj
3	perused	peruse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 letter	det
5	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 perused	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 clues	case
7	clues	clue	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 letter	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 perused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	peruse	past	the detective	the letter				for clues	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent letter=Theme for clue=Attribute

Example 4

We perused the books at the school fair.

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 perused	nsubj
2	perused	peruse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 books	det
4	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 perused	obj
5	at	at	ADP	_	8 fair	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fair	det
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fair	compound
8	fair	fair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 perused	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 perused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	peruse	past	We	the books		the school fair			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme

Example 5

She perused the map to find the shortest road.

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 perused	nsubj
2	perused	peruse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 map	det
4	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 perused	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 find	mark
6	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 perused	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 road	det
8	shortest	short	ADJ	Degree=Sup	9 road	amod
9	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 find	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 perused	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	peruse	past	She	the map					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Theme
2	find	to-infinitive	She not said here	the shortest road					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Topic

Example 6

Take a moment to peruse the questions.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 moment	det
3	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Take	obj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 peruse	mark
5	peruse	peruse	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Take	csubj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 questions	det
7	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 peruse	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	imperative	you not said here				moment		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	peruse	to-infinitive		the questions					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent question=Theme

Example 7

Grandma likes perusing the newspaper over breakfast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 likes	nsubj
2	likes	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	perusing	peruse	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 likes	xcomp
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 newspaper	det
5	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 perusing	obj
6	over	over	ADP	_	7 breakfast	case
7	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 perusing	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 likes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	like	present	Grandma						vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	peruse not said to happen	gerund	Grandma not said here	the newspaper		breakfast			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent newspaper=Theme

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