aflame

Who acts: old barn, sky, maple trees, cheeks, dragon, crowd · What happens: burn, glow, be, set, look · To what, where: fire, autumn leaves, castle

«aflame» 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: aflame in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

On fire, burning with flames.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	2 fire	case
2	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 burning	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 fire	punct
4	burning	burn	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 flames	case
6	flames	flame	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 burning	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 burning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	burn	gerund				fire		with flames	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on fire=Location

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

Glowing brightly with colour as if burning, like autumn leaves or a sunset.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Glowing	glow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	brightly	brightly	ADV	_	1 Glowing	advmod
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 colour	case
4	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Glowing	obl
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	7 burning	mark
6	if	if	SCONJ	_	7 burning	mark
7	burning	burn	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Glowing	advcl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 leaves	punct
9	like	like	ADP	_	11 leaves	case
10	autumn	autumn	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 leaves	compound
11	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 burning	obj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 sunset	cc
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 sunset	det
14	sunset	sunset	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 leaves	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Glowing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glow	gerund						with colour; brightly property	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with colour=Theme
2	burn	gerund		autumn leaves or a sunset					vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent leaf=Theme

Meaning 3

Full of a strong feeling, such as anger or excitement.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 feeling	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 feeling	det
4	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 feeling	amod
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Full	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 anger	punct
7	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	9 anger	case
8	as	as	ADP	_	7 such	fixed
9	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 feeling	appos
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 excitement	cc
11	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 anger	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Full	punct

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

Example 1

The old barn was aflame within minutes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 barn	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 barn	amod
3	barn	barn	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 aflame	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 aflame	cop
5	aflame	aflame	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	within	within	ADP	_	7 minutes	case
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 aflame	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 aflame	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the old barn				minute	aflame property	tree rules

Example 2

The sky was aflame with red and orange at sunset.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sky	det
2	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 aflame	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 aflame	cop
4	aflame	aflame	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 red	case
6	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 aflame	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 orange	cc
8	orange	orange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 aflame	conj
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 sunset	case
10	sunset	sunset	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 orange	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 aflame	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the sky					with red; aflame property	tree rules
2	be		the sky not said here				sunset		tree rules

Example 3

In autumn the maple trees are aflame with colour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 autumn	case
2	autumn	autumn	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 aflame	obl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 trees	det
4	maple	maple	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 trees	compound
5	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 aflame	nsubj
6	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 aflame	cop
7	aflame	aflame	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	with	with	ADP	_	9 colour	case
9	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 aflame	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 aflame	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the maple trees				autumn	with colour; aflame property	tree rules

Example 4

Her cheeks were aflame with embarrassment.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 cheeks	nmod:poss
2	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 aflame	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 aflame	cop
4	aflame	aflame	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 embarrassment	case
6	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 aflame	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 aflame	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her cheeks					with embarrassment; aflame property	tree rules

Example 5

The dragon set the castle aflame.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dragon	det
2	dragon	dragon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 set	nsubj
3	set	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 castle	det
5	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 set	obj
6	aflame	aflame	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 set	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 set	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set	past	the dragon	the castle				aflame property	vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient castle=Result

Example 6

The crowd was aflame with excitement.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 crowd	det
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 aflame	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 aflame	cop
4	aflame	aflame	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 excitement	case
6	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 aflame	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 aflame	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the crowd					with excitement; aflame property	tree rules

Example 7

The hills looked aflame in the evening light.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 hills	det
2	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 looked	nsubj
3	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	aflame	aflame	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looked	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 light	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 light	det
7	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 light	compound
8	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the hills					in the evening light; aflame property	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in light=Theme

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