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title: repartee — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «repartee» in the school dictionary: Quick, witty conversation in which people make clever, funny replies to each other. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# repartee

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**Who acts:** people, friends, show, tea party, clever repartee, everyone · **What happens:** make, enjoy, be, laugh, not lose, go · **To what, where:** clever funny replies, Quick witty conversation, bit, everyone, repartee, argument

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Quick, witty conversation in which people make clever, funny replies to each other.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repartee:m1:1
# text = Quick, witty conversation in which people make clever, funny replies to each other.
1	Quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	witty	witty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	conversation	conversation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	funny	funny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	replies	reply	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	8	obl	_	_
15	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | people | clever funny replies |  | Quick witty conversation |  | to each | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reply=Product |

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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 -->
The friends enjoyed a bit of witty repartee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repartee:x1:1
# text = The friends enjoyed a bit of witty repartee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	enjoyed	enjoy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	witty	witty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	repartee	repartee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enjoy** | past | the friends | a bit of witty repartee |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bit=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The show was full of quick repartee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repartee:x2:1
# text = The show was full of quick repartee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	repartee	repartee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the show |  |  |  |  | of quick repartee; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Mad Hatter's tea party is full of strange repartee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repartee:x3:1
# text = The Mad Hatter's tea party is full of strange repartee.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mad	mad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Hatter	Hatter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	repartee	repartee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Mad Hatter's tea party |  |  |  |  | of strange repartee; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Her clever repartee made everyone laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repartee:x4:1
# text = Her clever repartee made everyone laugh.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	repartee	repartee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	4	obj	_	_
6	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Her clever repartee | everyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** | infinitive | everyone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was good at repartee and never lost an argument.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repartee:x5:1
# text = He was good at repartee and never lost an argument.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	repartee	repartee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  | repartee |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **lose** | past | He *not said here* | a argument |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent argument=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The banter and repartee went on all evening.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:repartee:x6:1
# text = The banter and repartee went on all evening.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	banter	banter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	repartee	repartee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the banter and repartee |  |  |  | evening |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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