spurt Who acts: spurt, growth spurt, child, I, She, He · What happens: spurt, be, shoot out, grow, break, spurt out · To what, where: stream, sudden short burst, short gush, time, Water, broken pipe · Speech: someone speaks here
«spurt» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: spurt in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To spurt is for a liquid to shoot out suddenly and fast in a stream, like water from a burst pipe.
The tree, 21 words mark csubj cop case det mark acl compound:prt advmod cc conj case det obl punct case conj case det compound obl punct root To PART spurt VERB is AUX for ADP a DET liquid NOUN to PART shoot VERB out ADP suddenly ADV and CCONJ fast ADJ in ADP a DET stream NOUN , PUNCT like ADP water NOUN from ADP a DET burst NOUN pipe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 spurt mark 2 spurt spurt VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 liquid csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 liquid cop 4 for for ADP _ 6 liquid case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 liquid det 6 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 to to PART _ 8 shoot mark 8 shoot shoot VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 liquid acl 9 out out ADP _ 8 shoot compound:prt 10 suddenly suddenly ADV _ 8 shoot advmod 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 fast cc 12 fast fast ADJ Degree=Pos 10 suddenly conj 13 in in ADP _ 15 stream case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 stream det 15 stream stream NOUN Number=Sing 8 shoot obl 16 , , PUNCT _ 18 water punct 17 like like ADP _ 18 water case 18 water water NOUN Number=Sing 15 stream conj 19 from from ADP _ 22 pipe case 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 22 pipe det 21 burst burst NOUN Number=Sing 22 pipe compound 22 pipe pipe NOUN Number=Sing 8 shoot obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 liquid punct
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1 spurt to-infinitive vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 is present for a liquid tree rules 3 shoot out to-infinitive a stream and water from a burst pipe; suddenly property 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 A spurt is a sudden short burst of speed, energy or effort.
det nsubj cop det amod amod case nmod punct conj cc conj punct root A DET spurt NOUN is AUX a DET sudden ADJ short ADJ burst NOUN of ADP speed NOUN , PUNCT energy NOUN or CCONJ effort NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spurt det 2 spurt spurt NOUN Number=Sing 7 burst nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 burst cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 burst det 5 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 7 burst amod 6 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 7 burst amod 7 burst burst NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 speed case 9 speed speed NOUN Number=Sing 7 burst nmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 energy punct 11 energy energy NOUN Number=Sing 7 burst conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 effort cc 13 effort effort NOUN Number=Sing 11 energy conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 burst punct
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1 is a present a spurt a sudden short burst and energy or effort of speed tree rules
Meaning 3 A spurt is also a short gush of liquid.
det nsubj cop advmod det amod case nmod punct root A DET spurt NOUN is AUX also ADV a DET short ADJ gush NOUN of ADP liquid NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 spurt det 2 spurt spurt NOUN Number=Sing 7 gush nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 gush cop 4 also also ADV _ 7 gush advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 gush det 6 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 7 gush amod 7 gush gush NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 liquid case 9 liquid liquid NOUN Number=Sing 7 gush nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 gush punct
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1 is a present a spurt a short gush of liquid tree rules
Meaning 4 A growth spurt is a time when a child grows taller very quickly.
det compound nsubj cop det advmod det nsubj acl:relcl xcomp advmod advmod punct root A DET growth NOUN spurt NOUN is AUX a DET time NOUN when ADV a DET child NOUN grows VERB taller ADJ very ADV quickly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 spurt det 2 growth growth NOUN Number=Sing 3 spurt compound 3 spurt spurt NOUN Number=Sing 6 time nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 time cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 time det 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 grows advmod 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 child det 9 child child NOUN Number=Sing 10 grows nsubj 10 grows grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 time acl:relcl 11 taller tall ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 grows xcomp 12 very very ADV _ 13 quickly advmod 13 quickly quickly ADV _ 10 grows advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 time punct
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1 is a present a growth spurt a time tree rules 2 grow present a child quickly, tall property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Water spurted out of the broken pipe.
acl case case det amod obl punct root Water NOUN spurted VERB out ADP of ADP the DET broken VERB pipe NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Water water NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 spurted spurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Water acl 3 out out ADP _ 7 pipe case 4 of of ADP _ 7 pipe case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pipe det 6 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 pipe amod 7 pipe pipe NOUN Number=Sing 2 spurted obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Water punct
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1 spurt participle Water not said here the broken pipe vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme out pipe=Destination 2 break participle vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 Juice spurted out when I squeezed the orange.
obl advcl compound:prt advmod nsubj det obj punct root Juice NOUN spurted VERB out ADP when ADV I PRON squeezed VERB the DET orange NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Juice juice NOUN Number=Sing 6 squeezed obl 2 spurted spurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 squeezed advcl 3 out out ADP _ 2 spurted compound:prt 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 squeezed advmod 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 squeezed nsubj 6 squeezed squeeze VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 orange det 8 orange orange NOUN Number=Sing 6 squeezed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 squeezed punct
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1 spurt out participle I not said here vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 squeeze past I Juice vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orange=Theme
Example 3 She put on a spurt and won the race.
nsubj case det obl cc conj det obj punct root She PRON put VERB on ADP a DET spurt NOUN and CCONJ won VERB the DET race NOUN . PUNCT 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 put nsubj 2 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 spurt case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 spurt det 5 spurt spurt NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 won cc 7 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 put conj 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 race det 9 race race NOUN Number=Sing 7 won obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
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1 put past She a spurt vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on spurt=Destination 2 win past She not said here the race vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality
Example 4 He had a growth spurt and needs new trousers.
nsubj det compound obj cc conj amod obj punct root He PRON had VERB a DET growth NOUN spurt NOUN and CCONJ needs VERB new ADJ trousers NOUN . PUNCT 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 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 spurt det 4 growth growth NOUN Number=Sing 5 spurt compound 5 spurt spurt NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 needs cc 7 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 had conj 8 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 9 trousers amod 9 trousers trousers NOUN Number=Plur 7 needs obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past He a growth spurt vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spurt=Patient 2 need present He not said here new trousers vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot trousers=Theme
Example 5 I work in spurts, then take a break.
nsubj case obl punct advmod conj det obj punct root I PRON work VERB in ADP spurts NOUN , PUNCT then ADV take VERB a DET break NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 work nsubj 2 work work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 spurts case 4 spurts spurt NOUN Number=Plur 2 work obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 take punct 6 then then ADV PronType=Dem 7 take advmod 7 take take VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 work conj 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 break det 9 break break NOUN Number=Sing 7 take obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 work punct
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1 work present I in spurts vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in spurt=Theme 2 take infinitive I not said here a break then vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent break=Theme
Example 6 Blood was spurting from the cut, so we called for help.
nsubj aux case det obl punct advmod nsubj acl case obl punct root Blood NOUN was AUX spurting VERB from ADP the DET cut NOUN , PUNCT so ADV we PRON called VERB for ADP help NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 3 spurting nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 spurting aux 3 spurting spurt VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 4 from from ADP _ 6 cut case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cut det 6 cut cut NOUN Number=Sing 3 spurting obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 called punct 8 so so ADV _ 10 called advmod 9 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 called nsubj 10 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 3 spurting acl 11 for for ADP _ 12 help case 12 help help NOUN Number=Sing 10 called obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 spurting punct
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1 spurt past · progressive Blood the cut vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from cut=Source 2 call participle we for help vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient
Example 7 The fountain spurted water high into the air.
det acl obj advmod case det obl punct root The DET fountain NOUN spurted VERB water NOUN high ADV into ADP the DET air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fountain det 2 fountain fountain NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 spurted spurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 fountain acl 4 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 spurted obj 5 high high ADV Degree=Pos 3 spurted advmod 6 into into ADP _ 8 air case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 air det 8 air air NOUN Number=Sing 3 spurted obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 fountain punct
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1 spurt participle the fountain not said here water the air high property vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme into air=Destination
Example 8 The puppy had a sudden spurt of energy.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root The DET puppy NOUN had VERB a DET sudden ADJ spurt NOUN of ADP energy NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy 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 6 spurt det 5 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 6 spurt amod 6 spurt spurt NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 energy case 8 energy energy NOUN Number=Sing 6 spurt nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the puppy a sudden spurt of energy vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spurt=Patient 2 spurt energy nom spurt «event intransitive»: of=agent
Example 9 The blood spurted out freely, and she fell to the ground as if she was dead.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj acl compound:prt advmod punct cc nsubj case det obl mark mark nsubj cop advcl punct root The DET blood NOUN spurted VERB out ADP freely ADV , PUNCT and CCONJ she PRON fell VERB to ADP the DET ground NOUN as SCONJ if SCONJ she PRON was AUX dead ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 blood det 2 blood blood NOUN Number=Sing 9 fell nsubj 3 spurted spurt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 blood acl 4 out out ADP _ 3 spurted compound:prt 5 freely freely ADV _ 3 spurted advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 fell punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 fell cc 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 fell nsubj 9 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 to to ADP _ 12 ground case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 ground det 12 ground ground NOUN Number=Sing 9 fell obl 13 as as SCONJ _ 17 dead mark 14 if if SCONJ _ 17 dead mark 15 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 dead nsubj 16 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 dead cop 17 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fell advcl 18 . . PUNCT _ 9 fell punct
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1 spurt out participle the blood not said here freely property vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Source 2 fall past the blood to the ground vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to ground=Theme 3 is past she dead property tree rules
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