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plod

Who acts: verb, bit, We, tired horse, I, it · What happens: walk, work, mock, plod, plod up, plod on · To what, where: mud, rain, hill, plain, plod, top

«plod» 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: plod in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

verb: To walk slowly and heavily, as if tired.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 walk	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 walk	punct
3	To	to	PART	_	4 walk	mark
4	walk	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	4 walk	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 heavily	cc
7	heavily	heavily	ADV	_	5 slowly	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 tired	punct
9	as	as	ADP	_	11 tired	case
10	if	if	SCONJ	_	11 tired	mark
11	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 walk	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	to-infinitive	verb					slowly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"We plodded through the mud."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 plodded	punct
2	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 plodded	nsubj
3	plodded	plod	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 mud	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 mud	det
6	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 plodded	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 plodded	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 plodded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plod in a quote	past	We			the mud			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through mud=Trajectory

Meaning 2

verb: To work slowly and steadily at something boring or hard.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 work	nsubj
2	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 work	punct
3	To	to	PART	_	4 work	mark
4	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	4 work	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 steadily	cc
7	steadily	steadily	ADV	_	5 slowly	conj
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 something	case
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 work	obl
10	boring	boring	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 something	amod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 hard	cc
12	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 boring	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 work	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	to-infinitive	verb					at something; slowly property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at something=Theme

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"plod on with homework".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 plod	punct
2	plod	plod	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	2 plod	compound:prt
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 homework	case
5	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plod	nmod
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 plod	punct
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 plod	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

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:

A slow, heavy walk.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 walk	det
2	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 walk	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 slow	punct
4	heavy	heavy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 walk	amod
5	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 walk	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 4

noun (UK slang, "plod" or "PC Plod"): the police or a police officer; a bit mocking.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 slang	punct
3	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 slang	compound
4	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 noun	appos
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 plod	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 plod	punct
7	plod	plod	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slang	appos
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	7 plod	punct
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 PC	cc
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 PC	punct
11	PC	PC	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 plod	conj
12	Plod	Plod	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 PC	flat
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 PC	punct
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 slang	punct
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	17 police	punct
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 police	det
17	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 noun	conj
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 officer	cc
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 officer	det
20	police	police	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 officer	compound
21	officer	officer	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 police	conj
22	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 bit	punct
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 bit	det
24	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 noun	appos
25	mocking	mock	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	24 bit	acl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 noun	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mock	gerund	a bit not said here						vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 1

We plodded home through the rain.

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 plodded	nsubj
2	plodded	plod	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	home	home	ADV	_	2 plodded	advmod
4	through	through	ADP	_	6 rain	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rain	det
6	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plodded	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 plodded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plod	past	We			the rain		home property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through rain=Trajectory

Example 2

The tired horse plodded up the hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 horse	det
2	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 horse	amod
3	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	plodded	plod	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 horse	acl
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 plodded	compound:prt
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hill	det
7	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 plodded	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 horse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plod up	participle	the tired horse not said here	the hill					vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hill=Trajectory

Example 3

I plodded on with my maths until it was done.

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 plodded	nsubj
2	plodded	plod	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	2 plodded	compound:prt
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 maths	case
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 maths	nmod:poss
6	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 plodded	obl
7	until	until	SCONJ	_	10 done	mark
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 done	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 done	cop
10	done	done	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 plodded	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 plodded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plod on	past	I					with my maths	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	past	it					done property	tree rules

Example 4

The elephant plodded slowly across the plain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 elephant	det
2	elephant	elephant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 plodded	nsubj
3	plodded	plod	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	3 plodded	advmod
5	across	across	ADP	_	7 plain	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 plain	det
7	plain	plain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 plodded	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 plodded	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plod	past	the elephant			the plain		slowly property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across plain=Trajectory

Example 5

"Watch out, here comes the plod!" (UK slang)

Sentence 1: "Watch out, here comes the plod!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Watch	punct
2	Watch	watch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 Watch	compound:prt
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 comes	punct
5	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 comes	advmod
6	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Watch	parataxis
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 plod	det
8	plod	plod	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 comes	obj
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Watch	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Watch	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch out in a quote	imperative	you not said here						vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent
2	come in a quote	present		the plod		here			vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location plod=Theme

Sentence 2: (UK slang)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 slang	compound
3	slang	slang	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 slang	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 6

After a long plod, we reached the top.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	4 plod	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 plod	det
3	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 plod	amod
4	plod	plod	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reached	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 plod	punct
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 reached	nsubj
7	reached	reach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 top	det
9	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reached	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 reached	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	past	we	the top			after a long plod		vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent top=Theme

Example 7

The old man got two sacks of money here, and plodded away homewards with these.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 got	nsubj
4	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 sacks	nummod
6	sacks	sack	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 got	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 money	case
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sacks	nmod
9	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	6 sacks	advmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 plodded	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 plodded	cc
12	plodded	plod	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 got	conj
13	away	away	ADP	_	12 plodded	compound:prt
14	homewards	homeward	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 plodded	obj
15	with	with	ADP	_	16 these	case
16	these	this	PRON	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	14 homewards	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	the old man	two sacks of money					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sack=Stimulus
2	plod away	past	the old man not said here	homewards				with these	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme homeward=Trajectory

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