curious

Who acts: Kittens, I, volcanoes, She, curious smell, Curious scientists · What happens: want, know, learn, find out, be, explore · To what, where: box, parcel, kitchen, needle, ground, shell · Speech: someone speaks here

«curious» 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: curious in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Wanting to know or learn about something; eager to find out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wanting	want	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 know	mark
3	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Wanting	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 learn	cc
5	learn	learn	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 know	conj
6	about	about	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 learn	obl
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 eager	punct
9	eager	eager	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 something	amod
10	to	to	PART	_	11 find	mark
11	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 eager	xcomp
12	out	out	ADP	_	11 find	compound:prt
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wanting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	want	gerund		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	know not said to happen	to-infinitive		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	learn	infinitive	about something	vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about something=Topic
4	find out	to-infinitive		vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: 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

Strange, unusual or interesting in a surprising way (a curious noise).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 unusual	punct
3	unusual	unusual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Strange	conj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 interesting	cc
5	interesting	interesting	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Strange	conj
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 way	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 way	det
8	surprising	surprising	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 interesting	obl
10	(	(	PUNCT	_	13 noise	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 noise	det
12	curious	curious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 noise	amod
13	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 way	appos
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	13 noise	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Strange	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

Kittens are very curious and explore every box.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kittens	kitten	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 curious	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 curious	cop
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 curious	advmod
4	curious	curious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 explore	cc
6	explore	explore	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 curious	conj
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 box	det
8	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 explore	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 curious	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Kittens					curious property	tree rules
2	explore	present	Kittens not said here	every box					vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent box=Location

Example 2

I'm curious about how volcanoes work.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 curious	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 curious	cop
3	curious	curious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	about	about	SCONJ	_	7 work	mark
5	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	7 work	advmod
6	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 work	nsubj
7	work	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 curious	advcl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 curious	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I					curious property	tree rules
2	work	present	volcanoes						vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

She was curious to know what was inside the parcel.

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 curious	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 curious	cop
3	curious	curious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 know	mark
5	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 curious	csubj
6	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	10 parcel	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 parcel	cop
8	inside	inside	ADP	_	10 parcel	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 parcel	det
10	parcel	parcel	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 know	ccomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 curious	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	past	She		curious property	tree rules
2	know	to-infinitive				vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	is	past		the parcel		tree rules

Example 4

A curious smell came from the kitchen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 smell	det
2	curious	curious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 smell	amod
3	smell	smell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	nsubj
4	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 kitchen	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 kitchen	det
7	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	a curious smell			the kitchen			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from kitchen=Initial_Location

Example 5

Curious scientists ask «Why?» and «What if?»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Curious	curious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 scientists	amod
2	scientists	scientist	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 ask	nsubj
3	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 Why	punct
5	Why	why	ADV	PronType=Int	3 ask	advmod
6	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 Why	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 Why	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 What	cc
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 What	punct
10	What	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 Why	conj
11	if	if	SCONJ	_	10 What	mark
12	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 ask	punct
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	present	Curious scientists						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

It's good to be curious, but don't touch a needle you find on the ground.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 good	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 good	cop
3	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	6 curious	mark
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 curious	cop
6	curious	curious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 good	advcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 touch	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	11 touch	cc
9	do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	11 touch	aux
10	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 touch	advmod
11	touch	touch	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 good	parataxis
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 needle	det
13	needle	needle	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 touch	obj
14	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	15 find	nsubj
15	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 needle	acl:relcl
16	on	on	ADP	_	18 ground	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 ground	det
18	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 find	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 good	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	present	It			good property	tree rules
2	is	to-infinitive				curious property	tree rules
3	not touch	infinitive · do-support		a needle			vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme needle=Co-Theme
4	find	present	you	a needle not said here	the ground		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent needle=Topic

Example 7

What a curious little shell — it's shaped like a spiral!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	DET	PronType=Int	5 shell	det
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 shell	det
3	curious	curious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shell	amod
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shell	amod
5	shell	shell	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 shaped	punct
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 shaped	nsubj:pass
8	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 shaped	aux:pass
9	shaped	shape	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 shell	acl:relcl
10	like	like	ADP	_	12 spiral	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 spiral	det
12	spiral	spiral	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shaped	obl
13	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 shell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shape	present · passive	what curious little shell not said here	shell				like a spiral	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product

Example 8

I am curious to hear the end."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 curious	nsubj
2	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 curious	cop
3	curious	curious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 hear	mark
5	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 curious	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 end	det
7	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hear	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 curious	punct
9	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 curious	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	I					curious property	tree rules
2	hear	to-infinitive	I not said here	the end					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer end=Stimulus

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