amused Who acts: you, puppy, Mum, I, games, He · What happens: find, smile, laugh, keep, amuse, chase · To what, where: something, She, tail, paint, us, long drive
«amused» 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: amused in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Finding something funny so that you smile or laugh.
obj amod mark fixed nsubj advcl cc conj punct root Finding VERB something PRON funny ADJ so SCONJ that SCONJ you PRON smile VERB or CCONJ laugh VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Finding find VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Finding obj 3 funny funny ADJ Degree=Pos 2 something amod 4 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 7 smile mark 5 that that SCONJ _ 4 so fixed 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 smile nsubj 7 smile smile VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Finding advcl 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 laugh cc 9 laugh laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 smile conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Finding punct
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1 find gerund something vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic 2 smile present you vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 laugh present you not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: 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 Kept busy and happy, not bored.
xcomp cc conj punct advmod conj punct root Kept VERB busy ADJ and CCONJ happy ADJ , PUNCT not PART bored ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kept keep VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Kept xcomp 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 happy cc 4 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 busy conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 bored punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 bored advmod 7 bored bored ADJ Degree=Pos 2 busy conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Kept punct
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1 keep participle busy property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 She was amused by the puppy chasing its tail.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl acl nmod:poss obj punct root She PRON was AUX amused VERB by ADP the DET puppy NOUN chasing VERB its PRON tail 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 amused nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 amused aux:pass 3 amused amuse VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 6 puppy case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 puppy det 6 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 amused obl 7 chasing chase VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 puppy acl 8 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 tail nmod:poss 9 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 7 chasing obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 amused punct
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1 amuse past · passive the puppy She vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer 2 chase gerund the puppy not said here puppy's tail vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Theme
Example 2 Mum was not amused when I spilt the paint.
nsubj cop advmod advmod nsubj advcl det obj punct root Mum NOUN was AUX not PART amused ADJ when ADV I PRON spilt VERB the DET paint NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 amused nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 amused cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 amused advmod 4 amused amused ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 spilt advmod 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 spilt nsubj 7 spilt spilt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 amused advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 paint det 9 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 7 spilt obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 amused punct
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1 not is past Mum amused property tree rules 2 spilt past I the paint tree rules
Example 3 The games kept us amused on the long drive.
det nsubj obj xcomp case det amod obl punct root The DET games NOUN kept VERB us PRON amused ADJ on ADP the DET long ADJ drive NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 games det 2 games game NOUN Number=Plur 3 kept nsubj 3 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 kept obj 5 amused amused ADJ Degree=Pos 3 kept xcomp 6 on on ADP _ 9 drive case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 drive det 8 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 9 drive amod 9 drive drive NOUN Number=Sing 3 kept obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 kept punct
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1 keep past the games us the long drive amused property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent we=Theme on drive=Location
Example 4 He gave an amused smile.
nsubj det amod obj punct root He PRON gave VERB an DET amused ADJ smile 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 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 smile det 4 amused amused ADJ Degree=Pos 5 smile amod 5 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He a amused smile vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Theme
Example 5 I was amused at my brother's silly dance.
nsubj cop case nmod:poss nmod:poss case amod obl punct root I PRON was AUX amused ADJ at ADP my PRON brother NOUN 's PART silly ADJ dance NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 amused nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 amused cop 3 amused amused ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 at at ADP _ 9 dance case 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 brother nmod:poss 6 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 9 dance nmod:poss 7 's 's PART _ 6 brother case 8 silly silly ADJ Degree=Pos 9 dance amod 9 dance dance NOUN Number=Sing 3 amused obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 amused punct
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1 is past I my brother's silly dance amused property tree rules 2 dance my brother nom dance «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 A colouring book kept the toddler amused.
det compound nsubj det nsubj ccomp punct root A DET colouring NOUN book NOUN kept VERB the DET toddler NOUN amused VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 book det 2 colouring colouring NOUN Number=Sing 3 book compound 3 book book NOUN Number=Sing 4 kept nsubj 4 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 toddler det 6 toddler toddler NOUN Number=Sing 7 amused nsubj 7 amused amuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 kept ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 kept punct
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1 keep past a colouring book tree rules 2 amuse past the toddler vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
Example 7 The old man was much amused.
det amod nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET old ADJ man NOUN was AUX much ADV amused ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 man det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 man amod 3 man man NOUN Number=Sing 6 amused nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 amused cop 5 much much ADV _ 6 amused advmod 6 amused amused ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 amused punct
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1 is past the old man amused property tree rules
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