beady

Who acts: crow, teacher, rat, Grandma, doll, you · What happens: use, watch, keep, stare out, have, make · To what, where: Small bead, beady eye, us, back row, little beady eyes, bag

«beady» 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: beady in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Small, round and shiny, like a bead; used mostly about eyes.

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 bead	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 round	punct
3	round	round	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Small	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 shiny	cc
5	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Small	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 bead	punct
7	like	like	ADP	_	9 bead	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 bead	det
9	bead	bead	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 used	punct
11	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 bead	acl
12	mostly	mostly	ADV	_	11 used	advmod
13	about	about	ADP	_	14 eyes	case
14	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 used	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 bead	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a Small bead not said here				about eyes; mostly property	vn eat-39.1 «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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Watching very closely and suspiciously, as in «a beady eye».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Watching	watch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 closely	advmod
3	closely	closely	ADV	_	1 Watching	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 suspiciously	cc
5	suspiciously	suspiciously	ADV	_	3 closely	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 eye	punct
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	12 eye	mark
8	in	in	ADP	_	12 eye	case
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 eye	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 eye	det
11	beady	beady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 eye	amod
12	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Watching	obl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 eye	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Watching	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	gerund				a beady eye		closely property	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in eye=Location

Example 1

The crow watched us with its beady black eyes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 crow	det
2	crow	crow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 watched	nsubj
3	watched	watch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 watched	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	9 eyes	case
6	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 eyes	nmod:poss
7	beady	beady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 eyes	amod
8	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 eyes	amod
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 watched	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 watched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	watch	past	the crow	us				with crow's beady black eyes	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme

Example 2

The teacher kept a beady eye on the back row.

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	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 eye	det
5	beady	beady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 eye	amod
6	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	10 row	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 row	det
9	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 row	compound
10	row	row	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	the teacher	a beady eye		the back row			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent eye=Theme on row=Location

Example 3

The rat stared out from the hole with beady eyes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 rat	det
2	rat	rat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stared	nsubj
3	stared	stare	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 stared	compound:prt
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 hole	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hole	det
7	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stared	obl
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 eyes	case
9	beady	beady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 eyes	amod
10	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hole	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stare out	past	the rat					from the hole with beady eyes	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from hole=Theme

Example 4

Grandma has a beady eye for mess.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 eye	det
4	beady	beady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 eye	amod
5	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 mess	case
7	mess	mess	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eye	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Grandma	a beady eye				for mess	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient

Example 5

The doll had little beady eyes made of glass.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 doll	det
2	doll	doll	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 eyes	amod
5	beady	beady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 eyes	amod
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
7	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 eyes	acl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 glass	case
9	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 made	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the doll	little beady eyes					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
2	make	participle		little beady eyes not said here				of glass	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

Example 6

Keep a beady eye on your bag at the station.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 eye	det
3	beady	beady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 eye	amod
4	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 bag	case
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 bag	nmod:poss
7	bag	bag	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obl
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 station	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 station	det
10	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	a beady eye		your bag		at the station	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent eye=Theme on bag=Location

Example 7

He had bright beady eyes and stiff grey whiskers and his tail was like a long bit of black india-rubber.

The tree, 21 words

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	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 eyes	amod
4	beady	beady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 eyes	amod
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 had	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 whiskers	cc
7	stiff	stiff	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 whiskers	amod
8	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 whiskers	amod
9	whiskers	whisker	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 eyes	conj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 bit	cc
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 tail	nmod:poss
12	tail	tail	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 bit	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 bit	cop
14	like	like	ADP	_	17 bit	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 bit	det
16	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 bit	amod
17	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 eyes	conj
18	of	of	ADP	_	22 rubber	case
19	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 rubber	amod
20	india	india	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 rubber	compound
21	-	-	PUNCT	_	20 india	punct
22	rubber	rubber	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 bit	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	He	bright beady eyes and stiff grey whiskers and a long bit					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
2	is	past	his tail					like a long bit; of black india rubber	tree rules

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