snooper

Who acts: snooper, person, neighbour, you, detective, little brother · What happens: be, look, check up, say, disapprove, watch · To what, where: person, someone, inspector, disapproving way, snooper, everyone · Speech: someone speaks here

«snooper» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: snooper in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A snooper is a person who secretly looks into other people's private business, looks around where they should not, or spies.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 snooper	det
2	snooper	snooper	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 person	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 looks	nsubj
7	secretly	secretly	ADV	_	8 looks	advmod
8	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 person	acl:relcl
9	into	into	ADP	_	14 business	case
10	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 people	amod
11	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 business	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 people	case
13	private	private	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 business	amod
14	business	business	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 looks	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 looks	punct
16	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 looks	conj
17	around	around	ADP	_	18 where	case
18	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	20 should	advmod
19	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 should	nsubj
20	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 looks	advcl
21	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	20 should	advmod
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 spies	punct
23	or	or	CCONJ	_	24 spies	cc
24	spies	spy	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 looks	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a snooper	a person		tree rules
2	look	present	a person		into other people's private business; secretly property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent into business=Theme
3	look	present	a person not said here			vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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

A snooper can also be someone officially checking up on people, like an inspector (often said in a disapproving way).

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 snooper	det
2	snooper	snooper	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 someone	nsubj
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 someone	aux
4	also	also	ADV	_	6 someone	advmod
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 someone	cop
6	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	root	root
7	officially	officially	ADV	_	8 checking	advmod
8	checking	check	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 someone	acl
9	up	up	ADP	_	8 checking	compound:prt
10	on	on	ADP	_	11 people	case
11	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 checking	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 inspector	punct
13	like	like	ADP	_	15 inspector	case
14	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 inspector	det
15	inspector	inspector	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 someone	parataxis
16	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 said	punct
17	often	often	ADV	_	18 said	advmod
18	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 inspector	acl
19	in	in	ADP	_	22 way	case
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 way	det
21	disapproving	disapprove	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	22 way	amod
22	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 said	obl
23	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 said	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 someone	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	can	a snooper	someone			tree rules
2	check up	gerund				on people; officially property	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on people=Location
3	say speech: assert	participle		a inspector not said here	a disapproving way	often property	vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent in way=Manner
4	disapprove	gerund					vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 1

Our neighbour is a snooper who watches everyone through her curtains.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 neighbour	nmod:poss
2	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 snooper	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 snooper	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 snooper	det
5	snooper	snooper	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 watches	nsubj
7	watches	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 snooper	acl:relcl
8	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	7 watches	obj
9	through	through	ADP	_	11 curtains	case
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 curtains	nmod:poss
11	curtains	curtain	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 watches	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 snooper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Our neighbour	a snooper					tree rules
2	watch	present	a snooper	everyone		her curtains			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everyone=Theme

Example 2

Keep your password secret from snoopers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 secret	nmod:poss
3	password	password	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 secret	compound
4	secret	secret	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 snoopers	case
6	snoopers	snooper	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Keep	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	your password secret		snoopers			vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer secret=Beneficiary from snooper=Eventuality

Example 3

The detective caught the snooper reading the letters.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 detective	det
2	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caught	nsubj
3	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 snooper	det
5	snooper	snooper	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 caught	obj
6	reading	read	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 snooper	acl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 letters	det
8	letters	letter	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 reading	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	the detective	the snooper					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snooper=Theme
2	read	gerund	the snooper not said here	the letters					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Topic

Example 4

My little brother is a snooper — he looked in my diary!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 brother	nmod:poss
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 brother	amod
3	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 snooper	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 snooper	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 snooper	det
6	snooper	snooper	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 looked	punct
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 looked	nsubj
9	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 snooper	acl:relcl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 diary	case
11	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 diary	nmod:poss
12	diary	diary	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 looked	obl
13	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 snooper	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	My little brother	a snooper					tree rules
2	look	past	he	a snooper not said here		my diary			vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme snooper=Attribute

Example 5

The house had a lock to keep snoopers out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 house	det
2	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 lock	det
5	lock	lock	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 keep	mark
7	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 had	advcl
8	snoopers	snooper	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 keep	obj
9	out	out	ADP	_	7 keep	compound:prt
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the house	a lock					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lock=Patient
2	keep out	to-infinitive	the house not said here	snoopers					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snooper=Theme

Example 6

(informal) The newspaper called the tax inspectors "snoopers".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
2	informal	informal	NUM	_	6 called	discourse
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 informal	punct
4	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 newspaper	det
5	newspaper	newspaper	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 called	nsubj:pass
6	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 inspectors	det
8	tax	tax	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 inspectors	compound
9	inspectors	inspector	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 called	xcomp
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 snoopers	punct
11	snoopers	snooper	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 inspectors	appos
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	11 snoopers	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	participle · passive		the newspaper					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient

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