ragged

Who acts: They, poor boy, you, edge, Norway, band · What happens: tear, wear, tease, rag, be, have · To what, where: old torn clothes, him, ragged coat, paper, ragged coastline, ragged performance · Speech: someone speaks here

«ragged» 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: ragged in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Old and torn, with holes and loose threads: «a ragged coat».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 holes	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 torn	cc
3	torn	tear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 holes	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 holes	punct
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 holes	case
6	holes	hole	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 threads	cc
8	loose	loose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 threads	amod
9	threads	thread	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 holes	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 holes	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 coat	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 coat	det
13	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 coat	amod
14	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 holes	appos
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 coat	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 holes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tear	participle							vn run-51.3.2 «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.

Meaning 2

Wearing old, torn clothes: «a ragged child».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wearing	wear	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 clothes	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 old	punct
4	torn	tear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 clothes	amod
5	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	1 Wearing	obj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Wearing	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 child	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 child	det
9	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 child	amod
10	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wearing	obl
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 child	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wearing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	gerund		old torn clothes				a ragged child obl	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent clothes=Source
2	tear	participle							vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Rough and uneven at the edges, not smooth: «a ragged coastline», «ragged clouds».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 smooth	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 uneven	cc
3	uneven	uneven	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Rough	conj
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 edges	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 edges	det
6	edges	edge	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 uneven	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 smooth	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 smooth	advmod
9	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 coastline	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 coastline	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 coastline	det
13	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 coastline	amod
14	coastline	coastline	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 smooth	parataxis
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 coastline	punct
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 clouds	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 clouds	punct
18	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 clouds	amod
19	clouds	cloud	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 coastline	appos
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 clouds	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 smooth	punct

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

Meaning 4

Not well together; untidy, uneven or tired: «a ragged performance», «ragged breathing».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 untidy	advmod
2	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 together	advmod
3	together	together	ADV	_	1 Not	conj
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Not	punct
5	untidy	untidy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 uneven	punct
7	uneven	uneven	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 untidy	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 tired	cc
9	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 untidy	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 performance	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 performance	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 performance	det
13	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 performance	amod
14	performance	performance	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 untidy	conj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 performance	punct
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 breathing	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 breathing	punct
18	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 breathing	amod
19	breathing	breathing	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 performance	appos
20	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 breathing	punct
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 untidy	punct

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

Meaning 5

Usage: verb form — kept apart, not parsed.

Past of «rag» (to tease): «They ragged him about his hat.» (UK, old-fashioned).

Sentence 1: Past of «rag» (to tease): «They ragged him about his hat.»

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Past	past	ADP	_	4 rag	case
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 rag	case
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 rag	punct
4	rag	rag	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tease	obl
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 rag	punct
6	(	(	PUNCT	_	8 tease	punct
7	to	to	PART	_	8 tease	mark
8	tease	tease	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	)	)	PUNCT	_	8 tease	punct
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 ragged	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 ragged	punct
12	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 ragged	nsubj
13	ragged	rag	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 tease	conj
14	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 ragged	obj
15	about	about	ADP	_	17 hat	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 hat	nmod:poss
17	hat	hat	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 ragged	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 tease	punct
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 tease	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tease	to-infinitive						past rag	vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	rag in a quote	past	They	him = he				about his hat	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer

Sentence 2: (UK, old-fashioned).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 UK	punct
2	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 fashioned	punct
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fashioned	amod
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 old	punct
6	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 UK	amod
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	6 fashioned	punct
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 UK	punct

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

Example 1

The poor boy in the story wore a ragged coat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boy	det
2	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boy	amod
3	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wore	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 story	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 story	det
6	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 boy	nmod
7	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 coat	det
9	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 coat	amod
10	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wore	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the poor boy in the story	a ragged coat					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme

Example 2

Tear the paper slowly or the edge will be ragged.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tear	tear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 paper	det
3	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Tear	obj
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	1 Tear	advmod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 ragged	cc
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 edge	det
7	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 ragged	nsubj
8	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 ragged	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 ragged	cop
10	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Tear	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Tear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tear	imperative	you not said here	the paper				slowly property	vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location paper=Theme
2	is	future	the edge					ragged property	tree rules

Example 3

Norway has a ragged coastline full of fjords.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Norway	Norway	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 coastline	det
4	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 coastline	amod
5	coastline	coastline	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 coastline	amod
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 fjords	case
8	fjords	fjord	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 full	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Norway	a ragged coastline					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coastline=Patient

Example 4

The band gave a ragged performance after no practice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 band	det
2	band	band	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 performance	det
5	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 performance	amod
6	performance	performance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 practice	case
8	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	9 practice	det
9	practice	practice	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the band	a ragged performance			after no practice		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent performance=Theme

Example 5

Looking after twins runs Mum ragged.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 runs	csubj
2	after	after	ADP	_	3 twins	case
3	twins	twin	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Looking	obl
4	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ragged	nsubj
6	ragged	rag	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 runs	ccomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 runs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	roles by
1	look	gerund		after twins	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	run	present	Looking		vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	rag	past	Mum		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 6

His breathing was ragged after the race.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 breathing	nmod:poss
2	breathing	breathing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ragged	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 ragged	aux:pass
4	ragged	rag	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	after	after	ADP	_	7 race	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 race	det
7	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ragged	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ragged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rag	past · passive		His breathing			after the race		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer
2	breathe		His = he						nom breathing «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

The scarecrow's ragged hat flapped in the wind.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 scarecrow	det
2	scarecrow	scarecrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hat	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 scarecrow	case
4	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 hat	amod
5	hat	hat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 flapped	nsubj
6	flapped	flap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 wind	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 wind	det
9	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 flapped	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 flapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flap	past	the scarecrow's ragged hat			the wind			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wind=Location

Example 8

"I'm Elfin, the pig keeper," said the ragged youth.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 Elfin	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 Elfin	nsubj
3	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 Elfin	cop
4	Elfin	Elfin	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 said	nsubj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 keeper	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 keeper	det
7	pig	pig	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 keeper	compound
8	keeper	keeper	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 Elfin	appos
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 keeper	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	8 keeper	punct
11	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 youth	det
13	ragged	ragged	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 youth	amod
14	youth	youth	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 said	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	Elfin	Elfin					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	Elfin	the ragged youth					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent youth=Topic

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