📖 excelWho acts: you, Excel, She, Tom, school, class · What happens: excel, be, do, win, help, make · To what, where: something, yourself, name, swimming, many races, maths · Speech: someone speaks here
«excel» in the English dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: excel in the English dictionary .
Everyday, meaning 1 To excel is to be extremely good at something, better than most others.
The tree, 13 words mark advcl cop mark cop advmod case obl punct advmod case amod obl punct root To PART excel VERB is AUX to PART be AUX extremely ADV good ADJ at ADP something PRON , PUNCT better ADV than ADP most ADJ others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 excel mark 2 excel excel VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 good advcl 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 good cop 4 to to PART _ 7 good mark 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 good cop 6 extremely extremely ADV _ 7 good advmod 7 good good ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 at at ADP _ 9 something case 9 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 good obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 better punct 11 better well ADV Degree=Cmp 7 good advmod 12 than than ADP _ 14 others case 13 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 14 others amod 14 others other NOUN Number=Plur 11 better obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 good punct
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1 excel to-infinitive vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present something extremely, good, well property tree rules
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Everyday, meaning 2 To excel yourself is to do even better than you usually do.
mark advcl obj cop mark advmod advmod mark nsubj advmod advcl punct root To PART excel VERB yourself PRON is AUX to PART do VERB even ADV better ADJ than SCONJ you PRON usually ADV do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 excel mark 2 excel excel VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 do advcl 3 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 2 excel obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 do cop 5 to to PART _ 6 do mark 6 do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 even even ADV _ 8 better advmod 8 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 do advmod 9 than than SCONJ _ 12 do mark 10 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 do nsubj 11 usually usually ADV _ 12 do advmod 12 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 better advcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 do punct
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1 excel to-infinitive yourself tree rules 2 is present do property tree rules 3 do present you usually property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Everyday, meaning 3 Excel (with a capital E) is the name of a spreadsheet program on computers.
The tree, 14 words nsubj punct case det compound appos punct cop det case det compound nmod case nmod punct root Excel PROPN ( PUNCT with ADP a DET capital NOUN E NOUN ) PUNCT is AUX the DET name NOUN of ADP a DET spreadsheet NOUN program NOUN on ADP computers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Excel Excel PROPN Number=Sing 10 name nsubj 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 6 E punct 3 with with ADP _ 6 E case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 E det 5 capital capital NOUN Number=Sing 6 E compound 6 E e NOUN Number=Sing 1 Excel appos 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 6 E punct 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 name cop 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 name det 10 name name NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 of of ADP _ 14 program case 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 program det 13 spreadsheet spreadsheet NOUN Number=Sing 14 program compound 14 program program NOUN Number=Sing 10 name nmod 15 on on ADP _ 16 computers case 16 computers computer NOUN Number=Plur 14 program nmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 10 name punct
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1 is a present Excel the name of a spreadsheet program on computers tree rules
Example 1 She excels at swimming and has won many races.
nsubj case obl cc aux conj amod obj punct root She PRON excels VERB at ADP swimming NOUN and CCONJ has AUX won VERB many ADJ races NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 excels nsubj 2 excels excel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 4 swimming case 4 swimming swimming NOUN Number=Sing 2 excels obl 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 won cc 6 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 won aux 7 won win VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 excels conj 8 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 9 races amod 9 races race NOUN Number=Plur 7 won obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 excels punct
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1 excel present She swimming vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 win present · perfect She not said here many races vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality
Example 2 Tom excels in maths and science.
nsubj case obl cc conj punct root Tom PROPN excels VERB in ADP maths NOUN and CCONJ science NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 2 excels nsubj 2 excels excel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 maths case 4 maths math NOUN Number=Plur 2 excels obl 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 science cc 6 science science NOUN Number=Sing 4 maths conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 excels punct
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1 excel present Tom maths and science vn succeed-74-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in math=Eventuality
Example 3 You really excelled yourself with this cake!
nsubj advmod obj case det obl punct root You PRON really ADV excelled VERB yourself PRON with ADP this DET cake NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 excelled nsubj 2 really really ADV _ 3 excelled advmod 3 excelled excel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 excelled obj 5 with with ADP _ 7 cake case 6 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 cake det 7 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 3 excelled obl 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 excelled punct
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1 excel past You yourself with this cake tree rules
Example 4 The school helps every pupil excel.
det nsubj det obj advmod punct root The DET school NOUN helps VERB every DET pupil NOUN excel ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 school det 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 helps nsubj 3 helps help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 pupil det 5 pupil pupil NOUN Number=Sing 3 helps obj 6 excel excel ADV _ 3 helps advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 helps punct
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1 help present the school every pupil excel property vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Beneficiary
Example 5 Our class made a bar chart in Excel.
nmod:poss nsubj det compound obj case nmod punct root Our PRON class NOUN made VERB a DET bar NOUN chart NOUN in ADP Excel PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 class nmod:poss 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 chart det 5 bar bar NOUN Number=Sing 6 chart compound 6 chart chart NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 7 in in ADP _ 8 Excel case 8 Excel Excel PROPN Number=Sing 6 chart nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past Our class a bar chart Excel vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset chart=Product
Example 6 He excelled in the spelling test, getting full marks.
nsubj case det compound obl punct advcl amod obj punct root He PRON excelled VERB in ADP the DET spelling NOUN test NOUN , PUNCT getting VERB full ADJ marks NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 excelled nsubj 2 excelled excel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 6 test case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 test det 5 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 6 test compound 6 test test NOUN Number=Sing 2 excelled obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 getting punct 8 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 excelled advcl 9 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 10 marks amod 10 marks mark NOUN Number=Plur 8 getting obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 excelled punct
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1 excel past He the spelling test vn succeed-74-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in test=Eventuality 2 get gerund He not said here full marks vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mark=Stimulus
Example 7 Some people excel at music, others at sport.
det nsubj case obl punct conj case obl punct root Some DET people NOUN excel VERB at ADP music NOUN , PUNCT others NOUN at ADP sport NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 people det 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 3 excel nsubj 3 excel excel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 5 music case 5 music music NOUN Number=Sing 3 excel obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 others punct 7 others other NOUN Number=Plur 5 music conj 8 at at ADP _ 9 sport case 9 sport sport NOUN Number=Sing 3 excel obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 excel punct
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1 excel present some people music and others at sport vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 The Goddess, to console him, said, “But you far excel in beauty and in size.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj punct mark appos obj punct punct punct cc nsubj advmod ccomp case obl cc case conj punct root The DET Goddess PROPN , PUNCT to PART console NOUN him PRON , PUNCT said VERB , PUNCT “ PUNCT But CCONJ you PRON far ADV excel VERB in ADP beauty NOUN and CCONJ in ADP size NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Goddess det 2 Goddess Goddess PROPN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 console punct 4 to to PART _ 5 console mark 5 console console NOUN Number=Sing 2 Goddess appos 6 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 console obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 Goddess punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 excel punct 10 “ " PUNCT _ 14 excel punct 11 But but CCONJ _ 14 excel cc 12 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 14 excel nsubj 13 far far ADV Degree=Pos 14 excel advmod 14 excel excel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 said ccomp 15 in in ADP _ 16 beauty case 16 beauty beauty NOUN Number=Sing 14 excel obl 17 and and CCONJ _ 19 size cc 18 in in ADP _ 19 size case 19 size size NOUN Number=Sing 16 beauty conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the Goddess vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 excel in a quote present you beauty and size far property vn succeed-74-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in beauty=Eventuality
Example 9 Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar? (Prophets JER.22.15, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Shalt thou reign, because thou strivest to excel in cedar?
aux nsubj punct mark nsubj conj mark xcomp case obl punct root Shalt AUX thou PRON reign VERB , PUNCT because SCONJ thou PRON strivest VERB to PART excel VERB in ADP cedar NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shalt shall AUX Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin 3 reign aux 2 thou thou PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 3 reign nsubj 3 reign reign VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 strivest punct 5 because because SCONJ _ 7 strivest mark 6 thou thou PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 7 strivest nsubj 7 strivest strive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 reign conj 8 to to PART _ 9 excel mark 9 excel excel VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 strivest xcomp 10 in in ADP _ 11 cedar case 11 cedar cedar NOUN Number=Sing 9 excel obl 12 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 reign punct
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1 reign shall thou tree rules 2 strive present thou tree rules 3 excel to-infinitive thou not said here cedar vn succeed-74-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in cedar=Eventuality
Sentence 2: (Prophets JER.22.15, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN JER.22.15 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct 2 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 JER.22.15 JER.22.15 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Prophets appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 JER.22.15 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 JER.22.15 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct
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Example 10 And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt. (Prophets 1KI.5.10, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all the children of the east, and all the wisdom of Egypt.
The tree, 20 words cc nmod:poss case nsubj det obj case det:predet det nmod case det nmod punct cc det:predet det obl case nmod punct root And CCONJ Solomon PROPN 's PART wisdom NOUN excelled VERB the DET wisdom NOUN of ADP all DET the DET children NOUN of ADP the DET east NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ all DET the DET wisdom NOUN of ADP Egypt PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 5 excelled cc 2 Solomon Solomon PROPN Number=Sing 4 wisdom nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 Solomon case 4 wisdom wisdom NOUN Number=Sing 5 excelled nsubj 5 excelled excel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 wisdom det 7 wisdom wisdom NOUN Number=Sing 5 excelled obj 8 of of ADP _ 11 children case 9 all all DET PronType=Tot 11 children det:predet 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 children det 11 children child NOUN Number=Plur 7 wisdom nmod 12 of of ADP _ 14 east case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 east det 14 east east NOUN Number=Sing 11 children nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 19 wisdom punct 16 and and CCONJ _ 19 wisdom cc 17 all all DET PronType=Tot 19 wisdom det:predet 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 wisdom det 19 wisdom wisdom NOUN Number=Sing 5 excelled obl 20 of of ADP _ 21 Egypt case 21 Egypt Egypt PROPN Number=Sing 19 wisdom nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 excelled punct
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1 excel past Solomon's wisdom the wisdom of all children of the east all wisdom of Egypt obl tree rules
Sentence 2: (Prophets 1KI.5.10, JPS 1917)
punct flat punct nmod:unmarked conj punct root ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN 1KI.5.10 NUM , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct 2 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 1KI.5.10 1KI.5.10 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 2 Prophets flat 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 1917 punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 6 1917 nmod:unmarked 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 1KI.5.10 conj 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct
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Example 11 Again, I considered all labour and all excelling in work, that it is a man's rivalry with his neighbour. (Writings ECC.4.4, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: Again, I considered all labour and all excelling in work, that it is a man's rivalry with his neighbour.
The tree, 20 words advmod punct nsubj det obj cc advmod conj case obl punct mark nsubj cop det nmod:poss case xcomp case nmod:poss nmod punct root Again ADV , PUNCT I PRON considered VERB all DET labour NOUN and CCONJ all DET excelling VERB in ADP work NOUN , PUNCT that SCONJ it PRON is AUX a DET man NOUN 's PART rivalry NOUN with ADP his PRON neighbour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Again again ADV _ 4 considered advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Again punct 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 considered nsubj 4 considered consider VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 labour det 6 labour labour NOUN Number=Sing 4 considered obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 excelling cc 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 9 excelling advmod 9 excelling excel VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 labour conj 10 in in ADP _ 11 work case 11 work work NOUN Number=Sing 9 excelling obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 19 rivalry punct 13 that that SCONJ _ 19 rivalry mark 14 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 rivalry nsubj 15 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 rivalry cop 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 man det 17 man man NOUN Number=Sing 19 rivalry nmod:poss 18 's 's PART _ 17 man case 19 rivalry rivalry NOUN Number=Sing 4 considered xcomp 20 with with ADP _ 22 neighbour case 21 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 22 neighbour nmod:poss 22 neighbour neighbour NOUN Number=Sing 19 rivalry nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 4 considered punct
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1 consider past I all labour again vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent labour=Attribute 2 excel gerund I not said here work vn succeed-74-1 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in work=Eventuality 3 is a present labour a man's rivalry with man's neighbour; a man nmod:poss tree rules
Sentence 2: (Writings ECC.4.4, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN ECC.4.4 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct 2 Writings writing NOUN Number=Plur root root 3 ECC.4.4 ECC.4.4 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Writings appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 ECC.4.4 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 ECC.4.4 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Writings punct
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