dimmed Who acts: dimmed headlights, headlights, lights, film, Dad, baby · What happens: make, dim, become, dip, point, not dazzle · To what, where: lights, feeling, other drivers, lamp, rain, battery · Speech: someone speaks here
«dimmed» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: dimmed in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Made less bright: the lights were dimmed.
advmod xcomp punct det nsubj:pass aux:pass conj punct root Made VERB less ADV bright ADJ : PUNCT the DET lights NOUN were AUX dimmed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 3 bright advmod 3 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Made xcomp 4 : : PUNCT _ 8 dimmed punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 lights det 6 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 8 dimmed nsubj:pass 7 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 dimmed aux:pass 8 dimmed dim VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Made conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Made punct
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1 make participle bright property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 2 dim past · passive the lights vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=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 Became less bright by itself.
advmod xcomp case obl punct root Became VERB less ADV bright ADJ by ADP itself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Became become VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 3 bright advmod 3 bright bright ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Became xcomp 4 by by ADP _ 5 itself case 5 itself itself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 3 bright obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Became punct
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1 become participle bright property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Meaning 3 Made a feeling, hope or memory weaker.
det obj punct conj cc conj xcomp punct root Made VERB a DET feeling NOUN , PUNCT hope NOUN or CCONJ memory NOUN weaker ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 feeling det 3 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 1 Made obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 hope punct 5 hope hope NOUN Number=Sing 3 feeling conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 memory cc 7 memory memory NOUN Number=Sing 5 hope conj 8 weaker weak ADJ Degree=Cmp 1 Made xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Made punct
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1 make past a feeling and hope or memory weak property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset feeling=Product
Meaning 4 Usage: on a car — kept apart, not parsed.
dimmed or dipped headlights point lower so they do not dazzle other drivers.
amod cc conj nsubj xcomp advmod nsubj aux advmod ccomp amod obj punct root dimmed VERB or CCONJ dipped VERB headlights NOUN point VERB lower ADJ so ADV they PRON do AUX not PART dazzle VERB other ADJ drivers NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 dimmed dim VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 headlights amod 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 dipped cc 3 dipped dip VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 dimmed conj 4 headlights headlight NOUN Number=Plur 5 point nsubj 5 point point VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 lower low ADJ Degree=Cmp 5 point xcomp 7 so so ADV _ 11 dazzle advmod 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 dazzle nsubj 9 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 dazzle aux 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 dazzle advmod 11 dazzle dazzle VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 point ccomp 12 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 13 drivers amod 13 drivers driver NOUN Number=Plur 11 dazzle obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 point punct
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1 dim participle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 dip participle vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 point present dimmed headlights low property tree rules 4 not dazzle present · do-support headlights = headlight other drivers vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus driver=Experiencer
Example 1 The lights dimmed and the film began.
det nsubj cc det nsubj conj punct root The DET lights NOUN dimmed VERB and CCONJ the DET film NOUN began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lights det 2 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 3 dimmed nsubj 3 dimmed dim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 7 began cc 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 film det 6 film film NOUN Number=Sing 7 began nsubj 7 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 dimmed conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 dimmed punct
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1 dim past the lights vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 begin past the film vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 2 Dad dimmed the lamp so the baby could sleep.
nsubj det obj mark det nsubj aux advcl punct root Dad NOUN dimmed VERB the DET lamp NOUN so SCONJ the DET baby NOUN could AUX sleep VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Dad dad NOUN Number=Sing 2 dimmed nsubj 2 dimmed dim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 lamp det 4 lamp lamp NOUN Number=Sing 2 dimmed obj 5 so so SCONJ _ 9 sleep mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 baby det 7 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 9 sleep nsubj 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 sleep aux 9 sleep sleep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 dimmed advcl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 dimmed punct
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1 dim past Dad the lamp vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent lamp=Patient 2 sleep could the baby vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The stars dimmed as the clouds rolled in.
det nsubj mark det nsubj advcl advmod punct root The DET stars NOUN dimmed VERB as SCONJ the DET clouds NOUN rolled VERB in ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 stars det 2 stars star NOUN Number=Plur 3 dimmed nsubj 3 dimmed dim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 as as SCONJ _ 7 rolled mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 clouds det 6 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 7 rolled nsubj 7 rolled roll VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 dimmed advcl 8 in in ADV _ 7 rolled advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 dimmed punct
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1 dim past the stars vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 roll in past the clouds vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Her hopes dimmed when it started to rain on sports day.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod nsubj advcl mark obj case compound obl punct root Her PRON hopes NOUN dimmed VERB when ADV it PRON started VERB to PART rain NOUN on ADP sports NOUN day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 hopes nmod:poss 2 hopes hope NOUN Number=Plur 3 dimmed nsubj 3 dimmed dim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 started advmod 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 started nsubj 6 started start VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 dimmed advcl 7 to to PART _ 8 rain mark 8 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 6 started obj 9 on on ADP _ 11 day case 10 sports sport NOUN Number=Plur 11 day compound 11 day day NOUN Number=Sing 6 started obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 dimmed punct
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1 dim past Her hopes vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 start past it rain day vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rain=Eventuality 3 hope Her = she nom hope «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The screen dimmed to save battery.
det nsubj mark xcomp obj punct root The DET screen NOUN dimmed VERB to PART save VERB battery NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 screen det 2 screen screen NOUN Number=Sing 3 dimmed nsubj 3 dimmed dim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 save mark 5 save save VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 dimmed xcomp 6 battery battery NOUN Number=Sing 5 save obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 dimmed punct
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1 dim past the screen tree rules 2 save to-infinitive the screen not said here battery vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battery=Theme
Example 6 The theatre went quiet as the lights dimmed.
det nsubj xcomp mark det nsubj advcl punct root The DET theatre NOUN went VERB quiet ADJ as SCONJ the DET lights NOUN dimmed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 theatre det 2 theatre theatre NOUN Number=Sing 3 went nsubj 3 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 3 went xcomp 5 as as SCONJ _ 8 dimmed mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lights det 7 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 8 dimmed nsubj 8 dimmed dim VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 went advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 went punct
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1 go past the theatre quiet property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 dim past the lights vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 7 Time had dimmed his memory of the old house.
obl:unmarked aux nmod:poss obj case det amod nmod punct root Time NOUN had AUX dimmed VERB his PRON memory NOUN of ADP the DET old ADJ house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 dimmed obl:unmarked 2 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 dimmed aux 3 dimmed dim VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 memory nmod:poss 5 memory memory NOUN Number=Sing 3 dimmed obj 6 of of ADP _ 9 house case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 house det 8 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 9 house amod 9 house house NOUN Number=Sing 5 memory nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 dimmed punct
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1 dim past · perfect his memory of the old house time vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent memory=Patient
Example 8 His dimmed mind was just clear enough to remember what she had said, and with trembling fingers, that were almost powerless to grasp, he drew it out.
The tree, 27 words nmod:poss amod nsubj cop advmod advmod mark csubj obj nsubj aux ccomp punct cc case compound obl punct nsubj cop advmod conj mark xcomp punct nsubj conj obj compound:prt punct root His PRON dimmed VERB mind NOUN was AUX just ADV clear ADJ enough ADV to PART remember VERB what PRON she PRON had AUX said VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ with ADP trembling NOUN fingers NOUN , PUNCT that PRON were AUX almost ADV powerless ADJ to PART grasp VERB , PUNCT he PRON drew VERB it PRON out ADP . 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 3 mind nmod:poss 2 dimmed dim VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 mind amod 3 mind mind NOUN Number=Sing 6 clear nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 clear cop 5 just just ADV _ 6 clear advmod 6 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 enough enough ADV _ 6 clear advmod 8 to to PART _ 9 remember mark 9 remember remember VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 clear csubj 10 what what PRON PronType=Int 13 said obj 11 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 said nsubj 12 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 said aux 13 said say VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 9 remember ccomp 14 , , PUNCT _ 28 drew punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 28 drew cc 16 with with ADP _ 18 fingers case 17 trembling trembling NOUN Number=Sing 18 fingers compound 18 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 28 drew obl 19 , , PUNCT _ 23 powerless punct 20 that that PRON PronType=Rel 23 powerless nsubj 21 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 23 powerless cop 22 almost almost ADV _ 23 powerless advmod 23 powerless powerless ADJ Degree=Pos 18 fingers conj 24 to to PART _ 25 grasp mark 25 grasp grasp VERB VerbForm=Inf 23 powerless xcomp 26 , , PUNCT _ 18 fingers punct 27 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 28 drew nsubj 28 drew draw VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 clear conj 29 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 28 drew obj 30 out out ADP _ 28 drew compound:prt 31 . . PUNCT _ 6 clear punct
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1 dim participle vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 is past His dimmed mind clear, enough property tree rules 3 remember to-infinitive vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 4 say speech: assert past · perfect she vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic 5 is past that almost, powerless property tree rules 6 grasp to-infinitive that not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 7 draw out past he mind with trembling fingers vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 8 mind His = he nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
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