stoke
Who acts: fuel, you, Grandpa, Rumours, school, speech · What happens: stoke, mean, add, stir, burn, make · To what, where: fire, fuel, feeling, you, engine, fears · Speech: someone speaks here
«stoke» 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: stoke in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
To stoke a fire means to add fuel such as coal or wood and stir it so it burns more strongly.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 stoke | mark |
| 2 | stoke | stoke | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 means | csubj |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 fire | det |
| 4 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stoke | obj |
| 5 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 add | mark |
| 7 | add | add | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 means | xcomp |
| 8 | fuel | fuel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 add | obj |
| 9 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 11 coal | case |
| 10 | as | as | ADP | _ | 9 such | fixed |
| 11 | coal | coal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fuel | nmod |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 wood | cc |
| 13 | wood | wood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 coal | conj |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 stir | cc |
| 15 | stir | stir | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 add | conj |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 stir | obj |
| 17 | so | so | ADV | _ | 19 burns | advmod |
| 18 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 burns | nsubj |
| 19 | burns | burn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 stir | advcl |
| 20 | more | more | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 21 strongly | advmod |
| 21 | strongly | strongly | ADV | _ | 19 burns | advmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stoke | to-infinitive | a fire | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | add speech: assert not said to happen | to-infinitive | fuel | such coal or wood | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fuel=Patient | ||||
| 4 | stir | infinitive | fuel | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer | |||||
| 5 | burn | present | fuel | strongly property | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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
To stoke a feeling such as fear or anger means to make it stronger.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 stoke | mark |
| 2 | stoke | stoke | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 means | csubj |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 feeling | det |
| 4 | feeling | feeling | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stoke | obj |
| 5 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 7 fear | case |
| 6 | as | as | ADP | _ | 5 such | fixed |
| 7 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 feeling | nmod |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 anger | cc |
| 9 | anger | anger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 fear | conj |
| 10 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 make | mark |
| 12 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 means | xcomp |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 make | obj |
| 14 | stronger | strong | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 12 make | xcomp |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stoke | to-infinitive | a feeling | such fear or anger | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | make not said to happen | to-infinitive | feeling | strong property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
Meaning 3
Usage: slang, stoked — kept apart, not parsed.
If you are stoked, you are very excited and happy, especially in Australia, New Zealand and the USA.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 stoked | mark |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 stoked | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 stoked | aux:pass |
| 4 | stoked | stoke | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 excited | advcl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 stoked | punct |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 excited | nsubj |
| 7 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 excited | cop |
| 8 | very | very | ADV | _ | 9 excited | advmod |
| 9 | excited | excited | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 happy | cc |
| 11 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 excited | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 Australia | punct |
| 13 | especially | especially | ADV | _ | 15 Australia | advmod |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 Australia | case |
| 15 | Australia | Australia | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 excited | advcl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 Zealand | punct |
| 17 | New | New | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 Zealand | flat |
| 18 | Zealand | Zealand | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 Australia | conj |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 USA | cc |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 USA | det |
| 21 | USA | USA | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 Australia | conj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 excited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stoke a condition, not said to happen | present · passive | you | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | present | you | excited property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | be | you not said here | tree rules |
Example 1
Grandpa stoked the fire before bed.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandpa | Grandpa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 stoked | nsubj |
| 2 | stoked | stoke | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 fire | det |
| 4 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stoked | obj |
| 5 | before | before | ADP | _ | 6 bed | case |
| 6 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stoked | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stoked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stoke | past | Grandpa | the fire | before bed | tree rules |
Example 2
The stoker shovelled coal to stoke the engine.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 stoker | det |
| 2 | stoker | stoker | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | shovelled | shovelled | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 coal | amod |
| 4 | coal | coal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stoker | conj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 stoke | mark |
| 6 | stoke | stoke | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 stoker | acl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 engine | det |
| 8 | engine | engine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 stoke | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stoker | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stoke | to-infinitive | the engine | tree rules |
Example 3
Rumours stoked fears that the school would close.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rumours | rumour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 stoked | nsubj |
| 2 | stoked | stoke | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | fears | fear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 stoked | obj |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 close | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 school | det |
| 6 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 close | nsubj |
| 7 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 close | aux |
| 8 | close | close | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 fears | acl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stoked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stoke | past | Rumours | fears | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | close | would | the school | fears not said here | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fear=Patient |
Example 4
The coach's speech stoked our team spirit.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 coach | det |
| 2 | coach | coach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 speech | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 coach | case |
| 4 | speech | speech | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stoked | nsubj |
| 5 | stoked | stoke | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 spirit | nmod:poss |
| 7 | team | team | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 spirit | compound |
| 8 | spirit | spirit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stoked | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 stoked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stoke | past | the coach's speech | our team spirit | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | speak | the coach | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 5
I'm so stoked about the holidays! (slang)
Sentence 1: I'm so stoked about the holidays!
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 | 4 stoked | nsubj |
| 2 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 stoked | aux |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 4 stoked | advmod |
| 4 | stoked | stoke | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 holidays | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 holidays | det |
| 7 | holidays | holiday | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 stoked | obl |
| 8 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 4 stoked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stoke | present · passive | I | about the holidays | tree rules |
Sentence 2: (slang)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
| 2 | slang | slang | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6
She was stoked to win the surfing contest. (slang)
Sentence 1: She was stoked to win the surfing contest.
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 | 3 stoked | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 stoked | aux:pass |
| 3 | stoked | stoke | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 win | mark |
| 5 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 stoked | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 contest | det |
| 7 | surfing | surfing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 contest | compound |
| 8 | contest | contest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 win | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stoked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stoke | past · passive | She | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | win | to-infinitive | the surfing contest | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent contest=Eventuality |
Sentence 2: (slang)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
| 2 | slang | slang | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 slang | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7
Then he stoked the fire, blew it, and set them all round it to warm themselves.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 3 stoked | advmod |
| 2 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 stoked | nsubj |
| 3 | stoked | stoke | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 fire | det |
| 5 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stoked | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 blew | punct |
| 7 | blew | blow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 stoked | conj |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 blew | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 set | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 set | cc |
| 11 | set | set | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 stoked | advcl |
| 12 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 round | nsubj |
| 13 | all | all | ADV | _ | 14 round | advmod |
| 14 | round | round | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 set | ccomp |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 round | obj |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 warm | mark |
| 17 | warm | warm | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 round | advcl |
| 18 | themselves | themselves | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 17 warm | obj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 stoked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stoke | past | he | the fire | then | tree rules | |||
| 2 | blow | past | he not said here | fire | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent it=Patient | ||||
| 3 | set | infinitive | he not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | round | present | them = they | fire | all property | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient | |||
| 5 | warm | to-infinitive | them = they not said here | themselves = they | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent themselves=Patient |
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