swell Who acts: ankle, crowd, waves, That, feeling, finger · What happens: get, swell up, grow, swell, rise, be · To what, where: rounder, number, strength, ice, ankle, beans · Speech: someone speaks here
«swell» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: swell in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To get bigger, rounder or fuller, often because of injury, water or air (My ankle swelled up).
The tree, 17 words mark advcl xcomp punct obj cc conj punct advmod case fixed obl punct conj cc conj punct nmod:poss nsubj compound:prt punct punct root To PART get VERB bigger ADJ , PUNCT rounder NOUN or CCONJ fuller ADJ , PUNCT often ADV because ADP of ADP injury NOUN , PUNCT water NOUN or CCONJ air NOUN ( PUNCT My PRON ankle NOUN swelled VERB up ADP ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 get mark 2 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 swelled advcl 3 bigger big ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 get xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 rounder punct 5 rounder rounder NOUN Number=Sing 2 get obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 fuller cc 7 fuller full ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 rounder conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 injury punct 9 often often ADV _ 12 injury advmod 10 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 12 injury case 11 of of ADP _ 10 because fixed 12 injury injury NOUN Number=Sing 2 get obl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 water punct 14 water water NOUN Number=Sing 12 injury conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 air cc 16 air air NOUN Number=Sing 12 injury conj 17 ( ( PUNCT _ 20 swelled punct 18 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 19 ankle nmod:poss 19 ankle ankle NOUN Number=Sing 20 swelled nsubj 20 swelled swell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 21 up up ADP _ 20 swelled compound:prt 22 ) ) PUNCT _ 20 swelled punct 23 . . PUNCT _ 20 swelled punct
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1 get to-infinitive My ankle not said here rounder because injury and water or air; big property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rounder=Stimulus 2 swell up past My ankle vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
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 grow in number, size, loudness or strength (The crowd swelled).
The tree, 11 words mark case obl punct conj punct appos cc conj punct det nsubj acl:relcl punct punct root To PART grow VERB in ADP number NOUN , PUNCT size NOUN , PUNCT loudness NOUN or CCONJ strength NOUN ( PUNCT The DET crowd NOUN swelled VERB ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 grow mark 2 grow grow VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 number case 4 number number NOUN Number=Sing 2 grow obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 size punct 6 size size NOUN Number=Sing 4 number conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 loudness punct 8 loudness loudness NOUN Number=Sing 4 number appos 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 strength cc 10 strength strength NOUN Number=Sing 8 loudness conj 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 14 swelled punct 12 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 crowd det 13 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 14 swelled nsubj 14 swelled swell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 strength acl:relcl 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 14 swelled punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 grow punct
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1 grow to-infinitive number and size vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in number=Location 2 swell past the crowd strength not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient strength=Extent
Meaning 3 A swell: the long, smooth rise and fall of waves in the sea.
The tree, 13 words det punct det amod punct amod conj cc conj case nmod case det nmod punct root A DET swell NOUN : PUNCT the DET long ADJ , PUNCT smooth ADJ rise NOUN and CCONJ fall NOUN of ADP waves NOUN in ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 swell det 2 swell swell NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 8 rise punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 rise det 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 rise amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 long punct 7 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 8 rise amod 8 rise rise NOUN Number=Sing 2 swell conj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 fall cc 10 fall fall NOUN Number=Sing 8 rise conj 11 of of ADP _ 12 waves case 12 waves wave NOUN Number=Plur 8 rise nmod 13 in in 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 . . PUNCT _ 2 swell punct
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1 rise waves in the sea nom rise «event intransitive»: of=agent
Meaning 4 Usage: old-fashioned American — kept apart, not parsed.
Excellent, very nice (That's swell!).
nsubj punct advmod punct nsubj cop conj punct punct punct root Excellent ADJ , PUNCT very ADV nice ADJ ( PUNCT That PRON 's AUX swell ADJ ! PUNCT ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Excellent excellent ADJ Degree=Pos 4 nice nsubj 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 nice punct 3 very very ADV _ 4 nice advmod 4 nice nice ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 swell punct 6 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 swell nsubj 7 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 swell cop 8 swell swell ADJ Degree=Pos 4 nice conj 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 8 swell punct 10 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 swell punct 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 nice punct
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1 is present That swell property tree rules
Meaning 5 A feeling growing strong inside you (a swell of pride).
det acl xcomp case obl punct det appos case nmod punct punct root A DET feeling NOUN growing VERB strong ADJ inside ADP you PRON ( PUNCT a DET swell NOUN of ADP pride NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 feeling det 2 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 growing grow VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 feeling acl 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 growing xcomp 5 inside inside ADP _ 6 you case 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 growing obl 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 swell punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 swell det 9 swell swell NOUN Number=Sing 2 feeling appos 10 of of ADP _ 11 pride case 11 pride pride NOUN Number=Sing 9 swell nmod 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 swell punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 feeling punct
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1 grow gerund a feeling not said here inside you; strong property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme inside you=Location
Example 1 My finger swelled up after the bee sting.
nmod:poss nsubj compound:prt case det compound obl punct root My PRON finger NOUN swelled VERB up ADP after ADP the DET bee NOUN sting 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 finger nmod:poss 2 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 3 swelled nsubj 3 swelled swell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 swelled compound:prt 5 after after ADP _ 8 sting case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sting det 7 bee bee NOUN Number=Sing 8 sting compound 8 sting sting NOUN Number=Sing 3 swelled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 swelled punct
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1 swell up past My finger after the bee sting vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 2 Put ice on your ankle to stop it swelling.
obj case nmod:poss obl mark advcl obj xcomp punct root Put VERB ice NOUN on ADP your PRON ankle NOUN to PART stop VERB it PRON swelling VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Put put VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obj 3 on on ADP _ 5 ankle case 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 ankle nmod:poss 5 ankle ankle NOUN Number=Sing 1 Put obl 6 to to PART _ 7 stop mark 7 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Put advcl 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 stop obj 9 swelling swell VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 stop xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Put punct
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1 put imperative you not said here ice your ankle vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent ice=Theme on ankle=Destination 2 stop to-infinitive you not said here ice tree rules 3 swell gerund you not said here vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 3 The river swelled after days of heavy rain.
det nsubj case obl case amod nmod punct root The DET river NOUN swelled VERB after ADP days NOUN of ADP heavy ADJ rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 river det 2 river river NOUN Number=Sing 3 swelled nsubj 3 swelled swell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 after after ADP _ 5 days case 5 days day NOUN Number=Plur 3 swelled obl 6 of of ADP _ 8 rain case 7 heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 rain amod 8 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 5 days nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 swelled punct
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1 swell past the river day vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
Example 4 Dried beans swell when you soak them in water.
amod nsubj advmod nsubj advcl obj case obl punct root Dried VERB beans NOUN swell VERB when ADV you PRON soak VERB them PRON in ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dried dry VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 beans amod 2 beans bean NOUN Number=Plur 3 swell nsubj 3 swell swell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 soak advmod 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 soak nsubj 6 soak soak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 swell advcl 7 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 soak obj 8 in in ADP _ 9 water case 9 water water NOUN Number=Sing 6 soak obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 swell punct
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1 dry participle vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 swell present Dried beans vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 3 soak present you beans = bean in water vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent they=Destination in water=Theme
Example 5 There's a big swell today, so the beach is closed.
expl det amod nsubj nmod:unmarked punct advmod det nsubj:pass aux:pass conj punct root There PRON 's VERB a DET big ADJ swell NOUN today NOUN , PUNCT so ADV the DET beach NOUN is AUX closed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 's expl 2 's be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 swell det 4 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 5 swell amod 5 swell swell NOUN Number=Sing 2 's nsubj 6 today today NOUN Number=Sing 5 swell nmod:unmarked 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 closed punct 8 so so ADV _ 12 closed advmod 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 beach det 10 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 12 closed nsubj:pass 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 closed aux:pass 12 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 's conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 's punct
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1 be present a big swell today there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 close present · passive the beach vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 6 Her heart swelled with pride when she won.
nmod:poss nsubj case obl mark nsubj advcl punct root Her PRON heart NOUN swelled VERB with ADP pride NOUN when SCONJ she PRON won VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 heart nmod:poss 2 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 3 swelled nsubj 3 swelled swell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 5 pride case 5 pride pride NOUN Number=Sing 3 swelled obl 6 when when SCONJ _ 8 won mark 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 won nsubj 8 won win VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 swelled advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 swelled punct
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1 swell past Her heart with pride vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute 2 win past heart vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 «Gee, that's swell!» said the boy in the old film.
The tree, 11 words punct nsubj punct nsubj cop ccomp punct punct det nsubj case det amod nmod punct root « PUNCT Gee NOUN , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX swell ADJ ! PUNCT » PUNCT said VERB the DET boy NOUN in ADP the DET old ADJ film NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 6 swell punct 2 Gee gee NOUN Number=Sing 6 swell nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Gee punct 4 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 swell nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 swell cop 6 swell swell ADJ Degree=Pos 9 said ccomp 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 swell punct 8 » » PUNCT _ 6 swell punct 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 boy det 11 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 12 in in ADP _ 15 film case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 film det 14 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 15 film amod 15 film film NOUN Number=Sing 11 boy nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 said punct
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1 is in a quote present Gee swell property tree rules 2 say speech: express past the boy in the old film vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 8 Affrighted though she was, Wendy swelled with pride.
advcl mark nsubj advcl punct nsubj case obl punct root Affrighted VERB though SCONJ she PRON was VERB , PUNCT Wendy PROPN swelled VERB with ADP pride NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Affrighted affright VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 swelled advcl 2 though though SCONJ _ 4 was mark 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 was nsubj 4 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Affrighted advcl 5 , , PUNCT _ 1 Affrighted punct 6 Wendy Wendy PROPN Number=Sing 7 swelled nsubj 7 swelled swell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 with with ADP _ 9 pride case 9 pride pride NOUN Number=Sing 7 swelled obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 swelled punct
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1 affright participle Wendy not said here tree rules 2 be past she vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 swell past Wendy with pride vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
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