shucks

Who acts: mild word, I, Aw, it, farmer, We · What happens: miss, remove, shuck, forget, be, say · To what, where: bus, husks, corn, lunch, nothing, porch · Speech: someone speaks here

«shucks» 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: shucks in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: US, informal, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

A mild word for disappointment or shyness: «Shucks, I missed the bus!».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 word	det
2	mild	mild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 word	amod
3	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 missed	nsubj
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 disappointment	case
5	disappointment	disappointment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 word	nmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 shyness	cc
7	shyness	shyness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 disappointment	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	3 word	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 missed	punct
10	Shucks	shucks	INTJ	_	13 missed	discourse
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 Shucks	punct
12	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	13 missed	nsubj
13	missed	miss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 bus	det
15	bus	bus	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 missed	obj
16	!	!	PUNCT	_	13 missed	punct
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 missed	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 missed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	miss in a quote	past	a mild word for disappointment or shyness	the bus					vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus

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, US — kept apart, not parsed.

The husks or shells of corn, peas or nuts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 husks	det
2	husks	husk	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shells	nsubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 shells	cc
4	shells	shell	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 corn	case
6	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shells	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 peas	punct
8	peas	pea	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 corn	conj
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 nuts	cc
10	nuts	nut	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 peas	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shells	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

To remove husks or shells: shuck corn, shuck oysters.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 remove	mark
2	remove	remove	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	husks	husk	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 remove	obj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 shells	cc
5	shells	shell	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 husks	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 shuck	punct
7	shuck	shuck	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 remove	conj
8	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shuck	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 oysters	punct
10	shuck	shuck	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 oysters	compound
11	oysters	oyster	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 corn	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 remove	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	remove	to-infinitive		husks or shells					vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent husk=Theme
2	shuck	infinitive		corn and shuck oysters					vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corn=Source

Example 1

Shucks, I forgot my lunch!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shucks	shucks	INTJ	_	4 forgot	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Shucks	punct
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 forgot	nsubj
4	forgot	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 lunch	nmod:poss
6	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 forgot	obj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 forgot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	forget	past	I	my lunch					tree rules

Example 2

«Aw shucks, it was nothing,» said the farmer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 shucks	punct
2	Aw	Aw	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 shucks	nsubj
3	shucks	shuck	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 said	ccomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 nothing	punct
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 nothing	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 nothing	cop
7	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	3 shucks	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 nothing	punct
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 shucks	punct
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 farmer	det
12	farmer	farmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	nsubj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	shuck in a quote	present	Aw		vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is a in a quote	past	it	nothing	tree rules
3	say speech: assert	past	the farmer		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 3

We shucked the corn on the porch.

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 shucked	nsubj
2	shucked	shuck	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 corn	det
4	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shucked	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 porch	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 porch	det
7	porch	porch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shucked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shucked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shuck	past	We	the corn		the porch			vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corn=Source

Example 4

Put the corn shucks in the compost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 corn	det
3	corn	corn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shucks	nsubj
4	shucks	shuck	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Put	ccomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 compost	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 compost	det
7	compost	compost	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shucks	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	put	imperative	you not said here						tree rules
2	shuck	present	the corn			the compost			vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

She shucked the peas into a bowl.

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 shucked	nsubj
2	shucked	shuck	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 peas	det
4	peas	pea	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 shucked	obj
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 bowl	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bowl	det
7	bowl	bowl	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shucked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shucked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shuck	past	She	the peas		a bowl			vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pea=Source

Example 6

Shucks, it's raining again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shucks	shucks	INTJ	_	5 raining	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Shucks	punct
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 raining	nsubj
4	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 raining	aux
5	raining	rain	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	again	again	ADV	_	5 raining	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 raining	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rain	present · progressive	it				again		vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»

Example 7

Oh, work on, boys! give doze shucks a mighty wringin'-- (Hey O!

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Oh	oh	INTJ	_	3 work	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Oh	punct
3	work	work	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 give	advcl
4	on	on	ADP	_	3 work	compound:prt
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 boys	punct
6	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 give	nsubj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 boys	punct
8	give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	doze	doze	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 shucks	nsubj
10	shucks	shuck	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 give	ccomp
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 wringin	det
12	mighty	mighty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 wringin	amod
13	wringin	wringin	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 shucks	obj
14	'	'	PUNCT	_	13 wringin	punct
15	--	--	PUNCT	_	17 Hey	punct
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 Hey	punct
17	Hey	hey	INTJ	_	8 give	discourse
18	O	o	INTJ	_	17 Hey	discourse
19	!	!	PUNCT	_	8 give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	work on	infinitive	boys not said here		vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	give	infinitive	boys		tree rules
3	shuck	present	doze	a mighty wringin	vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wringin=Source

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