plucked Who acts: they, She, Tom, harpist, farmer, lifeboat crew · What happens: pluck, mean, pull off, pick, have, pull out · To what, where: feathers, sea, themselves, apple, tree, courage · Speech: someone speaks here
«plucked» 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: plucked in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Plucked means pulled off or picked with the fingers, as in plucked flowers or fruit.
The tree, 15 words nsubj ccomp compound:prt cc conj case det obl punct case case amod obl cc conj punct root Plucked VERB means VERB pulled VERB off ADP or CCONJ picked VERB with ADP the DET fingers NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP plucked VERB flowers NOUN or CCONJ fruit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pulled pull VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 4 off off ADP _ 3 pulled compound:prt 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 picked cc 6 picked pick VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 pulled conj 7 with with ADP _ 9 fingers case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 fingers det 9 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 6 picked obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 flowers punct 11 as as ADP _ 14 flowers case 12 in in ADP _ 14 flowers case 13 plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 flowers amod 14 flowers flower NOUN Number=Plur 6 picked obl 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 fruit cc 16 fruit fruit NOUN Number=Sing 14 flowers conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 pluck participle vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 pull off participle vn complete-55.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 4 pick participle with the fingers; as plucked flowers or fruit vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 pluck participle vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: 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 Plucked means having had the feathers pulled out, as in a plucked chicken.
The tree, 13 words nsubj nsubj ccomp det obj acl compound:prt punct case case det amod conj punct root Plucked VERB means VERB having VERB had VERB the DET feathers NOUN pulled VERB out ADP , PUNCT as ADP in ADP a DET plucked VERB chicken NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 had nsubj 4 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 means ccomp 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 feathers det 6 feathers feather NOUN Number=Plur 4 had obj 7 pulled pull VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 feathers acl 8 out out ADP _ 7 pulled compound:prt 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 chicken punct 10 as as ADP _ 14 chicken case 11 in in ADP _ 14 chicken case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 chicken det 13 plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 chicken amod 14 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 4 had conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 pluck participle vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 have gerund vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 4 have past the feathers vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Patient 5 pull out participle the feathers not said here vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 6 pluck participle vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Plucked means played by pulling and letting go of the strings, as on a guitar or harp.
The tree, 17 words nsubj ccomp mark advcl cc conj xcomp case det obl punct case case det obl cc conj punct root Plucked VERB means VERB played VERB by SCONJ pulling VERB and CCONJ letting VERB go VERB of ADP the DET strings NOUN , PUNCT as ADP on ADP a DET guitar NOUN or CCONJ harp NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 played play VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 4 by by SCONJ _ 5 pulling mark 5 pulling pull VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 played advcl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 letting cc 7 letting let VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 pulling conj 8 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 letting xcomp 9 of of ADP _ 11 strings case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 strings det 11 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 8 go obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 guitar punct 13 as as ADP _ 16 guitar case 14 on on ADP _ 16 guitar case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 guitar det 16 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 5 pulling obl 17 or or CCONJ _ 18 harp cc 18 harp harp NOUN Number=Sing 16 guitar conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 pluck participle vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 play participle vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 pull gerund as a guitar or harp vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 let gerund tree rules 6 go infinitive of the strings vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme of string=Initial_Location
Meaning 4 Plucked can mean pulled quickly out of somewhere, as in «plucked from the sea» by a rescuer.
The tree, 17 words advcl aux aux:pass advmod case case obl punct mark fixed punct conj case det obl punct case det obl punct root Plucked VERB can AUX mean VERB pulled VERB quickly ADV out ADP of ADP somewhere ADV , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT plucked VERB from ADP the DET sea NOUN » PUNCT by ADP a DET rescuer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 pulled advcl 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 pulled aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 pulled aux:pass 4 pulled pull VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 quickly quickly ADV _ 4 pulled advmod 6 out out ADP _ 8 somewhere case 7 of of ADP _ 8 somewhere case 8 somewhere somewhere ADV PronType=Ind 4 pulled obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 13 plucked punct 10 as as SCONJ _ 13 plucked mark 11 in in ADP _ 10 as fixed 12 « « PUNCT _ 13 plucked punct 13 plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 pulled conj 14 from from ADP _ 16 sea case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 sea det 16 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 13 plucked obl 17 » » PUNCT _ 16 sea punct 18 by by ADP _ 20 rescuer case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 rescuer det 20 rescuer rescuer NOUN Number=Sing 13 plucked obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 pulled punct
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1 pluck participle vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent 2 pull can · passive quickly property vn slide-11.2 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: out somewhere=Initial_Location 3 pluck in a quote participle the sea by a rescuer vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from sea=Source
Meaning 5 If someone plucked up courage, they made themselves brave.
mark nmod:poss acl compound:prt advcl punct nsubj obj xcomp punct root If SCONJ someone PRON plucked VERB up ADP courage NOUN , PUNCT they PRON made VERB themselves PRON brave ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 5 courage mark 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 courage nmod:poss 3 plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 someone acl 4 up up ADP _ 3 plucked compound:prt 5 courage courage NOUN Number=Sing 8 made advcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 courage punct 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 made nsubj 8 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 themselves themselves PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 8 made obj 10 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos 8 made xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 made punct
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1 pluck up participle vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent 2 make past they themselves = they brave property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset themselves=Product
Example 1 She plucked an apple from the tree.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root She PRON plucked VERB an DET apple NOUN from ADP the DET tree NOUN . PUNCT 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 plucked nsubj 2 plucked pluck VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 apple det 4 apple apple NOUN Number=Sing 2 plucked obj 5 from from ADP _ 7 tree case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 tree det 7 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 2 plucked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 plucked punct
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1 pluck past She a apple the tree vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent apple=Theme from tree=Source
Example 2 Finally, Tom plucked up the courage to ask for help.
advmod punct nsubj compound:prt det obj mark advcl case obl punct root Finally ADV , PUNCT Tom PROPN plucked VERB up ADP the DET courage NOUN to PART ask VERB for ADP help NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finally finally ADV _ 4 plucked advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Finally punct 3 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 4 plucked nsubj 4 plucked pluck VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 plucked compound:prt 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 courage det 7 courage courage NOUN Number=Sing 4 plucked obj 8 to to PART _ 9 ask mark 9 ask ask VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 plucked advcl 10 for for ADP _ 11 help case 11 help help NOUN Number=Sing 9 ask obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 plucked punct
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1 pluck up past Tom the courage finally property vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent courage=Patient 2 ask speech: ask to-infinitive Tom not said here for help vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The harpist plucked the strings gently.
det nsubj det obj advmod punct root The DET harpist NOUN plucked VERB the DET strings NOUN gently ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 harpist det 2 harpist harpist NOUN Number=Sing 3 plucked nsubj 3 plucked pluck VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 strings det 5 strings string NOUN Number=Plur 3 plucked obj 6 gently gently ADV _ 3 plucked advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 plucked punct
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1 pluck past the harpist the strings gently property vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient
Example 4 The farmer plucked the chicken before cooking it.
det nsubj det obj mark advcl obj punct root The DET farmer NOUN plucked VERB the DET chicken NOUN before SCONJ cooking VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 plucked nsubj 3 plucked pluck VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 chicken det 5 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 3 plucked obj 6 before before SCONJ _ 7 cooking mark 7 cooking cook VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 plucked advcl 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 cooking obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 plucked punct
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1 pluck past the farmer the chicken vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chicken=Patient 2 cook gerund the farmer not said here chicken vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 5 A lifeboat crew plucked the fisherman from the waves.
det compound nsubj det obj case det obl punct root A DET lifeboat NOUN crew NOUN plucked VERB the DET fisherman NOUN from ADP the DET waves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 crew det 2 lifeboat lifeboat NOUN Number=Sing 3 crew compound 3 crew crew NOUN Number=Sing 4 plucked nsubj 4 plucked pluck VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fisherman det 6 fisherman fisherman NOUN Number=Sing 4 plucked obj 7 from from ADP _ 9 waves case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 waves det 9 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 4 plucked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 plucked punct
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1 pluck past a lifeboat crew the fisherman the waves vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent fisherman=Theme from wave=Source
Example 6 He plucked a number out of thin air as a guess.
nsubj det obj case case amod obl case det obl punct root He PRON plucked VERB a DET number NOUN out ADP of ADP thin ADJ air NOUN as ADP a DET guess NOUN . PUNCT 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 plucked nsubj 2 plucked pluck VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 number det 4 number number NOUN Number=Sing 2 plucked obj 5 out out ADP _ 8 air case 6 of of ADP _ 8 air case 7 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 8 air amod 8 air air NOUN Number=Sing 2 plucked obl 9 as as ADP _ 11 guess case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 guess det 11 guess guess NOUN Number=Sing 2 plucked obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 plucked punct
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1 pluck past He a number thin air as a guess vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent number=Theme out air=Source
Example 7 The guitar's plucked notes echoed round the hall.
det nmod:poss case amod nsubj case det obl punct root The DET guitar NOUN 's PART plucked VERB notes NOUN echoed VERB round ADP the DET hall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 guitar det 2 guitar guitar NOUN Number=Sing 5 notes nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 guitar case 4 plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 notes amod 5 notes note NOUN Number=Plur 6 echoed nsubj 6 echoed echo VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 round round ADP _ 9 hall case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 hall det 9 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 6 echoed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 echoed punct
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1 pluck participle vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent 2 echo past the guitar's plucked notes round the hall vn sound_existence-47.4 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 note the guitar nom note «communication transitive»: poss=patient
Example 8 They had plucked out all their feathers.
nsubj:pass aux compound:prt det:predet nmod:poss obj punct root They PRON had AUX plucked VERB out ADP all DET their PRON feathers NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 plucked nsubj:pass 2 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 plucked aux 3 plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 out out ADP _ 3 plucked compound:prt 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 7 feathers det:predet 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 feathers nmod:poss 7 feathers feather NOUN Number=Plur 3 plucked obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 plucked punct
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1 pluck out past · perfect · passive They vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary feather=Theme
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