abstemious Who acts: Abstemious, old monk, Grandad, She, Christians, He · What happens: mean, eat, drink, hold back, live, be · To what, where: rich food, little, yourself, pleasures, abstemious life, alcohol
«abstemious» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: abstemious in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Abstemious means eating and drinking very little, especially not much rich food or alcohol; holding yourself back from pleasures.
The tree, 19 words nsubj xcomp cc conj advmod obj punct advmod advmod advmod amod obl cc conj punct advcl obj advmod case obl punct root Abstemious PROPN means VERB eating VERB and CCONJ drinking VERB very ADV little ADJ , PUNCT especially ADV not PART much ADV rich ADJ food NOUN or CCONJ alcohol NOUN ; PUNCT holding VERB yourself PRON back ADV from ADP pleasures NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Abstemious Abstemious PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 eating eat VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 drinking cc 5 drinking drink VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 eating conj 6 very very ADV _ 7 little advmod 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 drinking obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 food punct 9 especially especially ADV _ 13 food advmod 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 much advmod 11 much much ADV _ 12 rich advmod 12 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 13 food amod 13 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 eating obl 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 alcohol cc 15 alcohol alcohol NOUN Number=Sing 13 food conj 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 17 holding punct 17 holding hold VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 means advcl 18 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 17 holding obj 19 back back ADV _ 17 holding advmod 20 from from ADP _ 21 pleasures case 21 pleasures pleasure NOUN Number=Plur 17 holding obl 22 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Abstemious vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 eat not said to happen gerund Abstemious not said here rich food or alcohol vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 drink gerund Abstemious not said here little vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent little=Patient 4 hold back gerund Abstemious not said here yourself pleasures vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=Theme
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 The old monk lived an abstemious life of bread and water.
det amod nsubj det amod obj case nmod cc conj punct root The DET old ADJ monk NOUN lived VERB an DET abstemious ADJ life NOUN of ADP bread NOUN and CCONJ water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 monk det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 monk amod 3 monk monk NOUN Number=Sing 4 lived nsubj 4 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 life det 6 abstemious abstemious ADJ Degree=Pos 7 life amod 7 life life NOUN Number=Sing 4 lived obj 8 of of ADP _ 9 bread case 9 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 7 life nmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 water cc 11 water water NOUN Number=Sing 9 bread conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 lived punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 live past the old monk a abstemious life of bread and water vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location
Example 2 Grandad is abstemious and never drinks alcohol.
nsubj cop cc advmod conj obj punct root Grandad PROPN is AUX abstemious ADJ and CCONJ never ADV drinks VERB alcohol NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 3 abstemious nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 abstemious cop 3 abstemious abstemious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 drinks cc 5 never never ADV PronType=Neg 6 drinks advmod 6 drinks drink VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 abstemious conj 7 alcohol alcohol NOUN Number=Sing 6 drinks obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 abstemious punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present Grandad abstemious property tree rules 2 not drink present Grandad not said here alcohol vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alcohol=Patient
Example 3 She was abstemious at the party and had only one small cake.
nsubj cop case det obl cc conj advmod nummod amod obj punct root She PRON was AUX abstemious ADJ at ADP the DET party NOUN and CCONJ had VERB only ADV one NUM small ADJ cake 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 3 abstemious nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 abstemious cop 3 abstemious abstemious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 at at ADP _ 6 party case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 party det 6 party party NOUN Number=Sing 3 abstemious obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 had cc 8 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 abstemious conj 9 only only ADV _ 10 one advmod 10 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 12 cake nummod 11 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 12 cake amod 12 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 8 had obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 abstemious punct
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1 is past She the party abstemious property tree rules 2 have past She not said here one small cake vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Patient
Example 4 During Lent some Christians are more abstemious and give up treats.
case obl det nsubj cop advmod cc conj compound:prt obj punct root During ADP Lent PROPN some DET Christians PROPN are AUX more ADV abstemious ADJ and CCONJ give VERB up ADP treats NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 During during ADP _ 2 Lent case 2 Lent Lent PROPN Number=Sing 7 abstemious obl 3 some some DET PronType=Ind 4 Christians det 4 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 7 abstemious nsubj 5 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 abstemious cop 6 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 7 abstemious advmod 7 abstemious abstemious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 give cc 9 give give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 abstemious conj 10 up up ADP _ 9 give compound:prt 11 treats treat NOUN Number=Plur 9 give obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 abstemious punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present some Christians during Lent abstemious property tree rules 2 give up present some Christians not said here treats vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treat=Source
Example 5 The athlete kept to an abstemious diet before the race.
det acl case det amod obl case det obl punct root The DET athlete NOUN kept VERB to ADP an DET abstemious ADJ diet NOUN before ADP the DET race NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 athlete det 2 athlete athlete NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 athlete acl 4 to to ADP _ 7 diet case 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 diet det 6 abstemious abstemious ADJ Degree=Pos 7 diet amod 7 diet diet NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept obl 8 before before ADP _ 10 race case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 race det 10 race race NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 athlete punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 keep participle the athlete not said here the race to a abstemious diet vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent before race=Location
Example 6 He was too abstemious to have a second helping.
nsubj cop advmod mark csubj det amod obj punct root He PRON was AUX too ADV abstemious ADJ to PART have VERB a DET second ADJ helping 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 4 abstemious nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 abstemious cop 3 too too ADV _ 4 abstemious advmod 4 abstemious abstemious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 have mark 6 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 abstemious csubj 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 helping det 8 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 9 helping amod 9 helping helping NOUN Number=Sing 6 have obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 abstemious punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past He abstemious property tree rules 2 have to-infinitive a second helping vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent helping=Patient
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