cunningly
Who acts: clever way, skilful neat way, fox, She · What happens: trick, fool, be, see through, hide, make · To what, where: someone, bait, key, mat, puzzle
«cunningly» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: cunningly in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
In a clever way that tricks or fools someone.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 4 way | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 way | det |
| 3 | clever | clever | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 way | amod |
| 4 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 tricks | nsubj |
| 6 | tricks | trick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 way | acl:relcl |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 fools | cc |
| 8 | fools | fool | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 tricks | conj |
| 9 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 8 fools | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 way | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | trick | present | a clever way | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | fool | present | a clever way not said here | someone | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |
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
In a skilful, neat way that is hard to see through.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 6 way | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 way | det |
| 3 | skilful | skilful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 way | amod |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 skilful | punct |
| 5 | neat | neat | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 way | amod |
| 6 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 hard | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 hard | cop |
| 9 | hard | hard | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 way | acl:relcl |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 see | mark |
| 11 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 hard | xcomp |
| 12 | through | through | ADV | _ | 11 see | advmod |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 way | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | a skilful neat way | hard property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | see through | to-infinitive | a skilful neat way not said here | through property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Example 1
The fox cunningly hid the bait.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 fox | det |
| 2 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hid | nsubj |
| 3 | cunningly | cunningly | ADV | _ | 4 hid | advmod |
| 4 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bait | det |
| 6 | bait | bait | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hid | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 hid | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | past | the fox | the bait | cunningly property | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bait=Patient |
Example 2
She cunningly hid the key under the mat.
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 | 3 hid | nsubj |
| 2 | cunningly | cunningly | ADV | _ | 3 hid | advmod |
| 3 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 key | det |
| 5 | key | key | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hid | obj |
| 6 | under | under | ADP | _ | 8 mat | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 mat | det |
| 8 | mat | mat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 hid | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 hid | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | past | She | the key | the mat | cunningly property | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent key=Patient under mat=Location |
Example 3
The puzzle was cunningly made, with hidden doors.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 puzzle | det |
| 2 | puzzle | puzzle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 made | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 made | aux:pass |
| 4 | cunningly | cunningly | ADV | _ | 5 made | advmod |
| 5 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 doors | punct |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 doors | case |
| 8 | hidden | hidden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 doors | amod |
| 9 | doors | door | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 made | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past · passive | the puzzle | with hidden doors; cunningly property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
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