sod Who acts: unlucky person, something, They, mayor, Dad, rude poor sod · What happens: feel, say, feed up, give up, go away, go · To what, where: you, idea, fresh sod, football field, first sod, me · Speech: someone speaks here
«sod» 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: sod in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A piece of grass with the earth and roots under it; turf.
det case nmod case det nmod cc conj case nmod punct conj punct root A DET piece NOUN of ADP grass NOUN with ADP the DET earth NOUN and CCONJ roots NOUN under ADP it PRON ; PUNCT turf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 piece det 2 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 4 grass case 4 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 2 piece nmod 5 with with ADP _ 7 earth case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 earth det 7 earth earth NOUN Number=Sing 2 piece nmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 roots cc 9 roots root NOUN Number=Plur 7 earth conj 10 under under ADP _ 11 it case 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 roots nmod 12 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 turf punct 13 turf turf NOUN Number=Sing 2 piece conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 piece punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2 Usage: rude, UK, Ireland, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.
An insulting word for an annoying or unpleasant person.
det amod case det amod cc conj nmod punct root An DET insulting ADJ word NOUN for ADP an DET annoying ADJ or CCONJ unpleasant ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 word det 2 insulting insulting ADJ Degree=Pos 3 word amod 3 word word NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 for for ADP _ 9 person case 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 person det 6 annoying annoying ADJ Degree=Pos 9 person amod 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 unpleasant cc 8 unpleasant unpleasant ADJ Degree=Pos 6 annoying conj 9 person person NOUN Number=Sing 3 word nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 word punct
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Meaning 3 Usage: rude, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
«Poor sod»: an unlucky person you feel sorry for.
punct amod punct punct det amod nsubj nsubj conj xcomp obl punct root « PUNCT Poor ADJ sod NOUN » PUNCT : PUNCT an DET unlucky ADJ person NOUN you PRON feel VERB sorry ADJ for ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 sod punct 2 Poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sod amod 3 sod sod NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 » » PUNCT _ 3 sod punct 5 : : PUNCT _ 10 feel punct 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 person det 7 unlucky unlucky ADJ Degree=Pos 8 person amod 8 person person NOUN Number=Sing 10 feel nsubj 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 feel nsubj 10 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 sod conj 11 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 10 feel xcomp 12 for for ADP _ 11 sorry obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 sod punct
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1 feel present a unlucky person sorry property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Meaning 4 Usage: rude, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
«Sod it» or «sod this»: said when you are fed up and give up.
The tree, 14 words punct obj punct cc punct conj nmod:unmarked punct punct conj mark nsubj aux:pass ccomp compound:prt cc conj compound:prt punct root « PUNCT Sod NOUN it PRON » PUNCT or CCONJ « PUNCT sod NOUN this DET » PUNCT : PUNCT said VERB when SCONJ you PRON are AUX fed VERB up ADP and CCONJ give VERB up ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Sod punct 2 Sod sod NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 Sod obj 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Sod punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 sod cc 6 « « PUNCT _ 7 sod punct 7 sod sod NOUN Number=Sing 2 Sod conj 8 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 sod nmod:unmarked 9 » » PUNCT _ 2 Sod punct 10 : : PUNCT _ 11 said punct 11 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 Sod conj 12 when when SCONJ _ 15 fed mark 13 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 fed nsubj 14 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 fed aux:pass 15 fed feed VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 11 said ccomp 16 up up ADP _ 15 fed compound:prt 17 and and CCONJ _ 18 give cc 18 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 fed conj 19 up up ADP _ 18 give compound:prt 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 Sod punct
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1 say speech: assert past vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 feed up present · passive you vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient 3 give up infinitive vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 5 Usage: rude, UK — kept apart, not parsed.
«Sod off»: go away.
punct compound:prt punct punct conj advmod punct root « PUNCT Sod NOUN off ADP » PUNCT : PUNCT go VERB away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Sod punct 2 Sod sod NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 off off ADP _ 2 Sod compound:prt 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 Sod punct 5 : : PUNCT _ 6 go punct 6 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 Sod conj 7 away away ADV _ 6 go advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 Sod punct
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1 go away infinitive away property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Meaning 6 Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
«Sod's law»: the idea that if something can go wrong, it will.
The tree, 13 words punct nmod:poss case punct punct det appos mark mark nsubj aux acl xcomp punct nsubj advcl punct root « PUNCT Sod NOUN 's PART law NOUN » PUNCT : PUNCT the DET idea NOUN that SCONJ if SCONJ something PRON can AUX go VERB wrong ADJ , PUNCT it PRON will AUX . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 law punct 2 Sod sod NOUN Number=Sing 4 law nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 Sod case 4 law law NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 law punct 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 idea punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 idea det 8 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 4 law appos 9 that that SCONJ _ 13 go mark 10 if if SCONJ _ 13 go mark 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 go nsubj 12 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 go aux 13 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 idea acl 14 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 13 go xcomp 15 , , PUNCT _ 13 go punct 16 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 will nsubj 17 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 go advcl 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 law punct
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1 go can something the idea not said here wrong property vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location idea=Theme
Example 1 They laid fresh sod on the football field.
nsubj amod obj case det compound obl punct root They PRON laid VERB fresh ADJ sod NOUN on ADP the DET football NOUN field NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 laid nsubj 2 laid lay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sod amod 4 sod sod NOUN Number=Sing 2 laid obj 5 on on ADP _ 8 field case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 field det 7 football football NOUN Number=Sing 8 field compound 8 field field NOUN Number=Sing 2 laid obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 laid punct
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1 lay past They fresh sod the football field vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sod=Theme on field=Destination
Example 2 The mayor turned the first sod for the new school.
det nsubj det amod obj case det amod obl punct root The DET mayor NOUN turned VERB the DET first ADJ sod NOUN for ADP the DET new ADJ school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 mayor det 2 mayor mayor NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned nsubj 3 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sod det 5 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 6 sod amod 6 sod sod NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned obj 7 for for ADP _ 10 school case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 school det 9 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 school amod 10 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 turned obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 turned punct
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1 turn past the mayor the first sod for the new school vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sod=Theme
Example 3 (rude) «Sod off and leave me alone!»
punct punct punct conj compound:prt cc conj obj advmod punct punct root ( PUNCT rude ADJ ) PUNCT « PUNCT Sod NOUN off ADP and CCONJ leave VERB me PRON alone ADV ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 2 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 Sod punct 5 Sod sod NOUN Number=Sing 2 rude conj 6 off off ADP _ 2 rude compound:prt 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 leave cc 8 leave leave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 rude conj 9 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 leave obj 10 alone alone ADV _ 8 leave advmod 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 12 » » PUNCT _ 2 rude punct
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1 leave in a quote infinitive me alone property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme
Example 4 (rude) «Sod it, I'm going home,» said Dad.
The tree, 9 words punct ccomp punct punct conj obj punct nsubj aux conj advmod punct punct nsubj punct root ( PUNCT rude ADJ ) PUNCT « PUNCT Sod NOUN it PRON , PUNCT I PRON 'm AUX going VERB home ADV , PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB Dad PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 2 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 14 said ccomp 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 Sod punct 5 Sod sod NOUN Number=Sing 2 rude conj 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 Sod obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 going punct 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 going nsubj 9 'm be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 going aux 10 going go VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 rude conj 11 home home ADV _ 10 going advmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 13 » » PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 14 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 15 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 14 said nsubj 16 . . PUNCT _ 14 said punct
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1 go in a quote present · progressive Dad home property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 say speech: assert past Dad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 5 (rude) The poor sod missed the bus again.
punct amod punct det amod nsubj det obj advmod punct root ( PUNCT rude ADJ ) PUNCT The DET poor ADJ sod NOUN missed VERB the DET bus NOUN again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 2 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sod amod 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 4 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sod det 5 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sod amod 6 sod sod NOUN Number=Sing 7 missed nsubj 7 missed miss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bus det 9 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 7 missed obj 10 again again ADV _ 7 missed advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 missed punct
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1 miss past the rude poor sod the bus again vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bus=Stimulus
Example 6 (UK) Of course it rained on sports day — Sod's law!
The tree, 11 words punct obl punct case nmod nsubj case compound obl punct nmod:poss case obl punct root ( PUNCT UK PROPN ) PUNCT Of ADP course NOUN it PRON rained VERB on ADP sports NOUN day NOUN — PUNCT Sod PROPN 's PART law NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 UK punct 2 UK UK PROPN Number=Sing 7 rained obl 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 UK punct 4 Of of ADP _ 5 course case 5 course course NOUN Number=Sing 2 UK nmod 6 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 rained nsubj 7 rained rain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 on on ADP _ 10 day case 9 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 10 day compound 10 day day NOUN Number=Sing 7 rained obl 11 — - PUNCT _ 14 law punct 12 Sod Sod PROPN Number=Sing 14 law nmod:poss 13 's 's PART _ 12 Sod case 14 law law NOUN Number=Sing 7 rained obl 15 ! ! PUNCT _ 7 rained punct
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1 rain past it UK of course day Sod's law obl vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»
Example 7 (rude) «You lazy sod, get up!»
punct csubj punct punct nsubj amod punct acl compound:prt punct punct root ( PUNCT rude ADJ ) PUNCT « PUNCT You PRON lazy ADJ sod NOUN , PUNCT get VERB up ADP ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 2 rude rude ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sod csubj 3 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 rude punct 4 « « PUNCT _ 7 sod punct 5 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 sod nsubj 6 lazy lazy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sod amod 7 sod sod NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 get punct 9 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 sod acl 10 up up ADP _ 9 get compound:prt 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 7 sod punct 12 » » PUNCT _ 7 sod punct
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1 get up in a quote infinitive lazy sod not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 8 And his horse cast up four sods with his four hoofs, like four swallows in the air about his head, now above, now below.
The tree, 24 words cc nmod:poss nsubj compound:prt nummod obj case nmod:poss nummod obl punct case nummod nmod case det nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct advmod advmod punct advmod advmod punct root And CCONJ his PRON horse NOUN cast VERB up ADP four NUM sods NOUN with ADP his PRON four NUM hoofs NOUN , PUNCT like ADP four NUM swallows NOUN in ADP the DET air NOUN about ADP his PRON head NOUN , PUNCT now ADV above ADV , PUNCT now ADV below ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 4 cast cc 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 horse nmod:poss 3 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 4 cast nsubj 4 cast cast VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 cast compound:prt 6 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 7 sods nummod 7 sods sod NOUN Number=Plur 4 cast obj 8 with with ADP _ 11 hoofs case 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 hoofs nmod:poss 10 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 11 hoofs nummod 11 hoofs hoof NOUN Number=Plur 4 cast obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 swallows punct 13 like like ADP _ 15 swallows case 14 four four NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 15 swallows nummod 15 swallows swallow NOUN Number=Plur 11 hoofs nmod 16 in in ADP _ 18 air case 17 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 18 air det 18 air air NOUN Number=Sing 15 swallows nmod 19 about about ADP _ 21 head case 20 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 21 head nmod:poss 21 head head NOUN Number=Sing 15 swallows nmod 22 , , PUNCT _ 24 above punct 23 now now ADV PronType=Dem 24 above advmod 24 above above ADV _ 4 cast advmod 25 , , PUNCT _ 27 below punct 26 now now ADV PronType=Dem 27 below advmod 27 below below ADV _ 4 cast advmod 28 . . PUNCT _ 4 cast punct
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1 cast up participle his horse four sods with horse's four hoofs like four swallows in the air about horse's head; above, below property vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sod=Product
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