ramble

Who acts: you, We, Mole, Grandpa, Roses, ramblers · What happens: walk, fix, talk, write, wonder, grow · To what, where: countryside, confused way, directions, roses, hills, river bank

«ramble» 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: ramble in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To walk for pleasure in the countryside, often without a fixed route.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 walk	mark
2	walk	walk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 pleasure	case
4	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walk	obl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 countryside	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 countryside	det
7	countryside	countryside	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walk	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 often	punct
9	often	often	ADV	_	2 walk	advmod
10	without	without	ADP	_	13 route	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 route	det
12	fixed	fix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 route	amod
13	route	route	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walk	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	to-infinitive				the countryside		for pleasure; without a fixed route; often property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in countryside=Trajectory
2	fix	participle							vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

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 long walk in the countryside.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 walk	det
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 walk	amod
3	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 countryside	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 countryside	det
6	countryside	countryside	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 walk	nmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 walk	punct

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

Meaning 3

To talk or write for a long time in a confused way, wandering off the point.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 talk	mark
2	talk	talk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 write	cc
4	write	write	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 talk	conj
5	for	for	ADP	_	8 time	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 time	det
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 time	amod
8	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 write	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 way	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 way	det
11	confused	confused	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 way	amod
12	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 write	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 wandering	punct
14	wandering	wonder	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 write	advcl
15	off	off	ADP	_	17 point	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 point	det
17	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wandering	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 talk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	to-infinitive				vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	write	infinitive	a confused way	time		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in way=Destination
3	wonder speech: ask	gerund			off the point	vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 4

Usage: of plants — kept apart, not parsed.

To grow and spread in all directions: «rambling roses».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 grow	mark
2	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 spread	advcl
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 spread	cc
4	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 directions	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 directions	det
7	directions	direction	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 spread	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 rambling	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 rambling	punct
10	rambling	ramble	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 spread	advcl
11	roses	rose	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 rambling	obj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 rambling	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	grow	to-infinitive	you not said here			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	spread	imperative	you not said here		all directions	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in direction=Location
3	ramble in a quote	gerund	you not said here	roses		vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rose=Trajectory

Example 1

We went for a ramble across the hills.

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 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 ramble	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 ramble	det
5	ramble	ramble	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	obl
6	across	across	ADP	_	8 hills	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 hills	det
8	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 went	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	We			the hills		for a ramble	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme across hill=Initial_Location

Example 2

The Mole and the Rat rambled along the river bank.

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	6 rambled	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 Rat	cc
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Rat	det
5	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Mole	conj
6	rambled	ramble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	along	along	ADP	_	10 bank	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bank	det
9	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 bank	compound
10	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rambled	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 rambled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ramble	past	the Mole and the Rat			the river bank			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along bank=Trajectory

Example 3

Grandpa tends to ramble on about the old days.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tends	nsubj
2	tends	tend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 ramble	mark
4	ramble	ramble	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 tends	xcomp
5	on	on	ADP	_	4 ramble	compound:prt
6	about	about	ADP	_	9 days	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 days	det
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 days	amod
9	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ramble	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tends	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tend	present	Grandpa						tree rules
2	ramble on	to-infinitive	Grandpa not said here				day		vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Don't ramble — answer the question.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 ramble	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 ramble	advmod
3	ramble	ramble	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	—	-	PUNCT	_	5 answer	punct
5	answer	answer	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 ramble	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 question	det
7	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 answer	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ramble	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not ramble	imperative · do-support	you not said here						vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	answer speech: assert	infinitive	you not said here	the question					vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality

Example 5

Roses rambled over the cottage wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Roses	rose	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 rambled	nsubj
2	rambled	ramble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	over	over	ADP	_	6 wall	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wall	det
5	cottage	cottage	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 wall	compound
6	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rambled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rambled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ramble	past	Roses			the cottage wall			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over wall=Trajectory

Example 6

The ramblers stopped for lunch by a stream.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ramblers	det
2	ramblers	rambler	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stopped	nsubj
3	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 lunch	case
5	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stopped	obl
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 stream	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 stream	det
8	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stopped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	past	the ramblers					for lunch; by a stream	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Example 7

During one of these rambles, he found a fruit growing wild, of a most refreshing and cooling nature.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	During	during	ADP	_	2 one	case
2	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 found	obl
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 rambles	case
4	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	5 rambles	det
5	rambles	ramble	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 one	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 one	punct
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 found	nsubj
8	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 fruit	det
10	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 found	obj
11	growing	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 fruit	acl
12	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 growing	xcomp
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 refreshing	punct
14	of	of	SCONJ	_	17 refreshing	mark
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 refreshing	det
16	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	17 refreshing	advmod
17	refreshing	refresh	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 found	advcl
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 cooling	cc
19	cooling	cool	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	17 refreshing	conj
20	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 cooling	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	he	a fruit	during one of this rambles		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Topic
2	grow	gerund	a fruit not said here			wild property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	refresh	gerund	he not said here				vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
4	cool	gerund	he not said here	nature			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent nature=Patient

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