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amusing

Who acts: Amusing, gentle way, you, Dad, clown, I · What happens: mean, make, smile, laugh, keep, tell · To what, where: you, amusing story, tricks, each, joke · Speech: someone speaks here

«amusing» 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: amusing in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Amusing means funny in a gentle way that makes you smile or laugh.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Amusing	amusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 way	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
6	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 funny	obl
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 makes	nsubj
9	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 way	acl:relcl
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	9 makes	obj
11	smile	smile	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 makes	xcomp
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 laugh	cc
13	laugh	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 smile	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Amusing					funny property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	make	present	a gentle way	you					tree rules
3	smile	infinitive	you not said here						vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	laugh	infinitive	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

Amusing can mean pleasant and entertaining, keeping you happy for a while.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Amusing	amusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	xcomp
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 entertaining	cc
6	entertaining	entertaining	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pleasant	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 keeping	punct
8	keeping	keep	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 mean	advcl
9	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 keeping	obj
10	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 keeping	xcomp
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 while	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 while	det
13	while	while	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 happy	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Amusing					pleasant property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	keep	gerund	Amusing not said here	you				happy property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme

Example 1

Dad told an amusing story about his first day at work.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 told	nsubj
2	told	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 story	det
4	amusing	amusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 story	amod
5	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 told	obj
6	about	about	ADP	_	9 day	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 day	nmod:poss
8	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	9 day	amod
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 story	nmod
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 work	case
11	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 day	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 told	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tell speech: assert	past	Dad	a amusing story			about Dad's first day at work		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient

Example 2

The clown was very amusing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 clown	det
2	clown	clown	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 amusing	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 amusing	cop
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 amusing	advmod
5	amusing	amusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 amusing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the clown					amusing property	tree rules

Example 3

I found the puppy's tricks amusing.

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 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 puppy	det
4	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tricks	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 puppy	case
6	tricks	trick	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 found	obj
7	amusing	amusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 found	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	I	the puppy's tricks				amusing property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Topic
2	trick		the puppy						nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

It's amusing to watch the ducks chase each other.

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	3 amusing	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 amusing	cop
3	amusing	amusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 watch	mark
5	watch	watch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 amusing	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ducks	det
7	ducks	duck	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 chase	nsubj
8	chase	chase	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 watch	ccomp
9	each	each	DET	ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp	8 chase	obj
10	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 each	fixed
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 amusing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					amusing property	tree rules
2	watch	to-infinitive							tree rules
3	chase	present	the ducks	each					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Theme

Example 5

The book is short but amusing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 book	det
2	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 short	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 short	cop
4	short	short	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	6 amusing	cc
6	amusing	amusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 short	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 short	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the book					short property	tree rules
2	be		the book not said here						tree rules

Example 6

The teacher did not find the joke amusing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 find	nsubj
3	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 find	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 find	advmod
5	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 joke	det
7	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 find	obj
8	amusing	amusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 find	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 find	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not find	past · do-support	the teacher	the joke				amusing property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joke=Topic

Example 7

“Thank you very much for your amusing dance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	2 Thank	punct
2	Thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	2 Thank	obj
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 much	advmod
5	much	much	ADV	_	2 Thank	advmod
6	for	for	ADP	_	9 dance	case
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 dance	nmod:poss
8	amusing	amusing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 dance	amod
9	dance	dance	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Thank	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Thank	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	thank speech: thank in a quote	present			you			for your amusing dance	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for dance=Attribute
2	dance in a quote		your						nom dance «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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