crafty

Who acts: Crafty, you, crafty fox, He, Toad, crafty weasels · What happens: mean, get, want, like, make, trick · To what, where: crafts, crow, crafty smile, crafty plan, Toad Hall, crafty way · Speech: someone speaks here

«crafty» 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: crafty in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Crafty means clever at getting what you want by tricks and secret plans; sly.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crafty	crafty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	at	at	SCONJ	_	5 getting	mark
5	getting	get	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 clever	advcl
6	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	8 want	obj
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 want	nsubj
8	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 getting	ccomp
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 tricks	case
10	tricks	trick	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 want	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 plans	cc
12	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 plans	amod
13	plans	plan	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 tricks	conj
14	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 sly	punct
15	sly	sly	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Crafty	clever, sly property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	get	gerund	Crafty not said here		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	want	present	you	by tricks and secret plans	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme

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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Crafty can mean liking or good at making crafts by hand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Crafty	Crafty	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	liking	like	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 mean	xcomp
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 good	cc
6	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 liking	conj
7	at	at	SCONJ	_	8 making	mark
8	making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 liking	advcl
9	crafts	craft	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 making	obj
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 hand	case
11	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 making	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Crafty			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	like not said to happen	gerund	Crafty not said here			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
3	make	gerund	Crafty not said here	crafts	by hand	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset craft=Product

Example 1

The crafty fox tricked the crow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 fox	det
2	crafty	crafty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 fox	amod
3	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tricked	nsubj
4	tricked	trick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 crow	det
6	crow	crow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tricked	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tricked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trick	past	the crafty fox	the crow					vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crow=Patient

Example 2

He gave a crafty smile.

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 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 smile	det
4	crafty	crafty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 smile	amod
5	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	He	a crafty smile					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Theme

Example 3

Toad made a crafty plan to escape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plan	det
4	crafty	crafty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 plan	amod
5	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 escape	mark
7	escape	escape	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 plan	acl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	Toad	a crafty plan					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Product
2	escape	to-infinitive	Toad not said here	a crafty plan not said here					vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The crafty weasels took over Toad Hall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 weasels	det
2	crafty	crafty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 weasels	amod
3	weasels	weasel	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 took	nsubj
4	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 Hall	case
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Hall	compound
7	Hall	Hall	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 took	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	the crafty weasels			Toad Hall			vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 5

That was a crafty way to win the game!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 way	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 way	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 way	det
4	crafty	crafty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 way	amod
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 win	mark
7	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 way	acl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 game	det
9	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 win	obj
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	That	a crafty way					tree rules
2	win	to-infinitive		the game					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality

Example 6

Gran is very crafty — she knits and sews everything.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 crafty	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 crafty	cop
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 crafty	advmod
4	crafty	crafty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 knits	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 knits	nsubj
7	knits	knit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 crafty	parataxis
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 sews	cc
9	sews	sew	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 knits	conj
10	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	9 sews	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 crafty	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Gran		crafty property	tree rules
2	knit	present	Gran			vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	sew	present	Gran not said here	everything		vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Product

Example 7

So, with a crafty and evil smile upon his face, he spoke as follows:

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	14 spoke	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 So	punct
3	with	with	ADP	_	8 smile	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 smile	det
5	crafty	crafty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 smile	amod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 evil	cc
7	evil	evil	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 crafty	conj
8	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 spoke	obl
9	upon	upon	ADP	_	11 face	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 face	nmod:poss
11	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 smile	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 smile	punct
13	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 spoke	nsubj
14	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 follows	mark
16	follows	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 spoke	advcl
17	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	he					with a crafty smile upon his face	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with smile=Co-Agent
2	follow	present	he not said here						vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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