sass

Who acts: she, Dad, That, puppy, He, I · What happens: talk, talk back, get, not sass, say, be · To what, where: sass, mother, enough sass, lot, teacher, detention · Speech: someone speaks here

«sass» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: sass in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal, mainly US — kept apart, not parsed.

Cheeky, rude talk, especially to a parent or teacher; back talk.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cheeky	cheeky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 talk	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 talk	punct
3	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 talk	amod
4	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 parent	punct
6	especially	especially	ADV	_	9 parent	advmod
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 parent	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 parent	det
9	parent	parent	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 talk	nmod
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 teacher	cc
11	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 parent	conj
12	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 talk	punct
13	back	back	ADV	_	14 talk	advmod
14	talk	talk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 talk	parataxis
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 talk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk	infinitive							vn talk-37.5 «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: verb, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

To talk back cheekily to someone.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 talk	mark
2	talk	talk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	back	back	ADV	_	2 talk	advmod
4	cheekily	cheekily	ADV	_	2 talk	advmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 someone	case
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 talk	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 talk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	talk back	to-infinitive						to someone; cheekily property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, praise — kept apart, not parsed.

Bold, lively confidence and style: «she's got sass».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bold	bold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 confidence	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 confidence	punct
3	lively	lively	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 confidence	amod
4	confidence	confidence	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 style	cc
6	style	style	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 confidence	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 got	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 got	punct
9	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 got	nsubj
10	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 got	aux
11	got	get	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 confidence	parataxis
12	sass	sass	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 got	obj
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 got	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 confidence	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get in a quote	present · passive	she	sass					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sass=Stimulus

Example 1

«Don't sass your mother,» said Dad.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 sass	punct
2	Do	do	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 sass	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 sass	advmod
4	sass	sass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 said	ccomp
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 mother	nmod:poss
6	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sass	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 sass	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 sass	punct
9	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	Dad	Dad	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 said	nsubj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not sass in a quote	do-support		your mother					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	Dad						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 2

That's enough sass, young lady.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	4 sass	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sass	cop
3	enough	enough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 sass	amod
4	sass	sass	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 lady	punct
6	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 lady	amod
7	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sass	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sass	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	That	enough sass and young lady					tree rules

Example 3

The puppy has a lot of sass for such a tiny dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 puppy	det
2	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 lot	det
5	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 sass	case
7	sass	sass	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lot	nmod
8	for	for	ADP	_	12 dog	case
9	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	12 dog	det:predet
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 dog	det
11	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 dog	amod
12	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sass	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the puppy	a lot of sass for such tiny dog					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient

Example 4

He sassed the teacher and got a detention.

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 sassed	nsubj
2	sassed	sass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 teacher	det
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sassed	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 got	cc
6	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 sassed	conj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 detention	det
8	detention	detention	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 got	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sassed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sass	past	He	the teacher					tree rules
2	get	past	He not said here	a detention					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer detention=Stimulus

Example 5

The singer performed with style and sass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 singer	det
2	singer	singer	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	performed	perform	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 singer	acl
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 style	case
5	style	style	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 performed	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 sass	cc
7	sass	sass	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 style	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 singer	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	perform	participle		the singer not said here				with style and sass	vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

I didn't mean to give you sass.

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 mean	nsubj
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 give	mark
6	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 mean	xcomp
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 sass	nsubj
8	sass	sass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 give	ccomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	not mean	past · do-support	I	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	give not said to happen	to-infinitive	I not said here	tree rules
3	sass	present	you	tree rules

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