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cheekily

Who acts: He, You, she, monkey, sister, puppy · What happens: show, lack, grin, steal, be, say · To what, where: lack, respect, last biscuit, sandwich, head teacher, table · Speech: someone speaks here

«cheekily» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: cheekily in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In a slightly rude but often funny or playful way, showing a lack of respect (especially UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand).

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	10 way	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 way	det
3	slightly	slightly	ADV	_	4 rude	advmod
4	rude	rude	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 way	amod
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	7 funny	cc
6	often	often	ADV	_	7 funny	advmod
7	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 rude	conj
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 playful	cc
9	playful	playful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 rude	conj
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 showing	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 way	punct
12	showing	show	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 lack	det
14	lack	lack	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 showing	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 respect	case
16	respect	respect	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 lack	nmod
17	(	(	PUNCT	_	19 UK	punct
18	especially	especially	ADV	_	19 UK	advmod
19	UK	UK	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 respect	appos
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 Ireland	punct
21	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 UK	conj
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 Australia	punct
23	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 UK	conj
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 Zealand	punct
25	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 Zealand	flat
26	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 UK	conj
27	)	)	PUNCT	_	19 UK	punct
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 showing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	gerund		a lack of respect				in a rude way	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent lack=Patient in way=Topic
2	lack			respect					nom lack «state transitive»: of=patient

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

In a bold, playful way, as in a cheeky grin.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 bold	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bold	det
3	bold	bold	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 way	punct
5	playful	playful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	amod
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bold	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 grin	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	12 grin	case
9	in	in	ADP	_	12 grin	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 grin	det
11	cheeky	cheeky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 grin	amod
12	grin	grin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bold	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 bold	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

He grinned cheekily and stole the last biscuit.

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 grinned	nsubj
2	grinned	grin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	cheekily	cheekily	ADV	_	2 grinned	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 stole	cc
5	stole	steal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 grinned	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 biscuit	det
7	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 biscuit	amod
8	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stole	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 grinned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grin	past	He					cheekily property	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	steal	past	He not said here	the last biscuit					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location biscuit=Theme

Example 2

"You're old, Grandad!" she said cheekily.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 old	punct
2	You	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 old	nsubj
3	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 old	cop
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 Grandad	punct
6	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 old	vocative
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 Grandad	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 old	punct
9	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 said	nsubj
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 old	parataxis
11	cheekily	cheekily	ADV	_	10 said	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 old	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	You					Grandad vocative; old property	tree rules
2	say speech: express	past	she					cheekily property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The monkey cheekily grabbed my sandwich.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 monkey	det
2	monkey	monkey	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grabbed	nsubj
3	cheekily	cheekily	ADV	_	4 grabbed	advmod
4	grabbed	grab	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 sandwich	nmod:poss
6	sandwich	sandwich	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grabbed	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 grabbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grab	past	the monkey	my sandwich				cheekily property	vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sandwich=Theme

Example 4

He cheekily asked the head teacher for a longer break.

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	3 asked	nsubj
2	cheekily	cheekily	ADV	_	3 asked	advmod
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 teacher	det
5	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 teacher	compound
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obj
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 break	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 break	det
9	longer	long	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	10 break	amod
10	break	break	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	He		the head teacher			for a longer break; cheekily property	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient

Example 5

My sister winked cheekily at me across the table.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 sister	nmod:poss
2	sister	sister	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 winked	nsubj
3	winked	wink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	cheekily	cheekily	ADV	_	3 winked	advmod
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 me	case
6	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 winked	obl
7	across	across	ADP	_	9 table	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 table	det
9	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 winked	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 winked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wink	past	My sister			the table		at me; cheekily property	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The puppy cheekily ran off with my sock.

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	4 ran	nsubj
3	cheekily	cheekily	ADV	_	4 ran	advmod
4	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	off	off	ADP	_	4 ran	compound:prt
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 sock	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 sock	nmod:poss
8	sock	sock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ran	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run off	past	the puppy					with my sock; cheekily property	vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent with sock=Material

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