twit Who acts: verb, Twit, swallow, You, Mr, I · What happens: tease, chirp, be, make, twit, put · To what, where: someone, chirping sound, jumper, sister, twit, helmet · Speech: someone speaks here
«twit» 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: twit in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal, UK, Ireland, Australia, mildly rude — kept apart, not parsed.
A silly or foolish person.
det amod cc conj punct root A DET silly ADJ or CCONJ foolish ADJ person NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 person det 2 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 5 person amod 3 or or CCONJ _ 4 foolish cc 4 foolish foolish ADJ Degree=Pos 2 silly conj 5 person person NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 person punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2 Usage: old-fashioned, rare — kept apart, not parsed.
verb: to tease someone.
nsubj punct mark obj punct root verb NOUN : PUNCT to PART tease VERB someone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 4 tease nsubj 2 : : PUNCT _ 4 tease punct 3 to to PART _ 4 tease mark 4 tease tease VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 tease obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 tease punct
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1 tease to-infinitive verb someone vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient
Meaning 3 Twit can also be the chirping sound a swallow makes.
nsubj aux advmod cop det amod det nsubj acl:relcl punct root Twit NOUN can AUX also ADV be AUX the DET chirping VERB sound NOUN a DET swallow NOUN makes VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Twit twit NOUN Number=Sing 7 sound nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 sound aux 3 also also ADV _ 7 sound advmod 4 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 sound cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sound det 6 chirping chirp VERB VerbForm=Ger 7 sound amod 7 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 swallow det 9 swallow swallow NOUN Number=Sing 10 makes nsubj 10 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 sound acl:relcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 sound punct
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1 chirp gerund vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a can Twit the chirping sound tree rules 3 make present a swallow the chirping sound not said here vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
Example 1 «You twit, you've put your jumper on inside out!» laughed my sister.
The tree, 13 words punct nsubj csubj:pass punct nsubj aux nmod:poss obj case advmod obl punct punct conj nmod:poss iobj punct root « PUNCT You PRON twit VERB , PUNCT you PRON 've AUX put VERB your PRON jumper NOUN on ADP inside ADV out ADV ! PUNCT » PUNCT laughed VERB my PRON sister NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 3 twit punct 2 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 twit nsubj 3 twit twit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 put csubj:pass 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 twit punct 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 put nsubj 6 've have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 put aux 7 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 jumper nmod:poss 9 jumper jumper NOUN Number=Sing 7 put obj 10 on on ADP _ 12 out case 11 inside inside ADV _ 12 out advmod 12 out out ADV _ 7 put obl 13 ! ! PUNCT _ 7 put punct 14 » » PUNCT _ 15 laughed punct 15 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 put conj 16 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 17 sister nmod:poss 17 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 15 laughed iobj 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 put punct
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1 twit in a quote present You tree rules 2 put in a quote present · perfect you your jumper vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent jumper=Theme on out=Destination 3 laugh past you not said here my sister vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Theme
Example 2 Don't be a twit — wear your helmet.
advmod cop det obl punct parataxis nmod:poss obj punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX a DET twit NOUN — PUNCT wear VERB your PRON helmet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 twit advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 twit cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 twit det 5 twit twit NOUN Number=Sing 1 Do obl 6 — - PUNCT _ 7 wear punct 7 wear wear VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 1 Do parataxis 8 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 helmet nmod:poss 9 helmet helmet NOUN Number=Sing 7 wear obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is a infinitive a twit tree rules 3 wear infinitive your helmet vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme
Example 3 Mr and Mrs Twit are horrible people in a Roald Dahl book.
nsubj cc conj flat cop amod case det compound flat nmod punct root Mr PROPN and CCONJ Mrs PROPN Twit PROPN are AUX horrible ADJ people NOUN in ADP a DET Roald PROPN Dahl PROPN book NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mr Mr PROPN Number=Sing 7 people nsubj 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 Mrs cc 3 Mrs Mrs PROPN Number=Sing 1 Mr conj 4 Twit Twit PROPN Number=Sing 3 Mrs flat 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 people cop 6 horrible horrible ADJ Degree=Pos 7 people amod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 8 in in ADP _ 12 book case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 book det 10 Roald Roald PROPN Number=Sing 12 book compound 11 Dahl Dahl PROPN Number=Sing 10 Roald flat 12 book book NOUN Number=Sing 7 people nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 people punct
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1 is a present Mr and Mrs horrible people a Roald book tree rules
Example 4 I felt like a twit when I forgot my lines.
nsubj case det obl advmod nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj punct root I PRON felt VERB like ADP a DET twit NOUN when ADV I PRON forgot VERB my PRON lines 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 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 like like ADP _ 5 twit case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 twit det 5 twit twit NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obl 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 forgot advmod 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 forgot nsubj 8 forgot forget VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 felt advcl 9 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 lines nmod:poss 10 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 8 forgot obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past I like a twit vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like twit=Theme 2 forget past I my lines tree rules
Example 5 He's a bit of a twit, but he means well.
nsubj cop det case det nmod punct cc nsubj parataxis advmod punct root He PRON 's AUX a DET bit NOUN of ADP a DET twit NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ he PRON means VERB well ADV . 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 4 bit nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bit cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 bit det 4 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 7 twit case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 twit det 7 twit twit NOUN Number=Sing 4 bit nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 means punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 11 means cc 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 means nsubj 11 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 bit parataxis 12 well well ADV Degree=Pos 11 means advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 bit punct
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1 is a present He a bit of a twit tree rules 2 mean present he well property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Calling someone a twit in class might still get you told off.
csubj obj det obj case nmod aux advmod obj xcomp compound:prt punct root Calling VERB someone PRON a DET twit NOUN in ADP class NOUN might AUX still ADV get VERB you PRON told VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Calling call VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 get csubj 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Calling obj 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 twit det 4 twit twit NOUN Number=Sing 1 Calling obj 5 in in ADP _ 6 class case 6 class class NOUN Number=Sing 4 twit nmod 7 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 get aux 8 still still ADV _ 9 get advmod 9 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 get obj 11 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 get xcomp 12 off off ADP _ 11 told compound:prt 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 get punct
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1 call gerund someone vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme twit=Result 2 get might Calling you still tree rules 3 tell off speech: assert participle you not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The linden-trees were in blossom; while the swallows flew here and there, crying, "Twit, twit, twit, my mate is coming,"--but it was not the fir-tree they meant.
The tree, 30 words det compound punct nsubj case obl punct mark det nsubj parataxis advmod cc conj punct conj punct punct obj punct conj punct conj punct nmod:poss nsubj aux conj punct punct punct cc nsubj cop advmod det compound punct parataxis nsubj acl:relcl punct root The DET linden NOUN - PUNCT trees NOUN were VERB in ADP blossom NOUN ; PUNCT while SCONJ the DET swallows NOUN flew VERB here ADV and CCONJ there ADV , PUNCT crying VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT Twit NOUN , PUNCT twit NOUN , PUNCT twit NOUN , PUNCT my PRON mate NOUN is AUX coming VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT -- PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON was AUX not PART the DET fir NOUN - PUNCT tree NOUN they PRON meant VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 trees det 2 linden linden NOUN Number=Sing 4 trees compound 3 - - PUNCT _ 2 linden punct 4 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 5 were nsubj 5 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 blossom case 7 blossom blossom NOUN Number=Sing 5 were obl 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 12 flew punct 9 while while SCONJ _ 12 flew mark 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 swallows det 11 swallows swallow NOUN Number=Plur 12 flew nsubj 12 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 were parataxis 13 here here ADV PronType=Dem 12 flew advmod 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 there cc 15 there there ADV PronType=Dem 13 here conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 17 crying punct 17 crying cry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 flew conj 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 Twit punct 19 " " PUNCT _ 20 Twit punct 20 Twit twit NOUN Number=Sing 17 crying obj 21 , , PUNCT _ 22 twit punct 22 twit twit NOUN Number=Sing 20 Twit conj 23 , , PUNCT _ 24 twit punct 24 twit twit NOUN Number=Sing 20 Twit conj 25 , , PUNCT _ 29 coming punct 26 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 27 mate nmod:poss 27 mate mate NOUN Number=Sing 29 coming nsubj 28 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 29 coming aux 29 coming come VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 17 crying conj 30 , , PUNCT _ 29 coming punct 31 " " PUNCT _ 29 coming punct 32 -- -- PUNCT _ 40 tree punct 33 but but CCONJ _ 40 tree cc 34 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 40 tree nsubj 35 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 40 tree cop 36 not not PART Polarity=Neg 40 tree advmod 37 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 40 tree det 38 fir fir NOUN Number=Sing 40 tree compound 39 - - PUNCT _ 38 fir punct 40 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 5 were parataxis 41 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 42 meant nsubj 42 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 40 tree acl:relcl 43 . . PUNCT _ 5 were punct
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1 be past the linden trees blossom vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in blossom=Location 2 fly past the swallows here vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 cry speech: express gerund the swallows not said here Twit and twit and twit vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent twit=Topic 4 come in a quote present · progressive my mate vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 5 not is a past mate the fir tree tree rules 6 mean past swallows = swallow the fir tree not said here vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Topic
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