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title: rouse — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rouse» in the school dictionary: To wake someone up. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rouse

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**Who acts:** you, anger, alarm, barking dog, speech, captain · **What happens:** wake up, make, feel, act, rouse, mean · **To what, where:** someone, strong emotion, anger, crowd, them, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To wake someone up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rouse:m1:1
# text = To wake someone up.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	wake	wake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To make someone feel a strong emotion like anger or excitement, or make them act: rouse a crowd.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rouse:m2:1
# text = To make someone feel a strong emotion like anger or excitement, or make them act: rouse a crowd.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	emotion	emotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
18	rouse	rouse	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | someone |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product |
| 2 | **feel** | imperative | you *not said here* | a strong emotion |  |  |  | like anger or excitement | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent emotion=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | infinitive | you *not said here* | anger |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **act** | infinitive | anger *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **rouse** | infinitive | anger *not said here* | a crowd |  |  |  |  | vn stimulate-59.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crowd=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: Australia, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Rouse on" someone means to tell them off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rouse:m3:1
# text = "Rouse on" someone means to tell them off.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Rouse	rouse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	iobj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rouse** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | someone |  |  | vn stimulate-59.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **tell off** *speech: assert* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The alarm roused me at six o'clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rouse:x1:1
# text = The alarm roused me at six o'clock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	roused	rouse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	o'clock	o'clock	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 | **rouse** | past | the alarm | me |  | six o'clock |  |  | vn stimulate-59.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The barking dog roused the whole street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rouse:x2:1
# text = The barking dog roused the whole street.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	barking	bark	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	roused	rouse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bark** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **rouse** | past | the barking dog | the whole street |  |  |  |  | vn stimulate-59.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent street=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The captain's speech roused the team to win.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rouse:x3:1
# text = The captain's speech roused the team to win.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	roused	rouse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rouse** | past | the captain's speech | the team |  |  |  |  | vn stimulate-59.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent team=Patient |
| 2 | **win** | to-infinitive | the captain's speech *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **speak** |  | the captain |  |  |  |  |  | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His strange behaviour roused suspicion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rouse:x4:1
# text = His strange behaviour roused suspicion.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	roused	rouse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	suspicion	suspicion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rouse** | participle | His strange behaviour | suspicion |  |  |  |  | vn stimulate-59.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent suspicion=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sang a rousing song at the end of assembly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rouse:x5:1
# text = We sang a rousing song at the end of assembly.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	rousing	rouse	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | We | a rousing song |  |  | at the end of assembly |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme |
| 2 | **rouse** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulate-59.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Australia) Mum roused on me for leaving the gate open.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rouse:x6:1
# text = (Australia) Mum roused on me for leaving the gate open.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	roused	rouse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rouse** | past | Australia Mum |  |  |  |  | on me | vn stimulate-59.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **leave** | gerund | Australia Mum *not said here* | the gate |  |  |  | open *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then Marzavan awoke and roused the prince without disturbing anyone else.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rouse:x7:1
# text = Then Marzavan awoke and roused the prince without disturbing anyone else.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	Marzavan	Marzavan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	awoke	awake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	roused	rouse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	disturbing	disturb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	advcl	_	_
10	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	else	else	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **awake** | past | Marzavan |  |  |  | then |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **rouse** | past | Marzavan *not said here* | the prince |  |  |  |  | vn stimulate-59.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Patient |
| 3 | **disturb** | gerund | Marzavan *not said here* | anyone |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus anyone=Experiencer |

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