auspicious

Who acts: something, Winning, head teacher, we, Many families, Rain day · What happens: show, go, promise, win, be, begin · To what, where: Showing signs, first match, auspicious start, new library, auspicious occasion, auspicious beginning · Speech: someone speaks here

«auspicious» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: auspicious in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Showing signs that something will go well; a lucky or promising start.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Showing	show	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 signs	amod
2	signs	sign	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 go	mark
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 go	nsubj
5	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	6 go	aux
6	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 signs	acl
7	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	6 go	advmod
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 start	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 start	det
10	lucky	lucky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 start	amod
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 promising	cc
12	promising	promise	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 lucky	conj
13	start	start	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 signs	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 signs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	show	gerund				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	go	future	something	Showing signs and a lucky start not said here	well property	vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sign=Theme
3	promise speech: promise	gerund				vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: 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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Special and important, as in «on this auspicious occasion».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Special	special	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 important	cc
3	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Special	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 occasion	punct
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	11 occasion	mark
6	in	in	ADP	_	11 occasion	case
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 occasion	punct
8	on	on	ADP	_	11 occasion	case
9	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	11 occasion	det
10	auspicious	auspicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 occasion	amod
11	occasion	occasion	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Special	parataxis
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 occasion	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Special	punct

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

Example 1

Winning the first match was an auspicious start to the season.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Winning	win	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 start	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 match	det
3	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 match	amod
4	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Winning	obj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 start	cop
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 start	det
7	auspicious	auspicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 start	amod
8	start	start	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 season	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 season	det
11	season	season	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 start	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 start	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	gerund		the first match					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality
2	is a	past	Winning	a auspicious start			season		tree rules

Example 2

The head teacher began, «On this auspicious occasion, we open our new library.»

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 teacher	det
2	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 teacher	compound
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 began	nsubj
4	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 open	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 open	punct
7	On	on	ADP	_	10 occasion	case
8	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 occasion	det
9	auspicious	auspicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 occasion	amod
10	occasion	occasion	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 open	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 occasion	punct
12	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	13 open	nsubj
13	open	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 began	parataxis
14	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 library	nmod:poss
15	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 library	amod
16	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 open	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 began	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 began	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	begin	past	the head teacher						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	open in a quote	present	we	our new library		this auspicious occasion			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent library=Theme on occasion=Location

Example 3

Many families pick an auspicious day for a wedding.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 families	amod
2	families	family	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pick	nsubj
3	pick	pick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 day	det
5	auspicious	auspicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 day	amod
6	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pick	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 wedding	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 wedding	det
9	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pick	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pick	present	Many families				day	for a wedding	vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Rain on sports day was not an auspicious beginning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 day	compound
2	on	on	ADP	_	3 sports	case
3	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Rain	nmod
4	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 beginning	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 beginning	cop
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 beginning	advmod
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 beginning	det
8	auspicious	auspicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 beginning	amod
9	beginning	beginning	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 beginning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	past	Rain day	a auspicious beginning					tree rules

Example 5

The rainbow seemed an auspicious sign to the travellers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rainbow	det
2	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seemed	nsubj
3	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sign	det
5	auspicious	auspicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sign	amod
6	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seemed	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 travellers	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 travellers	det
9	travellers	traveller	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 seemed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	past	the rainbow	a auspicious sign				to the travellers	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sign=Attribute

Example 6

It was hardly an auspicious moment to ask for more pocket money.

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	6 moment	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 moment	cop
3	hardly	hardly	ADV	_	6 moment	advmod
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 moment	det
5	auspicious	auspicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 moment	amod
6	moment	moment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	to	to	PART	_	8 ask	mark
8	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 moment	acl
9	for	for	ADP	_	12 money	case
10	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	12 money	amod
11	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 money	compound
12	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 ask	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 moment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a auspicious moment				hardly property	tree rules
2	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive						for more pocket money	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

Red is seen as an auspicious colour at Chinese New Year.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Red	Red	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 seen	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 seen	aux:pass
3	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	7 colour	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 colour	det
6	auspicious	auspicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 colour	amod
7	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seen	obl
8	at	at	ADP	_	11 Year	case
9	Chinese	Chinese	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Year	compound
10	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 Year	compound
11	Year	Year	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 colour	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	present · passive		Red				as a auspicious colour at Chinese New Year	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus as colour=Attribute

Example 8

No more auspicious talisman of luck and success could she have given her nephew, and she bade him use it in the hour of his greatest need.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	No	no	ADV	_	4 talisman	advmod
2	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	3 auspicious	advmod
3	auspicious	auspicious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 talisman	amod
4	talisman	talisman	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 given	nsubj:pass
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 luck	case
6	luck	luck	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 talisman	nmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 success	cc
8	success	success	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 luck	conj
9	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 given	aux
10	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 given	nsubj
11	have	have	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	12 given	aux
12	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
13	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 nephew	nmod:poss
14	nephew	nephew	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 given	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 bade	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 bade	cc
17	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 bade	nsubj
18	bade	bade	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 given	conj
19	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 bade	obj
20	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 bade	xcomp
21	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 use	obj
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 hour	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 hour	det
24	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 use	obl
25	of	of	ADP	_	28 need	case
26	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	28 need	nmod:poss
27	greatest	great	ADJ	Degree=Sup	28 need	amod
28	need	need	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 hour	nmod
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 given	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	give	could · perfect · passive		auspicious talisman of luck and success		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient nephew=Theme
2	bade	past	she	him = he		tree rules
3	use	infinitive	she not said here	talisman	hour	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
4	need		his = he			nom need «state transitive»: poss=agent

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