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title: weeper — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «weeper» in the school dictionary: A weeper is a person who weeps, who cries easily or often. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# weeper

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**Who acts:** weeper, person, sad film, people, history weepers, little brother · **What happens:** be, weep, cry, make, pay, carve · **To what, where:** person, sad film, people, funerals, weeper, sad films

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«weeper» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [weeper in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/weeper.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A weeper is a person who weeps, who cries easily or often.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeper:m1:1
# text = A weeper is a person who weeps, who cries easily or often.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weeper	weeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	weeps	weep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	cries	cry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 weeper | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **weep** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | present | a person |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «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 weeper can be a sad film or story that makes people cry (informal; also «weepie»).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeper:m2:1
# text = A weeper can be a sad film or story that makes people cry (informal; also «weepie»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weeper	weeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	also	also	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	weepie	weepie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a weeper | a sad film or story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a sad film or story | people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In history, weepers were people paid to cry at funerals, or small statues of mourners on old tombs.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeper:m3:1
# text = In history, weepers were people paid to cry at funerals, or small statues of mourners on old tombs.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	weepers	weeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	cry	cry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	funerals	funeral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	statues	statue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	mourners	mourner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	tombs	tomb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | history weepers | people or small statues of mourners on old tombs |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pay** | participle |  | people or small statues of mourners on old tombs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **cry** *speech: express* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | funerals |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at funeral=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother is a weeper at sad films.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeper:x1:1
# text = My little brother is a weeper at sad films.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	weeper	weeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My little brother | a weeper |  | sad films |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That film was a real weeper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeper:x2:1
# text = That film was a real weeper.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	weeper	weeper	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** | past | that film | a real weeper |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old tomb had carved weepers around it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeper:x3:1
# text = The old tomb had carved weepers around it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	carved	carve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	weepers	weeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | past · perfect · passive |  | the old tomb |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary weeper=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be ashamed of being a weeper — crying is natural.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeper:x4:1
# text = Don't be ashamed of being a weeper — crying is natural.
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	ashamed	ashamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	weeper	weeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	crying	crying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | ashamed *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | of a weeper | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | crying | a weeper *not said here* |  |  |  | natural *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hired weepers walked behind the coffin long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeper:x5:1
# text = Hired weepers walked behind the coffin long ago.
1	Hired	hire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	weepers	weeper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coffin	coffin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hire** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **walk** | past | Hired weepers |  |  | the coffin |  | ago *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind coffin=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The weeper dried her eyes with a hanky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weeper:x6:1
# text = The weeper dried her eyes with a hanky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weeper	weeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dried	dry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hanky	hanky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dry** | past | the weeper | weeper's eyes |  |  |  | with a hanky | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent eye=Patient with hanky=Instrument |

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