squawk Who acts: squawk, parrot, hens, fox, seagull, sister · What happens: be, squawk, come, grab, take, give · To what, where: loud harsh cry, cockatoo, gum tree, chip, chair, squawk
«squawk» 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: squawk in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To squawk is to make a loud, harsh cry like a parrot or a scared chicken.
The tree, 16 words mark nsubj cop mark det amod punct amod obj case det nmod cc det amod conj punct root To PART squawk NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB a DET loud ADJ , PUNCT harsh ADJ cry NOUN like ADP a DET parrot NOUN or CCONJ a DET scared ADJ chicken NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 squawk mark 2 squawk squawk NOUN Number=Sing 5 make nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 make cop 4 to to PART _ 5 make mark 5 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 cry det 7 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cry amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 loud punct 9 harsh harsh ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cry amod 10 cry cry NOUN Number=Sing 5 make obj 11 like like ADP _ 13 parrot case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 parrot det 13 parrot parrot NOUN Number=Sing 10 cry nmod 14 or or CCONJ _ 17 chicken cc 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 chicken det 16 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 17 chicken amod 17 chicken chicken NOUN Number=Sing 13 parrot conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 make punct
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1 is present squawk make property tree rules
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 squawk is that loud, harsh cry.
det nsubj cop mark amod punct amod punct root A DET squawk NOUN is AUX that SCONJ loud ADJ , PUNCT harsh ADJ cry NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 squawk det 2 squawk squawk NOUN Number=Sing 8 cry nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 cry cop 4 that that SCONJ _ 8 cry mark 5 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 8 cry amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 loud punct 7 harsh harsh ADJ Degree=Pos 8 cry amod 8 cry cry NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 cry punct
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1 is a present a squawk loud harsh cry tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To squawk is to complain loudly.
mark advcl cop mark advmod punct root To PART squawk NOUN is AUX to PART complain VERB loudly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 squawk mark 2 squawk squawk NOUN Number=Sing 5 complain advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 complain cop 4 to to PART _ 5 complain mark 5 complain complain VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 6 loudly loudly ADV _ 5 complain advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 complain punct
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1 is present complain, loudly property tree rules
Example 1 The parrot squawked «Hello!»
det nsubj punct obj punct punct root The DET parrot NOUN squawked VERB « PUNCT Hello INTJ ! PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 parrot det 2 parrot parrot NOUN Number=Sing 3 squawked nsubj 3 squawked squawk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 « « PUNCT _ 5 Hello punct 5 Hello hello INTJ _ 3 squawked obj 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 Hello punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 3 squawked punct
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1 squawk past the parrot vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hello=Theme
Example 2 A cockatoo squawked from the gum tree.
det acl case det compound obl punct root A DET cockatoo NOUN squawked VERB from ADP the DET gum NOUN tree NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 cockatoo det 2 cockatoo cockatoo NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 squawked squawk VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 cockatoo acl 4 from from ADP _ 7 tree case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 tree det 6 gum gum NOUN Number=Sing 7 tree compound 7 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 3 squawked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 cockatoo punct
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1 squawk participle a cockatoo not said here the gum tree vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The hens squawked when the fox came near.
det nsubj mark det nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET hens NOUN squawked VERB when SCONJ the DET fox NOUN came VERB near ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hens det 2 hens hen NOUN Number=Plur 3 squawked nsubj 3 squawked squawk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when SCONJ _ 7 came mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fox det 6 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 7 came nsubj 7 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 squawked advcl 8 near near ADV _ 7 came advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 squawked punct
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1 squawk past the hens vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 come past the fox near property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 With a squawk, the seagull grabbed my chip.
case det obl punct det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root With ADP a DET squawk NOUN , PUNCT the DET seagull NOUN grabbed VERB my PRON chip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 3 squawk case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 squawk det 3 squawk squawk NOUN Number=Sing 7 grabbed obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 squawk punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 seagull det 6 seagull seagull NOUN Number=Sing 7 grabbed nsubj 7 grabbed grab VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 chip nmod:poss 9 chip chip NOUN Number=Sing 7 grabbed obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 grabbed punct
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1 grab past the seagull my chip with a squawk vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chip=Theme
Example 5 My sister squawked when I took her chair.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp nmod:poss obj punct root My PRON sister NOUN squawked VERB when ADV I PRON took VERB her PRON chair NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 sister nmod:poss 2 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 3 squawked nsubj 3 squawked squawk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 took advmod 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 took nsubj 6 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 squawked ccomp 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 chair nmod:poss 8 chair chair NOUN Number=Sing 6 took obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 squawked punct
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1 squawk past My sister vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 take past I sister's chair vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chair=Theme
Example 6 The radio gave a squawk and went quiet.
det nsubj det obj cc conj xcomp punct root The DET radio NOUN gave VERB a DET squawk NOUN and CCONJ went VERB quiet ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 radio det 2 radio radio NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 squawk det 5 squawk squawk NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 went cc 7 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 gave conj 8 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 7 went xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the radio a squawk vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent squawk=Theme 2 go past the radio not said here quiet property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 Stop squawking about bedtime!
xcomp case obl punct root Stop VERB squawking VERB about ADP bedtime NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stop stop VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 squawking squawk VERB VerbForm=Ger 1 Stop xcomp 3 about about ADP _ 4 bedtime case 4 bedtime bedtime NOUN Number=Sing 2 squawking obl 5 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Stop punct
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1 stop imperative you not said here vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality 2 squawk gerund you not said here about bedtime vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about bedtime=Topic
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