scramble

Who acts: We, mad scramble, you, Everyone, bell, He · What happens: climb, move, use, hurry, push, get · To what, where: hands, something, eggs, pan, it, emergency

«scramble» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: scramble in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To climb or move quickly and awkwardly, using your hands and feet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 climb	mark
2	climb	climb	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 move	cc
4	move	move	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 climb	conj
5	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	4 move	advmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 awkwardly	cc
7	awkwardly	awkwardly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 quickly	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 using	punct
9	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 move	advcl
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 hands	nmod:poss
11	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 using	obj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 feet	cc
13	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 hands	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 climb	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	climb	to-infinitive			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	move	infinitive		quickly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
3	use	gerund	your hands and feet		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient

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 — kept apart, not parsed.

To hurry or push against others to get something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 hurry	mark
2	hurry	hurry	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 push	cc
4	push	push	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 hurry	conj
5	against	against	ADP	_	6 others	case
6	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 push	obl
7	to	to	PART	_	8 get	mark
8	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 push	advcl
9	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	8 get	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hurry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hurry	to-infinitive			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	push	infinitive		against others	vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent against other=Theme
3	get	to-infinitive	something		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"scramble for seats".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 scramble	punct
2	scramble	scramble	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 seats	case
4	seats	seat	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 scramble	nmod
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 scramble	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scramble	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To mix up eggs and cook them, stirring them in a pan.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 mix	mark
2	mix	mix	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 mix	compound:prt
4	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 mix	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 cook	cc
6	cook	cook	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 mix	conj
7	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 cook	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 stirring	punct
9	stirring	stir	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 cook	advcl
10	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 stirring	obj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 pan	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 pan	det
13	pan	pan	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 stirring	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mix	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	roles by
1	mix up	to-infinitive	eggs		vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Patient
2	cook	infinitive	eggs = egg		vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient
3	stir	gerund	eggs = egg	a pan	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus they=Experiencer

Meaning 4

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To mix something up so it cannot be understood, like a secret code or letters.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 mix	mark
2	mix	mix	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 mix	obj
4	up	up	ADP	_	2 mix	compound:prt
5	so	so	SCONJ	_	10 understood	mark
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 understood	nsubj:pass
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 understood	aux
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 understood	advmod
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 understood	aux:pass
10	understood	understand	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 mix	advcl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 code	punct
12	like	like	ADP	_	15 code	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 code	det
14	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 code	amod
15	code	code	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 mix	obl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 letters	cc
17	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 code	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 mix	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mix up	to-infinitive		something				like a secret code or letters	vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient
2	not understand	can · passive		it					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus

Meaning 5

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

For fighter planes to take off quickly in an emergency.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	3 planes	case
2	fighter	fighter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 planes	compound
3	planes	plane	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 take	obl
4	to	to	PART	_	5 take	mark
5	take	take	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	off	off	ADP	_	5 take	compound:prt
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	5 take	advmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 emergency	case
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 emergency	det
10	emergency	emergency	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 take	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 take	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take off	to-infinitive				a emergency		for fighter planes; quickly property	vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Meaning 6

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A rush or struggle; a hurried climb; a motorbike race over rough ground.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 rush	det
2	rush	rush	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 struggle	cc
4	struggle	struggle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rush	conj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 climb	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 climb	det
7	hurried	hurry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 climb	amod
8	climb	climb	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rush	conj
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	12 race	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 race	det
11	motorbike	motorbike	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 race	compound
12	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rush	appos
13	over	over	ADP	_	15 ground	case
14	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 ground	amod
15	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 race	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rush	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurry	participle							vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

We scrambled up the rocks to see the sea.

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 scrambled	nsubj
2	scrambled	scramble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	up	up	ADP	_	2 scrambled	compound:prt
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 rocks	det
5	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 scrambled	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 see	mark
7	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 scrambled	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sea	det
9	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 see	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scrambled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scramble up	past	We	the rocks					vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location rock=Theme
2	see	to-infinitive	We not said here	the sea					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sea=Stimulus

Example 2

There was a mad scramble for the last cake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 scramble	det
4	mad	mad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 scramble	amod
5	scramble	scramble	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 cake	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cake	det
8	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 cake	amod
9	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 scramble	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a mad scramble for the last cake			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

Can you scramble some eggs for breakfast?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 scramble	aux
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 scramble	nsubj
3	scramble	scramble	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	5 eggs	det
5	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 scramble	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 breakfast	case
7	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 scramble	obl
8	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 scramble	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scramble	can	you	some eggs				for breakfast	vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent egg=Patient for breakfast=Beneficiary

Example 4

Unscramble these letters to make a word: "dbir".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unscramble	Unscramble	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 letters	compound
2	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	3 letters	det
3	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 make	mark
5	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 letters	acl
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 word	det
7	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 make	obj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 dbir	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 dbir	punct
10	dbir	dbir	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 word	appos
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	10 dbir	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 letters	punct

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

Example 5

The fighter jets scrambled to meet the unknown plane.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 jets	det
2	fighter	fighter	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 jets	compound
3	jets	jet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	scrambled	scramble	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 jets	acl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 meet	mark
6	meet	meet	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 scrambled	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 plane	det
8	unknown	unknown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 plane	amod
9	plane	plane	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 meet	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 jets	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scramble	participle		the fighter jets not said here					vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	meet	to-infinitive		the unknown plane					vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plane=Co-Agent

Example 6

In history we learned about the Scramble for Africa.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 history	case
2	history	history	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 learned	obl
3	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 learned	nsubj
4	learned	learn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	about	about	ADP	_	7 Scramble	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Scramble	det
7	Scramble	Scramble	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 learned	obl
8	for	for	ADP	_	9 Africa	case
9	Africa	Africa	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Scramble	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 learned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	past	we			history		about the Scramble for Africa	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about scramble=Topic

Example 7

Everyone scrambled to find their coats when the bell rang.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	2 scrambled	nsubj
2	scrambled	scramble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 find	mark
4	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 scrambled	xcomp
5	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 coats	nmod:poss
6	coats	coat	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 find	obj
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	10 rang	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bell	det
9	bell	bell	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 rang	nsubj
10	rang	ring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 find	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scrambled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	scramble	past	Everyone		tree rules
2	find	to-infinitive	Everyone not said here	their coats	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Topic
3	ring	past	the bell		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 8

He managed, however, to scramble out with wet sleeves and bespattered trousers.

The tree, 12 words

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 managed	nsubj
2	managed	manage	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 however	punct
4	however	however	ADV	_	2 managed	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 scramble	punct
6	to	to	PART	_	7 scramble	mark
7	scramble	scramble	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 managed	conj
8	out	out	ADP	_	7 scramble	compound:prt
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 sleeves	case
10	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 sleeves	amod
11	sleeves	sleeve	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 scramble	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 bespattered	cc
13	bespattered	bespatter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 managed	conj
14	trousers	trousers	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 bespattered	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 managed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	manage	past	He		however property	vn succeed-74-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	scramble out	to-infinitive	He not said here		with wet sleeves	vn mix-22.1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with sleeve=Co-Patient
3	bespatter	past	He not said here	trousers		tree rules

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