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dreadful

Who acts: weather, I, my, dreadful accident, dreadful thing, food · What happens: cause, use, make, be, cancel, test · To what, where: dreadful mess, something, sports day, dreadful mistake, test, motorway · Speech: someone speaks here

«dreadful» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: dreadful in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very bad or unpleasant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 bad	advmod
2	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 unpleasant	cc
4	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 bad	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bad	punct

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

Meaning 2

Causing fear or great shock; terrible.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Causing	cause	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 fear	amod
2	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 shock	cc
4	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shock	amod
5	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fear	conj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 terrible	punct
7	terrible	terrible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 fear	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	gerund							vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Used to make something stronger: a dreadful mess.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 make	mark
3	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Used	advcl
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 make	obj
5	stronger	strong	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 make	xcomp
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 mess	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 mess	det
8	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 mess	amod
9	mess	mess	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Used	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		a dreadful mess					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	make	to-infinitive		something				strong property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product

Example 1

The weather was dreadful, so sports day was cancelled.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 weather	det
2	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dreadful	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 dreadful	cop
4	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 cancelled	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	10 cancelled	advmod
7	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 day	compound
8	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 cancelled	nsubj:pass
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 cancelled	aux:pass
10	cancelled	cancel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 dreadful	parataxis
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 dreadful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the weather					dreadful property	tree rules
2	cancel	past · passive		sports day					tree rules

Example 2

I made a dreadful mistake on my test.

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	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 mistake	det
4	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 mistake	amod
5	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 test	case
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 test	nmod:poss
8	test	test	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 mistake	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	I	a dreadful mistake		my test			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product
2	test		my						nom test «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

There was a dreadful accident on the motorway.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 accident	det
4	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 accident	amod
5	accident	accident	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 motorway	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 motorway	det
8	motorway	motorway	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a dreadful accident			the motorway; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on motorway=Location

Example 4

«What a dreadful thing to say!» gasped Grandma.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 thing	punct
2	What	what	DET	PronType=Int	5 thing	det:predet
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 thing	det
4	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 thing	amod
5	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 gasped	nsubj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 say	mark
7	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 thing	acl
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 thing	punct
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 thing	punct
10	gasped	gasp	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 gasped	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 gasped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert in a quote	to-infinitive	what dreadful thing not said here						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	gasp	past	what dreadful thing	Grandma					vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandma=Topic

Example 5

I feel dreadful; I think I have flu.

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	2 feel	nsubj
2	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 feel	xcomp
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 think	punct
5	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 think	nsubj
6	think	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 feel	parataxis
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 have	nsubj
8	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 think	ccomp
9	flu	flu	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 have	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	present	I					dreadful property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	think speech: other	present	I						vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	have	present	I	flu					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flu=Patient

Example 6

The food at the café was dreadful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 food	det
2	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dreadful	nsubj
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 café	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 café	det
5	café	café	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 food	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 dreadful	cop
7	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 dreadful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the food at the café					dreadful property	tree rules

Example 7

The dreadful storm blew trees down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 storm	det
2	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 storm	amod
3	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 blew	nsubj
4	blew	blow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 blew	obj
6	down	down	ADV	_	4 blew	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 blew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	blow down	past	the dreadful storm	trees				down property	vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent tree=Patient

Example 8

This was a very dreadful disaster.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 disaster	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 disaster	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 disaster	det
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 dreadful	advmod
5	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 disaster	amod
6	disaster	disaster	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 disaster	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	This	a dreadful disaster					tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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