astonished Who acts: you, news, Alice, rabbit, size, Mum · What happens: believe, astonish, be, see, take, tidy · To what, where: it, us, rabbit, watch, pocket, We · Speech: someone speaks here
«astonished» 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: astonished in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Very surprised, so much that you can hardly believe it.
advmod punct advmod advmod mark nsubj aux advmod advcl obj punct root Very ADV surprised ADJ , PUNCT so ADV much ADV that SCONJ you PRON can AUX hardly ADV believe VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 surprised advmod 2 surprised surprised ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 5 much punct 4 so so ADV _ 5 much advmod 5 much much ADV _ 2 surprised advmod 6 that that SCONJ _ 10 believe mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 believe nsubj 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 believe aux 9 hardly hardly ADV _ 10 believe advmod 10 believe believe VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 surprised advcl 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 believe obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 surprised punct
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1 believe can you it hardly property vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
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: verb, past — kept apart, not parsed.
Surprised someone very much: «The news astonished us.».
obl advmod advmod punct punct det nsubj conj obj punct punct punct root Surprised ADJ someone PRON very ADV much ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT The DET news NOUN astonished VERB us PRON . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Surprised surprised ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Surprised obl 3 very very ADV _ 4 much advmod 4 much much ADV _ 1 Surprised advmod 5 : : PUNCT _ 9 astonished punct 6 « « PUNCT _ 9 astonished punct 7 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 news det 8 news news NOUN Number=Sing 9 astonished nsubj 9 astonished astonish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 Surprised conj 10 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 astonished obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Surprised punct 12 » » PUNCT _ 1 Surprised punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Surprised punct
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1 astonish in a quote past the news us vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus we=Experiencer
Example 1 Alice was astonished to see a rabbit take a watch out of its pocket.
The tree, 14 words nsubj cop mark xcomp det obj xcomp det obj case case nmod:poss obl punct root Alice PROPN was AUX astonished ADJ to PART see VERB a DET rabbit NOUN take VERB a DET watch NOUN out ADP of ADP its PRON pocket NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Alice Alice PROPN Number=Sing 3 astonished nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 astonished cop 3 astonished astonished ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 see mark 5 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 astonished xcomp 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 rabbit det 7 rabbit rabbit NOUN Number=Sing 5 see obj 8 take take VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 see xcomp 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 watch det 10 watch watch NOUN Number=Sing 8 take obj 11 out out ADP _ 14 pocket case 12 of of ADP _ 14 pocket case 13 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 pocket nmod:poss 14 pocket pocket NOUN Number=Sing 8 take obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 astonished punct
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1 is past Alice astonished property tree rules 2 see to-infinitive Alice not said here a rabbit tree rules 3 take infinitive a rabbit not said here a watch watch's pocket vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent watch=Theme out pocket=Initial_Location
Example 2 We were astonished by the size of the dinosaur skeleton.
nsubj aux:pass case det obl case det compound nmod punct root We PRON were AUX astonished VERB by ADP the DET size NOUN of ADP the DET dinosaur NOUN skeleton NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 astonished nsubj 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 astonished aux:pass 3 astonished astonish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 6 size case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 size det 6 size size NOUN Number=Sing 3 astonished obl 7 of of ADP _ 10 skeleton case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 skeleton det 9 dinosaur dinosaur NOUN Number=Sing 10 skeleton compound 10 skeleton skeleton NOUN Number=Sing 6 size nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 astonished punct
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1 astonish past · passive the size of the dinosaur skeleton We vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer
Example 3 Mum was astonished when I tidied my room without being asked.
nsubj cop advmod nsubj conj nmod:poss obj mark aux:pass advcl punct root Mum NOUN was AUX astonished ADJ when ADV I PRON tidied VERB my PRON room NOUN without SCONJ being AUX asked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 astonished nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 astonished cop 3 astonished astonished ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 tidied advmod 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 tidied nsubj 6 tidied tidy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 astonished conj 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 room nmod:poss 8 room room NOUN Number=Sing 6 tidied obj 9 without without SCONJ _ 11 asked mark 10 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 asked aux:pass 11 asked ask VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 tidied advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 astonished punct
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1 is past Mum astonished property tree rules 2 tidy past I my room tree rules 3 ask speech: ask gerund · passive I not said here vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»
Example 4 The crowd stared, astonished, at the magician.
det nsubj punct xcomp punct case det obl punct root The DET crowd NOUN stared VERB , PUNCT astonished ADJ , PUNCT at ADP the DET magician NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 stared nsubj 3 stared stare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 astonished punct 5 astonished astonished ADJ Degree=Pos 3 stared xcomp 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 magician punct 7 at at ADP _ 9 magician case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 magician det 9 magician magician NOUN Number=Sing 3 stared obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 stared punct
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1 stare past the crowd at the magician; astonished property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at magician=Theme
Example 5 The Mole was astonished by the river.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl punct root The DET Mole NOUN was AUX astonished VERB by ADP the DET river NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Mole det 2 Mole mole NOUN Number=Sing 4 astonished nsubj:pass 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 astonished aux:pass 4 astonished astonish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 by by ADP _ 7 river case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 river det 7 river river NOUN Number=Sing 4 astonished obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 astonished punct
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1 astonish past · passive the river the Mole vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer
Example 6 The results of the experiment astonished the class.
det nsubj case det nmod det obj punct root The DET results NOUN of ADP the DET experiment NOUN astonished VERB the DET class NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 results det 2 results result NOUN Number=Plur 6 astonished nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 experiment case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 experiment det 5 experiment experiment NOUN Number=Sing 2 results nmod 6 astonished astonish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 class det 8 class class NOUN Number=Sing 6 astonished obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 astonished punct
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1 astonish past the results of the experiment the class vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus class=Experiencer 2 result the experiment nom result «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient
Example 7 "I am astonished also!" said the General.
punct nsubj cop parataxis advmod punct punct det nsubj punct root " PUNCT I PRON am AUX astonished ADJ also ADV ! PUNCT " PUNCT said VERB the DET General PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 astonished punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 astonished nsubj 3 am be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 astonished cop 4 astonished astonished ADJ Degree=Pos 8 said parataxis 5 also also ADV _ 4 astonished advmod 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 astonished punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 4 astonished punct 8 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 General det 10 General General PROPN Number=Sing 8 said nsubj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 said punct
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1 is in a quote present the General = general astonished property tree rules 2 say speech: express past the General vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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