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title: retch — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «retch» in the school dictionary: To retch is to strain the throat and stomach as if about to be sick, without being sick. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# retch

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**Who acts:** He, You · **What happens:** retch, be, stretch out, begin, gag, speck · **To what, where:** hand, bad smell, hands

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«retch» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [retch in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/retch.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To retch is to strain the throat and stomach as if about to be sick, without being sick.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retch:m1:1
# text = To retch is to strain the throat and stomach as if about to be sick, without being sick.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	retch	retch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	strain	strain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	stomach	stomach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	about	about	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
15	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	19	cop	_	_
19	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retch** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | strain *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | about, sick *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | tree rules |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: dialect, old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To retch is to reach or stretch out a hand or arm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retch:m2:1
# text = To retch is to reach or stretch out a hand or arm.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	retch	retch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	reach	reach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stretch	stretch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retch** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | reach *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **stretch out** | infinitive |  | a hand or arm |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He began to retch and gag at the bad smell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retch:x1:1
# text = He began to retch and gag at the bad smell.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	retch	retch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gag	gag	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **retch** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **gag** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  | the bad smell |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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"You speck to retch there safe and sound?" (= reach)

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*Sentence 1:* "You speck to retch there safe and sound?"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retch:x2:1
# text = "You speck to retch there safe and sound?"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	speck	speck	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	retch	retch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
7	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speck** *in a quote* | present | You |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **retch** *in a quote* | to-infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  | there |  | safe *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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*Sentence 2:* (= reach)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retch:x2:2
# text = (= reach)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	3	punct	_	_
3	reach	reach	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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He retched out his hand to shake hands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:retch:x3:1
# text = He retched out his hand to shake hands.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	retched	retch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	shake	shake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retch out** | past | He | his hand |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme |
| 2 | **shake** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | hands |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

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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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