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title: whiz — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «whiz» in the school dictionary: A person who is very good at something: a maths whiz. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# whiz

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**Who acts:** person, you, brother, Cars, arrow, She · **What happens:** be, move, whistle, buzz, go, whizz up · **To what, where:** something, sound, food, blender, whiz, computer games

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«whiz» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [whiz in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/whiz.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who is very good at something: a maths whiz.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:m1:1
# text = A person who is very good at something: a maths whiz.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	maths	maths	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	whiz	whiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  | something |  | good *property* | tree rules |

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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}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To move very fast, often with a buzzing or whistling sound.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:m2:1
# text = To move very fast, often with a buzzing or whistling sound.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	buzzing	buzzing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	whistling	whistle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
12	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with a buzzing; fast *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **whistle** | gerund |  | sound |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A whistling or buzzing sound of something going fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:m3:1
# text = A whistling or buzzing sound of something going fast.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	whistling	whistling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	buzzing	buzz	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buzz** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **go** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: UK, informal verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«whizz up»: to mix food quickly in a blender.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:m4:1
# text = «whizz up»: to mix food quickly in a blender.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	whizz	whizz	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	mix	mix	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	blender	blender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whizz up** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mix** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | food |  | a blender |  | quickly *property* | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother is a whiz at computer games.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:x1:1
# text = My brother is a whiz at computer games.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	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	whiz	whiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **is a** | present | My brother | a whiz |  | computer games |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cars whizzed past on the motorway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:x2:1
# text = Cars whizzed past on the motorway.
1	Cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	whizzed	whiz	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	past	past	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whiz** | past | Cars |  |  | the motorway |  | past *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on motorway=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An arrow whizzed over his head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:x3:1
# text = An arrow whizzed over his head.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	arrow	arrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	whizzed	whiz	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **whiz** | past | a arrow |  |  | arrow's head |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over head=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She's a real maths whiz: she did the sums in her head.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:x4:1
# text = She's a real maths whiz: she did the sums in her head.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	maths	maths	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	whiz	whiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sums	sum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a real maths whiz |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | past | she | the sums |  | her head |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whizz the bananas and milk in the blender.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:x5:1
# text = Whizz the bananas and milk in the blender.
1	Whizz	whizz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bananas	banana	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	blender	blender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Whiz! The rocket shot into the sky.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Whiz!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:x6:1
# text = Whiz!
1	Whiz	whiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* The rocket shot into the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:x6:2
# text = The rocket shot into the sky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shot	shoot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shoot** | past | the rocket |  |  | the sky |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent into sky=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The last bubble of his happiness had burst, with a whiz and a whir, and I rushed away from the gold-maker's house.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:whiz:x7:1
# text = The last bubble of his happiness had burst, with a whiz and a whir, and I rushed away from the gold-maker's house.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bubble	bubble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	burst	burst	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	whiz	whiz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	whir	whir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	rushed	rush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
20	away	away	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	maker	maker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	's	's	PART	POS	_	25	case	_	_
27	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burst** | past · perfect · passive |  | the last bubble of his happiness |  |  |  | with a whiz and a whir | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with whiz=Instrument |
| 2 | **rush away** | past | I |  |  | the gold maker's house |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from house=Trajectory |

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