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title: jeepers — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «jeepers» in the school dictionary: a cry of surprise or shock, a mild stand-in for «Jesus». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# jeepers

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**Who acts:** surprise, Jeepers, you, boy, Chat · **What happens:** cry, be, get, look, forget · **To what, where:** peepers, Jeepers, cartoon, lunch

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«jeepers» 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: [jeepers in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/jeepers.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: euphemism, old-fashioned, US — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a cry of surprise or shock, a mild stand-in for «Jesus».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jeepers:m1:1
# text = a cry of surprise or shock, a mild stand-in for «Jesus».
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	shock	shock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	stand	stand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	in	in	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** |  | surprise |  |  |  |  |  | nom cry «communication intransitive»: of=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 -->
Jeepers, that was close!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jeepers:x1:1
# text = Jeepers, that was close!
1	Jeepers	jeeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Jeepers |  |  |  |  | close *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers? (old song)

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*Sentence 1:* Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jeepers:x2:1
# text = Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers?
1	Jeepers	Jeepers	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	creepers	creeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'd	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	_
8	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	peepers	peeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | would | you | that peepers |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer peeper=Stimulus |

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*Sentence 2:* (old song)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jeepers:x2:2
# text = (old song)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Jeepers, look at all that snow!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jeepers:x3:1
# text = Jeepers, look at all that snow!
1	Jeepers	jeeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | infinitive | Jeepers |  |  |  |  | at all snow | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at snow=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the cartoon, the boy cries, «Jeepers!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jeepers:x4:1
# text = In the cartoon, the boy cries, «Jeepers!»
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cries	cry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Jeepers	Jeeper	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | the boy | Jeepers |  | the cartoon |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cartoon=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Chat: jeepers that's expensive

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jeepers:x5:1
# text = Chat: jeepers that's expensive
1	Chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
3	jeepers	jeeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	expensive	expensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Chat and jeepers |  |  |  |  | expensive *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jeepers, I forgot my lunch again.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:jeepers:x6:1
# text = Jeepers, I forgot my lunch again.
1	Jeepers	Jeepers	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	again	again	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forget** | past | Jeepers | my lunch |  |  | again |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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