rejoinder
Who acts: She, That, fault, rude rejoinder, He, rejoinder · What happens: have, not be, come, make, not think, laugh · To what, where: quick rejoinder, fault, sharp rejoinder, Alice
«rejoinder» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: rejoinder in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
A quick reply, especially a clever, sharp or rude one.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 reply | det |
| 2 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 reply | amod |
| 3 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 one | punct |
| 5 | especially | especially | ADV | _ | 12 one | advmod |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 one | det |
| 7 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 one | amod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 sharp | punct |
| 9 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 clever | conj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 rude | cc |
| 11 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 clever | conj |
| 12 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reply | appos |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 reply | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
She had a quick rejoinder for every insult.
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 had | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 rejoinder | det |
| 4 | quick | quick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rejoinder | amod |
| 5 | rejoinder | rejoinder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obj |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 insult | case |
| 7 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 insult | det |
| 8 | insult | insult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 had | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | She | a quick rejoinder | for every insult | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rejoinder=Patient |
Example 2
«That's not my fault!» came the sharp rejoinder.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 fault | punct |
| 2 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 6 fault | nsubj |
| 3 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 fault | cop |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 fault | advmod |
| 5 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 fault | nmod:poss |
| 6 | fault | fault | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 came | nsubj |
| 7 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 6 fault | punct |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 6 fault | punct |
| 9 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 rejoinder | det |
| 11 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 rejoinder | amod |
| 12 | rejoinder | rejoinder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 came | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 came | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is a in a quote | present | That | my fault | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | come | past | my fault | the sharp rejoinder | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location rejoinder=Theme |
Example 3
The Hatter's rude rejoinder made Alice angry.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Hatter | det |
| 2 | Hatter | Hatter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 rejoinder | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 Hatter | case |
| 4 | rude | rude | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 rejoinder | amod |
| 5 | rejoinder | rejoinder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 made | nsubj |
| 6 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | Alice | Alice | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 made | obj |
| 8 | angry | angry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 made | xcomp |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | the Hatter's rude rejoinder | Alice | angry property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset alice=Product |
Example 4
He could not think of a rejoinder.
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 | 4 think | nsubj |
| 2 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 think | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 think | advmod |
| 4 | think | think | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 rejoinder | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 rejoinder | det |
| 7 | rejoinder | rejoinder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 think | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 think | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not think speech: other | could | He | of a rejoinder | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 5
Toad's rejoinder made the others laugh.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 rejoinder | nmod:poss |
| 2 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 1 Toad | case |
| 3 | rejoinder | rejoinder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 made | nsubj |
| 4 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 others | det |
| 6 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 laugh | nsubj |
| 7 | laugh | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 made | ccomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | Toad's rejoinder | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | laugh | present | the others | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 6
Her rejoinder was short and clever.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 rejoinder | nmod:poss |
| 2 | rejoinder | rejoinder | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 short | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 short | cop |
| 4 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 clever | cc |
| 6 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 short | conj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 short | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Her rejoinder | short property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | Her rejoinder not said here | tree rules |
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