cheerless Who acts: Cheerless, It, prison cell, empty house, They, Wild Wood · What happens: mean, make, be, feel, eat, believe · To what, where: you, cold cheerless day, cheerless supper, snow, cheerless room, Homeric age
«cheerless» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: cheerless in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Cheerless means gloomy, dull and without anything to make you happy or comfortable.
The tree, 13 words nsubj xcomp punct conj cc case conj mark acl obj xcomp cc conj punct root Cheerless NOUN means VERB gloomy ADJ , PUNCT dull ADJ and CCONJ without ADP anything PRON to PART make VERB you PRON happy ADJ or CCONJ comfortable ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Cheerless cheerless NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 gloomy gloomy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 dull punct 5 dull dull ADJ Degree=Pos 3 gloomy conj 6 and and CCONJ _ 8 anything cc 7 without without ADP _ 8 anything case 8 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 gloomy conj 9 to to PART _ 10 make mark 10 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 anything acl 11 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 make obj 12 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 make xcomp 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 comfortable cc 14 comfortable comfortable ADJ Degree=Pos 12 happy conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Cheerless gloomy property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 make to-infinitive Cheerless not said here you happy property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product
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 It was a cold, cheerless day in November.
nsubj cop det amod punct amod case nmod punct root It PRON was AUX a DET cold ADJ , PUNCT cheerless ADJ day NOUN in ADP November PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 day nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 day cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 day det 4 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 7 day amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 cold punct 6 cheerless cheerless ADJ Degree=Pos 7 day amod 7 day day NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 in in ADP _ 9 November case 9 November November PROPN Number=Sing 7 day nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 day punct
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1 is a past It a cold cheerless day november tree rules
Example 2 The prison cell was dark and cheerless.
det compound nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET prison NOUN cell NOUN was AUX dark ADJ and CCONJ cheerless ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 cell det 2 prison prison NOUN Number=Sing 3 cell compound 3 cell cell NOUN Number=Sing 5 dark nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 dark cop 5 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 cheerless cc 7 cheerless cheerless ADJ Degree=Pos 5 dark conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 dark punct
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1 is past the prison cell dark property tree rules 2 be the prison cell not said here tree rules
Example 3 The empty house felt cheerless.
det amod nsubj xcomp punct root The DET empty ADJ house NOUN felt VERB cheerless ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 house det 2 empty empty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 house amod 3 house house NOUN Number=Sing 4 felt nsubj 4 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 cheerless cheerless ADJ Degree=Pos 4 felt xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 felt punct
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1 feel past the empty house cheerless property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 They ate a cheerless supper of dry bread.
nsubj det amod obj case amod nmod punct root They PRON ate VERB a DET cheerless ADJ supper NOUN of ADP dry ADJ bread NOUN . 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 ate nsubj 2 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 supper det 4 cheerless cheerless ADJ Degree=Pos 5 supper amod 5 supper supper NOUN Number=Sing 2 ate obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 bread case 7 dry dry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 bread amod 8 bread bread NOUN Number=Sing 5 supper nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 ate punct
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1 eat past They a cheerless supper of dry bread vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent supper=Patient
Example 5 The Wild Wood was cheerless in the snow.
det flat nsubj cop case det obl punct root The DET Wild PROPN Wood PROPN was AUX cheerless ADJ in ADP the DET snow NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Wood det 2 Wild Wild PROPN _ 3 Wood flat 3 Wood Wood PROPN Number=Sing 5 cheerless nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 cheerless cop 5 cheerless cheerless ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 snow case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 snow det 8 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 5 cheerless obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 cheerless punct
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1 is past the Wild Wood the snow cheerless property tree rules
Example 6 A fire made the cheerless room warm again.
det nsubj det amod obj xcomp advmod punct root A DET fire NOUN made VERB the DET cheerless ADJ room NOUN warm ADJ again ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 fire det 2 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 room det 5 cheerless cheerless ADJ Degree=Pos 6 room amod 6 room room NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 7 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 3 made xcomp 8 again again ADV _ 3 made advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past a fire the cheerless room again warm property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset room=Product
Example 7 The belief of the people with regard to a future state was, in the Homeric age, a sad and cheerless one.
The tree, 21 words det nsubj case det nmod case nmod case det amod nmod cop punct case det compound punct det amod cc conj conj punct root The DET belief NOUN of ADP the DET people NOUN with ADP regard NOUN to ADP a DET future ADJ state NOUN was AUX , PUNCT in ADP the DET Homeric PROPN age NOUN , PUNCT a DET sad ADJ and CCONJ cheerless ADJ one NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 belief det 2 belief belief NOUN Number=Sing 17 age nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 people case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 2 belief nmod 6 with with ADP _ 7 regard case 7 regard regard NOUN Number=Sing 5 people nmod 8 to to ADP _ 11 state case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 state det 10 future future ADJ Degree=Pos 11 state amod 11 state state NOUN Number=Sing 7 regard nmod 12 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 17 age cop 13 , , PUNCT _ 17 age punct 14 in in ADP _ 17 age case 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 age det 16 Homeric Homeric PROPN Number=Sing 17 age compound 17 age age NOUN Number=Sing root root 18 , , PUNCT _ 23 one punct 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 23 one det 20 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 23 one amod 21 and and CCONJ _ 22 cheerless cc 22 cheerless cheerless ADJ Degree=Pos 20 sad conj 23 one one NOUN Number=Sing 17 age conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 17 age punct
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1 is past the belief of the people with regard to a future state in the Homeric age and a sad one tree rules 2 believe the people with regard to a future state nom belief «cognition transitive»: of=patient
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