gaunt
Who acts: Gaunt, They, want, she, old beggar, gaunt face · What happens: mean, be, gnaw, look, gaunt, frighten · To what, where: dry ground, gloom, children
«gaunt» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: gaunt in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Gaunt means very thin, with a bony, hungry look, often from illness or hunger.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaunt | gaunt | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | very | very | ADV | _ | 4 thin | advmod |
| 4 | thin | thin | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 look | punct |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 look | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 look | det |
| 8 | bony | bony | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 look | amod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 bony | punct |
| 10 | hungry | hungry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 look | amod |
| 11 | look | look | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | parataxis |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 illness | punct |
| 13 | often | often | ADV | _ | 15 illness | advmod |
| 14 | from | from | ADP | _ | 15 illness | case |
| 15 | illness | illness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 look | appos |
| 16 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 17 hunger | cc |
| 17 | hunger | hunger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 illness | conj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Gaunt | thin property | 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.
Example 1
They are gaunt with want and famine; they gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation. (Writings JOB.30.3, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: They are gaunt with want and famine; they gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of wasteness and desolation.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 gaunt | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 gaunt | cop |
| 3 | gaunt | gaunt | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 5 want | case |
| 5 | want | want | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gaunt | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 famine | cc |
| 7 | famine | famine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 want | conj |
| 8 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 10 gnaw | punct |
| 9 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 gnaw | nsubj |
| 10 | gnaw | gnaw | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 gaunt | parataxis |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 ground | det |
| 12 | dry | dry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 ground | amod |
| 13 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 gnaw | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 gloom | punct |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 17 gloom | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 gloom | det |
| 17 | gloom | gloom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 gnaw | obl |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 wasteness | case |
| 19 | wasteness | wasteness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 gloom | nmod |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 desolation | cc |
| 21 | desolation | desolation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 wasteness | conj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 gaunt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | They | with want and famine; gaunt property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | gnaw | present | want | the dry ground | the gloom of wasteness and desolation | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ground=Patient |
Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.30.3, JPS 1917)
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 | JOB.30.3 | JOB.30.3 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Writings | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 JOB.30.3 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 JOB.30.3 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
After the long winter she looked pale and gaunt.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | after | ADP | _ | 4 winter | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 winter | det |
| 3 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 winter | amod |
| 4 | winter | winter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 looked | obl |
| 5 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 looked | nsubj |
| 6 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | pale | pale | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 looked | xcomp |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 gaunt | cc |
| 9 | gaunt | gaunt | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 pale | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 looked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | past | she | winter | pale property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | gaunt | infinitive | she not said here | tree rules |
Example 3
The old beggar was gaunt and grey.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 beggar | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 beggar | amod |
| 3 | beggar | beggar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 gaunt | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 gaunt | cop |
| 5 | gaunt | gaunt | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 grey | cc |
| 7 | grey | grey | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 gaunt | conj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 gaunt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the old beggar | gaunt property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | be | the old beggar not said here | tree rules |
Example 4
His gaunt face frightened the children.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 face | nmod:poss |
| 2 | gaunt | gaunt | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 face | amod |
| 3 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 frightened | nsubj |
| 4 | frightened | frighten | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 children | det |
| 6 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 frightened | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 frightened | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | frighten | past | His gaunt face | the children | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus child=Experiencer |
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