spouting

Who acts: Spouting, roof, whale, Water, He, you · What happens: pour, shoot out, talk, think, spout, be · To what, where: fountain, strong stream, lot, nonsense, gutter, rainwater · Speech: someone speaks here

«spouting» 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: spouting in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: of a liquid — kept apart, not parsed.

Pouring or shooting out in a strong stream, like water from a fountain or a whale's blowhole.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pouring	pour	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 shooting	cc
3	shooting	shoot	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Pouring	conj
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 shooting	compound:prt
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 stream	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 stream	det
7	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stream	amod
8	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shooting	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 water	punct
10	like	like	ADP	_	11 water	case
11	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pouring	obl
12	from	from	ADP	_	14 fountain	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 fountain	det
14	fountain	fountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pouring	obl
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 blowhole	cc
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 blowhole	det
17	whale	whale	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 blowhole	nmod:poss
18	's	's	PART	_	17 whale	case
19	blowhole	blowhole	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 fountain	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pouring	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pour	gerund				a fountain or whale's blowhole		like water	vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from fountain=Source
2	shoot out	gerund				a strong stream			vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent in stream=Destination

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: informal, disapproving — kept apart, not parsed.

Talking a lot, often boringly or without thinking, as in «spouting nonsense».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Talking	talk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 lot	det
3	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Talking	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 boringly	punct
5	often	often	ADV	_	6 boringly	advmod
6	boringly	boringly	ADV	_	1 Talking	advmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 thinking	cc
8	without	without	SCONJ	_	9 thinking	mark
9	thinking	think	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 boringly	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 spouting	punct
11	as	as	SCONJ	_	14 spouting	mark
12	in	in	SCONJ	_	14 spouting	mark
13	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 spouting	punct
14	spouting	spout	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Talking	conj
15	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 spouting	obj
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 spouting	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Talking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	talk	gerund	a lot	boringly property	vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
2	think speech: other	gerund			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	spout in a quote	gerund	nonsense		vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location nonsense=Source

Meaning 3

Usage: Australia, New Zealand — kept apart, not parsed.

Spouting is the gutter along the edge of a roof that collects rainwater.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Spouting	spouting	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gutter	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 gutter	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 gutter	det
4	gutter	gutter	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	along	along	ADP	_	7 edge	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 edge	det
7	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gutter	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 roof	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 roof	det
10	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 edge	nmod
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 collects	nsubj
12	collects	collect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 roof	acl:relcl
13	rainwater	rainwater	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 collects	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gutter	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Spouting	the gutter				along the edge of a roof	tree rules
2	collect	present	a roof	rainwater					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rainwater=Theme

Example 1

The whale was spouting water high into the air.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 whale	det
2	whale	whale	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spouting	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 spouting	aux
4	spouting	spout	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spouting	obj
6	high	high	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 spouting	advmod
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 air	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 air	det
9	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spouting	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spouting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spout	past · progressive	the whale	water		the air		high property	vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location water=Source

Example 2

Water came spouting out of the broken pipe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 came	nsubj
2	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	spouting	spout	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 came	advcl
4	out	out	ADP	_	8 pipe	case
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 pipe	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 pipe	det
7	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 pipe	amod
8	pipe	pipe	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spouting	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	come	past	Water		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	spout out	gerund	Water not said here	the broken pipe	vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location pipe=Source
3	break	participle			vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

He's always spouting nonsense about football.

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	4 spouting	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 spouting	aux
3	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	4 spouting	advmod
4	spouting	spout	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spouting	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	7 football	case
7	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 nonsense	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spouting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spout	present · progressive	He	nonsense				about football; always property	vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location nonsense=Source

Example 4

Stop spouting off and listen!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stop	stop	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	spouting	spout	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Stop	xcomp
3	off	off	ADP	_	2 spouting	compound:prt
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 listen	cc
5	listen	listen	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Stop	conj
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Stop	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	roles by
1	stop	imperative	you not said here	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	spout off	gerund	you not said here	vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
3	listen	infinitive	you not said here	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The geyser was spouting every ten minutes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 geyser	det
2	geyser	geyser	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spouting	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 spouting	aux
4	spouting	spout	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	7 minutes	det
6	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 minutes	nummod
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 spouting	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spouting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spout	past · progressive	the geyser				minute		vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source

Example 6

(NZ) Dad climbed the ladder to clear the spouting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 NZ	punct
2	NZ	NZ	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 Dad	compound
3	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 NZ	punct
4	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 climbed	nsubj
5	climbed	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ladder	det
7	ladder	ladder	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 climbed	obj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 clear	mark
9	clear	clear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 climbed	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 spouting	det
11	spouting	spouting	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 clear	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 climbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	climb	past	NZ Dad	the ladder					vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location ladder=Theme
2	clear	to-infinitive	NZ Dad not said here	the spouting					vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent spouting=Source

Example 7

Yes, the spouting water may tell of her, the waves of the sea may sing of her fame!

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Yes	yes	INTJ	Polarity=Pos	7 tell	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Yes	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 water	det
4	spouting	spouting	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 water	compound
5	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tell	nsubj
6	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 tell	aux
7	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 her	case
9	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 tell	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 waves	punct
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 waves	det
12	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 sing	nsubj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 sea	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 sea	det
15	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 waves	nmod
16	may	may	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 sing	aux
17	sing	sing	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 tell	ccomp
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 fame	case
19	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 fame	nmod:poss
20	fame	fame	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 sing	obl
21	!	!	PUNCT	_	7 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	may	the spouting water		of her = she	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	sing speech: express	may	the waves of the sea		of water's fame	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	wave			the sea		nom wave «event transitive»: of=patient

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