alas

Who acts: word, ship, I, White Rabbit, alas, chocolate · What happens: show, be, use, joke, sink, reach · To what, where: sadness, joking way, shore, beach, poor Toad, deepest dungeon · Speech: someone speaks here

«alas» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: alas in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: old-fashioned or literary — kept apart, not parsed.

A word that shows sadness, sorrow or regret: «Alas, it was too late.».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 word	det
2	word	word	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shows	nsubj
3	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 shows	nsubj
4	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	sadness	sadness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shows	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 sorrow	punct
7	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sadness	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 regret	cc
9	regret	regret	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sadness	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 shows	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	17 late	punct
12	Alas	alas	INTJ	_	17 late	discourse
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 Alas	punct
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 late	nsubj
15	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 late	cop
16	too	too	ADV	_	17 late	advmod
17	late	late	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 shows	parataxis
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 late	punct
19	»	»	PUNCT	_	17 late	punct
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	a word	sadness and sorrow or regret					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent sadness=Recipient clause=Topic
2	is in a quote	past	word					late property	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.

Meaning 2

Usage: humorous — kept apart, not parsed.

Used today in a joking way for small disappointments.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Used	obl:unmarked
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 way	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 way	det
5	joking	joke	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 way	amod
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Used	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 disappointments	case
8	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 disappointments	amod
9	disappointments	disappointment	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 way	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle				a joking way for small disappointments	today		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	joke speech: other	gerund							vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

Alas, the ship sank before it reached the shore.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alas	alas	INTJ	_	5 sank	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Alas	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 ship	det
4	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sank	nsubj
5	sank	sink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	8 reached	mark
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 reached	nsubj
8	reached	reach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 sank	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 shore	det
10	shore	shore	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 reached	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sank	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sink	past	the ship						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	reach	past	ship	the shore					vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent shore=Theme

Example 2

«Alas! I shall be too late!» cried the White Rabbit.

Sentence 1: «Alas!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Alas	punct
2	Alas	alas	INTJ	_	root	root
3	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Alas	punct

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

Sentence 2: I shall be too late!» cried the White Rabbit.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 late	nsubj
2	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 late	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 late	cop
4	too	too	ADV	_	5 late	advmod
5	late	late	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 late	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 late	punct
8	cried	cry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 late	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Rabbit	det
10	White	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 Rabbit	amod
11	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 cried	nsubj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 late	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	shall	I					late property	tree rules
2	cry speech: express in a quote	past	the White Rabbit						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

I wanted to go to the beach, but alas, it rained all day.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 wanted	nsubj
2	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 go	mark
4	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 wanted	xcomp
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 beach	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 beach	det
7	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 go	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 rained	punct
9	but	but	CCONJ	_	13 rained	cc
10	alas	ala	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 rained	nsubj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 alas	punct
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 rained	nsubj
13	rained	rain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 wanted	conj
14	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	15 day	det
15	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 rained	obl:unmarked
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wanted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	when	roles by
1	want	past	I			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	go not said to happen	to-infinitive	I not said here	the beach		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to beach=Initial_Location
3	rain	past	alas		day	vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»

Example 4

Alas, poor Toad was locked in the deepest dungeon.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alas	alas	INTJ	_	6 locked	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Alas	punct
3	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Toad	amod
4	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 locked	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 locked	aux:pass
6	locked	lock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 dungeon	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 dungeon	det
9	deepest	deep	ADJ	Degree=Sup	10 dungeon	amod
10	dungeon	dungeon	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 locked	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 locked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lock	past · passive		poor Toad		the deepest dungeon			vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 5

Alas, there was no chocolate left in the box.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alas	alas	INTJ	_	4 was	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Alas	punct
3	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	4 was	expl
4	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	6 chocolate	det
6	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 was	nsubj
7	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 chocolate	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 box	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 box	det
10	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 left	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	no chocolate			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	leave	participle		no chocolate not said here				in the box result	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in box=Result

Example 6

The knight looked for the dragon, but alas, it had flown away.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	nsubj
3	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 dragon	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 dragon	det
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 flown	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	13 flown	cc
9	alas	ala	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 flown	nsubj:pass
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 alas	punct
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 flown	nsubj:pass
12	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 flown	aux
13	flown	fly	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 looked	conj
14	away	away	ADV	_	13 flown	advmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the knight					for the dragon	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for dragon=Theme
2	fly away	past · perfect · passive		alas				away property	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 7

Alas, a great deal too near!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alas	alas	INTJ	_	5 deal	discourse
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Alas	punct
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 deal	det
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 deal	amod
5	deal	deal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	too	too	ADV	_	7 near	advmod
7	near	near	ADV	_	5 deal	advmod
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 deal	punct

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

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