rick

Who acts: back, farmer, I, Rick, ricks, it · What happens: build, thatch, keep out, rick, mean, twist · To what, where: straw, rain, neck, back, Richard, tall rick · Speech: someone speaks here

«rick» 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: rick in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A big stack of hay, straw or corn built in a field or farmyard, often with a pointed thatched top to keep the rain out.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 stack	det
2	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 stack	amod
3	stack	stack	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 hay	case
5	hay	hay	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stack	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 straw	punct
7	straw	straw	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hay	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 corn	cc
9	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 straw	conj
10	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 straw	acl
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 field	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 field	det
13	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 built	obl
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 farmyard	cc
15	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 field	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 top	punct
17	often	often	ADV	_	22 top	advmod
18	with	with	ADP	_	22 top	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 top	det
20	pointed	pointed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 top	amod
21	thatched	thatch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	22 top	amod
22	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 field	conj
23	to	to	PART	_	24 keep	mark
24	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	22 top	acl
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 rain	det
26	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 keep	obj
27	out	out	ADP	_	24 keep	compound:prt
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stack	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	build	participle	straw or corn not said here	in a field or farmyard and a pointed thatched top	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in field=Attribute
2	thatch	participle			vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
3	keep out	to-infinitive	the rain		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Theme

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: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To rick your neck or back means to twist or strain it a little, so it hurts.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 rick	mark
2	rick	rick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 means	csubj
3	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 neck	nmod:poss
4	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rick	obj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 back	cc
6	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 neck	conj
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 twist	mark
9	twist	twist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 means	xcomp
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 strain	cc
11	strain	strain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 twist	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 strain	obj
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 little	det
14	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 strain	obl:unmarked
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 hurts	punct
16	so	so	ADV	_	18 hurts	advmod
17	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 hurts	nsubj
18	hurts	hurt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 means	parataxis
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	rick	to-infinitive		your neck or back		vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer neck=Patient
2	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	twist not said to happen	to-infinitive				vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
4	strain	infinitive		back	a little obl:unmarked	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme
5	hurt	present	back			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP-PRO-ARB»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 3

Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

Rick, a short form of Richard, Eric or Frederick.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rick	Rick	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 form	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 form	det
4	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 form	amod
5	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Rick	appos
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 Richard	case
7	Richard	Richard	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 form	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 Eric	punct
9	Eric	Eric	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Richard	conj
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 Frederick	cc
11	Frederick	Frederick	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Richard	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Rick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	form			Richard and Eric or Frederick					nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

The farmer built a tall rick of hay.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 farmer	det
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	nsubj
3	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rick	det
5	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rick	amod
6	rick	rick	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 hay	case
8	hay	hay	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rick	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	the farmer	a tall rick of hay					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rick=Product
2	rick			hay					nom rick «state transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Mice made nests in the corn rick.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mice	mouse	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 nests	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 nests	amod
3	nests	nest	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 rick	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rick	det
6	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 rick	compound
7	rick	rick	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 nests	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 nests	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle							vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 3

The rick was thatched to keep out the rain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rick	det
2	rick	rick	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 thatched	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 thatched	aux:pass
4	thatched	thatch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 keep	mark
6	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 thatched	advcl
7	out	out	ADP	_	6 keep	compound:prt
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rain	det
9	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 keep	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 thatched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	thatch	past · passive		the rick					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination
2	keep out	to-infinitive		the rain					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Theme

Example 4

I ricked my neck sleeping on the train.

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	2 ricked	nsubj
2	ricked	rick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 neck	nmod:poss
4	neck	neck	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ricked	obj
5	sleeping	sleep	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 ricked	advcl
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 train	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 train	det
8	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sleeping	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ricked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rick	past	I	my neck					vn hurt-40.8.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer neck=Patient
2	sleep	gerund	I not said here			the train			vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Rick is my uncle's name.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rick	Rick	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 name	cop
3	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 uncle	nmod:poss
4	uncle	uncle	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 name	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 uncle	case
6	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 name	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Rick	my uncle's name					tree rules

Example 6

Long ago, ricks stood in every farmyard after harvest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 ago	advmod
2	ago	ago	ADV	_	5 stood	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 ago	punct
4	ricks	rick	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 stood	nsubj
5	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 farmyard	case
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 farmyard	det
8	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stood	obl
9	after	after	ADP	_	10 harvest	case
10	harvest	harvest	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stood	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	ricks			every farmyard	after harvest	ago property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in farmyard=Location

Example 7

When it grew dark he climbed up on the top of the fourth rick, from where he could see the whole field.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 grew	advmod
2	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 grew	nsubj
3	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 climbed	advcl
4	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 grew	xcomp
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 climbed	nsubj
6	climbed	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	up	up	ADP	_	6 climbed	compound:prt
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 top	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 top	det
10	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 climbed	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 rick	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 rick	det
13	fourth	fourth	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	14 rick	amod
14	rick	rick	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 top	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 see	punct
16	from	from	SCONJ	_	20 see	mark
17	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	20 see	advmod
18	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 see	nsubj
19	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	20 see	aux
20	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 climbed	conj
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 field	det
22	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 field	amod
23	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 see	obj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 climbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	grow	past	it			dark property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	climb up	past	he		the top of the fourth rick		vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on top=Trajectory
3	see	could	he	the whole field			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer field=Stimulus

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