rascal

Who acts: cheeky naughty child, you, puppy, brother, rascal, rascals · What happens: make, love, come, rascal, be, chew · To what, where: mischief, rascal, shoe, cheeky rascal, pies, window · Speech: someone speaks here

«rascal» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: rascal in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, affectionate — kept apart, not parsed.

A cheeky, naughty child or animal who makes mischief but is loved.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 child	det
2	cheeky	cheeky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 child	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 cheeky	punct
4	naughty	naughty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 child	amod
5	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 animal	cc
7	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 child	conj
8	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 makes	nsubj
9	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 child	acl:relcl
10	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 makes	obj
11	but	but	CCONJ	_	13 loved	cc
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 loved	aux:pass
13	loved	love	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 makes	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 child	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	a cheeky naughty child or animal	mischief					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mischief=Product
2	love	present · passive	a cheeky naughty child or animal not said here						vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»

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: old — kept apart, not parsed.

A dishonest person; a rogue.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 person	det
2	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 person	amod
3	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 rogue	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rogue	det
6	rogue	rogue	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 person	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 person	punct

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

Example 1

Come here, you little rascal!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Come	come	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	1 Come	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 rascal	punct
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 rascal	nsubj
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rascal	amod
6	rascal	rascal	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Come	parataxis
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	imperative	you not said here			here			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	rascal		you						tree rules

Example 2

The puppy is a rascal; it chewed my shoe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 rascal	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 rascal	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 rascal	det
5	rascal	rascal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 chewed	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 chewed	nsubj
8	chewed	chew	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 rascal	acl:relcl
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 shoe	nmod:poss
10	shoe	shoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 chewed	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 rascal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the puppy	a rascal					tree rules
2	chew	past	puppy	my shoe					vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient

Example 3

My brother is a cheeky rascal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rascal	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 rascal	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rascal	det
5	cheeky	cheeky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rascal	amod
6	rascal	rascal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 rascal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My brother	a cheeky rascal					tree rules

Example 4

The rascal stole the pies from the window.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rascal	det
2	rascal	rascal	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stole	nsubj
3	stole	steal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 pies	det
5	pies	pie	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stole	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 window	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 window	det
8	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stole	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stole	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	steal	past	the rascal	the pies		the window			vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent pie=Theme from window=Source

Example 5

Those rascals rang our doorbell and ran away.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Those	that	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	2 rascals	det
2	rascals	rascal	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 rang	nsubj
3	rang	ring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 doorbell	nmod:poss
5	doorbell	doorbell	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rang	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 ran	cc
7	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 rang	conj
8	away	away	ADV	_	7 ran	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ring	past	that rascals	our doorbell					vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location doorbell=Theme
2	run away	past	that rascals not said here					away property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Grandpa calls me his favourite rascal.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 calls	nsubj
2	calls	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 calls	obj
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 rascal	nmod:poss
5	favourite	favourite	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rascal	amod
6	rascal	rascal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 calls	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 calls	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	present	Grandpa		me				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient

Example 7

"What! are you here, you old rascal?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 here	punct
2	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	6 here	nsubj
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 here	punct
4	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 here	cop
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 here	nsubj
6	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 rascal	punct
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	10 rascal	nsubj
9	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 rascal	amod
10	rascal	rascal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 here	conj
11	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 here	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present						here property	tree rules
2	rascal in a quote		you						tree rules

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