scowl

Who acts: children, She, he, cat, Dad, you · What happens: frown, temper, scowl, kick, lose, go away · To what, where: old man, ball, game, scowl, me, bill · Speech: someone speaks here

«scowl» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: scowl in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 frown	mark
2	frown	frown	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	10 way	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 way	det
5	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 tempered	amod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 bad	cc
7	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 angry	conj
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 bad	punct
9	tempered	temper	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 way	amod
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 frown	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 frown	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	frown	to-infinitive						in a tempered way	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in way=Theme
2	temper	participle							tree rules

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.

An angry frown on someone's face.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 frown	det
2	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 frown	amod
3	frown	frown	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 face	case
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 face	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 someone	case
7	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 frown	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 frown	punct

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

Example 1

The old man scowled at the children kicking the ball.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	scowled	scowl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 man	acl
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 children	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 children	det
7	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 scowled	obl
8	kicking	kick	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 children	acl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ball	det
10	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 kicking	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 man	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scowl	participle		the old man not said here				at the children	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	kick	gerund	the children not said here	the ball					vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent ball=Patient

Example 2

She scowled when she lost the game.

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 scowled	nsubj
2	scowled	scowl	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	when	when	SCONJ	_	5 lost	mark
4	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 lost	nsubj
5	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 scowled	ccomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 game	det
7	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lost	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scowled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scowl	past	She						tree rules
2	lose	past	she	the game					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality

Example 3

«Go away,» he said with a scowl.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Go	punct
2	Go	go	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 said	ccomp
3	away	away	ADV	_	2 Go	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Go	punct
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Go	punct
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 said	nsubj
7	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 scowl	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 scowl	det
10	scowl	scowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 said	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go away in a quote	infinitive						away property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	say speech: assert	past	he					with a scowl	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 4

The cat gave me a scowl and walked off.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 scowl	det
6	scowl	scowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 walked	cc
8	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gave	conj
9	off	off	ADP	_	8 walked	compound:prt
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the cat	a scowl	me				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient scowl=Theme
2	walk off	past	the cat not said here						vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Dad scowled at the bill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scowled	nsubj
2	scowled	scowl	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 bill	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 bill	det
5	bill	bill	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scowled	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scowled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scowl	past	Dad			the bill			vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Stop scowling and say thank you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	scowling	scowl	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 say	cc
4	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 scowling	conj
5	thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 say	ccomp
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 thank	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	scowl	gerund	you not said here		vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	say speech: assert	present	you not said here		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	thank speech: thank	present		you	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme

Example 7

Her scowl turned into a smile when she saw the cake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 scowl	nmod:poss
2	scowl	scowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	nsubj
3	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 smile	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 smile	det
6	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turned	obl
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 saw	advmod
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 saw	nsubj
9	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 turned	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 cake	det
11	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 saw	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 turned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	turn	past	Her scowl		a smile	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme into smile=Trajectory
2	see	past	scowl	the cake		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cake=Stimulus
3	scowl		Her = she			nom scowl «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 8

She scowled, and was very cross, but the Master-maid did not trouble herself about that.

The tree, 16 words

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 scowled	nsubj
2	scowled	scowl	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 cross	punct
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 cross	cc
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 cross	cop
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 cross	advmod
7	cross	cross	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 scowled	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 did	punct
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	14 did	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 maid	det
11	Master	master	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 maid	compound
12	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 Master	punct
13	maid	maid	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 did	nsubj
14	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 scowled	conj
15	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	16 trouble	advmod
16	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 did	obj
17	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	16 trouble	appos
18	about	about	ADP	_	19 that	case
19	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	16 trouble	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scowled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	scowl	past	She			vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	She not said here		cross property	tree rules
3	do	past	the Master maid	trouble	about that	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Eventuality

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