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repartee

Who acts: people, friends, show, tea party, clever repartee, everyone · What happens: make, enjoy, be, laugh, not lose, go · To what, where: clever funny replies, Quick witty conversation, bit, everyone, repartee, argument

«repartee» 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: repartee in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Quick, witty conversation in which people make clever, funny replies to each other.

The tree, 13 words
amodpunctamodcaseoblnsubjacl:relclamodpunctamodobjcaseoblfixedpunctrootQuickADJ,PUNCTwittyADJconversationNOUNinADPwhichPRONpeopleNOUNmakeVERBcleverADJ,PUNCTfunnyADJrepliesNOUNtoADPeachDETotherADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1QuickquickADJDegree=Pos4 conversationamod
2,,PUNCT_1 Quickpunct
3wittywittyADJDegree=Pos4 conversationamod
4conversationconversationNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5ininADP_6 whichcase
6whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel8 makeobl
7peoplepeopleNOUNNumber=Plur8 makensubj
8makemakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 conversationacl:relcl
9clevercleverADJDegree=Pos12 repliesamod
10,,PUNCT_9 cleverpunct
11funnyfunnyADJDegree=Pos12 repliesamod
12repliesreplyNOUNNumber=Plur8 makeobj
13totoADP_14 eachcase
14eacheachDETExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp8 makeobl
15otherotherADJDegree=Pos14 eachfixed
16..PUNCT_4 conversationpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepresentpeopleclever funny repliesQuick witty conversationto eachvn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reply=Product

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.

Example 1

The friends enjoyed a bit of witty repartee.

detnsubjdetobjcaseamodnmodpunctrootTheDETfriendsNOUNenjoyedVERBaDETbitNOUNofADPwittyADJreparteeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 friendsdet
2friendsfriendNOUNNumber=Plur3 enjoyednsubj
3enjoyedenjoyVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 bitdet
5bitbitNOUNNumber=Sing3 enjoyedobj
6ofofADP_8 reparteecase
7wittywittyADJDegree=Pos8 reparteeamod
8reparteereparteeNOUNNumber=Sing5 bitnmod
9..PUNCT_3 enjoyedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1enjoypastthe friendsa bit of witty reparteevn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bit=Stimulus

Example 2

The show was full of quick repartee.

detnsubjcopcaseamodoblpunctrootTheDETshowNOUNwasAUXfullADJofADPquickADJreparteeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 showdet
2showshowNOUNNumber=Sing4 fullnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 fullcop
4fullfullADJDegree=Posrootroot
5ofofADP_7 reparteecase
6quickquickADJDegree=Pos7 reparteeamod
7reparteereparteeNOUNNumber=Sing4 fullobl
8..PUNCT_4 fullpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe showof quick repartee; full propertytree rules

Example 3

The Mad Hatter's tea party is full of strange repartee.

detamodnmod:posscasecompoundnsubjcopcaseamodoblpunctrootTheDETMadADJHatterPROPN'sPARTteaNOUNpartyNOUNisAUXfullADJofADPstrangeADJreparteeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 Hatterdet
2MadmadADJDegree=Pos3 Hatteramod
3HatterHatterPROPNNumber=Sing6 partynmod:poss
4's'sPART_3 Hattercase
5teateaNOUNNumber=Sing6 partycompound
6partypartyNOUNNumber=Sing8 fullnsubj
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 fullcop
8fullfullADJDegree=Posrootroot
9ofofADP_11 reparteecase
10strangestrangeADJDegree=Pos11 reparteeamod
11reparteereparteeNOUNNumber=Sing8 fullobl
12..PUNCT_8 fullpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe Mad Hatter's tea partyof strange repartee; full propertytree rules

Example 4

Her clever repartee made everyone laugh.

nmod:possamodnsubjobjxcomppunctrootHerPRONcleverADJreparteeNOUNmadeVERBeveryonePRONlaughVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HerherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 reparteenmod:poss
2clevercleverADJDegree=Pos3 reparteeamod
3reparteereparteeNOUNNumber=Sing4 madensubj
4mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5everyoneeveryonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Tot4 madeobj
6laughlaughVERBVerbForm=Inf4 madexcomp
7..PUNCT_4 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastHer clever reparteeeveryonetree rules
2laughinfinitiveeveryone not said herevn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

He was good at repartee and never lost an argument.

nsubjcopcaseoblccadvmodconjdetobjpunctrootHePRONwasAUXgoodADJatADPreparteeNOUNandCCONJneverADVlostVERBanDETargumentNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs3 goodnsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 goodcop
3goodgoodADJDegree=Posrootroot
4atatADP_5 reparteecase
5reparteereparteeNOUNNumber=Sing3 goodobl
6andandCCONJ_8 lostcc
7neverneverADVPronType=Neg8 lostadvmod
8lostloseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 goodconj
9anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 argumentdet
10argumentargumentNOUNNumber=Sing8 lostobj
11..PUNCT_3 goodpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastHereparteegood propertytree rules
2not losepastHe not said herea argumentvn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Eventuality

Example 6

The banter and repartee went on all evening.

detnsubjccconjcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETbanterNOUNandCCONJreparteeNOUNwentVERBonADPallDETeveningNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 banterdet
2banterbanterNOUNNumber=Sing5 wentnsubj
3andandCCONJ_4 reparteecc
4reparteereparteeNOUNNumber=Sing2 banterconj
5wentgoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
6ononADP_8 eveningcase
7allallDETPronType=Tot8 eveningdet
8eveningeveningNOUNNumber=Sing5 wentobl
9..PUNCT_5 wentpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gopastthe banter and reparteeeveningvn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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