warble

Who acts: We, blackbirds, Grandad, voice, warble, sister · What happens: sing, tremble, change, say, warble, hear · To what, where: sound, high wobbly voice, little bird, hedge, blackbirds, old song · Speech: someone speaks here

«warble» 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: warble in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Of a bird: to sing with a sweet, trembling, changing sound.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	3 bird	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bird	det
3	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 sing	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 sing	mark
6	sing	sing	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 bird	acl:relcl
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 sweet	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 sweet	det
9	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sing	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 trembling	punct
11	trembling	tremble	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 sing	advcl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 changing	punct
13	changing	change	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 trembling	conj
14	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 changing	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bird	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	to-infinitive		with a sweet	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with sweet=Theme
2	tremble	gerund			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	change	gerund	sound		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Patient

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

Of a person: to sing in a high, wobbly voice, often said jokingly.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Of	of	ADP	_	3 person	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 person	det
3	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	6 sing	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 sing	mark
6	sing	sing	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 person	acl:relcl
7	in	in	ADP	_	12 voice	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 voice	det
9	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 voice	amod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 high	punct
11	wobbly	wobbly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 voice	amod
12	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sing	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 said	punct
14	often	often	ADV	_	15 said	advmod
15	said	say	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 sing	conj
16	jokingly	jokingly	ADV	_	15 said	advmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 person	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	to-infinitive				a high wobbly voice			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in voice=Location
2	say speech: assert	participle						jokingly, often property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A warbling sound.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sound	det
2	warbling	warbling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sound	compound
3	sound	sound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sound	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

A little bird warbled in the hedge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bird	det
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bird	amod
3	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	warbled	warble	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 bird	acl
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 hedge	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hedge	det
7	hedge	hedge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 warbled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bird	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warble	participle		a little bird not said here		the hedge			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

We heard blackbirds warbling at dawn.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 heard	nsubj
2	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	blackbirds	blackbird	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 heard	obj
4	warbling	warble	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 blackbirds	acl
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 dawn	case
6	dawn	dawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 warbling	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	We	blackbirds					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer blackbird=Stimulus
2	warble	gerund	blackbirds not said here				dawn		vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Grandad warbled an old song while he made the tea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 warbled	nsubj
2	warbled	warble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 song	det
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 song	amod
5	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 warbled	obj
6	while	while	SCONJ	_	8 made	mark
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 made	nsubj
8	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 warbled	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 tea	det
10	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 made	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 warbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warble	past	Grandad	a old song					vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent song=Theme
2	make	past	Grandad	the tea					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Product

Example 4

The singer's voice warbled on the high notes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 singer	det
2	singer	singer	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 voice	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 singer	case
4	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 warbled	nsubj
5	warbled	warble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 notes	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 notes	det
8	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 notes	amod
9	notes	note	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 warbled	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 warbled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warble	past	the singer's voice			the high notes			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The warble of the robin filled the garden.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 warble	det
2	warble	warble	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 filled	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 robin	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 robin	det
5	robin	robin	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 warble	nmod
6	filled	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 garden	det
8	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 filled	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 filled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill	past	the warble of the robin	the garden					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent garden=Patient

Example 6

My sister warbles along to every song on the radio.

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 sister	nmod:poss
2	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 warbles	nsubj
3	warbles	warble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	along	along	ADV	_	3 warbles	advmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 song	case
6	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	7 song	det
7	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 warbles	obl
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 radio	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 radio	det
10	radio	radio	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 song	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 warbles	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warble	present	My sister		every song on the radio			along property	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to song=Recipient

Example 7

"Through the forest, and in the vale, Sweetly warbles the nightingale.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 forest	punct
2	Through	through	ADP	_	4 forest	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 forest	det
4	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 warbles	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 warbles	cc
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 vale	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 vale	det
9	vale	vale	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 warbles	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 vale	punct
11	Sweetly	Sweetly	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 warbles	nsubj
12	warbles	warble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 forest	acl:relcl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 nightingale	det
14	nightingale	nightingale	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 warbles	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 forest	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	warble in a quote	present	Sweetly	the nightingale		the vale			vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent nightingale=Theme

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