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title: squelch — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «squelch» in the school dictionary: To squelch is to walk through soft, wet mud so that it makes a loud sucking sound. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# squelch

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**Who acts:** mud, squelch, boots, We, Dad · **What happens:** be, make, suck, squelch, hear, step · **To what, where:** soft wet mud, loud sucking sound, sound, mud, cow, field

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«squelch» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [squelch in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/squelch.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To squelch is to walk through soft, wet mud so that it makes a loud sucking sound.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squelch:m1:1
# text = To squelch is to walk through soft, wet mud so that it makes a loud sucking sound.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	squelch	squelch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
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	walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	sucking	suck	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	amod	_	_
18	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | soft wet mud |  | walk *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | mud | a loud sucking sound |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material sound=Product |
| 3 | **suck** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «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 squelch is that sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squelch:m2:1
# text = A squelch is that sound.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	squelch	squelch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 a** | present | a squelch | that sound |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My boots squelched in the mud after the rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squelch:x1:1
# text = My boots squelched in the mud after the rain.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	squelched	squelch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squelch** | participle | My boots |  |  | the mud | after the rain |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in mud=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cow squelched across the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squelch:x2:1
# text = The cow squelched across the field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	squelched	squelch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squelch** | participle |  | the cow *not said here* |  | the field |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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We heard a loud squelch as Dad stepped in the puddle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squelch:x3:1
# text = We heard a loud squelch as Dad stepped in the puddle.
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	squelch	squelch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	Dad	Dad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	stepped	step	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	puddle	puddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | We | a loud squelch |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer squelch=Stimulus |
| 2 | **step** | past | Dad |  |  | the puddle |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in puddle=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The muddy path squelched under our feet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:squelch:x4:1
# text = The muddy path squelched under our feet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	squelched	squelch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	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 | **squelch** | participle |  | the muddy path *not said here* |  | our feet |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under foot=Location |

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