accidental

Who acts: Happening, broken window, ball, Most accidental poisonings, cleaning products, Penicillin · What happens: happen, not plan, mean, add, be, slip · To what, where: accidental fall, home, cleaning products, accidental discovery, accidental tap, shoulder

«accidental» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: accidental in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Happening by chance, not planned or meant: an accidental fall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 planned	csubj:pass
2	by	by	ADP	_	3 chance	case
3	chance	chance	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Happening	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 planned	punct
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 planned	advmod
6	planned	plan	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 meant	cc
8	meant	mean	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 planned	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 fall	punct
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 fall	det
11	accidental	accidental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 fall	amod
12	fall	fall	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 planned	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 planned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	happen	gerund			by chance	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by chance=Location
2	not plan	participle	Happening	a accidental fall		vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	mean	participle	Happening not said here			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.

Meaning 2

Usage: music — kept apart, not parsed.

A sign such as a sharp or flat added to a note in music.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sign	det
2	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 note	case
4	as	as	ADP	_	3 such	fixed
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 note	det
6	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 note	amod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 flat	cc
8	flat	flat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sharp	conj
9	added	add	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 note	amod
10	to	to	ADP	_	12 note	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 note	det
12	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sign	nmod
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 music	case
14	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 note	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sign	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	add speech: assert	participle							vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

Not essential or not part of the main thing (formal).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 essential	advmod
2	essential	essential	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 part	cc
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 part	advmod
5	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 essential	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 thing	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 thing	det
8	main	main	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 thing	amod
9	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 part	nmod
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 formal	punct
11	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 thing	amod
12	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 formal	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 essential	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The broken window was accidental — the ball slipped.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 window	det
2	broken	broken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 window	amod
3	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 accidental	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 accidental	cop
5	accidental	accidental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 slipped	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ball	det
8	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 slipped	nsubj
9	slipped	slip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 accidental	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 accidental	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the broken window					accidental property	tree rules
2	slip	past	the ball						vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute

Example 2

Most accidental poisonings happen at home, so keep cleaning products locked away.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	3 poisonings	amod
2	accidental	accidental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 poisonings	amod
3	poisonings	poisoning	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 happen	nsubj
4	happen	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 home	case
6	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 happen	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 keep	punct
8	so	so	ADV	_	9 keep	advmod
9	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 happen	conj
10	cleaning	clean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 products	amod
11	products	product	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 keep	obj
12	locked	lock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 keep	xcomp
13	away	away	ADV	_	12 locked	advmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 happen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	happen	present	Most accidental poisonings		home		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at home=Location
2	keep	infinitive	Most accidental poisonings not said here	cleaning products			tree rules
3	clean	gerund					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	lock away	participle	cleaning products not said here			away property	vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 3

Penicillin was an accidental discovery.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Penicillin	Penicillin	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 discovery	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 discovery	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 discovery	det
4	accidental	accidental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 discovery	amod
5	discovery	discovery	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 discovery	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Penicillin	a accidental discovery					tree rules

Example 4

It was an accidental tap on the shoulder, not a push.

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	5 tap	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 tap	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 tap	det
4	accidental	accidental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 tap	amod
5	tap	tap	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 shoulder	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 shoulder	det
8	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tap	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 push	punct
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 push	advmod
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 push	det
12	push	push	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tap	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 tap	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a accidental tap and a push		the shoulder			tree rules

Example 5

The phone insurance covers accidental damage.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 insurance	det
2	phone	phone	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 insurance	compound
3	insurance	insurance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 covers	nsubj
4	covers	cover	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	accidental	accidental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 damage	amod
6	damage	damage	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 covers	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 covers	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cover	present	the phone insurance	accidental damage					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme damage=Destination

Example 6

The music has an accidental, a sharp, in bar three.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 music	det
2	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 accidental	det
5	accidental	accidental	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 sharp	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 sharp	det
8	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 accidental	acl:relcl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 bar	punct
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 bar	case
11	bar	bar	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sharp	conj
12	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 bar	flat
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the music	a accidental					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent accidental=Patient

Example 7

Turning from one to another of these accidental illustrations, we by degrees create a mental picture which is not without its peculiar charm.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Turning	turn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 create	advcl
2	from	from	ADP	_	3 one	case
3	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	1 Turning	obl
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 another	case
5	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	3 one	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 illustrations	case
7	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	9 illustrations	det
8	accidental	accidental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 illustrations	amod
9	illustrations	illustration	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 another	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Turning	punct
11	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 create	nsubj
12	by	by	ADP	_	13 degrees	case
13	degrees	degree	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 create	obl
14	create	create	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 picture	det
16	mental	mental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 picture	amod
17	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 create	obj
18	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	24 charm	nsubj
19	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 charm	cop
20	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	24 charm	advmod
21	without	without	ADP	_	24 charm	case
22	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 charm	nmod:poss
23	peculiar	peculiar	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 charm	compound
24	charm	charm	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 picture	parataxis
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 create	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	turn	gerund	we not said here		from one to another	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme from one=Trajectory
2	create	present	we	a mental picture	by degrees	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Result
3	not is	present	a mental picture		without picture's peculiar charm	tree rules

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