barely Who acts: I, She, We, phone, enough cake, He · What happens: not catch, eat, sit down, ring, finish, be · To what, where: bus, test, fog, each, rain, rush
«barely» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: barely in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Only just; almost not (I barely caught the bus).
advmod advmod punct advmod advmod punct nsubj advmod det obj punct punct root Only ADV just ADV ; PUNCT almost ADV not PART ( PUNCT I PRON barely ADV caught VERB the DET bus NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 9 caught advmod 2 just just ADV _ 9 caught advmod 3 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 caught punct 4 almost almost ADV _ 5 not advmod 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 caught advmod 6 ( ( PUNCT _ 9 caught punct 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 caught nsubj 8 barely barely ADV _ 9 caught advmod 9 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 bus det 11 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 9 caught obj 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 9 caught punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 caught punct
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1 not catch past I the bus barely property vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bus=Theme
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 Hardly at all; very little (She barely ate).
advmod case obl punct advmod punct nsubj advmod conj punct punct root Hardly ADV at ADP all DET ; PUNCT very ADV little ADJ ( PUNCT She PRON barely ADV ate VERB ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hardly hardly ADV _ 6 little advmod 2 at at ADP _ 3 all case 3 all all DET PronType=Tot 1 Hardly obl 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 1 Hardly punct 5 very very ADV _ 6 little advmod 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 10 ate punct 8 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 ate nsubj 9 barely barely ADV _ 10 ate advmod 10 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 little conj 11 ) ) PUNCT _ 10 ate punct 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 little punct
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1 eat past She barely property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Only a very short time before (We had barely sat down when the phone rang).
The tree, 15 words advmod det advmod amod advmod punct nsubj aux advmod parataxis compound:prt advmod det nsubj conj punct punct root Only ADV a DET very ADV short ADJ time NOUN before ADV ( PUNCT We PRON had AUX barely ADV sat VERB down ADP when ADV the DET phone NOUN rang VERB ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 5 time advmod 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 time det 3 very very ADV _ 4 short advmod 4 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 5 time amod 5 time time NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 before before ADV _ 5 time advmod 7 ( ( PUNCT _ 11 sat punct 8 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 sat nsubj 9 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 sat aux 10 barely barely ADV _ 11 sat advmod 11 sat sit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 5 time parataxis 12 down down ADP _ 11 sat compound:prt 13 when when ADV PronType=Int 16 rang advmod 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 phone det 15 phone phone NOUN Number=Sing 16 rang nsubj 16 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 sat conj 17 ) ) PUNCT _ 16 rang punct 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 time punct
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1 sit down past · perfect We barely property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 ring past the phone vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 I barely finished the test in time.
nsubj advmod det obj case obl punct root I PRON barely ADV finished VERB the DET test NOUN in ADP time 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 finished nsubj 2 barely barely ADV _ 3 finished advmod 3 finished finish VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 test det 5 test test NOUN Number=Sing 3 finished obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 time case 7 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 finished obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 finished punct
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1 finish past I the test time barely property vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector test=Eventuality
Example 2 There was barely enough cake for everyone.
expl advmod amod nsubj case obl punct root There PRON was VERB barely ADV enough ADJ cake NOUN for ADP everyone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 barely barely ADV _ 2 was advmod 4 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 5 cake amod 5 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 6 for for ADP _ 7 everyone case 7 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 2 was obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past enough cake there for everyone; barely property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 He could barely see through the fog.
nsubj aux advmod case det obl punct root He PRON could AUX barely ADV see VERB through ADP the DET fog 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 4 see nsubj 2 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 see aux 3 barely barely ADV _ 4 see advmod 4 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 through through ADP _ 7 fog case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fog det 7 fog fog NOUN Number=Sing 4 see obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 see punct
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1 see could He the fog barely property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 4 We barely knew each other then.
nsubj advmod obj fixed advmod punct root We PRON barely ADV knew VERB each DET other ADJ then ADV . 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 knew nsubj 2 barely barely ADV _ 3 knew advmod 3 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 each each DET ExtPos=PRON PronType=Rcp 3 knew obj 5 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 4 each fixed 6 then then ADV PronType=Dem 3 knew advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 knew punct
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1 know past We each then barely property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer each=Stimulus
Example 5 The puppy was barely a week old.
det nsubj cop advmod det obl:unmarked punct root The DET puppy NOUN was AUX barely ADV a DET week NOUN old ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 7 old nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 old cop 4 barely barely ADV _ 7 old advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 week det 6 week week NOUN Number=Sing 7 old obl:unmarked 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 old punct
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1 is past the puppy week barely, old property tree rules
Example 6 She barely passed, with 50 out of 100.
nsubj advmod punct case obl case case nmod punct root She PRON barely ADV passed VERB , PUNCT with ADP 50 NUM out ADP of ADP 100 NUM . 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 passed nsubj 2 barely barely ADV _ 3 passed advmod 3 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 50 punct 5 with with ADP _ 6 50 case 6 50 50 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 passed obl 7 out out ADP _ 9 100 case 8 of of ADP _ 9 100 case 9 100 100 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 6 50 nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 passed punct
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1 pass past She with 50 out 100; barely property vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 I'd barely got home when it started to rain.
nsubj aux advmod advmod advmod nsubj advcl mark obj punct root I PRON 'd AUX barely ADV got VERB home ADV when ADV it PRON started VERB to PART rain 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 4 got nsubj 2 'd would AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 got aux 3 barely barely ADV _ 4 got advmod 4 got get VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 home home ADV _ 4 got advmod 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 started advmod 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 started nsubj 8 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 got advcl 9 to to PART _ 10 rain mark 10 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 8 started obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 got punct
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1 get would I barely, home property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 2 start past it rain vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Eventuality
Example 8 They made their rush, and I barely escaped from them.
nsubj nmod:poss obj punct cc nsubj advmod conj case obl punct root They PRON made VERB their PRON rush NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ I PRON barely ADV escaped VERB from ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 rush nmod:poss 4 rush rush NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 escaped punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 9 escaped cc 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 escaped nsubj 8 barely barely ADV _ 9 escaped advmod 9 escaped escape VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 made conj 10 from from ADP _ 11 them case 11 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 escaped obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past They their rush vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rush=Product 2 escape past I from them = they ; barely property vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from they=Initial_Location 3 rush their = they nom rush «act transitive»: poss=agent
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