defiantly Who acts: way, you, boy, I, she, little flag · What happens: mean, show, refuse, not obey, stand up, fold · To what, where: someone, arms, cells, room · Speech: someone speaks here
«defiantly» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: defiantly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Defiantly means in a way that shows you refuse to obey or are openly standing up against someone or something.
The tree, 20 words advmod case det obl nsubj acl:relcl nsubj ccomp mark xcomp cc aux advmod conj compound:prt case obl cc conj punct root Defiantly ADV means VERB in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON shows VERB you PRON refuse VERB to PART obey VERB or CCONJ are AUX openly ADV standing VERB up ADP against ADP someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Defiantly defiantly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 way case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 7 shows nsubj 7 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 way acl:relcl 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 refuse nsubj 9 refuse refuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 shows ccomp 10 to to PART _ 11 obey mark 11 obey obey VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 refuse xcomp 12 or or CCONJ _ 15 standing cc 13 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 15 standing aux 14 openly openly ADV _ 15 standing advmod 15 standing stand VERB VerbForm=Ger 11 obey conj 16 up up ADP _ 15 standing compound:prt 17 against against ADP _ 18 someone case 18 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 15 standing obl 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 something cc 20 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 18 someone conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present in a way; defiantly property vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute 2 show present a way vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 refuse present you vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 not obey to-infinitive you not said here vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 stand up present · progressive you not said here someone openly property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent against someone=Location
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.
Example 1 The boy folded his arms and stared defiantly at the bully.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj advmod case det obl punct root The DET boy NOUN folded VERB his PRON arms NOUN and CCONJ stared VERB defiantly ADV at ADP the DET bully NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 3 folded nsubj 3 folded fold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 arms nmod:poss 5 arms arm NOUN Number=Plur 3 folded obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 stared cc 7 stared stare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 folded conj 8 defiantly defiantly ADV _ 7 stared advmod 9 at at ADP _ 11 bully case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 bully det 11 bully bully NOUN Number=Sing 7 stared obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 folded punct
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1 fold past the boy boy's arms vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent arm=Patient 2 stare past the boy not said here at the bully; defiantly property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at bully=Theme
Example 2 «I won't go!» she said defiantly.
punct nsubj aux advmod ccomp punct punct nsubj advmod punct root « PUNCT I PRON wo AUX n't PART go VERB ! PUNCT » PUNCT she PRON said VERB defiantly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 go punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 go nsubj 3 wo will AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 go aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 go advmod 5 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 said ccomp 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 go punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 go punct 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 said nsubj 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 defiantly defiantly ADV _ 9 said advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 9 said punct
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1 not go in a quote future I vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 say speech: express past she defiantly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 3 The little flag waved defiantly in the storm.
det amod nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET little ADJ flag NOUN waved VERB defiantly ADV in ADP the DET storm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 flag det 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 flag amod 3 flag flag NOUN Number=Sing 4 waved nsubj 4 waved wave VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 defiantly defiantly ADV _ 4 waved advmod 6 in in ADP _ 8 storm case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 storm det 8 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 4 waved obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 waved punct
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1 wave past the little flag in the storm; defiantly property vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in storm=Theme
Example 4 The prisoners sang defiantly in their cells.
det nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET prisoners NOUN sang VERB defiantly ADV in ADP their PRON cells NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 prisoners det 2 prisoners prisoner NOUN Number=Plur 3 sang nsubj 3 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 defiantly defiantly ADV _ 3 sang advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 cells case 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 cells nmod:poss 7 cells cell NOUN Number=Plur 3 sang obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 sang punct
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1 sing speech: express past the prisoners prisoners's cells defiantly property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cell=Location
Example 5 He defiantly refused to tidy his room.
nsubj advmod mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root He PRON defiantly ADV refused VERB to PART tidy VERB his PRON room 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 3 refused nsubj 2 defiantly defiantly ADV _ 3 refused advmod 3 refused refuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 tidy mark 5 tidy tidy VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 refused xcomp 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 room nmod:poss 7 room room NOUN Number=Sing 5 tidy obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 refused punct
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1 refuse past He defiantly property vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 not tidy to-infinitive He not said here his room tree rules
Example 6 The tree stood defiantly after the hurricane.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET tree NOUN stood VERB defiantly ADV after ADP the DET hurricane NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tree det 2 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood nsubj 3 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 defiantly defiantly ADV _ 3 stood advmod 5 after after ADP _ 7 hurricane case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 hurricane det 7 hurricane hurricane NOUN Number=Sing 3 stood obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 stood punct
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1 stand past the tree after the hurricane defiantly property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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