chiefly Who acts: Chiefly, Pandas, class, trip, I, my · What happens: mean, eat, be, find, make, know · To what, where: all, bamboo, Rainforests, equator, cake, town
«chiefly» 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: chiefly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Chiefly means mainly or mostly.
nsubj advmod cc conj punct root Chiefly PROPN means VERB mainly ADV or CCONJ mostly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chiefly Chiefly PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 mainly mainly ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 mostly cc 5 mostly mostly ADV _ 3 mainly conj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Chiefly mainly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=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.
Meaning 2 Chiefly means above all, more than anything else.
nsubj case obj punct obj case obl advmod punct root Chiefly PROPN means VERB above ADP all DET , PUNCT more ADJ than ADP anything PRON else ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chiefly Chiefly PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 above above ADP _ 4 all case 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 2 means obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 more punct 6 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 means obj 7 than than ADP _ 8 anything case 8 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 more obl 9 else else ADV _ 8 anything advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Chiefly all tree rules
Example 1 Pandas eat chiefly bamboo.
nsubj advmod obj punct root Pandas NOUN eat VERB chiefly ADV bamboo NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pandas panda NOUN Number=Plur 2 eat nsubj 2 eat eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 chiefly chiefly ADV _ 2 eat advmod 4 bamboo bamboo NOUN Number=Sing 2 eat obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 eat punct
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1 eat present Pandas bamboo chiefly property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bamboo=Patient
Example 2 The class was chiefly worried about the test.
det nsubj cop advmod case det obl punct root The DET class NOUN was AUX chiefly ADV worried ADJ about ADP the DET test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 5 worried nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 worried cop 4 chiefly chiefly ADV _ 5 worried advmod 5 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 about about ADP _ 8 test case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 test det 8 test test NOUN Number=Sing 5 worried obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 worried punct
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1 is past the class about the test; chiefly, worried property tree rules
Example 3 Rainforests are found chiefly near the equator.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root Rainforests NOUN are AUX found VERB chiefly ADV near ADP the DET equator NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rainforests rainforest NOUN Number=Plur 3 found nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 found aux:pass 3 found find VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 chiefly chiefly ADV _ 3 found advmod 5 near near ADP _ 7 equator case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 equator det 7 equator equator NOUN Number=Sing 3 found obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 found punct
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1 find present · passive Rainforests the equator chiefly property vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
Example 4 The cake is made chiefly of chocolate.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass xcomp case nmod punct root The DET cake NOUN is AUX made VERB chiefly NOUN of ADP chocolate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cake det 2 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 4 made nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 made aux:pass 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 chiefly chiefly NOUN Number=Sing 4 made xcomp 6 of of ADP _ 7 chocolate case 7 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 5 chiefly nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make present · passive the cake vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product
Example 5 Our town is known chiefly for its beach.
nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Our PRON town NOUN is AUX known VERB chiefly ADV for ADP its PRON beach NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 town nmod:poss 2 town town NOUN Number=Sing 4 known nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 known aux:pass 4 known know VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 chiefly chiefly ADV _ 4 known advmod 6 for for ADP _ 8 beach case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 beach nmod:poss 8 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 4 known obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 known punct
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1 know present · passive Our town for town's beach; chiefly property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus
Example 6 The trip was chiefly for fun.
det nsubj cop advmod case punct root The DET trip NOUN was AUX chiefly ADV for ADP fun NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 trip det 2 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 6 fun nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 fun cop 4 chiefly chiefly ADV _ 6 fun advmod 5 for for ADP _ 6 fun case 6 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 fun punct
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1 is past the trip for fun; chiefly property tree rules
Example 7 In making my selection I have chiefly tried to make the stories characteristic.
mark nmod:poss obj nsubj aux advmod advcl mark xcomp det compound obj punct root In SCONJ making VERB my PRON selection NOUN I PRON have AUX chiefly ADV tried VERB to PART make VERB the DET stories NOUN characteristic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in SCONJ _ 2 making mark 2 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 selection nmod:poss 4 selection selection NOUN Number=Sing 2 making obj 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 tried nsubj 6 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tried aux 7 chiefly chiefly ADV _ 8 tried advmod 8 tried try VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 2 making advcl 9 to to PART _ 10 make mark 10 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 tried xcomp 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 characteristic det 12 stories story NOUN Number=Plur 13 characteristic compound 13 characteristic characteristic NOUN Number=Sing 10 make obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 making punct
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1 make gerund my selection vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset selection=Product 2 try present · perfect I chiefly property vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 make not said to happen to-infinitive I not said here the stories characteristic vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset characteristic=Product 4 select my nom selection «act transitive»: poss=agent
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