sleepest
Who acts: you, eyes, mind, your, I, thou · What happens: sleep, mean, form, be, close, switch off · To what, where: sleep, Close, myself, Arabic, Heaven, fortune · Speech: someone speaks here
«sleepest» in the Early Modern English dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 1 example, 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: sleepest in the Early Modern English dictionary.
Meaning 1
«sleepest» means «you sleep», a form of «sleep».
The tree, 8 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 2 sleepest | punct |
| 2 | sleepest | sleep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | nsubj |
| 3 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 sleepest | punct |
| 4 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 7 sleep | punct |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 7 sleep | nsubj |
| 7 | sleep | sleep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 means | ccomp |
| 8 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 7 sleep | punct |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 form | punct |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 form | det |
| 11 | form | form | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 means | parataxis |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 sleep | case |
| 13 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 14 sleep | punct |
| 14 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 form | nmod |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 11 form | punct |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sleep in a quote | present | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | sleep in a quote | present | you | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | form | sleep | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
To sleep is to rest with your eyes closed and your mind switched off, as you do at night.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | ADP | _ | 2 sleep | case |
| 2 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rest | obl |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rest | cop |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 rest | mark |
| 5 | rest | rest | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | with | with | SCONJ | _ | 9 closed | mark |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 8 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 closed | nsubj |
| 9 | closed | close | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 5 rest | advcl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 switched | cc |
| 11 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 mind | nmod:poss |
| 12 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 switched | nsubj |
| 13 | switched | switch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 closed | conj |
| 14 | off | off | ADP | _ | 13 switched | compound:prt |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 do | punct |
| 16 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 18 do | mark |
| 17 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 18 do | nsubj |
| 18 | do | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rest | parataxis |
| 19 | at | at | ADP | _ | 20 night | case |
| 20 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 do | obl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 rest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | to sleep; rest property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | close | participle | your eyes | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | switch off | participle | your mind | vn convert-26.6.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 4 | do | present | you | night | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | mind | your | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 1
Feeling perfectly bewildered by my sudden return to life and light, I murmured to myself in Arabic, "Close thine eyes, and while thou sleepest Heaven will change thy fortune from evil to good."
From The Arabian Nights Entertainments.
The tree, 33 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feeling | feel | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 14 murmured | advcl |
| 2 | perfectly | perfectly | ADV | _ | 3 bewildered | advmod |
| 3 | bewildered | bewilder | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Feeling | xcomp |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 return | case |
| 5 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 return | nmod:poss |
| 6 | sudden | sudden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 return | amod |
| 7 | return | return | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bewildered | obl |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 life | case |
| 9 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 return | nmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 light | cc |
| 11 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 return | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 1 Feeling | punct |
| 13 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 murmured | nsubj |
| 14 | murmured | murmur | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 myself | case |
| 16 | myself | myself | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 14 murmured | obl |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 Arabic | case |
| 18 | Arabic | Arabic | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 murmured | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 Close | punct |
| 20 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 21 Close | punct |
| 21 | Close | close | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 murmured | obl |
| 22 | thine | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 23 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 23 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 Close | obj |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 31 change | punct |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 31 change | cc |
| 26 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 28 sleepest | mark |
| 27 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 28 sleepest | nsubj |
| 28 | sleepest | sleep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 31 change | advcl |
| 29 | Heaven | Heaven | PROPN | Number=Sing | 28 sleepest | obj |
| 30 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 31 change | aux |
| 31 | change | change | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 14 murmured | parataxis |
| 32 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 33 fortune | nmod:poss |
| 33 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 31 change | obj |
| 34 | from | from | ADP | _ | 35 evil | case |
| 35 | evil | evil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 31 change | obl |
| 36 | to | to | ADP | _ | 37 good | case |
| 37 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 31 change | obl |
| 38 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 31 change | punct |
| 39 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 31 change | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | gerund | I not said here | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | bewilder | participle | I not said here | by my sudden return to life and light; perfectly property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | murmur speech: other | past | I | Close | myself | Arabic | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Agent to myself=Recipient clause=Topic | ||
| 4 | sleep in a quote | present | thou | Heaven | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent heaven=Theme | ||||
| 5 | change in a quote | future | thy fortune | evil | to good | tree rules | |||
| 6 | return | my | to life | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl |
Text: the Early Modern English dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova; its examples quote public-domain texts. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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