twirl Who acts: twirl, she, something, he, majorette, you · What happens: be, make, twirl, twirl around, give, see · To what, where: something spin, new dress, hair, quick spin, curly shape, party dress · Speech: someone speaks here
«twirl» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: twirl in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To twirl is to spin round and round quickly, or to make something spin: she twirled in her new dress.
The tree, 20 words mark nsubj cop mark advmod cc conj advmod punct cc mark advcl compound obj punct nsubj parataxis case nmod:poss amod obl punct root To PART twirl NOUN is AUX to PART spin VERB round ADV and CCONJ round ADV quickly ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ to PART make VERB something PRON spin NOUN : PUNCT she PRON twirled VERB in ADP her PRON new ADJ dress NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 twirl mark 2 twirl twirl NOUN Number=Sing 5 spin nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 spin cop 4 to to PART _ 5 spin mark 5 spin spin VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 round round ADV _ 5 spin advmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 round cc 8 round round ADV _ 6 round conj 9 quickly quickly ADV _ 5 spin advmod 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 make punct 11 or or CCONJ _ 13 make cc 12 to to PART _ 13 make mark 13 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 spin advcl 14 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 spin compound 15 spin spin NOUN Number=Sing 13 make obj 16 : : PUNCT _ 18 twirled punct 17 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 twirled nsubj 18 twirled twirl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 spin parataxis 19 in in ADP _ 22 dress case 20 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 dress nmod:poss 21 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 22 dress amod 22 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 18 twirled obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 spin punct
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1 is present twirl quickly, round, spin property tree rules 2 make to-infinitive twirl not said here something spin vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset spin=Product 3 twirl past she her new dress vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in dress=Trajectory
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 twirl something is to twist it round your finger: he twirled his hair.
The tree, 14 words mark compound nsubj cop mark obj case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj conj nmod:poss obj punct root To PART twirl NOUN something PRON is AUX to PART twist VERB it PRON round ADP your PRON finger NOUN : PUNCT he PRON twirled VERB his PRON hair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 twirl mark 2 twirl twirl NOUN Number=Sing 3 something compound 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 twist nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 twist cop 5 to to PART _ 6 twist mark 6 twist twist VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 twist obj 8 round round ADP _ 10 finger case 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 finger nmod:poss 10 finger finger NOUN Number=Sing 6 twist obl 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 twirled punct 12 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 twirled nsubj 13 twirled twirl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 twist conj 14 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 hair nmod:poss 15 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 13 twirled obj 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 twist punct
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1 is present something round your finger; twist property tree rules 2 twirl past he his hair vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent hair=Material
Meaning 3 A twirl is a quick spin or turn.
det nsubj cop det amod cc conj punct root A DET twirl NOUN is AUX a DET quick ADJ spin NOUN or CCONJ turn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 twirl det 2 twirl twirl NOUN Number=Sing 6 spin nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 spin cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 spin det 5 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 6 spin amod 6 spin spin NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 turn cc 8 turn turn NOUN Number=Sing 6 spin conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 spin punct
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1 is a present a twirl a quick spin or turn tree rules
Meaning 4 A twirl is a curly shape or mark, like a loop of icing.
The tree, 13 words det nsubj cop det amod cc conj punct case det appos case nmod punct root A DET twirl NOUN is AUX a DET curly ADJ shape NOUN or CCONJ mark NOUN , PUNCT like ADP a DET loop NOUN of ADP icing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 twirl det 2 twirl twirl NOUN Number=Sing 6 shape nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 shape cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 shape det 5 curly curly ADJ Degree=Pos 6 shape amod 6 shape shape NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 mark cc 8 mark mark NOUN Number=Sing 6 shape conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 loop punct 10 like like ADP _ 12 loop case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 loop det 12 loop loop NOUN Number=Sing 6 shape appos 13 of of ADP _ 14 icing case 14 icing icing NOUN Number=Sing 12 loop nmod 15 . . PUNCT _ 6 shape punct
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1 is a present a twirl a curly shape or mark tree rules
Example 1 She twirled around in her party dress.
nsubj advmod case nmod:poss compound obl punct root She PRON twirled VERB around ADV in ADP her PRON party NOUN dress NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 twirled nsubj 2 twirled twirl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 around around ADV _ 2 twirled advmod 4 in in ADP _ 7 dress case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 dress nmod:poss 6 party party NOUN Number=Sing 7 dress compound 7 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 2 twirled obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 twirled punct
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1 twirl around past She her party dress around property vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in dress=Trajectory
Example 2 He twirled spaghetti on his fork.
nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON twirled VERB spaghetti NOUN on ADP his PRON fork 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 twirled nsubj 2 twirled twirl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 spaghetti spaghetti NOUN Number=Sing 2 twirled obj 4 on on ADP _ 6 fork case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 fork nmod:poss 6 fork fork NOUN Number=Sing 2 twirled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 twirled punct
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1 twirl past He spaghetti his fork vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent spaghetti=Material
Example 3 The majorette twirled her baton.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET majorette NOUN twirled VERB her PRON baton NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 majorette det 2 majorette majorette NOUN Number=Sing 3 twirled nsubj 3 twirled twirl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 baton nmod:poss 5 baton baton NOUN Number=Sing 3 twirled obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 twirled punct
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1 twirl past the majorette majorette's baton vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent baton=Material
Example 4 Give us a twirl so we can see your costume!
iobj det obj mark nsubj aux advcl nmod:poss obj punct root Give VERB us PRON a DET twirl NOUN so SCONJ we PRON can AUX see VERB your PRON costume NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Give give VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Give iobj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 twirl det 4 twirl twirl NOUN Number=Sing 1 Give obj 5 so so SCONJ _ 8 see mark 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 see nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 see aux 8 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Give advcl 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 costume nmod:poss 10 costume costume NOUN Number=Sing 8 see obj 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Give punct
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1 give imperative you not said here a twirl us vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient twirl=Theme 2 see can we your costume vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer costume=Stimulus
Example 5 The villain twirled his moustache.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root The DET villain NOUN twirled VERB his PRON moustache NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 villain det 2 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 3 twirled nsubj 3 twirled twirl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 moustache nmod:poss 5 moustache moustache NOUN Number=Sing 3 twirled obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 twirled punct
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1 twirl past the villain villain's moustache vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent moustache=Material
Example 6 The cake had twirls of chocolate on top.
det nsubj obj case nmod case obl punct root The DET cake NOUN had VERB twirls NOUN of ADP chocolate NOUN on ADP top NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cake det 2 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 twirls twirl NOUN Number=Plur 3 had obj 5 of of ADP _ 6 chocolate case 6 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 4 twirls nmod 7 on on ADP _ 8 top case 8 top top NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the cake twirls of chocolate top vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twirl=Patient
Example 7 The dancer did three twirls on one foot.
det nsubj nummod obj case nummod obl punct root The DET dancer NOUN did VERB three NUM twirls NOUN on ADP one NUM foot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dancer det 2 dancer dancer NOUN Number=Sing 3 did nsubj 3 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 twirls nummod 5 twirls twirl NOUN Number=Plur 3 did obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 foot case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 foot nummod 8 foot foot NOUN Number=Sing 3 did obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 did punct
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1 do past the dancer three twirls one foot vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twirl=Eventuality
Example 8 “Noo, that ain't,” says he, and he twirled his tail.
The tree, 11 words punct nsubj punct nsubj acl:relcl advmod punct punct obj punct cc nsubj conj nmod:poss obj punct root “ PUNCT Noo PROPN , PUNCT that PRON ai AUX n't PART , PUNCT ” PUNCT says VERB he PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ he PRON twirled VERB his PRON tail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 2 Noo punct 2 Noo Noo PROPN Number=Sing 9 says nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 ai punct 4 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 ai nsubj 5 ai be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Vrnc Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 Noo acl:relcl 6 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 ai advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 Noo punct 8 ” " PUNCT _ 2 Noo punct 9 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 says obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 twirled punct 12 and and CCONJ _ 14 twirled cc 13 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 14 twirled nsubj 14 twirled twirl VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 says conj 15 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 tail nmod:poss 16 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 14 twirled obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 9 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present Noo he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent he=Topic 2 twirl past Noo Noo's tail vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent tail=Material
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