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title: grumbler — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «grumbler» in the school dictionary: A person who often grumbles: someone who complains in a low, unhappy voice about small things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# grumbler

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**Who acts:** person, Uncle, you, we, it, old grumbler · **What happens:** grumble, complain, be, do, not be, have · **To what, where:** low unhappy voice, real grumbler, grumbler, fun, early practice

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«grumbler» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [grumbler in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/grumbler.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who often grumbles: someone who complains in a low, unhappy voice about small things.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grumbler:m1:1
# text = A person who often grumbles: someone who complains in a low, unhappy voice about small things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	grumbles	grumble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	appos	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	complains	complain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	unhappy	unhappy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grumble** *speech: other* | present | a person |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **complain** *speech: other* | present |  |  |  | a low unhappy voice about small things |  |  | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Uncle Bob is a real grumbler about the weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grumbler:x1:1
# text = Uncle Bob is a real grumbler about the weather.
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Bob	Bob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	grumbler	grumbler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Uncle | a real grumbler |  |  |  | about the weather | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be a grumbler — we'll have fun even if it rains.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grumbler:x2:1
# text = Don't be a grumbler — we'll have fun even if it rains.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grumbler	grumbler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
10	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	rains	rain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | infinitive |  | a grumbler |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | future | we | fun |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Patient |
| 4 | **rain** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old grumbler in the story complained about every child in the street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grumbler:x3:1
# text = The old grumbler in the story complained about every child in the street.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	grumbler	grumbler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	complained	complain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **complain** *speech: other* | participle | the old grumbler in the story |  |  |  |  | about every child in the street | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about child=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every team has a grumbler who hates early practice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grumbler:x4:1
# text = Every team has a grumbler who hates early practice.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grumbler	grumbler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hates	hate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	practice	practice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | every team | a grumbler |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grumbler=Patient |
| 2 | **hate** | present | a grumbler | early practice |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer practice=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The grumbler moaned that the soup was too hot, then too cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grumbler:x5:1
# text = The grumbler moaned that the soup was too hot, then too cold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grumbler	grumbler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moaned	moan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
12	too	too	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **moan** | past | the grumbler |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the soup |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | the soup *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mole was no grumbler; he got on with the spring cleaning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:grumbler:x6:1
# text = Mole was no grumbler; he got on with the spring cleaning.
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	grumbler	grumbler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Mole | no grumbler |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **get on** | past | Mole | no grumbler *not said here* |  |  |  | with the spring cleaning | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer grumbler=Stimulus |

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