quiver

Who acts: lip, case, whiskers, Robin, leaves, quiver · What happens: shake, quiver, carry, wear, try, not cry · To what, where: arrows, back, arrow, quiver, breeze, plucked string

«quiver» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: quiver in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To shake slightly and quickly: «Her lip quivered.».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 shake	mark
2	shake	shake	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 quivered	advcl
3	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	2 shake	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 quickly	cc
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	3 slightly	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	2 shake	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 quivered	punct
8	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 lip	nmod:poss
9	lip	lip	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 quivered	nsubj
10	quivered	quiver	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 quivered	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 quivered	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 quivered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shake	to-infinitive	Her lip not said here					slightly property	vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	quiver in a quote	past	Her lip						vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A slight trembling movement or sound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 movement	det
2	slight	slight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 movement	amod
3	trembling	trembling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 movement	compound
4	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 sound	cc
6	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 movement	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 movement	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A case for carrying arrows, worn on the back or hip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 case	det
2	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	SCONJ	_	4 carrying	mark
4	carrying	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 case	acl
5	arrows	arrow	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 carrying	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 worn	punct
7	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 arrows	acl
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 back	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 back	det
10	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 worn	obl
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 hip	cc
12	hip	hip	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 back	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 case	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	gerund	a case not said here	arrows					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrow=Theme
2	wear	participle		arrows not said here		the back or hip			vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Her lip quivered as she tried not to cry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 lip	nmod:poss
2	lip	lip	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 quivered	nsubj
3	quivered	quiver	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	as	as	SCONJ	_	6 tried	mark
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 tried	nsubj
6	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 quivered	advcl
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 cry	advmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 cry	mark
9	cry	cry	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 tried	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 quivered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	quiver	past	Her lip	vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	try	past	lip	vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	not cry speech: express not said to happen	to-infinitive	lip not said here	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The Mole's whiskers quivered with excitement.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Mole	det
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 whiskers	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 Mole	case
4	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 quivered	nsubj
5	quivered	quiver	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 excitement	case
7	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 quivered	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 quivered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	quiver	past	the Mole's whiskers					with excitement	vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

Robin Hood pulled an arrow from his quiver.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Robin	Robin	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	nsubj
2	Hood	Hood	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Robin	flat
3	pulled	pull	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 arrow	det
5	arrow	arrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 quiver	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 quiver	nmod:poss
8	quiver	quiver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pulled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pull	past	Robin	a arrow		Robin's quiver			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent arrow=Theme from quiver=Initial_Location
2	quiver		Robin						nom quiver «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

The leaves quivered in the breeze.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 leaves	det
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 quivered	nsubj
3	quivered	quiver	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 breeze	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 breeze	det
6	breeze	breeze	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 quivered	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 quivered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	quiver	past	the leaves			the breeze			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in breeze=Location

Example 5

A quiver of fear ran down his back.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 quiver	det
2	quiver	quiver	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ran	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 fear	case
4	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 quiver	nmod
5	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	down	down	ADP	_	5 ran	compound:prt
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 back	nmod:poss
8	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ran	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run down	past	a quiver of fear	his back					vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location back=Theme
2	quiver		fear						nom quiver «feeling intransitive»: of=agent

Example 6

The plucked string quivered and hummed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 string	det
2	plucked	pluck	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 string	amod
3	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	quivered	quiver	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 string	acl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 hummed	cc
6	hummed	hum	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 quivered	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 string	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	pluck	participle		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
2	quiver	participle	the plucked string not said here	vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	hum	participle		vn bulge-47.5.3 «NP V»: agent=Location

Example 7

Across his back dangled a long fringed quiver.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Across	across	ADP	_	3 back	case
2	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 back	nmod:poss
3	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dangled	obl
4	dangled	dangle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 quiver	det
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 quiver	amod
7	fringed	fringe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 quiver	amod
8	quiver	quiver	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dangled	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 dangled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dangle	past		a long fringed quiver		his back			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location quiver=Theme
2	fringe	participle							tree rules

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