creepy Who acts: way, you, they, old house, creepy noise, someone · What happens: make, feel, act, look, be, tell · To what, where: you, wind, adult, creepy crawlies, log, kind · Speech: someone speaks here
«creepy» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: creepy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Strange and frightening in a way that makes you uneasy (a creepy house).
The tree, 13 words cc conj case det obl nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp punct det amod appos punct punct root Strange ADJ and CCONJ frightening ADJ in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON makes VERB you PRON uneasy ADJ ( PUNCT a DET creepy ADJ house NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Strange strange ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 frightening cc 3 frightening frightening ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Strange conj 4 in in ADP _ 6 way case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 way det 6 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 frightening obl 7 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 makes nsubj 8 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 way acl:relcl 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 makes obj 10 uneasy uneasy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 makes xcomp 11 ( ( PUNCT _ 14 house punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 house det 13 creepy creepy ADJ Degree=Pos 14 house amod 14 house house NOUN Number=Sing 10 uneasy appos 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 14 house punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 1 Strange punct
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1 make present a way you uneasy 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.
Meaning 2 Usage: of a person — kept apart, not parsed.
Making you feel uncomfortable or unsafe because of how they act.
csubj nsubj xcomp cc conj mark fixed advmod nsubj advcl punct root Making VERB you PRON feel VERB uncomfortable ADJ or CCONJ unsafe ADJ because SCONJ of ADP how ADV they PRON act VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 feel csubj 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 feel nsubj 3 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 uncomfortable uncomfortable ADJ Degree=Pos 3 feel xcomp 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 unsafe cc 6 unsafe unsafe ADJ Degree=Pos 4 uncomfortable conj 7 because because SCONJ _ 11 act mark 8 of of ADP _ 7 because fixed 9 how how ADV PronType=Int 11 act advmod 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 act nsubj 11 act act VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 feel advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 feel punct
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1 make gerund vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 feel infinitive you uncomfortable property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 3 act present they vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Crawling, like insects (creepy-crawlies).
punct case conj punct amod punct appos punct punct root Crawling NOUN , PUNCT like ADP insects NOUN ( PUNCT creepy ADJ - PUNCT crawlies NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crawling crawling NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 4 insects punct 3 like like ADP _ 4 insects case 4 insects insect NOUN Number=Plur 1 Crawling conj 5 ( ( PUNCT _ 8 crawlies punct 6 creepy creepy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 crawlies amod 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 creepy punct 8 crawlies crawly NOUN Number=Plur 4 insects appos 9 ) ) PUNCT _ 8 crawlies punct 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Crawling punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The old house looked creepy in the dark.
det amod nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root The DET old ADJ house NOUN looked VERB creepy ADJ in ADP the DET dark NOUN . 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 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 house amod 3 house house NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked nsubj 4 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 creepy creepy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 looked xcomp 6 in in ADP _ 8 dark case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 dark det 8 dark dark NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 looked punct
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1 look past the old house in the dark; creepy property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in dark=Theme
Example 2 That creepy noise is just the wind.
det amod nsubj cop advmod det punct root That DET creepy ADJ noise NOUN is AUX just ADV the DET wind NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 noise det 2 creepy creepy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 noise amod 3 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 7 wind nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 wind cop 5 just just ADV _ 7 wind advmod 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 wind det 7 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 wind punct
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1 is a present that creepy noise the wind tree rules
Example 3 Tell an adult if someone online is creepy.
det obj mark nsubj advmod cop advcl punct root Tell VERB an DET adult NOUN if SCONJ someone PRON online ADV is AUX creepy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 adult det 3 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 1 Tell obj 4 if if SCONJ _ 8 creepy mark 5 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 8 creepy nsubj 6 online online ADV _ 5 someone advmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 creepy cop 8 creepy creepy ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Tell advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Tell punct
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1 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here a adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient 2 is a condition, not said to happen present someone creepy property tree rules
Example 4 We found creepy-crawlies under the log.
nsubj amod punct obj case det obl punct root We PRON found VERB creepy ADJ - PUNCT crawlies NOUN under ADP the DET log NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 creepy creepy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 crawlies amod 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 creepy punct 5 crawlies crawly NOUN Number=Plur 2 found obj 6 under under ADP _ 8 log case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 log det 8 log log NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
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1 find past We creepy crawlies the log vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crawly=Topic
Example 5 The film was a bit too creepy for my brother.
det nsubj cop det obl:unmarked advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET film NOUN was AUX a DET bit NOUN too ADV creepy ADJ for ADP my PRON brother NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 film det 2 film film NOUN Number=Sing 7 creepy nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 creepy cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 bit det 5 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 7 creepy obl:unmarked 6 too too ADV _ 7 creepy advmod 7 creepy creepy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 for for ADP _ 10 brother case 9 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 brother nmod:poss 10 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 7 creepy obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 creepy punct
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1 is past the film for my brother; a bit obl:unmarked ; creepy property tree rules
Example 6 His smile was kind of creepy.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case nmod punct root His PRON smile NOUN was AUX kind NOUN of ADP creepy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 smile nmod:poss 2 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 4 kind nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 kind cop 4 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 creepy case 6 creepy creepy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 kind nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 kind punct
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1 is a past His smile kind of creepy tree rules 2 smile His = he nom smile «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 What he saw was creepier than creepy, and surpassed all he had ever dreamt of.
The tree, 15 words nsubj nsubj acl:relcl cop case obl punct cc conj advmod nsubj aux advmod advcl obl punct root What PRON he PRON saw VERB was AUX creepier ADJ than ADP creepy ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ surpassed VERB all DET he PRON had AUX ever ADV dreamt VERB of ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 creepier nsubj 2 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 saw nsubj 3 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 1 What acl:relcl 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 creepier cop 5 creepier creepy ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 6 than than ADP _ 7 creepy case 7 creepy creepy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 creepier obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 10 surpassed punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 surpassed cc 10 surpassed surpass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 creepier conj 11 all all DET PronType=Tot 15 dreamt advmod 12 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 dreamt nsubj 13 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 dreamt aux 14 ever ever ADV PronType=Ind 15 dreamt advmod 15 dreamt dreamt VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 10 surpassed advcl 16 of of ADP _ 15 dreamt obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 creepier punct
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1 see past he vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 is past than creepy; creepy property tree rules 3 surpass past vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot 4 dreamt past · perfect he ever tree rules
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