tone Who acts: Tone, something, voice, phone, tone muscles, you · What happens: be, sound, intonate, not speak, have, leave · To what, where: way, single musical sound, shade, mood, piece, me · Speech: someone speaks here
«tone» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: tone in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Tone is the way something sounds, like a voice that is kind, angry or bossy.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop det nsubj acl:relcl punct case det obl nsubj cop acl:relcl punct conj cc conj punct root Tone NOUN is AUX the DET way NOUN something PRON sounds VERB , PUNCT like ADP a DET voice NOUN that PRON is AUX kind ADJ , PUNCT angry ADJ or CCONJ bossy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 4 way nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 way cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 way det 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 sounds nsubj 6 sounds sound VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 way acl:relcl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 voice punct 8 like like ADP _ 10 voice case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 voice det 10 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 6 sounds obl 11 that that PRON PronType=Rel 13 kind nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 kind cop 13 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 10 voice acl:relcl 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 angry punct 15 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 13 kind conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 bossy cc 17 bossy bossy ADJ Degree=Pos 13 kind conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 way punct
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1 is a present Tone the way tree rules 2 sound present something the way not said here like a voice vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location way=Theme 3 is present a voice kind property tree rules 4 be a voice not said here tree rules 5 be a voice not said here 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 tone is a single musical sound or a beep, like a phone's dial tone.
The tree, 16 words det nsubj cop det amod amod cc det conj punct case det nmod:poss case compound obl punct root A DET tone NOUN is AUX a DET single ADJ musical ADJ sound NOUN or CCONJ a DET beep NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET phone NOUN 's PART dial NOUN tone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tone det 2 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 7 sound nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sound cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 sound det 5 single single ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sound amod 6 musical musical ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sound amod 7 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 beep cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 beep det 10 beep beep NOUN Number=Sing 7 sound conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 17 tone punct 12 like like ADP _ 17 tone case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 phone det 14 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 17 tone nmod:poss 15 's 's PART _ 14 phone case 16 dial dial NOUN Number=Sing 17 tone compound 17 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 7 sound obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 sound punct
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1 is a present a tone a single musical sound or a beep like a phone's dial tone tree rules 2 intonate a phone nom tone «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 3 A tone is a shade of a colour, lighter or darker.
det nsubj cop det case det nmod punct parataxis cc conj punct root A DET tone NOUN is AUX a DET shade NOUN of ADP a DET colour NOUN , PUNCT lighter ADJ or CCONJ darker ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 tone det 2 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 5 shade nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 shade cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 shade det 5 shade shade NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 colour case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 colour det 8 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 5 shade nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 lighter punct 10 lighter light ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 shade parataxis 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 darker cc 12 darker dark ADJ Degree=Cmp 10 lighter conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 shade punct
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1 is a present a tone a shade of a colour tree rules
Meaning 4 The tone of a piece of writing is its mood or feeling.
det nsubj case det nmod case nmod cop nmod:poss cc conj punct root The DET tone NOUN of ADP a DET piece NOUN of ADP writing NOUN is AUX its PRON mood NOUN or CCONJ feeling NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tone det 2 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 10 mood nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 piece case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 piece det 5 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 2 tone nmod 6 of of ADP _ 7 writing case 7 writing writing NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nmod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 mood cop 9 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 mood nmod:poss 10 mood mood NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 feeling cc 12 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 10 mood conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 mood punct
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1 is a present the tone of a piece of writing tone's mood or feeling tree rules 2 intonate a piece of writing nom tone «communication transitive»: of=patient
Meaning 5 To tone (or tone up) muscles is to make them firmer with exercise; to «tone down» is to make something less strong.
The tree, 22 words mark compound punct cc appos compound:prt punct nsubj cop mark obj xcomp case obl punct mark punct advcl compound:prt punct cop mark conj obj advmod xcomp punct root To PART tone NOUN ( PUNCT or CCONJ tone NOUN up ADP ) PUNCT muscles NOUN is AUX to PART make VERB them PRON firmer ADJ with ADP exercise NOUN ; PUNCT to PART « PUNCT tone NOUN down ADP » PUNCT is AUX to PART make VERB something PRON less ADV strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 tone mark 2 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 8 muscles compound 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 5 tone punct 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 tone cc 5 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 2 tone appos 6 up up ADP _ 5 tone compound:prt 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 5 tone punct 8 muscles muscle NOUN Number=Plur 11 make nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 make cop 10 to to PART _ 11 make mark 11 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 12 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 make obj 13 firmer firm ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 make xcomp 14 with with ADP _ 15 exercise case 15 exercise exercise NOUN Number=Sing 13 firmer obl 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 24 make punct 17 to to PART _ 19 tone mark 18 « « PUNCT _ 19 tone punct 19 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 24 make advcl 20 down down ADP _ 19 tone compound:prt 21 » » PUNCT _ 19 tone punct 22 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 24 make cop 23 to to PART _ 24 make mark 24 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 11 make conj 25 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 24 make obj 26 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 27 strong advmod 27 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 24 make xcomp 28 . . PUNCT _ 11 make punct
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1 is present tone muscles firm, make property tree rules 2 is present tone muscles not said here make, strong property tree rules
Example 1 Don't speak to me in that tone.
aux advmod case obl case det obl punct root Do AUX n't PART speak VERB to ADP me PRON in ADP that DET tone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 speak aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 speak advmod 3 speak speak VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 me case 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 speak obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 tone case 7 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 tone det 8 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 3 speak obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 speak punct
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1 not speak speech: other imperative · do-support you not said here me that tone vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to i=Co-Agent
Example 2 Her tone was kind and gentle.
nmod:poss nsubj cop cc conj punct root Her PRON tone NOUN was AUX kind ADJ and CCONJ gentle ADJ . 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 tone nmod:poss 2 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 kind cop 4 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 gentle cc 6 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 4 kind conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 kind punct
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1 is past Her tone kind property tree rules 2 be Her tone not said here tree rules 3 intonate Her = she nom tone «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The poem has a sad tone.
det nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET poem NOUN has VERB a DET sad ADJ tone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 poem det 2 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tone det 5 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tone amod 6 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the poem a sad tone vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tone=Patient
Example 4 Leave a message after the tone.
det obj case det obl punct root Leave VERB a DET message NOUN after ADP the DET tone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Leave leave VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 message det 3 message message NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leave obj 4 after after ADP _ 6 tone case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 tone det 6 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 1 Leave obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Leave punct
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1 leave imperative you not said here a message after the tone vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme
Example 5 The artist used different tones of blue.
det nsubj amod obj case nmod punct root The DET artist NOUN used VERB different ADJ tones NOUN of ADP blue ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 artist det 2 artist artist NOUN Number=Sing 3 used nsubj 3 used use VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tones amod 5 tones tone NOUN Number=Plur 3 used obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 blue case 7 blue blue ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tones nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 used punct
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1 use past the artist different tones of blue vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tone=Patient
Example 6 Please tone down the music; it's too loud.
discourse case det nmod punct nsubj cop advmod amod punct root Please INTJ tone NOUN down ADP the DET music NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON 's AUX too ADV loud ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 tone discourse 2 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 down down ADP _ 5 music case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 music det 5 music music NOUN Number=Sing 2 tone nmod 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 loud punct 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 loud nsubj 8 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 loud cop 9 too too ADV _ 10 loud advmod 10 loud loud ADJ Degree=Pos 2 tone amod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 tone punct
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1 is present music loud property tree rules
Example 7 Swimming tones your muscles.
compound nmod:poss obj punct root Swimming NOUN tones NOUN your PRON muscles NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 2 tones compound 2 tones tone NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 muscles nmod:poss 4 muscles muscle NOUN Number=Plur 2 tones obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 tones punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 8 You can tell he's joking from his tone.
nsubj aux nsubj aux ccomp case nmod:poss obl punct root You PRON can AUX tell VERB he PRON 's AUX joking VERB from ADP his PRON tone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 tell nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 tell aux 3 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 joking nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 joking aux 6 joking joke VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 tell ccomp 7 from from ADP _ 9 tone case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 tone nmod:poss 9 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 6 joking obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 tell punct
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1 tell speech: assert can You vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 joke speech: other present · progressive he his tone vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 intonate his = he nom tone «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 9 Finally some one asked, in a sympathetic tone:
advmod det nsubj punct case det amod ccomp punct root Finally ADV some DET one NOUN asked VERB , PUNCT in ADP a DET sympathetic ADJ tone NOUN : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finally finally ADV _ 4 asked advmod 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 one det 3 one one NOUN Number=Sing 4 asked nsubj 4 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 tone punct 6 in in ADP _ 9 tone case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 tone det 8 sympathetic sympathetic ADJ Degree=Pos 9 tone amod 9 tone tone NOUN Number=Sing 4 asked ccomp 10 : : PUNCT _ 9 tone punct
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1 ask speech: ask past some one finally property vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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