crooked Who acts: Crooked, crooked person, picture, you, lines, He · What happens: mean, be, cheat, hang, crook, use · To what, where: people, wall, ruler, crooked tooth, front, crooked smile
«crooked» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: crooked in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Crooked means not straight; bent, twisted or uneven.
nsubj advmod xcomp punct xcomp punct conj cc conj punct root Crooked ADJ means VERB not PART straight ADJ ; PUNCT bent ADJ , PUNCT twisted ADJ or CCONJ uneven ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 straight advmod 4 straight straight ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 bent punct 6 bent bent ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 twisted punct 8 twisted twisted ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bent conj 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 uneven cc 10 uneven uneven ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bent conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Crooked bent, straight 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 A crooked person is dishonest and cheats people.
det amod nsubj cop cc conj obj punct root A DET crooked ADJ person NOUN is AUX dishonest ADJ and CCONJ cheats VERB people NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 5 dishonest nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 dishonest cop 5 dishonest dishonest ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 cheats cc 7 cheats cheat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 dishonest conj 8 people people NOUN Number=Plur 7 cheats obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 dishonest punct
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1 is present a crooked person dishonest property tree rules 2 cheat present a crooked person not said here people vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Source
Example 1 The picture is hanging crooked on the wall.
det nsubj aux xcomp case det obl punct root The DET picture NOUN is AUX hanging VERB crooked VERB on ADP the DET wall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 picture det 2 picture picture NOUN Number=Sing 4 hanging nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 hanging aux 4 hanging hang VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 5 crooked crook VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 hanging xcomp 6 on on ADP _ 8 wall case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 wall det 8 wall wall NOUN Number=Sing 5 crooked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 hanging punct
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1 hang present · progressive the picture tree rules 2 crook participle the picture not said here the wall vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Use a ruler so your lines are not crooked.
det obj mark nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root Use VERB a DET ruler NOUN so SCONJ your PRON lines NOUN are AUX not PART crooked ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Use use VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 ruler det 3 ruler ruler NOUN Number=Sing 1 Use obj 4 so so SCONJ _ 9 crooked mark 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 lines nmod:poss 6 lines line NOUN Number=Plur 9 crooked nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 crooked cop 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 crooked advmod 9 crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Use advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Use punct
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1 use imperative you not said here a ruler vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruler=Patient 2 not is present your lines crooked property tree rules
Example 3 He has a crooked tooth at the front.
nsubj det amod obj case det nmod punct root He PRON has VERB a DET crooked ADJ tooth NOUN at ADP the DET front NOUN . 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 has nsubj 2 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tooth det 4 crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tooth amod 5 tooth tooth NOUN Number=Sing 2 has obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 front case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 front det 8 front front NOUN Number=Sing 5 tooth nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 has punct
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1 have present He a crooked tooth the front vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient
Example 4 She gave a crooked smile.
nsubj det amod obj punct root She PRON gave VERB a DET crooked ADJ smile NOUN . 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 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 crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 5 smile amod 5 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She a crooked smile vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Theme
Example 5 The path was narrow and crooked.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET path NOUN was AUX narrow ADJ and CCONJ crooked ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 path det 2 path path NOUN Number=Sing 4 narrow nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 narrow cop 4 narrow narrow ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 crooked cc 6 crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 4 narrow conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 narrow punct
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1 is past the path narrow property tree rules 2 be the path not said here tree rules
Example 6 The crooked shopkeeper sold fake watches.
det amod nsubj amod obj punct root The DET crooked ADJ shopkeeper NOUN sold VERB fake ADJ watches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 shopkeeper det 2 crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 3 shopkeeper amod 3 shopkeeper shopkeeper NOUN Number=Sing 4 sold nsubj 4 sold sell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 fake fake ADJ Degree=Pos 6 watches amod 6 watches watch NOUN Number=Plur 4 sold obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 sold punct
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1 sell past the crooked shopkeeper fake watches vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent watch=Theme
Example 7 There was a crooked man who walked a crooked mile.
expl det amod nsubj nsubj acl:relcl det amod obj punct root There PRON was VERB a DET crooked ADJ man NOUN who PRON walked VERB a DET crooked ADJ mile NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 man det 4 crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 5 man amod 5 man man NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 walked nsubj 7 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 man acl:relcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 mile det 9 crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 10 mile amod 10 mile mile NOUN Number=Sing 7 walked obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a crooked man there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 walk past a crooked man a crooked mile vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mile=Trajectory
Example 8 And look, this one is quite crooked!
cc punct det nsubj cop advmod conj punct root And CCONJ look VERB , PUNCT this DET one NOUN is AUX quite ADV crooked ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 And and CCONJ _ 2 look cc 2 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 8 crooked punct 4 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 one det 5 one one NOUN Number=Sing 8 crooked nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 crooked cop 7 quite quite ADV _ 8 crooked advmod 8 crooked crooked ADJ Degree=Pos 2 look conj 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 look punct
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1 look imperative you not said here vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 2 is present this one crooked property tree rules
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