rabble
Who acts: rabble, guards, Thievish rabble · What happens: be, not behave, say, shout, drive, cry · To what, where: noisy rough crowd, people, gang, rabble, street, palace · Speech: someone speaks here
«rabble» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: rabble in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A rabble is a noisy, rough crowd of people who are not well behaved.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 rabble | det |
| 2 | rabble | rabble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 crowd | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 crowd | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 crowd | det |
| 5 | noisy | noisy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 crowd | amod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 noisy | punct |
| 7 | rough | rough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 crowd | amod |
| 8 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 people | case |
| 10 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 crowd | nmod |
| 11 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 behaved | nsubj |
| 12 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 behaved | aux:pass |
| 13 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 behaved | advmod |
| 14 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 15 behaved | advmod |
| 15 | behaved | behave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 people | acl:relcl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 crowd | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a rabble | a noisy rough crowd | of people | tree rules | |||
| 2 | not behave | present · passive | people | well property | tree rules |
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
A rabble can also be a gang of rude, low people, said with scorn.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 rabble | det |
| 2 | rabble | rabble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gang | nsubj |
| 3 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 gang | aux |
| 4 | also | also | ADV | _ | 7 gang | advmod |
| 5 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 7 gang | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 gang | det |
| 7 | gang | gang | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 people | case |
| 9 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 people | amod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 rude | punct |
| 11 | low | low | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 people | amod |
| 12 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 gang | nmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 said | punct |
| 14 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 gang | parataxis |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 16 scorn | case |
| 16 | scorn | scorn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 said | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 gang | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | can | a rabble | a gang | of rude low people | tree rules | |||
| 2 | say speech: assert | past | with scorn | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent with scorn=Manner |
Example 1
The rabble shouted in the street.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 rabble | det |
| 2 | rabble | rabble | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | shouted | shout | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 rabble | acl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 street | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 street | det |
| 6 | street | street | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 shouted | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 rabble | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | shout speech: express | participle | the rabble not said here | the street | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 2
The guards drove the rabble out of the palace.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 guards | det |
| 2 | guards | guard | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 drove | nsubj |
| 3 | drove | drive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 rabble | det |
| 5 | rabble | rabble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 drove | obj |
| 6 | out | out | ADP | _ | 9 palace | case |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 palace | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 palace | det |
| 9 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 drove | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 drove | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drive | past | the guards | the rabble | the palace | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rabble=Theme out palace=Trajectory |
Example 3
«Thievish rabble!» cried the Thistle.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 3 rabble | punct |
| 2 | Thievish | thievish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 rabble | amod |
| 3 | rabble | rabble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 cried | nsubj |
| 4 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 3 rabble | punct |
| 5 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 3 rabble | punct |
| 6 | cried | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Thistle | det |
| 8 | Thistle | Thistle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 cried | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 cried | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cry speech: express | past | Thievish rabble | the Thistle | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thistle=Topic |
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