retort

Who acts: You, he, She, mouse, alchemist, rude retort · What happens: answer, use, distil, start, retort, have · To what, where: angry way, long bent neck, it, clever retort, liquid, him · Speech: someone speaks here

«retort» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: retort in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To answer quickly and sharply, often in an angry or clever way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 answer	mark
2	answer	answer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	2 answer	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 sharply	cc
5	sharply	sharply	ADV	_	3 quickly	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 way	punct
7	often	often	ADV	_	13 way	advmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	13 way	case
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 way	det
10	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 way	amod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 clever	cc
12	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 angry	conj
13	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 answer	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 answer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	answer speech: assert	to-infinitive				a angry way		quickly property	vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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 quick, sharp or clever reply.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 reply	det
2	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 reply	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 sharp	punct
4	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 quick	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 clever	cc
6	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 quick	conj
7	reply	reply	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 reply	punct

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

Meaning 3

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

A glass container with a long bent neck used for heating and distilling liquids.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 container	det
2	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 container	compound
3	container	container	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	8 neck	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 neck	det
6	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 neck	amod
7	bent	bent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 neck	amod
8	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 container	nmod
9	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 neck	acl
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 heating	case
11	heating	heating	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 used	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 liquids	cc
13	distilling	distil	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 liquids	amod
14	liquids	liquid	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 heating	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 container	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a long bent neck not said here				for heating and distilling liquids	vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	distil	gerund							vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent

Example 1

«You started it!» he retorted.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 started	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 started	nsubj
3	started	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 retorted	advcl
4	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 started	obj
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 started	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 started	punct
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 retorted	nsubj
8	retorted	retort	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 retorted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	start in a quote	past	You	it					vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
2	retort speech: other	past	he						vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

Example 2

She had a clever retort for every joke.

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 retort	det
4	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 retort	amod
5	retort	retort	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 joke	case
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 joke	det
8	joke	joke	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 clever retort				for every joke	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent retort=Patient

Example 3

«I'm not scared,» retorted the mouse.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 scared	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 scared	nsubj
3	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 scared	cop
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 scared	advmod
5	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 retorted	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 retorted	punct
8	retorted	retort	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 scared	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 mouse	det
10	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 retorted	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 scared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is in a quote	present	the mouse = mouse					scared property	tree rules
2	retort speech: other	past	the mouse						vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The alchemist heated the liquid in a glass retort.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 alchemist	det
2	alchemist	alchemist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heated	nsubj
3	heated	heat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 liquid	det
5	liquid	liquid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heated	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 retort	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 retort	det
8	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 retort	compound
9	retort	retort	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 heated	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 heated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	heat	past	the alchemist	the liquid				in a glass retort	vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent liquid=Patient in retort=Instrument

Example 5

His rude retort got him in trouble.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 retort	nmod:poss
2	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 retort	amod
3	retort	retort	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 got	nsubj
4	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 got	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 trouble	case
7	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 got	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	His rude retort	him = he		trouble			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
2	retort		His = he						nom retort «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

When teased, she retorted with a smile.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	SCONJ	_	2 teased	mark
2	teased	tease	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 retorted	advcl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 teased	punct
4	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 retorted	nsubj
5	retorted	retort	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 smile	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 smile	det
8	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 retorted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 retorted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tease	participle	she not said here						vn ferret-35.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	retort speech: other	past	she					with a smile	vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent

Example 7

"You do muddy it!" retorted the Wolf savagely.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 muddy	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 muddy	nsubj
3	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 muddy	aux
4	muddy	muddy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 retorted	parataxis
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 muddy	nsubj
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 muddy	punct
7	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 muddy	punct
8	retorted	retort	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Wolf	det
10	Wolf	Wolf	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 retorted	obj
11	savagely	savagely	ADV	_	10 Wolf	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 retorted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	retort speech: other	past	the Wolf						vn say-37.7-1 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

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