ceremoniously
Who acts: formal grand way, occasion, He, She · What happens: follow, rule, ask, borrow, greet, bow · To what, where: proper rules, permission, Shiro, guests, door
«ceremoniously» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: ceremoniously in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
In a very formal, grand way, following the proper rules of an occasion.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 7 way | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 way | det |
| 3 | very | very | ADV | _ | 4 formal | advmod |
| 4 | formal | formal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 way | amod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 formal | punct |
| 6 | grand | grand | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 way | amod |
| 7 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 way | punct |
| 9 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 way | acl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 rules | det |
| 11 | proper | proper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 rules | amod |
| 12 | rules | rule | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 following | obj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 occasion | case |
| 14 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 occasion | det |
| 15 | occasion | occasion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 rules | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 way | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | a formal grand way not said here | the proper rules of a occasion | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Theme | ||||
| 2 | rule | a occasion | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=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.
Example 1
He very ceremoniously asked permission to borrow Shiro.
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 asked | nsubj |
| 2 | very | very | ADV | _ | 3 ceremoniously | advmod |
| 3 | ceremoniously | ceremoniously | ADV | _ | 4 asked | advmod |
| 4 | asked | ask | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | permission | permission | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 asked | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 borrow | mark |
| 7 | borrow | borrow | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 permission | acl |
| 8 | Shiro | Shiro | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 borrow | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 asked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | participle | He | permission | ceremoniously property | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent permission=Recipient | |||
| 2 | borrow | to-infinitive | He not said here | Shiro | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shiro=Theme |
Example 2
The guests were greeted ceremoniously at the door.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 guests | det |
| 2 | guests | guest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 greeted | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 greeted | aux:pass |
| 4 | greeted | greet | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | ceremoniously | ceremoniously | ADV | _ | 4 greeted | advmod |
| 6 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 door | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 door | det |
| 8 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 greeted | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 greeted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | greet speech: greet | past · passive | the guests | the door | ceremoniously property | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
Example 3
She bowed ceremoniously to the king.
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 | 2 bowed | nsubj |
| 2 | bowed | bow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | ceremoniously | ceremoniously | ADV | _ | 2 bowed | advmod |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 king | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 king | det |
| 6 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bowed | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 bowed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bow | past | She | to the king; ceremoniously property | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.pivot»: agent=Agent to king=Pivot |
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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