scamper Who acts: child, scamper, She, We · What happens: be, run off, scamper off, scamper away, scamper, have · To what, where: quick light run, wolves, mice, holes, sight, scamper
«scamper» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: scamper in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To scamper is to run quickly with short light steps, like a small animal or a child running off.
The tree, 19 words mark advcl cop mark advmod case amod compound obl punct case det amod parataxis cc det conj acl compound:prt punct root To PART scamper NOUN is AUX to PART run VERB quickly ADV with ADP short ADJ light NOUN steps NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET small ADJ animal NOUN or CCONJ a DET child NOUN running VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 scamper mark 2 scamper scamper NOUN Number=Sing 5 run advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 run cop 4 to to PART _ 5 run mark 5 run run VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 quickly quickly ADV _ 5 run advmod 7 with with ADP _ 10 steps case 8 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 10 steps amod 9 light light NOUN Number=Sing 10 steps compound 10 steps step NOUN Number=Plur 5 run obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 animal punct 12 like like ADP _ 15 animal case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 animal det 14 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 15 animal amod 15 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 5 run parataxis 16 or or CCONJ _ 18 child cc 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 child det 18 child child NOUN Number=Sing 15 animal conj 19 running run VERB VerbForm=Ger 18 child acl 20 off off ADP _ 19 running compound:prt 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 run punct
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1 is present with short light steps; quickly, run property tree rules 2 run off gerund a child not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=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 A scamper is a quick, light run.
det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct root A DET scamper NOUN is AUX a DET quick ADJ , PUNCT light ADJ run NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 scamper det 2 scamper scamper NOUN Number=Sing 8 run nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 run cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 run det 5 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 8 run amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 quick punct 7 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 8 run amod 8 run run NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 run punct
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1 is a present a scamper a quick light run tree rules
Example 1 The wolves had scampered off.
det nsubj:pass aux compound:prt punct root The DET wolves NOUN had AUX scampered VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 wolves det 2 wolves wolf NOUN Number=Plur 4 scampered nsubj:pass 3 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 scampered aux 4 scampered scamper VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 off off ADP _ 4 scampered compound:prt 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 scampered punct
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1 scamper off past · perfect · passive the wolves vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 2 The mice scampered away to their holes.
det acl advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET mice NOUN scampered VERB away ADV to ADP their PRON holes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mice det 2 mice mouse NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 scampered scamper VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 mice acl 4 away away ADV _ 3 scampered advmod 5 to to ADP _ 7 holes case 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 holes nmod:poss 7 holes hole NOUN Number=Plur 3 scampered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 mice punct
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1 scamper away participle the mice not said here mice's holes away property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to hole=Destination
Example 3 She scampered out of sight, with all the mice after her.
nsubj case case obl punct case det:predet det obl case nmod punct root She PRON scampered VERB out ADP of ADP sight NOUN , PUNCT with ADP all DET the DET mice NOUN after ADP her PRON . PUNCT 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 scampered nsubj 2 scampered scamper VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 5 sight case 4 of of ADP _ 5 sight case 5 sight sight NOUN Number=Sing 2 scampered obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 mice punct 7 with with ADP _ 10 mice case 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 mice det:predet 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 mice det 10 mice mouse NOUN Number=Plur 2 scampered obl 11 after after ADP _ 12 her case 12 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 mice nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 scampered punct
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1 scamper past She sight with all mice after her vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out sight=Trajectory
Example 4 We had a scamper across the field.
nsubj det obj case det obl punct root We PRON had VERB a DET scamper NOUN across ADP the DET field NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 scamper det 4 scamper scamper NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 5 across across ADP _ 7 field case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 field det 7 field field NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We a scamper the field vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent scamper=Patient
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