squirm Who acts: you, puppy, joke, me, His, I · What happens: squirm, mean, twist, wriggle, be, try · To what, where: body, arms, me, little boy, chair, fish · Speech: someone speaks here
«squirm» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: squirm in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To squirm means to twist and wriggle your body because you are uncomfortable, bored or trying to get free.
The tree, 19 words mark csubj mark xcomp cc conj nmod:poss obj mark nsubj cop advcl punct conj cc conj mark xcomp xcomp punct root To PART squirm VERB means VERB to PART twist VERB and CCONJ wriggle VERB your PRON body NOUN because SCONJ you PRON are AUX uncomfortable ADJ , PUNCT bored ADJ or CCONJ trying VERB to PART get VERB free ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 squirm mark 2 squirm squirm VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means csubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 twist mark 5 twist twist VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 means xcomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 wriggle cc 7 wriggle wriggle VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 twist conj 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 body nmod:poss 9 body body NOUN Number=Sing 7 wriggle obj 10 because because SCONJ _ 13 uncomfortable mark 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 uncomfortable nsubj 12 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 uncomfortable cop 13 uncomfortable uncomfortable ADJ Degree=Pos 7 wriggle advcl 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 bored punct 15 bored bored ADJ Degree=Pos 13 uncomfortable conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 trying cc 17 trying try VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 uncomfortable conj 18 to to PART _ 19 get mark 19 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 trying xcomp 20 free free ADJ Degree=Pos 19 get xcomp 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 squirm to-infinitive vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 twist not said to happen to-infinitive vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 4 wriggle infinitive your body tree rules 5 is present you uncomfortable property tree rules 6 be you not said here tree rules 7 try gerund you not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 8 get not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here free property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"The puppy squirmed out of my arms."
punct det nsubj case case nmod:poss obl punct punct root " PUNCT The DET puppy NOUN squirmed VERB out ADP of ADP my PRON arms NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 squirmed punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 puppy det 3 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 4 squirmed nsubj 4 squirmed squirm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 out out ADP _ 8 arms case 6 of of ADP _ 8 arms case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 arms nmod:poss 8 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 4 squirmed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 squirmed punct 10 " " PUNCT _ 4 squirmed punct
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1 squirm in a quote past the puppy my arms vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 2 To squirm also means to feel very embarrassed or ashamed.
mark csubj advmod mark xcomp advmod xcomp cc conj punct root To PART squirm VERB also ADV means VERB to PART feel VERB very ADV embarrassed ADJ or CCONJ ashamed ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 squirm mark 2 squirm squirm VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means csubj 3 also also ADV _ 2 squirm advmod 4 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 to to PART _ 6 feel mark 6 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 means xcomp 7 very very ADV _ 8 embarrassed advmod 8 embarrassed embarrassed ADJ Degree=Pos 6 feel xcomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 ashamed cc 10 ashamed ashamed ADJ Degree=Pos 8 embarrassed conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 means punct
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1 squirm to-infinitive vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 feel not said to happen to-infinitive embarrassed property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"His joke made me squirm."
punct nmod:poss nsubj obj xcomp punct punct root " PUNCT His PRON joke NOUN made VERB me PRON squirm VERB . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 made punct 2 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 joke nmod:poss 3 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 made obj 6 squirm squirm VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 made xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct 8 " " PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make in a quote past His joke me tree rules 2 squirm in a quote infinitive me not said here vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 joke in a quote His = he nom joke «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 The little boy squirmed in his chair during the long assembly.
det amod acl case nmod:poss obl case det amod obl punct root The DET little ADJ boy NOUN squirmed VERB in ADP his PRON chair NOUN during ADP the DET long ADJ assembly NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boy det 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 boy amod 3 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 squirmed squirm VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 boy acl 5 in in ADP _ 7 chair case 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 chair nmod:poss 7 chair chair NOUN Number=Sing 4 squirmed obl 8 during during ADP _ 11 assembly case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 assembly det 10 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 11 assembly amod 11 assembly assembly NOUN Number=Sing 4 squirmed obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 boy punct
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1 squirm participle the little boy not said here boy's chair during the long assembly vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The fish squirmed in the net.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET fish NOUN squirmed VERB in ADP the DET net NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fish det 2 fish fish NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 squirmed squirm VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 fish acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 net case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 net det 6 net net NOUN Number=Sing 3 squirmed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 fish punct
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1 squirm participle the fish not said here the net vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 I squirmed when Mum showed my baby photos.
nsubj advmod nsubj advcl nmod:poss compound obj punct root I PRON squirmed VERB when ADV Mum NOUN showed VERB my PRON baby NOUN photos 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 squirmed nsubj 2 squirmed squirm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 5 showed advmod 4 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 5 showed nsubj 5 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 squirmed advcl 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 photos nmod:poss 7 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 8 photos compound 8 photos photo NOUN Number=Plur 5 showed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 squirmed punct
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1 squirm past I vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 show past Mum my baby photos vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent photo=Recipient
Example 4 The puppy squirmed out of my arms.
det nsubj case case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET puppy NOUN squirmed VERB out ADP of ADP my PRON arms 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 squirmed nsubj 3 squirmed squirm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 out out ADP _ 7 arms case 5 of of ADP _ 7 arms case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 arms nmod:poss 7 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 3 squirmed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 squirmed punct
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1 squirm past the puppy my arms vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 He squirmed with embarrassment when he forgot his lines.
nsubj case obl advmod nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj punct root He PRON squirmed VERB with ADP embarrassment NOUN when ADV he PRON forgot VERB his PRON lines 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 squirmed nsubj 2 squirmed squirm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 4 embarrassment case 4 embarrassment embarrassment NOUN Number=Sing 2 squirmed obl 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 forgot advmod 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 forgot nsubj 7 forgot forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 squirmed advcl 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 lines nmod:poss 9 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 7 forgot obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 squirmed punct
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1 squirm past He with embarrassment vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 forget past he his lines tree rules
Example 6 Worms squirmed in the wet soil.
acl case det amod obl punct root Worms NOUN squirmed VERB in ADP the DET wet ADJ soil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Worms worm NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 squirmed squirm VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Worms acl 3 in in ADP _ 6 soil case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 soil det 5 wet wet ADJ Degree=Pos 6 soil amod 6 soil soil NOUN Number=Sing 2 squirmed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Worms punct
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1 squirm participle Worms not said here the wet soil vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The tricky question made the minister squirm.
det amod nsubj det compound obj punct root The DET tricky ADJ question NOUN made VERB the DET minister NOUN squirm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 question det 2 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos 3 question amod 3 question question NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 squirm det 6 minister minister NOUN Number=Sing 7 squirm compound 7 squirm squirm NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past the tricky question the minister squirm vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset squirm=Product
Example 8 Instead of a dead donkey, he saw a very much alive Marionette, wriggling and squirming like an eel.
The tree, 18 words case fixed det amod obl punct nsubj det advmod advmod amod obj punct conj cc conj case det obl punct root Instead ADV of ADP a DET dead ADJ donkey NOUN , PUNCT he PRON saw VERB a DET very ADV much ADV alive ADJ Marionette PROPN , PUNCT wriggling VERB and CCONJ squirming VERB like ADP an DET eel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Instead instead ADV ExtPos=ADP 5 donkey case 2 of of ADP _ 1 Instead fixed 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 donkey det 4 dead dead ADJ Degree=Pos 5 donkey amod 5 donkey donkey NOUN Number=Sing 8 saw obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 donkey punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 saw nsubj 8 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 Marionette det 10 very very ADV _ 11 much advmod 11 much much ADV _ 12 alive advmod 12 alive alive ADJ Degree=Pos 13 Marionette amod 13 Marionette Marionette PROPN Number=Sing 8 saw obj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 wriggling punct 15 wriggling wriggle VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 saw conj 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 squirming cc 17 squirming squirm VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 wriggling conj 18 like like ADP _ 20 eel case 19 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 eel det 20 eel eel NOUN Number=Sing 17 squirming obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 saw punct
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1 see past donkey a alive Marionette instead a dead donkey vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer marionette=Stimulus 2 wriggle gerund donkey not said here vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 squirm gerund donkey not said here like a eel vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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