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title: shriek — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «shriek» in the school dictionary: To shriek is to give a short, loud, very high cry, because you are scared, excited, hurt or laughing hard. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# shriek

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**Who acts:** you, shriek, children, She, mouse, he · **What happens:** shriek, be, hurt, laugh, let out, run past · **To what, where:** one such cry, something, high loud voice, roller coaster, shriek, foot · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«shriek» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [shriek in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shriek.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To shriek is to give a short, loud, very high cry, because you are scared, excited, hurt or laughing hard.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:m1:1
# text = To shriek is to give a short, loud, very high cry, because you are scared, excited, hurt or laughing hard.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	shriek	shriek	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	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	hurt	hurt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	parataxis	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	laughing	laugh	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	22	conj	_	_
25	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shriek** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | give *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **hurt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **laugh** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A shriek is one such cry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:m2:1
# text = A shriek is one such cry.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shriek	shriek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cry	cry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a shriek | one such cry |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To shriek something is to say it in a very high, loud voice.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:m3:1
# text = To shriek something is to say it in a very high, loud voice.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	shriek	shriek	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	say	say	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shriek** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a high loud voice |  | say *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children shrieked with joy on the roller coaster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:x1:1
# text = The children shrieked with joy on the roller coaster.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shrieked	shriek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	roller	roller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	coaster	coaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shriek** | past | the children |  |  | the roller coaster |  | with joy | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with joy=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She let out a shriek when the mouse ran past.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:x2:1
# text = She let out a shriek when the mouse ran past.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	let	let	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shriek	shriek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	past	past	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let out** | past | She | a shriek |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shriek=Theme |
| 2 | **run past** | past | the mouse |  |  |  |  | past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Get off my foot!» he shrieked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:x3:1
# text = «Get off my foot!» he shrieked.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	shrieked	shriek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get off** *in a quote* | infinitive | he *not said here* | my foot |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer foot=Stimulus |
| 2 | **shriek** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We heard shrieks from the haunted house ride.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:x4:1
# text = We heard shrieks from the haunted house ride.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	shrieks	shriek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	haunted	haunt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | We | shrieks |  | the haunted house ride |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent shriek=Topic from ride=Source |
| 2 | **haunt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby shrieked with laughter at the puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:x5:1
# text = The baby shrieked with laughter at the puppy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shrieked	shriek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shriek** | past | the baby |  |  |  |  | with laughter; at the puppy | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at puppy=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden shriek woke the whole house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:x6:1
# text = A sudden shriek woke the whole house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shriek	shriek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	woke	wake	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	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake** | past | a sudden shriek | the whole house |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent house=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The girls shrieked as the cold wave hit them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:x7:1
# text = The girls shrieked as the cold wave hit them.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shrieked	shriek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wave	wave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shriek** | past | the girls |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **hit** | past | the cold wave | girls *= girl* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme they=Co-Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The genie gave such a loud and terrible shriek that the hall shook.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shriek:x8:1
# text = The genie gave such a loud and terrible shriek that the hall shook.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	9	det:predet	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	shriek	shriek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the genie | such loud shriek |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shriek=Theme |
| 2 | **shake** | past | the hall |  |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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