reel

Who acts: head, Grandad, you, we, He, I · What happens: woun on, pull, wind, reel, walk, fall · To what, where: round thing, something, line, thread, yarn, reel · Speech: someone speaks here

«reel» in the school dictionary: its 7 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: reel in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A round thing that thread, film, fishing line or wire is wound on.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 thing	det
2	round	round	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 thing	amod
3	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wound	nsubj:pass
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 thread	det
5	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 thing	appos
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 film	punct
7	film	film	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 thread	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 line	punct
9	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 line	compound
10	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 thread	appos
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 wire	cc
12	wire	wire	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 line	conj
13	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 wound	aux:pass
14	wound	woun	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
15	on	on	ADP	_	14 wound	compound:prt
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 wound	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	woun on	present · passive		a round thing					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

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A fast lively folk dance from Scotland or Ireland, and its music.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 dance	det
2	fast	fast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 dance	amod
3	lively	lively	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 dance	amod
4	folk	folk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dance	compound
5	dance	dance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	from	from	ADP	_	7 Scotland	case
7	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 dance	nmod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 Ireland	cc
9	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Scotland	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 music	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 music	cc
12	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 music	nmod:poss
13	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dance	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 dance	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To pull something towards you by winding a line: reel in a fish.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 pull	mark
2	pull	pull	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 pull	obj
4	towards	towards	ADP	_	5 you	case
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 pull	obl
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	7 winding	mark
7	winding	wind	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 pull	advcl
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 line	det
9	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 winding	obj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 reel	punct
11	reel	reel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 pull	conj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 fish	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 fish	det
14	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 reel	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pull	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	pull	to-infinitive	something	towards you	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme towards you=Destination
2	wind	gerund	a line		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent line=Theme
3	reel	infinitive		in a fish	vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Meaning 4

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To walk unsteadily, as if about to fall; to stagger.

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	unsteadily	unsteadily	ADV	_	2 walk	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 fall	punct
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	9 fall	mark
6	if	if	SCONJ	_	9 fall	mark
7	about	about	ADV	_	9 fall	advmod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 fall	mark
9	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 walk	advcl
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 stagger	punct
11	to	to	ADP	_	12 stagger	case
12	stagger	stagger	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fall	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	to-infinitive						unsteadily property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	fall	to-infinitive						to stagger; about property	vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to stagger=Theme

Meaning 5

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To feel shocked or confused.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 feel	mark
2	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	shocked	shocked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 feel	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 confused	cc
5	confused	confused	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 shocked	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	to-infinitive						shocked property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"My head is reeling."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 reeling	punct
2	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 head	nmod:poss
3	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 reeling	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 reeling	aux
5	reeling	reel	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 reeling	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 reeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reel in a quote	present · progressive	My head						vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Meaning 6

Usage: noun, social media — kept apart, not parsed.

A short video on an app like Instagram.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 video	det
2	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 video	amod
3	video	video	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 app	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 app	det
6	app	app	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 video	nmod
7	like	like	ADP	_	8 Instagram	case
8	Instagram	Instagram	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 app	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 video	punct

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

Meaning 7

To reel can also mean to spin thread or wool into yarn on a spinning wheel.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 reel	mark
2	reel	reel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	csubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 mean	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	5 mean	advmod
5	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 spin	mark
7	spin	spin	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 mean	xcomp
8	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 spin	obj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 wool	cc
10	wool	wool	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 thread	conj
11	into	into	ADP	_	12 yarn	case
12	yarn	yarn	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 spin	obl
13	on	on	ADP	_	16 wheel	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 wheel	det
15	spinning	spin	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 wheel	amod
16	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 spin	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	reel	to-infinitive				vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	mean	can				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	spin not said to happen	to-infinitive	thread or wool	yarn	on a spinning wheel	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.agent V NP.theme PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Agent thread=Theme into yarn=Source on wheel=Trajectory
4	spin	gerund				vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

Grandad reeled in a huge fish.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 reeled	nsubj
2	reeled	reel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 fish	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 fish	det
5	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 fish	amod
6	fish	fish	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reeled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 reeled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reel	past	Grandad					in a huge fish	vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

Pass me the reel of cotton, please.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pass	pass	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	1 Pass	obj
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 reel	det
4	reel	reel	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pass	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 cotton	case
6	cotton	cotton	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reel	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Pass	punct
8	please	please	INTJ	_	1 Pass	discourse
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pass	imperative	you not said here	the reel of cotton	me				vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient reel=Theme

Example 3

At the ceilidh we danced a Scottish reel.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	At	at	ADP	_	3 ceilidh	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 ceilidh	det
3	ceilidh	ceilidh	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 danced	obl
4	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 danced	nsubj
5	danced	dance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 reel	det
7	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 reel	amod
8	reel	reel	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 danced	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 danced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dance	past	we	a Scottish reel		the ceilidh			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location reel=Theme

Example 4

He reeled back after bumping his head.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 reeled	nsubj
2	reeled	reel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	back	back	ADV	_	2 reeled	advmod
4	after	after	SCONJ	_	5 bumping	mark
5	bumping	bump	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 reeled	advcl
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 head	nmod:poss
7	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 bumping	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 reeled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reel back	past	He						vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	bump	gerund	He not said here	his head					vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient

Example 5

I was still reeling from the news that we were moving.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 reeling	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 reeling	aux
3	still	still	ADV	_	4 reeling	advmod
4	reeling	reel	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 news	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 news	det
7	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reeling	obl
8	that	that	SCONJ	_	11 moving	mark
9	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 moving	nsubj
10	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 moving	aux
11	moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 reeling	advcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 reeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reel	past · progressive	I				still	from the news	vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Patient from news=Stimulus
2	move	past · progressive	we						vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

She reeled off the names of all the planets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 reeled	nsubj
2	reeled	reel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	off	off	ADP	_	5 names	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 names	det
5	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 reeled	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 planets	case
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	9 planets	det:predet
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 planets	det
9	planets	planet	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 names	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 reeled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reel off	past	She	the names of all planets					tree rules
2	name			all planets					nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 7

My cousin posted a funny reel of her dog.

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 cousin	nmod:poss
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 posted	nsubj
3	posted	post	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 reel	det
5	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 reel	amod
6	reel	reel	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 posted	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 dog	case
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 dog	nmod:poss
9	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 reel	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 posted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	post	past	My cousin	a funny reel of cousin's dog					vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reel=Theme

Example 8

Reel away, reel away, Straw into gold!’

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Reel	reel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	away	away	ADV	_	1 Reel	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 reel	punct
4	reel	reel	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Reel	conj
5	away	away	ADV	_	4 reel	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 Straw	punct
7	Straw	straw	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reel	obl
8	into	into	ADP	_	9 gold	case
9	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reel	obl
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Reel	punct
11	’	'	PUNCT	_	1 Reel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reel away	imperative	you not said here					away property	vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	reel away	infinitive	you not said here	Straw		gold		away property	vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient

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