contemptuously Who acts: Contemptuously, way, you, someone, Caterpillar, She · What happens: mean, show, think, be, not deserve, look · To what, where: respect, cheap ring, dog, Toad, idea, letters · Speech: someone speaks here
«contemptuously» 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: contemptuously in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Contemptuously means in a way that shows you think someone or something is worthless or does not deserve respect.
The tree, 19 words nsubj case det obl nsubj acl:relcl nsubj ccomp nsubj cc conj cop ccomp cc aux advmod conj obj punct root Contemptuously PROPN means VERB in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON shows VERB you PRON think VERB someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON is AUX worthless ADJ or CCONJ does AUX not PART deserve VERB respect NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Contemptuously Contemptuously PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 way case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 shows nsubj 7 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 way acl:relcl 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 think nsubj 9 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 shows ccomp 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 worthless nsubj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 something cc 12 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 someone conj 13 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 worthless cop 14 worthless worthless ADJ Degree=Pos 9 think ccomp 15 or or CCONJ _ 18 deserve cc 16 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 deserve aux 17 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 deserve advmod 18 deserve deserve VERB VerbForm=Inf 14 worthless conj 19 respect respect NOUN Number=Sing 18 deserve obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present Contemptuously in a way vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute 2 show present a way vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 think speech: other present you vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 is present someone worthless property tree rules 5 not deserve present · do-support someone not said here respect tree rules
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 The Caterpillar looked at Alice contemptuously.
det nsubj case obl advmod punct root The DET Caterpillar PROPN looked VERB at ADP Alice PROPN contemptuously ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Caterpillar det 2 Caterpillar Caterpillar PROPN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 at at ADP _ 5 Alice case 5 Alice Alice PROPN Number=Sing 3 looked obl 6 contemptuously contemptuously ADV _ 3 looked advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the Caterpillar at Alice; contemptuously property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at alice=Theme
Example 2 «You?» he laughed contemptuously.
punct nsubj punct punct nsubj advmod punct root « PUNCT You PRON ? PUNCT » PUNCT he PRON laughed VERB contemptuously ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 You punct 2 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 laughed nsubj 3 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 You punct 4 » » PUNCT _ 2 You punct 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 laughed nsubj 6 laughed laugh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 contemptuously contemptuously ADV _ 6 laughed advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 6 laughed punct
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1 laugh past You contemptuously property vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 She tossed the cheap ring away contemptuously.
nsubj det amod obj advmod advmod punct root She PRON tossed VERB the DET cheap ADJ ring NOUN away ADV contemptuously ADV . PUNCT 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 tossed nsubj 2 tossed toss VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ring det 4 cheap cheap ADJ Degree=Pos 5 ring amod 5 ring ring NOUN Number=Sing 2 tossed obj 6 away away ADV _ 2 tossed advmod 7 contemptuously contemptuously ADV _ 2 tossed advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 tossed punct
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1 toss past She the cheap ring away, contemptuously property vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Patient
Example 4 The cat contemptuously ignored the dog.
det nsubj advmod det obj punct root The DET cat NOUN contemptuously ADV ignored VERB the DET dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 4 ignored nsubj 3 contemptuously contemptuously ADV _ 4 ignored advmod 4 ignored ignore VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 dog det 6 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 ignored obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 ignored punct
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1 ignore past the cat the dog contemptuously property vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme
Example 5 The bargewoman spoke contemptuously to Toad.
det nsubj advmod case obl punct root The DET bargewoman NOUN spoke VERB contemptuously ADV to ADP Toad PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bargewoman det 2 bargewoman bargewoman NOUN Number=Sing 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 contemptuously contemptuously ADV _ 3 spoke advmod 5 to to ADP _ 6 Toad case 6 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 3 spoke obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the bargewoman Toad contemptuously property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to toad=Co-Agent
Example 6 He waved the idea away contemptuously.
nsubj det obj advmod advmod punct root He PRON waved VERB the DET idea NOUN away ADV contemptuously ADV . PUNCT 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 waved nsubj 2 waved wave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 idea det 4 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 2 waved obj 5 away away ADV _ 2 waved advmod 6 contemptuously contemptuously ADV _ 2 waved advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 waved punct
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1 wave away past He the idea away, contemptuously property vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient
Example 7 “Don’t get any letters,” he said contemptuously.
punct aux advmod ccomp det obj punct punct nsubj advmod punct root “ PUNCT Do AUX n’t PART get VERB any DET letters NOUN , PUNCT ” PUNCT he PRON said VERB contemptuously ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 4 get punct 2 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 get aux 3 n’t not PART Polarity=Neg 4 get advmod 4 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 said ccomp 5 any any DET PronType=Ind 6 letters det 6 letters letter NOUN Number=Plur 4 get obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 get punct 8 ” " PUNCT _ 4 get punct 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 said nsubj 10 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 contemptuously contemptuously ADV _ 10 said advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 said punct
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1 not get in a quote infinitive · do-support any letters vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer letter=Stimulus 2 say speech: assert past he contemptuously property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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