busily Who acts: busy way, bees, Mum, pupils, bell, Rat · What happens: work, be, buzz, pack, write, ring · To what, where: flower, lunch basket, crumbs, nest, shelves, shop
«busily» 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: busily in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In a busy way: working hard and actively at something.
case det amod punct acl advmod cc conj case obl punct root In ADP a DET busy ADJ way NOUN : PUNCT working VERB hard ADV and CCONJ actively ADV at ADP something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 way case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 way det 3 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 way amod 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 6 working punct 6 working work VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 way acl 7 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 6 working advmod 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 actively cc 9 actively actively ADV _ 7 hard conj 10 at at ADP _ 11 something case 11 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 working obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 way punct
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1 work gerund a busy way not said here at something; hard property vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at something=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 While being very occupied with a task.
mark cop advmod case det obl punct root While SCONJ being AUX very ADV occupied ADJ with ADP a DET task NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 While while SCONJ _ 4 occupied mark 2 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 occupied cop 3 very very ADV _ 4 occupied advmod 4 occupied occupied ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 task case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 task det 7 task task NOUN Number=Sing 4 occupied obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 occupied punct
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1 is gerund with a task; occupied property tree rules
Example 1 The bees buzzed busily from flower to flower.
det nsubj advmod case obl case obl punct root The DET bees NOUN buzzed VERB busily ADV from ADP flower NOUN to ADP flower NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bees det 2 bees bee NOUN Number=Plur 3 buzzed nsubj 3 buzzed buzz VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 busily busily ADV _ 3 buzzed advmod 5 from from ADP _ 6 flower case 6 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 3 buzzed obl 7 to to ADP _ 8 flower case 8 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 3 buzzed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 buzzed punct
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1 buzz past the bees flower to flower; busily property vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to flower=Recipient
Example 2 Mum was busily packing for the trip.
nsubj aux advmod case det obl punct root Mum NOUN was AUX busily ADV packing VERB for ADP the DET trip NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 4 packing nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 packing aux 3 busily busily ADV _ 4 packing advmod 4 packing pack VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 trip case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 trip det 7 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 4 packing obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 packing punct
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1 pack past · progressive Mum for the trip; busily property vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The pupils wrote busily until the bell rang.
det nsubj advmod mark det nsubj advcl punct root The DET pupils NOUN wrote VERB busily ADV until SCONJ the DET bell NOUN rang VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pupils det 2 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 3 wrote nsubj 3 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 busily busily ADV _ 3 wrote advmod 5 until until SCONJ _ 8 rang mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bell det 7 bell bell NOUN Number=Sing 8 rang nsubj 8 rang ring VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 wrote advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 wrote punct
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1 write past the pupils busily property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 ring past the bell vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 The Rat busily packed the lunch basket.
det nsubj advmod det compound obj punct root The DET Rat PROPN busily ADV packed VERB the DET lunch NOUN basket NOUN . PUNCT 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 PROPN Number=Sing 4 packed nsubj 3 busily busily ADV _ 4 packed advmod 4 packed pack VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 basket det 6 lunch lunch NOUN Number=Sing 7 basket compound 7 basket basket NOUN Number=Sing 4 packed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 packed punct
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1 pack past the Rat the lunch basket busily property vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent basket=Theme
Example 5 Ants busily carried crumbs back to their nest.
nsubj advmod obj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Ants NOUN busily ADV carried VERB crumbs NOUN back ADV to ADP their PRON nest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried nsubj 2 busily busily ADV _ 3 carried advmod 3 carried carry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 crumbs crumb NOUN Number=Plur 3 carried obj 5 back back ADV _ 3 carried advmod 6 to to ADP _ 8 nest case 7 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 nest nmod:poss 8 nest nest NOUN Number=Sing 3 carried obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 carried punct
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1 carry back past Ants crumbs Ants's nest busily property vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent crumb=Theme to nest=Destination
Example 6 The shop assistant was busily stacking shelves.
det compound nsubj aux advmod obj punct root The DET shop NOUN assistant NOUN was AUX busily ADV stacking VERB shelves NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 assistant det 2 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 assistant compound 3 assistant assistant NOUN Number=Sing 6 stacking nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 stacking aux 5 busily busily ADV _ 6 stacking advmod 6 stacking stack VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 7 shelves shelf NOUN Number=Plur 6 stacking obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 stacking punct
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1 stack past · progressive the shop assistant shelves busily property vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent shelf=Theme
Example 7 Everyone chatted busily before the show began.
nsubj advmod mark det nsubj advcl punct root Everyone PRON chatted VERB busily ADV before SCONJ the DET show NOUN began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 2 chatted nsubj 2 chatted chat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 busily busily ADV _ 2 chatted advmod 4 before before SCONJ _ 7 began mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 show det 6 show show NOUN Number=Sing 7 began nsubj 7 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 chatted advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 chatted punct
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1 chat speech: other past Everyone busily property vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 begin past the show vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 8 They entered a glovemaker's shop, where a woman sat sewing busily.
nsubj det nmod:poss case obj punct advmod det nsubj conj advcl advmod punct root They PRON entered VERB a DET glovemaker NOUN 's PART shop NOUN , PUNCT where ADV a DET woman NOUN sat VERB sewing VERB busily ADV . 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 entered nsubj 2 entered enter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 glovemaker det 4 glovemaker glovemaker NOUN Number=Sing 6 shop nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 glovemaker case 6 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 2 entered obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 sat punct 8 where where ADV PronType=Rel 11 sat advmod 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 woman det 10 woman woman NOUN Number=Sing 11 sat nsubj 11 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 entered conj 12 sewing sew VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 sat advcl 13 busily busily ADV _ 12 sewing advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 entered punct
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1 enter past They a glovemaker's shop vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme shop=Destination 2 sit past a woman vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 sew gerund a woman not said here busily property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
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