📖 usualWho acts: Usual, I, Tom, It, We, owls · What happens: mean, happen, do, meet, be, have · To what, where: most, you, usual place, usual cereal, shop, daytime · Speech: someone speaks here
«usual» in the English dictionary: its 2 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: usual in the English dictionary .
Everyday, meaning 1 Usual means what normally happens or what is done most of the time.
nsubj nsubj advmod ccomp cc nsubj:pass aux:pass conj obj case det nmod punct root Usual ADJ means VERB what PRON normally ADV happens VERB or CCONJ what PRON is AUX done VERB most ADJ of ADP the DET time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 happens nsubj 4 normally normally ADV _ 5 happens advmod 5 happens happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means ccomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 9 done cc 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 done nsubj:pass 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 done aux:pass 9 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 happens conj 10 most most ADJ Degree=Sup 9 done obj 11 of of ADP _ 13 time case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 time det 13 time time NOUN Number=Sing 10 most nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Usual vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 happen present what nsubj ; normally property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 do present · passive most of the time what nsubj:pass tree rules
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Everyday, meaning 2 As usual means in the same way as always.
case nsubj case det amod obl case nmod punct root As ADP usual ADJ means VERB in ADP the DET same ADJ way NOUN as ADP always ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 2 usual case 2 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 3 means nsubj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 7 way case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 way det 6 same same ADJ Degree=Pos 7 way amod 7 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 means obl 8 as as ADP _ 9 always case 9 always always ADV PronType=Tot 7 way nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present usual in the same way vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute
Example 1 I will meet you at the usual place.
nsubj aux obj case det amod obl punct root I PRON will AUX meet VERB you PRON at ADP the DET usual ADJ place NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 meet nsubj 2 will will AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 meet aux 3 meet meet VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 meet obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 place case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 place det 7 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 8 place amod 8 place place NOUN Number=Sing 3 meet obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 meet punct
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1 meet future I you the usual place vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Co-Agent
Example 2 As usual, Tom was late.
case punct nsubj cop conj punct root As ADP usual ADJ , PUNCT Tom PROPN was AUX late ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 2 usual case 2 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 6 late punct 4 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 6 late nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 late cop 6 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 2 usual conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 usual punct
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1 is past Tom late property tree rules
Example 3 It is colder than usual today.
nsubj cop case obl obl:unmarked punct root It PRON is AUX colder ADJ than ADP usual ADJ today NOUN . PUNCT 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 colder nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 colder cop 3 colder cold ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 4 than than ADP _ 5 usual case 5 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 3 colder obl 6 today today NOUN Number=Sing 3 colder obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 colder punct
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1 is present It today than usual; cold property tree rules
Example 4 We had the usual cereal for breakfast.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root We PRON had VERB the DET usual ADJ cereal NOUN for ADP breakfast NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 cereal det 4 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 5 cereal amod 5 cereal cereal NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 for for ADP _ 7 breakfast case 7 breakfast breakfast NOUN Number=Sing 5 cereal nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past We the usual cereal for breakfast vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cereal=Patient
Example 5 The shop is closed earlier than usual.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case obl punct root The DET shop NOUN is AUX closed VERB earlier ADV than ADP usual ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 shop det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 4 closed nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 closed aux:pass 4 closed close VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 earlier early ADV Degree=Cmp 4 closed advmod 6 than than ADP _ 7 usual case 7 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 5 earlier obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 closed punct
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1 close present · passive the shop early property vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 6 Is it usual for owls to fly in the daytime? No, it is unusual.
Sentence 1: Is it usual for owls to fly in the daytime?
cop nsubj mark nsubj mark advcl case det obl punct root Is AUX it PRON usual ADJ for SCONJ owls NOUN to PART fly VERB in ADP the DET daytime NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 usual cop 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 usual nsubj 3 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 for for SCONJ _ 7 fly mark 5 owls owl NOUN Number=Plur 7 fly nsubj 6 to to PART _ 7 fly mark 7 fly fly VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 usual advcl 8 in in ADP _ 10 daytime case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 daytime det 10 daytime daytime NOUN Number=Sing 7 fly obl 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 usual punct
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1 is present it usual property tree rules 2 fly to-infinitive owls the daytime vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in daytime=Location
Sentence 2: No, it is unusual.
discourse punct expl cop punct root No INTJ , PUNCT it PRON is AUX unusual ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 No no INTJ Polarity=Neg 5 unusual discourse 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 No punct 3 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 unusual expl 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 unusual cop 5 unusual unusual ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 unusual punct
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1 is present unusual property tree rules
Example 7 Lunch is at the usual time.
nsubj cop case det amod punct root Lunch NOUN is AUX at ADP the DET usual ADJ time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 6 time nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 time cop 3 at at ADP _ 6 time case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 time det 5 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 6 time amod 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 time punct
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1 is present Lunch at the usual time tree rules
Example 8 She smiled, as usual.
nsubj punct case xcomp punct root She PRON smiled VERB , PUNCT as ADP usual ADJ . 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 smiled nsubj 2 smiled smile VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 usual punct 4 as as ADP _ 5 usual case 5 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 2 smiled xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 smiled punct
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1 smile past She usual property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 9 ‘Do not forget your usual good custom.
punct aux advmod nmod:poss amod amod obj punct root ‘ PUNCT Do AUX not PART forget VERB your PRON usual ADJ good ADJ custom NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 4 forget punct 2 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 forget aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 forget advmod 4 forget forget VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 custom nmod:poss 6 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 8 custom amod 7 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 8 custom amod 8 custom custom NOUN Number=Sing 4 forget obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 forget punct
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1 not forget imperative · do-support you not said here your usual good custom tree rules
Example 10 Adun or Adon, or Adonai, ADNI, are commonly translated L(?yi; Eliun, OLIUN, is the more usual form of " the most high one." (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
Sentence 1: Adun or Adon, or Adonai, ADNI, are commonly translated L(?yi; Eliun, OLIUN, is the more usual form of " the most high one."
The tree, 23 words nsubj:pass cc conj punct cc parataxis punct conj punct aux:pass advmod obj punct punct appos punct appos punct flat punct cop det advmod amod appos case punct det advmod amod nmod punct punct root Adun PROPN or CCONJ Adon PROPN , PUNCT or CCONJ Adonai PROPN , PUNCT ADNI PROPN , PUNCT are AUX commonly ADV translated VERB L PROPN ( PUNCT ? PUNCT yi NOUN ; PUNCT Eliun PROPN , PUNCT OLIUN PROPN , PUNCT is AUX the DET more ADV usual ADJ form NOUN of ADP " PUNCT the DET most ADV high ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Adun Adun PROPN Number=Sing 12 translated nsubj:pass 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 Adon cc 3 Adon Adon PROPN Number=Sing 1 Adun conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 Adonai punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 Adonai cc 6 Adonai Adonai PROPN Number=Sing 1 Adun parataxis 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 ADNI punct 8 ADNI ADNI PROPN Number=Sing 6 Adonai conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 1 Adun punct 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 translated aux:pass 11 commonly commonly ADV _ 12 translated advmod 12 translated translate VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 13 L L PROPN Number=Sing 12 translated obj 14 ( ( PUNCT _ 16 yi punct 15 ? ? PUNCT _ 16 yi punct 16 yi yi NOUN Number=Sing 13 L appos 17 ; ; PUNCT _ 18 Eliun punct 18 Eliun Eliun PROPN Number=Sing 13 L appos 19 , , PUNCT _ 20 OLIUN punct 20 OLIUN OLIUN PROPN Number=Sing 13 L flat 21 , , PUNCT _ 26 form punct 22 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 26 form cop 23 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 26 form det 24 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 25 usual advmod 25 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 26 form amod 26 form form NOUN Number=Sing 13 L appos 27 of of ADP _ 32 one case 28 " " PUNCT _ 32 one punct 29 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 32 one det 30 most most ADV Degree=Sup 31 high advmod 31 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 32 one amod 32 one one NOUN Number=Sing 26 form nmod 33 . . PUNCT _ 12 translated punct 34 " " PUNCT _ 12 translated punct
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1 translate present · passive Adun Adonai and ADNI or Adon L obj ; commonly property tree rules 2 is a present the usual form of the high one tree rules
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)
punct flat punct conj flat punct root ( PUNCT Sefer PROPN Yetzirah PROPN , PUNCT Westcott PROPN 1893 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Sefer punct 2 Sefer Sefer PROPN Number=Sing root root 3 Yetzirah Yetzirah PROPN Number=Sing 2 Sefer flat 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 Westcott punct 5 Westcott Westcott PROPN Number=Sing 2 Sefer conj 6 1893 1893 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 Westcott flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Sefer punct
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Example 11 In usual Hebrew grammatical terminology, the term ‘mothers’ is reserved for the אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה immot qeriʼah, ‘mothers of reading’ (whence Latin matres lectionis), the letters אהו״י Alef-Heh-Waw-Yod which can serve to represent either consonants or vowels. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
Sentence 1: In usual Hebrew grammatical terminology, the term ‘mothers’ is reserved for the אִמּוֹת קְרִיאָה immot qeriʼah, ‘mothers of reading’ (whence Latin matres lectionis), the letters אהו״י Alef-Heh-Waw-Yod which can serve to represent either consonants or vowels.
The tree, 39 words case amod amod amod obl punct det nsubj:pass punct appos punct aux:pass case det obl punct compound conj punct punct conj case nmod punct punct advmod amod compound parataxis punct punct det obl punct conj case nmod punct conj punct compound punct appos nsubj aux acl:relcl mark xcomp cc:preconj obj cc conj punct root In ADP usual ADJ Hebrew ADJ grammatical ADJ terminology NOUN , PUNCT the DET term NOUN ‘ PUNCT mothers NOUN ’ PUNCT is AUX reserved VERB for ADP the DET אִמּוֹת NOUN קְרִיאָה PUNCT immot NOUN qeriʼah NOUN , PUNCT ‘ PUNCT mothers NOUN of ADP reading NOUN ’ PUNCT ( PUNCT whence ADV Latin ADJ matres NOUN lectionis NOUN ) PUNCT , PUNCT the DET letters NOUN אהו PUNCT ״ NOUN י ADP Alef PROPN - PUNCT Heh PROPN - PUNCT Waw PROPN - PUNCT Yod NOUN which PRON can AUX serve VERB to PART represent VERB either CCONJ consonants NOUN or CCONJ vowels NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 5 terminology case 2 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 5 terminology amod 3 Hebrew hebrew ADJ Degree=Pos 5 terminology amod 4 grammatical grammatical ADJ Degree=Pos 5 terminology amod 5 terminology terminology NOUN Number=Sing 13 reserved obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 terminology punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 term det 8 term term NOUN Number=Sing 13 reserved nsubj:pass 9 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 10 mothers punct 10 mothers mother NOUN Number=Plur 8 term appos 11 ’ ' PUNCT _ 10 mothers punct 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 reserved aux:pass 13 reserved reserve VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 14 for for ADP _ 16 אִמּוֹת case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 אִמּוֹת det 16 אִמּוֹת אִמּוֹת NOUN Number=Sing 13 reserved obl 17 קְרִיאָה קְרִיאָה PUNCT _ 19 qeriʼah punct 18 immot immot NOUN Number=Sing 19 qeriʼah compound 19 qeriʼah qeriʼah NOUN Number=Sing 16 אִמּוֹת conj 20 , , PUNCT _ 22 mothers punct 21 ‘ ' PUNCT _ 22 mothers punct 22 mothers mother NOUN Number=Plur 16 אִמּוֹת conj 23 of of ADP _ 24 reading case 24 reading reading NOUN Number=Sing 22 mothers nmod 25 ’ ' PUNCT _ 13 reserved punct 26 ( ( PUNCT _ 30 lectionis punct 27 whence whence ADV PronType=Int 30 lectionis advmod 28 Latin Latin ADJ Degree=Pos 29 matres amod 29 matres matre NOUN Number=Plur 30 lectionis compound 30 lectionis lectionis NOUN Number=Sing 13 reserved parataxis 31 ) ) PUNCT _ 30 lectionis punct 32 , , PUNCT _ 34 letters punct 33 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 34 letters det 34 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 30 lectionis obl 35 אהו אהו PUNCT _ 36 ״ punct 36 ״ ״ NOUN Number=Sing 30 lectionis conj 37 י י ADP _ 38 Alef case 38 Alef Alef PROPN Number=Sing 36 ״ nmod 39 - - PUNCT _ 40 Heh punct 40 Heh Heh PROPN Number=Sing 38 Alef conj 41 - - PUNCT _ 44 Yod punct 42 Waw Waw PROPN Number=Sing 44 Yod compound 43 - - PUNCT _ 44 Yod punct 44 Yod yod NOUN Number=Sing 38 Alef appos 45 which which PRON PronType=Rel 47 serve nsubj 46 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 47 serve aux 47 serve serve VERB VerbForm=Inf 44 Yod acl:relcl 48 to to PART _ 49 represent mark 49 represent represent VERB VerbForm=Inf 47 serve xcomp 50 either either CCONJ _ 51 consonants cc:preconj 51 consonants consonant NOUN Number=Plur 49 represent obj 52 or or CCONJ _ 53 vowels cc 53 vowels vowel NOUN Number=Plur 51 consonants conj 54 . . PUNCT _ 13 reserved punct
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1 reserve present · passive the term usual Hebrew grammatical terminology for the אִמּוֹת and immot qeriʼah and mothers of reading; matres lectionis the letters and ״ י Alef and Heh parataxis vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for אִמּוֹת=Beneficiary 2 serve can Waw Yod tree rules 3 represent to-infinitive Waw Yod not said here consonants or vowels vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot consonant=Theme
Sentence 2: (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)
punct flat punct compound compound appos punct root ( PUNCT Sefer PROPN Yetzirah PROPN , PUNCT Sefaria PROPN community NOUN translation NOUN ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 2 Sefer punct 2 Sefer Sefer PROPN Number=Sing root root 3 Yetzirah Yetzirah PROPN Number=Sing 2 Sefer flat 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 translation punct 5 Sefaria Sefaria PROPN Number=Sing 7 translation compound 6 community community NOUN Number=Sing 7 translation compound 7 translation translation NOUN Number=Sing 2 Sefer appos 8 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Sefer punct
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