scornfully
Who acts: way, you, someone, They, he, Fox · What happens: mean, show, think, be, not be, gape · To what, where: me, themselves · Speech: someone speaks here
«scornfully» 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: scornfully in the Judaism dictionary.
Meaning 1
Scornfully means in a way that shows you think someone or something is foolish or not worth respect.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scornfully | scornfully | ADV | _ | 2 means | advmod |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 way | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | obl |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 shows | nsubj |
| 7 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 way | acl:relcl |
| 8 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 9 think | nsubj |
| 9 | think | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 shows | ccomp |
| 10 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 14 foolish | nsubj |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 something | cc |
| 12 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 10 someone | conj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 foolish | cop |
| 14 | foolish | foolish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 think | ccomp |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 17 worth | cc |
| 16 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 17 worth | advmod |
| 17 | worth | worth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 foolish | conj |
| 18 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 foolish | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | in a way; scornfully property | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | show | present | a way | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 3 | think speech: other | present | you | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is | present | someone | foolish property | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | not be | someone not said here | tree rules |
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 have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me. (Writings JOB.16.10, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: They have gaped upon me with their mouth; they have smitten me upon the cheek scornfully; they gather themselves together against me.
The tree, 22 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 gaped | nsubj |
| 2 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 gaped | aux |
| 3 | gaped | gape | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 5 me | case |
| 5 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 gaped | obl |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 mouth | case |
| 7 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 mouth | nmod:poss |
| 8 | mouth | mouth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gaped | obl |
| 9 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 12 smitten | punct |
| 10 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 smitten | nsubj |
| 11 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 smitten | aux |
| 12 | smitten | smite | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 gaped | conj |
| 13 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 smitten | obj |
| 14 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 16 cheek | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 cheek | det |
| 16 | cheek | cheek | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 smitten | obl |
| 17 | scornfully | scornfully | ADV | _ | 12 smitten | advmod |
| 18 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 20 gather | punct |
| 19 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 gather | nsubj |
| 20 | gather | gather | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 gaped | conj |
| 21 | themselves | themselves | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 20 gather | obj |
| 22 | together | together | ADV | _ | 20 gather | advmod |
| 23 | against | against | ADP | _ | 24 me | case |
| 24 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 20 gather | obl |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 gaped | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gape | present · perfect | They | upon me; with their mouth | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent upon i=Theme | ||||
| 2 | smite | present · perfect | they | me | upon the cheek; scornfully property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus i=Experiencer | |||
| 3 | gather | present | they | themselves = they | against me; together property | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Theme |
Sentence 2: (Writings JOB.16.10, 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.16.10 | JOB.16.10 | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Writings | appos |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 JPS | punct |
| 5 | JPS | JPS | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 JOB.16.10 | flat |
| 6 | 1917 | 1917 | NUM | NumForm=Digit NumType=Card | 3 JOB.16.10 | flat |
| 7 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 Writings | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
«No!» he said scornfully.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 6 said | punct |
| 2 | No | no | INTJ | Polarity=Neg | 6 said | discourse |
| 3 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 No | punct |
| 4 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 2 No | punct |
| 5 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 said | nsubj |
| 6 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | scornfully | scornfully | ADV | _ | 6 said | advmod |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 said | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | he | scornfully property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 3
The Fox laughed scornfully at the Crow.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fox | det |
| 2 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 laughed | nsubj |
| 3 | laughed | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | scornfully | scornfully | ADV | _ | 3 laughed | advmod |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 Crow | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Crow | det |
| 7 | Crow | crow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 laughed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 laughed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | laugh | past | the Fox | at the Crow; scornfully property | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 4
She looked at the frog scornfully and walked away.
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 looked | nsubj |
| 2 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 frog | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 frog | det |
| 5 | frog | frog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 looked | obl |
| 6 | scornfully | scornfully | ADV | _ | 2 looked | advmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 walked | cc |
| 8 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 looked | conj |
| 9 | away | away | ADV | _ | 8 walked | advmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 looked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | past | She | at the frog; scornfully property | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at frog=Theme | ||||
| 2 | walk away | past | She not said here | away property | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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