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writhing

Who acts: pain, Writhing, smoke, worm, Mock Turtle, He · What happens: twist, turn, wriggle, feel, describe, curl · To what, where: body, writhing, something, air, path, Reeling · Speech: someone speaks here

«writhing» 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: writhing in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Twisting and turning the body, usually because of pain, or wriggling like a snake or worm.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Twisting	twist	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 pain	csubj
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 turning	cc
3	turning	turn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Twisting	conj
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 body	det
5	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 turning	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 pain	punct
7	usually	usually	ADV	_	10 pain	advmod
8	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	10 pain	case
9	of	of	ADP	_	8 because	fixed
10	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 wriggling	punct
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 wriggling	cc
13	wriggling	wriggle	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 pain	acl
14	like	like	ADP	_	16 snake	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 snake	det
16	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 wriggling	obl
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 worm	cc
18	worm	worm	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 snake	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 pain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	twist	gerund							vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	turn	gerund		the body					vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent body=Theme
3	wriggle	gerund	pain not said here					like a snake or worm	vn body_internal_motion-49.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Feeling very embarrassed or upset: «writhing with embarrassment».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Feeling	feel	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 embarrassed	advmod
3	embarrassed	embarrassed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Feeling	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 upset	cc
5	upset	upset	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 embarrassed	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 writhing	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 writhing	punct
8	writhing	writhing	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Feeling	obl
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 embarrassment	case
10	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 writhing	nmod
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 writhing	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Feeling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	gerund		writhing with embarrassment				embarrassed property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 3

Writhing can also describe something, such as smoke, that twists and curls through the air.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Writhing	writhing	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 describe	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 describe	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 describe	advmod
4	describe	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 describe	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 smoke	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	9 smoke	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 something	appos
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 twists	punct
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 twists	nsubj
12	twists	twist	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 smoke	acl:relcl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 curls	cc
14	curls	curl	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 twists	conj
15	through	through	ADP	_	17 air	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 air	det
17	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 curls	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	can	Writhing	something					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme
2	twist	present	smoke						vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
3	curl	present	smoke not said here			the air			vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through air=Destination

Example 1

The worm was writhing on the path.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 worm	det
2	worm	worm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 writhing	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 writhing	aux
4	writhing	writhe	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 path	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 path	det
7	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 writhing	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 writhing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	writhe	past · progressive	the worm			the path			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on path=Location

Example 2

The Mock Turtle learned Reeling and Writhing at school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Turtle	det
2	Mock	Mock	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Turtle	compound
3	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 learned	nsubj
4	learned	learn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	Reeling	reeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 learned	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 Writhing	cc
7	Writhing	writhing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 Reeling	conj
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 school	case
9	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 learned	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 learned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	learn	past	the Mock Turtle	Reeling and Writhing		school			vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reeling=Topic

Example 3

He lay writhing in pain after the fall.

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 lay	nsubj
2	lay	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	writhing	writhe	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 lay	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 pain	case
5	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 writhing	obl
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 fall	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fall	det
8	fall	fall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 writhing	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 lay	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lie	past	He						tree rules
2	writhe	gerund	He not said here			pain	after the fall		vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pain=Location

Example 4

The snake writhed as it slid across the sand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 snake	det
2	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 slid	nsubj
3	writhed	writhe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 snake	acl
4	as	as	ADP	_	5 it	case
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 writhed	obl
6	slid	slide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	across	across	ADP	_	9 sand	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sand	det
9	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 slid	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 slid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	writhe	participle		the snake not said here				as snake	vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	slide	past	the snake			the sand			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sand=Trajectory

Example 5

She was writhing with embarrassment.

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	3 writhing	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 writhing	aux
3	writhing	writhe	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 embarrassment	case
5	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 writhing	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 writhing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	writhe	past · progressive	She					with embarrassment	vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 6

Call 999 (or 911, 112, 000, 111 in NZ) if someone is writhing in pain and badly hurt.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Call	call	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	999	999	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 Call	obj
3	(	(	PUNCT	_	5 911	punct
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 911	cc
5	911	911	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	1 Call	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 112	punct
7	112	112	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 911	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 000	punct
9	000	000	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 911	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 111	punct
11	111	111	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 911	conj
12	in	in	ADP	_	13 NZ	case
13	NZ	NZ	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 111	nmod
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	5 911	punct
15	if	if	SCONJ	_	18 writhing	mark
16	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	18 writhing	nsubj
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 writhing	aux
18	writhing	writhe	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Call	advcl
19	in	in	ADP	_	20 pain	case
20	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 writhing	obl
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 hurt	cc
22	badly	badly	ADV	Degree=Pos	23 hurt	advmod
23	hurt	hurt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	18 writhing	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	imperative	you not said here	999				911 obl	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent 999=Recipient
2	writhe a condition, not said to happen	present · progressive	someone			pain			vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pain=Location
3	hurt	participle	someone not said here					badly property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Example 7

They saw a blue smoke rising, writhing upward till it vanished in the blue ether.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 saw	nsubj
2	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 smoke	det
4	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 smoke	amod
5	smoke	smoke	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	obj
6	rising	rise	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 smoke	acl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 writhing	punct
8	writhing	writhe	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 rising	conj
9	upward	upward	ADV	_	8 writhing	advmod
10	till	till	SCONJ	_	12 vanished	mark
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 vanished	nsubj
12	vanished	vanish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 saw	advcl
13	in	in	ADP	_	16 ether	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 ether	det
15	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 ether	amod
16	ether	ether	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 vanished	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	They	a blue smoke					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer smoke=Stimulus
2	rise	gerund	a blue smoke not said here						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	writhe	gerund	a blue smoke not said here					upward property	vn body_internal_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	vanish	past	smoke			the blue ether			vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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