disdainful
Who acts: you, someone, prince, leopard · What happens: show, think, not be, give, make, do · To what, where: worth respect, disdainful look, gift, disdainful remarks, disdainful · Speech: someone speaks here
«disdainful» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: disdainful in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Showing that you think someone or something is not worth respect; scornful.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Showing | show | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 scornful | csubj |
| 2 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 4 think | mark |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 think | nsubj |
| 4 | think | think | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Showing | ccomp |
| 5 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 11 respect | nsubj |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 something | cc |
| 7 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 someone | conj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 respect | cop |
| 9 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 respect | advmod |
| 10 | worth | worth | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 respect | amod |
| 11 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 think | ccomp |
| 12 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 13 scornful | punct |
| 13 | scornful | scornful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 13 scornful | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | gerund | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 2 | think speech: other | present | you | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | not is a | present | someone | worth respect | tree rules |
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 prince gave a disdainful look at the gift.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 look | det |
| 5 | disdainful | disdainful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 look | amod |
| 6 | look | look | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obj |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 gift | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 gift | det |
| 9 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the prince | a disdainful look | the gift | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent look=Theme at gift=Asset |
Example 2
The leopard made disdainful remarks about the fox.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 leopard | det |
| 2 | leopard | leopard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | nsubj |
| 3 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | disdainful | disdainful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 remarks | amod |
| 5 | remarks | remark | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 made | obj |
| 6 | about | about | ADP | _ | 8 fox | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 fox | det |
| 8 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 remarks | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | the leopard | disdainful remarks | about the fox | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remark=Product |
Example 3
Do not be so disdainful of your little brother.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Do | do | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 disdainful | advmod |
| 3 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 5 disdainful | cop |
| 4 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 disdainful | advmod |
| 5 | disdainful | disdainful | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Do | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 brother | case |
| 7 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 brother | nmod:poss |
| 8 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 brother | amod |
| 9 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 disdainful | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Do | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | imperative | you not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | not is a | infinitive | disdainful | of your little brother | tree rules |
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