scorching

Who acts: Scorching, It, 's, you, sand, He · What happens: scorch, mean, be, burn, let, go · To what, where: ing form, surface, 's, beach, sun cream, feet · Speech: someone speaks here

«scorching» in the English 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: scorching in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Scorching means very, very hot.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scorching	scorch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	very	very	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 hot	punct
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 hot	advmod
6	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	ccomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scorch	gerund							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	mean	present							vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Scorching can mean very fast or very strong, like a «scorching shot» in football.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scorching	scorch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 fast	advmod
5	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 mean	advmod
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 strong	cc
7	very	very	ADV	_	8 strong	advmod
8	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 fast	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 shot	punct
10	like	like	ADP	_	14 shot	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 shot	det
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 scorching	punct
13	scorching	scorch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 shot	amod
14	shot	shot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	parataxis
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 shot	punct
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 football	case
17	football	football	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 shot	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	scorch	gerund		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	mean	can	a scorching shot in football parataxis; fast property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	scorch in a quote	gerund		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Everyday, meaning 3

Scorching is the -ing form of scorch: burning the surface.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scorching	scorching	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 form	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 form	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 form	det
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 the	punct
5	ing	ing	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 form	compound
6	form	form	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 scorch	case
8	scorch	scorch	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 form	nmod
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 burning	punct
10	burning	burn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 form	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 surface	det
12	surface	surface	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 burning	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 form	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Scorching	the ing form				of scorch	tree rules
2	burn	gerund	Scorching not said here	the surface					vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent surface=Theme

Example 1

It's scorching today — let's go to the beach.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 scorching	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 scorching	aux
3	scorching	scorch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 scorching	obl:unmarked
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	6 let	punct
6	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 scorching	parataxis
7	's	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 let	obj
8	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 let	xcomp
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 beach	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 beach	det
11	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 go	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 scorching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	scorch	present · progressive	It			today	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	let	infinitive		's			tree rules
3	go	infinitive	's not said here		the beach		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to beach=Initial_Location

Example 2

On a scorching day, remember sun cream and water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	4 day	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 day	det
3	scorching	scorch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 day	amod
4	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 remember	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 day	punct
6	remember	remember	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cream	compound
8	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 remember	obj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 water	cc
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 cream	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 remember	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scorch	gerund							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	remember	imperative	you not said here	sun cream and water			day		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent cream=Theme

Example 3

The sand was scorching under our feet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sand	det
2	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 scorching	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 scorching	aux
4	scorching	scorch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	under	under	ADP	_	7 feet	case
6	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 feet	nmod:poss
7	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 scorching	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 scorching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scorch	past · progressive	the sand			our feet			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 4

He scored with a scorching shot into the top corner.

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 scored	nsubj
2	scored	score	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	6 shot	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 shot	det
5	scorching	scorch	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 shot	amod
6	shot	shot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scored	obl
7	into	into	ADP	_	10 corner	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 corner	det
9	top	top	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 corner	amod
10	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 scored	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 scored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	score	past	He			the top corner		with a scorching shot	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	scorch	gerund							vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

The scorching sun made the tar on the road soft.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sun	det
2	scorching	scorching	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sun	compound
3	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tar	det
6	tar	tar	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 road	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 road	det
9	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	obl
10	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 made	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the scorching sun	the tar		the road		soft property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tar=Product

Example 6

It was scorching hot: 38 degrees!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 scorching	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 scorching	aux
3	scorching	scorch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	hot	hot	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 scorching	xcomp
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 degrees	punct
6	38	38	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 degrees	nummod
7	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 scorching	obl
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 scorching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	scorch	past · progressive	It	38 degrees				hot property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 7

About mid-day he reached a sandy plain, scorching in the sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	About	about	ADP	_	2 mid-day	case
2	mid-day	mid-day	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reached	obl
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 reached	nsubj
4	reached	reach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 plain	det
6	sandy	sandy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 plain	amod
7	plain	plain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reached	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 scorching	punct
9	scorching	scorch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 reached	advcl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 sun.	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 sun.	det
12	sun.	sun.	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 scorching	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	past	he	a sandy plain				about mid-day	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent plain=Theme
2	scorch	gerund	he not said here			the sun.			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 8

And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with His scorching wind will He shake His hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dry-shod. (Prophets ISA.11.15, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the LORD will utterly destroy the tongue of the Egyptian sea; and with His scorching wind will He shake His hand over the River, and will smite it into seven streams, and cause men to march over dry-shod.

The tree, 40 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	6 destroy	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 LORD	det
3	LORD	LORD	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 destroy	nsubj
4	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 destroy	aux
5	utterly	utterly	ADV	_	6 destroy	advmod
6	destroy	destroy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tongue	det
8	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 destroy	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 sea	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 sea	det
11	Egyptian	Egyptian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 sea	amod
12	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tongue	nmod
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	21 shake	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 shake	cc
15	with	with	ADP	_	18 wind	case
16	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 wind	nmod:poss
17	scorching	scorching	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 wind	compound
18	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 shake	obl
19	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	21 shake	aux
20	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 shake	nsubj
21	shake	shake	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 destroy	conj
22	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	23 hand	nmod:poss
23	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 shake	obj
24	over	over	ADP	_	26 River	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 River	det
26	River	River	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 shake	obl
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 smite	punct
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 smite	cc
29	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	30 smite	aux
30	smite	smite	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	21 shake	conj
31	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 smite	obj
32	into	into	ADP	_	34 streams	case
33	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	34 streams	nummod
34	streams	stream	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 smite	obl
35	,	,	PUNCT	_	37 cause	punct
36	and	and	CCONJ	_	37 cause	cc
37	cause	cause	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 destroy	advcl
38	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	37 cause	obj
39	to	to	PART	_	40 march	mark
40	march	march	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	37 cause	xcomp
41	over	over	SCONJ	_	44 shod	mark
42	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	44 shod	compound
43	-	-	PUNCT	_	42 dry	punct
44	shod	shoe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	40 march	advcl
45	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 destroy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	destroy	future	the LORD	the tongue of the Egyptian sea		utterly property	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Patient
2	shake	future	LORD	LORD's hand	the River	with LORD's scorching wind	vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent hand=Theme over river=Trajectory
3	smite	future	LORD not said here	hand		into seven streams result	vn hit-18.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent it=Patient into stream=Result
4	cause	present	the LORD not said here	men			tree rules
5	march	to-infinitive	men not said here				vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	shoe	participle	men not said here				vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
7	wind		LORD				nom wind «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.11.15, JPS 1917)

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	ISA.11.15	ISA.11.15	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.11.15	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.11.15	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

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📖 scorching

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

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