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downhill

Who acts: Going, game, It, hard part, We, you · What happens: mean, go down, go, get, be, race · To what, where: slope, bikes, ball, pond, first match, downhill ski race · Speech: someone speaks here

«downhill» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: downhill in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Downhill means going down a slope towards the bottom of a hill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Downhill	downhill	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	going	go	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 going	compound:prt
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 slope	det
6	slope	slope	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 going	obj
7	towards	towards	ADP	_	9 bottom	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 bottom	det
9	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 going	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 hill	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 hill	det
12	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 bottom	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present						downhill property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	go down not said to happen	gerund		a slope				towards the bottom of a hill	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient slope=Extent

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

A downhill path or road slopes down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 path	det
2	downhill	downhill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 path	amod
3	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 slopes	cc
5	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 slopes	compound
6	slopes	slope	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 path	conj
7	down	down	ADV	_	6 slopes	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 path	punct

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

Meaning 3

Going downhill can mean getting worse, like a game going downhill after a mistake.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Going	go	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 mean	csubj
2	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	1 Going	advmod
3	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 mean	xcomp
6	worse	bad	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 getting	xcomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 game	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 game	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 game	det
10	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 getting	obl
11	going	go	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 game	acl
12	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	11 going	advmod
13	after	after	ADP	_	15 mistake	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 mistake	det
15	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 going	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	gerund						downhill property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	mean	can	Going						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	get not said to happen	gerund	Going not said here					like a game; bad property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
4	go	gerund	a game not said here				after a mistake	downhill property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Meaning 4

It's all downhill from here can mean the hard part is over and it will be easy now.

The tree, 19 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	4 downhill	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 downhill	cop
3	all	all	ADV	_	4 downhill	advmod
4	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	8 mean	advmod
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 here	case
6	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 downhill	obl
7	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 mean	aux
8	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 part	det
10	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 part	amod
11	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 over	nsubj
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 over	cop
13	over	over	ADV	_	8 mean	ccomp
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 easy	cc
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 easy	expl
16	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 easy	aux
17	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	18 easy	cop
18	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 over	conj
19	now	now	ADV	PronType=Dem	13 over	advmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					all, downhill property	tree rules
2	mean	can							vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3	is	present	the hard part				now	over property	tree rules
4	is	future	the hard part not said here					easy property	tree rules

Example 1

We raced downhill on our bikes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 raced	nsubj
2	raced	race	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	2 raced	advmod
4	on	on	ADP	_	6 bikes	case
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 bikes	nmod:poss
6	bikes	bike	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 raced	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 raced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	race	past	We			our bikes		downhill property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bike=Trajectory

Example 2

Brake gently when you're riding downhill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Brake	break	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	gently	gently	ADV	_	1 Brake	advmod
3	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 riding	advmod
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 riding	nsubj
5	're	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 riding	aux
6	riding	ride	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Brake	advcl
7	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	6 riding	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Brake	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	break	imperative	you not said here					gently property	vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	ride	present · progressive	you					downhill property	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Water always flows downhill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flows	nsubj
2	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	3 flows	advmod
3	flows	flow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	3 flows	advmod
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flows	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flow	present	Water					always, downhill property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

The ball rolled downhill into the pond.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ball	det
2	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	rolled	roll	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 ball	acl
4	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	3 rolled	advmod
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 pond	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 pond	det
7	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 rolled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ball	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	roll	participle		the ball not said here		the pond		downhill property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into pond=Destination

Example 5

The walk back was easy because it was downhill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 walk	det
2	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 easy	nsubj
3	back	back	ADV	_	2 walk	advmod
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 easy	cop
5	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	because	because	SCONJ	_	9 downhill	mark
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 downhill	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 downhill	cop
9	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	5 easy	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 easy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the walk					easy property	tree rules
2	is	past	walk					downhill property	tree rules

Example 6

Things went downhill after we lost the first match.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	2 went	advmod
4	after	after	SCONJ	_	6 lost	mark
5	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 lost	nsubj
6	lost	lose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 went	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 match	det
8	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	9 match	amod
9	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 lost	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	Things					downhill property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	lose	past	we	the first match					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality

Example 7

It's all downhill from here.

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	4 downhill	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 downhill	cop
3	all	all	ADV	_	4 downhill	advmod
4	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 here	case
6	here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 downhill	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 downhill	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					all, downhill property	tree rules

Example 8

She won the downhill ski race.

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	2 won	nsubj
2	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 race	det
4	downhill	downhill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 race	amod
5	ski	ski	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 race	compound
6	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 won	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	She	the downhill ski race					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality

Example 9

But as he did so it began to roll very gently downhill.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	7 began	cc
2	as	as	SCONJ	_	4 did	mark
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 did	nsubj
4	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 began	advcl
5	so	so	ADV	_	4 did	advmod
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 began	nsubj
7	began	begin	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 roll	mark
9	roll	roll	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 began	xcomp
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 gently	advmod
11	gently	gently	ADV	_	9 roll	advmod
12	downhill	downhill	ADV	_	9 roll	advmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 began	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	he						vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	begin	past	it						vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	roll	to-infinitive						downhill, gently property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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