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title: tweet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tweet» in the school dictionary: The short, high sound a small bird makes; (verb) to make this sound. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tweet

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**Who acts:** short high sound, Tweet, footballer, thousands, His, you · **What happens:** make, post, call, squeak, cry out, tweet · **To what, where:** verb, sound, short message, social site Twitter, message, small high voice · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The short, high sound a small bird makes; (verb) to make this sound.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:m1:1
# text = The short, high sound a small bird makes; (verb) to make this sound.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
16	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	det	_	_
17	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the short high sound | verb |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset verb=Product |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | the short high sound *not said here* | this sound |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A short message posted on the social media site Twitter (now called X); (verb) to post such a message.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:m2:1
# text = A short message posted on the social media site Twitter (now called X); (verb) to post such a message.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	posted	post	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	media	media	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Twitter	twitter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
14	X	X	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	post	post	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl	_	_
22	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	24	det:predet	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **post** | participle |  | a short message *not said here* |  | the social site Twitter |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | the social site Twitter *not said here* |  |  | now |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **post** | to-infinitive |  | such message |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent message=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To squeak or cry out in a small, high voice, like a mouse.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:m3:1
# text = To squeak or cry out in a small, high voice, like a mouse.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	squeak	squeak	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	cry	cry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **squeak** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cry out** *speech: express* | infinitive |  |  |  | a small high voice |  | like a mouse | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in voice=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The little birds tweeted in the tree outside my window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:x1:1
# text = The little birds tweeted in the tree outside my window.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	tweeted	tweet	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tweet** | participle |  | the little birds *not said here* |  | the tree outside my window |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Tweet, tweet!» sang the robin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:x2:1
# text = «Tweet, tweet!» sang the robin.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Tweet	Tweet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	tweet	tweet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
7	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	robin	robin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | Tweet and tweet | the robin |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location robin=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The footballer tweeted a photo of the trophy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:x3:1
# text = The footballer tweeted a photo of the trophy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tweeted	tweet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trophy	trophy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tweet** | past | the footballer | a photo of the trophy |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent photo=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His tweet went viral and thousands of people saw it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:x4:1
# text = His tweet went viral and thousands of people saw it.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	tweet	tweet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	viral	viral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | His tweet |  |  |  |  | viral *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | past | thousands of people | tweet |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **tweet** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom tweet «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Think before you tweet, because others can share it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:x5:1
# text = Think before you tweet, because others can share it.
1	Think	think	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tweet	tweet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tweet** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **share** | can | others | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The news was announced in a tweet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:x6:1
# text = The news was announced in a tweet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	announced	announce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tweet	tweet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | the news |  | a tweet |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby chicks tweeted for food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:x7:1
# text = The baby chicks tweeted for food.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	chicks	chick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	tweeted	tweet	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tweet** | participle |  | the baby chicks *not said here* |  |  |  | for food | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Tweet," he cried; "you trod very hard upon me, madam."

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tweet:x8:1
# text = "Tweet," he cried; "you trod very hard upon me, madam."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Tweet	Tweet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	trod	tread	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	madam	madam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Tweet |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **tread** *in a quote* | past | you | madam |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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