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blocky

Who acts: game, drawing, I, My, old computer, We · What happens: make, look, have, use, draw, build · To what, where: blocky trees, ruler, blocky pictures, blocky castle, building bricks, blocky head

«blocky» 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: blocky in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Made of block shapes, with square edges and corners.

casecompoundoblpunctcasecompoundconjccconjpunctrootMadeVERBofADPblockNOUNshapesNOUN,PUNCTwithADPsquareNOUNedgesNOUNandCCONJcornersNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
2ofofADP_4 shapescase
3blockblockNOUNNumber=Sing4 shapescompound
4shapesshapeNOUNNumber=Plur1 Madeobl
5,,PUNCT_8 edgespunct
6withwithADP_8 edgescase
7squaresquareNOUNNumber=Sing8 edgescompound
8edgesedgeNOUNNumber=Plur4 shapesconj
9andandCCONJ_10 cornerscc
10cornerscornerNOUNNumber=Plur4 shapesconj
11..PUNCT_1 Madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makeparticipleof block shapes and square edges and cornersvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset

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

Looking chunky and not smooth or detailed, like the pictures in some video games.

The tree, 14 words
xcompccadvmodconjccconjpunctcasedetoblcasedetcompoundnmodpunctrootLookingVERBchunkyADJandCCONJnotPARTsmoothADJorCCONJdetailedADJ,PUNCTlikeADPtheDETpicturesNOUNinADPsomeDETvideoNOUNgamesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1LookinglookVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
2chunkychunkyADJDegree=Pos1 Lookingxcomp
3andandCCONJ_5 smoothcc
4notnotPARTPolarity=Neg5 smoothadvmod
5smoothsmoothADJDegree=Pos2 chunkyconj
6ororCCONJ_7 detailedcc
7detaileddetailedADJDegree=Pos2 chunkyconj
8,,PUNCT_11 picturespunct
9likelikeADP_11 picturescase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 picturesdet
11picturespictureNOUNNumber=Plur1 Lookingobl
12ininADP_15 gamescase
13somesomeDETPronType=Ind15 gamesdet
14videovideoNOUNNumber=Sing15 gamescompound
15gamesgameNOUNNumber=Plur11 picturesnmod
16..PUNCT_1 Lookingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookgerundlike the pictures in some video games; chunky propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 1

The game has blocky trees and square clouds.

detnsubjamodobjccamodconjpunctrootTheDETgameNOUNhasVERBblockyADJtreesNOUNandCCONJsquareADJcloudsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 gamedet
2gamegameNOUNNumber=Sing3 hasnsubj
3hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4blockyblockyADJDegree=Pos5 treesamod
5treestreeNOUNNumber=Plur3 hasobj
6andandCCONJ_8 cloudscc
7squaresquareADJDegree=Pos8 cloudsamod
8cloudscloudNOUNNumber=Plur5 treesconj
9..PUNCT_3 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentthe gameblocky trees and square cloudsvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient

Example 2

My drawing looked blocky because I used a ruler.

nmod:possnsubjxcompmarknsubjadvcldetobjpunctrootMyPRONdrawingNOUNlookedVERBblockyADJbecauseSCONJIPRONusedVERBaDETrulerNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 drawingnmod:poss
2drawingdrawingNOUNNumber=Sing3 lookednsubj
3lookedlookVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4blockyblockyADJDegree=Pos3 lookedxcomp
5becausebecauseSCONJ_7 usedmark
6IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs7 usednsubj
7useduseVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 lookedadvcl
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 rulerdet
9rulerrulerNOUNNumber=Sing7 usedobj
10..PUNCT_3 lookedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookpastMy drawingblocky propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2usepastIa rulervn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Patient
3drawMynom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

The old computer made blocky pictures.

detamodaclamodobjpunctrootTheDEToldADJcomputerNOUNmadeVERBblockyADJpicturesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 computerdet
2oldoldADJDegree=Pos3 computeramod
3computercomputerNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4mademakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 computeracl
5blockyblockyADJDegree=Pos6 picturesamod
6picturespictureNOUNNumber=Plur4 madeobj
7..PUNCT_3 computerpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makeparticiplethe old computer not said hereblocky picturesvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset picture=Product

Example 4

We built a blocky castle out of building bricks.

nsubjdetamodobjcasecasecompoundoblpunctrootWePRONbuiltVERBaDETblockyADJcastleNOUNoutADPofADPbuildingNOUNbricksNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 builtnsubj
2builtbuildVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 castledet
4blockyblockyADJDegree=Pos5 castleamod
5castlecastleNOUNNumber=Sing2 builtobj
6outoutADP_9 brickscase
7ofofADP_9 brickscase
8buildingbuildingNOUNNumber=Sing9 brickscompound
9bricksbrickNOUNNumber=Plur2 builtobl
10..PUNCT_2 builtpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1buildpastWea blocky castlebuilding bricksvn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Product

Example 5

The robot had a blocky head and arms.

detnsubjdetamodobjccconjpunctrootTheDETrobotNOUNhadVERBaDETblockyADJheadNOUNandCCONJarmsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 robotdet
2robotrobotNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadnsubj
3hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 headdet
5blockyblockyADJDegree=Pos6 headamod
6headheadNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadobj
7andandCCONJ_8 armscc
8armsarmNOUNNumber=Plur6 headconj
9..PUNCT_3 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepastthe robota blocky head and armsvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient

Example 6

When you zoom in too far, the photo gets blocky.

advmodnsubjadvclcaseadvmodoblpunctdetnsubjxcomppunctrootWhenADVyouPRONzoomVERBinADPtooADVfarADV,PUNCTtheDETphotoNOUNgetsVERBblockyADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WhenwhenADVPronType=Int3 zoomadvmod
2youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs3 zoomnsubj
3zoomzoomVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin10 getsadvcl
4ininADP_6 farcase
5tootooADV_6 faradvmod
6farfarADVDegree=Pos3 zoomobl
7,,PUNCT_3 zoompunct
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 photodet
9photophotoNOUNNumber=Sing10 getsnsubj
10getsgetVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
11blockyblockyADJDegree=Pos10 getsxcomp
12..PUNCT_10 getspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1zoompresentyouvn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in far=Trajectory
2getpresentthe photoblocky propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 7

Her handwriting is blocky and upright.

nmod:possnsubjcopccconjpunctrootHerPRONhandwritingNOUNisAUXblockyADJandCCONJuprightADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HerherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 handwritingnmod:poss
2handwritinghandwritingNOUNNumber=Sing4 blockynsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 blockycop
4blockyblockyADJDegree=Posrootroot
5andandCCONJ_6 uprightcc
6uprightuprightADJDegree=Pos4 blockyconj
7..PUNCT_4 blockypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentHer handwritingblocky propertytree rules
2beHer handwriting not said heretree rules
3handwriteHer = shenom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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