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astonishment

Who acts: Astonishment, cat, my, crowd, Mole, we · What happens: be, begin, talk, astonish, gasp, stare · To what, where: feeling, cup, astonishment, head, grand vizir

«astonishment» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: astonishment in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Astonishment is a feeling of very great surprise.

nsubjcopdetcaseadvmodamodnmodpunctrootAstonishmentNOUNisAUXaDETfeelingNOUNofADPveryADVgreatADJsurpriseNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AstonishmentastonishmentNOUNNumber=Sing4 feelingnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 feelingcop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 feelingdet
4feelingfeelingNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
5ofofADP_8 surprisecase
6veryveryADV_7 greatadvmod
7greatgreatADJDegree=Pos8 surpriseamod
8surprisesurpriseNOUNNumber=Sing4 feelingnmod
9..PUNCT_4 feelingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentAstonishmenta feelingof great surprisetree 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.

Example 1

To my astonishment, the cat began to talk.

casenmod:possoblpunctdetnsubjmarkxcomppunctrootToADPmyPRONastonishmentNOUN,PUNCTtheDETcatNOUNbeganVERBtoPARTtalkVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TotoADP_3 astonishmentcase
2mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 astonishmentnmod:poss
3astonishmentastonishmentNOUNNumber=Sing7 beganobl
4,,PUNCT_3 astonishmentpunct
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 catdet
6catcatNOUNNumber=Sing7 begannsubj
7beganbeginVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
8totoPART_9 talkmark
9talktalkVERBVerbForm=Inf7 beganxcomp
10..PUNCT_7 beganpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1beginpastthe catto my astonishmentvn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2talkto-infinitivethe cat not said herevn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3astonishmynom astonishment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

The crowd gasped in astonishment.

detnsubjcaseoblpunctrootTheDETcrowdNOUNgaspedVERBinADPastonishmentNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 crowddet
2crowdcrowdNOUNNumber=Sing3 gaspednsubj
3gaspedgaspVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4ininADP_5 astonishmentcase
5astonishmentastonishmentNOUNNumber=Sing3 gaspedobl
6..PUNCT_3 gaspedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1gasppastthe crowdin astonishmentvn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in astonishment=Theme

Example 3

Mole stared in astonishment at Rat's boat.

nsubjcaseoblcasenmod:posscaseoblpunctrootMolePROPNstaredVERBinADPastonishmentNOUNatADPRatPROPN'sPARTboatNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MoleMolePROPNNumber=Sing2 starednsubj
2staredstareVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_4 astonishmentcase
4astonishmentastonishmentNOUNNumber=Sing2 staredobl
5atatADP_8 boatcase
6RatRatPROPNNumber=Sing8 boatnmod:poss
7's'sPART_6 Ratcase
8boatboatNOUNNumber=Sing2 staredobl
9..PUNCT_2 staredpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1starepastMoleat Rat's boat; in astonishmentvn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in astonishment=Theme

Example 4

Much to our astonishment, we won the cup.

casefixednmod:possoblpunctnsubjdetobjpunctrootMuchADJtoADPourPRONastonishmentNOUN,PUNCTwePRONwonVERBtheDETcupNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MuchmuchADJDegree=Pos4 astonishmentcase
2totoADP_1 Muchfixed
3ourourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs4 astonishmentnmod:poss
4astonishmentastonishmentNOUNNumber=Sing7 wonobl
5,,PUNCT_4 astonishmentpunct
6wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs7 wonnsubj
7wonwinVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 cupdet
9cupcupNOUNNumber=Sing7 wonobj
10..PUNCT_7 wonpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1winpastwethe cupmuch our astonishmentvn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Eventuality
2astonishournom astonishment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

Her eyes widened in astonishment.

nmod:possnsubjcaseoblpunctrootHerPRONeyesNOUNwidenedVERBinADPastonishmentNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HerherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 eyesnmod:poss
2eyeseyeNOUNNumber=Plur3 widenednsubj
3widenedwidenVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4ininADP_5 astonishmentcase
5astonishmentastonishmentNOUNNumber=Sing3 widenedobl
6..PUNCT_3 widenedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1widenpastHer eyesastonishmentvn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

He shook his head in astonishment.

nsubjnmod:possobjcaseoblpunctrootHePRONshookVERBhisPRONheadNOUNinADPastonishmentNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 shooknsubj
2shookshakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs4 headnmod:poss
4headheadNOUNNumber=Sing2 shookobj
5ininADP_6 astonishmentcase
6astonishmentastonishmentNOUNNumber=Sing2 shookobl
7..PUNCT_2 shookpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1shakepastHehis headastonishmentvn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent head=Theme in astonishment=Trajectory

Example 7

The grand-vizir was filled with astonishment.

detamodpunctnsubj:passaux:passcaseoblpunctrootTheDETgrandADJ-PUNCTvizirNOUNwasAUXfilledVERBwithADPastonishmentNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 vizirdet
2grandgrandADJDegree=Pos4 viziramod
3--PUNCT_2 grandpunct
4vizirvizirNOUNNumber=Sing6 fillednsubj:pass
5wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 filledaux:pass
6filledfillVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
7withwithADP_8 astonishmentcase
8astonishmentastonishmentNOUNNumber=Sing6 filledobl
9..PUNCT_6 filledpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fillpast · passivethe grand vizirwith astonishmentvn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with astonishment=Instrument

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