rattler

Who acts: poisonous snake, baby, hiker, rattler, Rattlers, you · What happens: shake, warn, rattle, freeze, hear, buzz · To what, where: rattle, tail, you, buzz, deserts, rattler · Speech: someone speaks here

«rattler» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: rattler in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

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

A rattlesnake: a poisonous snake in the Americas that shakes the rattle on its tail to warn you.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rattlesnake	det
2	rattlesnake	rattlesnake	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 snake	punct
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 snake	det
5	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 snake	amod
6	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rattlesnake	appos
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 Americas	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Americas	det
9	Americas	AMERICAS	PROPN	Number=Plur	6 snake	nmod
10	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 shakes	nsubj
11	shakes	shake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 snake	acl:relcl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 rattle	det
13	rattle	rattle	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 shakes	obj
14	on	on	ADP	_	16 tail	case
15	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 tail	nmod:poss
16	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 shakes	obl
17	to	to	PART	_	18 warn	mark
18	warn	warn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 shakes	advcl
19	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	18 warn	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rattlesnake	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shake	present	a poisonous snake in the Americas	the rattle		rattle's tail			vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent rattle=Theme on tail=Trajectory
2	warn speech: warn	to-infinitive	a poisonous snake in the Americas not said here		you				vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent you=Recipient

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

Something that rattles, like a baby's rattle or a noisy old car or train.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
2	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	3 rattles	nsubj
3	rattles	rattle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Something	acl:relcl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 rattle	punct
5	like	like	ADP	_	9 rattle	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 baby	det
7	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rattle	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 baby	case
9	rattle	rattle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rattles	obl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 car	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 car	det
12	noisy	noisy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 car	amod
13	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 car	amod
14	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rattle	conj
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 train	cc
16	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 car	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Something	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rattle	present						like a baby's rattle or a noisy old car or train	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	rattle		a baby						nom rattle «event intransitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: old, Australia/UK slang — kept apart, not parsed.

A train, especially an old rattling one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 train	det
2	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 rattling	punct
4	especially	especially	ADV	_	7 rattling	advmod
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 rattling	det
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 rattling	amod
7	rattling	rattling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 train	appos
8	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 rattling	flat
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 train	punct

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

Meaning 4

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

An excellent or very lively thing: «a rattler of a story».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 thing	det
2	excellent	excellent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 thing	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 lively	cc
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 lively	advmod
5	lively	lively	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 excellent	conj
6	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 rattler	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 rattler	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 rattler	det
10	rattler	rattler	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 thing	appos
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 story	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 story	det
13	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 rattler	nmod
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 rattler	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 thing	punct

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

Example 1

The hiker froze when she heard the rattler's buzz.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hiker	det
2	hiker	hiker	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 froze	nsubj
3	froze	freeze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 heard	advmod
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 heard	nsubj
6	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 froze	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 rattler	det
8	rattler	rattler	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 buzz	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 rattler	case
10	buzz	buzz	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 heard	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 froze	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	freeze	past	the hiker		vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	hear	past	hiker	the rattler's buzz	vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer buzz=Stimulus
3	buzz		the rattler		nom buzz «event intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

Rattlers live in deserts and dry hills in the USA.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rattlers	rattler	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 live	nsubj
2	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 deserts	case
4	deserts	desert	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 live	obl
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 hills	cc
6	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 hills	amod
7	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 deserts	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 USA	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 USA	det
10	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 live	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	present	Rattlers			deserts and dry hills		in the USA	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location

Example 3

If you hear a rattler, back away slowly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 hear	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 hear	nsubj
3	hear	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 away	advcl
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 rattler	det
5	rattler	rattler	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hear	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 hear	punct
7	back	back	ADV	_	8 away	advmod
8	away	away	ADV	_	root	root
9	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	8 away	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 away	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	present	you	a rattler					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer rattler=Stimulus

Example 4

The old bus was a real rattler on the bumpy road.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bus	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bus	amod
3	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rattler	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 rattler	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 rattler	det
6	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 rattler	amod
7	rattler	rattler	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	on	on	ADP	_	11 road	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 road	det
10	bumpy	bumpy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 road	amod
11	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rattler	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 rattler	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the old bus	a real rattler		the bumpy road			tree rules

Example 5

Grandpa called the steam train «the old rattler».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 called	nsubj
2	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 train	det
4	steam	steam	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 train	compound
5	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 called	obj
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 rattler	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rattler	det
8	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 rattler	amod
9	rattler	rattler	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 train	appos
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 rattler	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 called	punct

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

Example 6

A rattler shakes its tail to say «Keep away!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rattler	det
2	rattler	rattler	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shakes	nsubj
3	shakes	shake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 tail	nmod:poss
5	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shakes	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 say	mark
7	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 shakes	advcl
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 Keep	punct
9	Keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 say	ccomp
10	away	away	ADV	_	9 Keep	advmod
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	9 Keep	punct
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	shake	present	a rattler	rattler's tail		vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent tail=Patient
2	say speech: express	to-infinitive	a rattler not said here			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	keep away in a quote	infinitive			away property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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