eagerness Who acts: strong wish, Sam, class, she, Child, eagerness · What happens: have, be, start, see, run, show · To what, where: something, puppies, eagerness, great eagerness, questions, river
«eagerness» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: eagerness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A strong wish to do or have something, full of energy and interest.
The tree, 13 words det amod nsubj mark aux cc obj punct amod case obl cc conj punct root A DET strong ADJ wish NOUN to PART do AUX or CCONJ have VERB something PRON , PUNCT full ADJ of ADP energy NOUN and CCONJ interest NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 wish det 2 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 wish amod 3 wish wish NOUN Number=Sing 7 have nsubj 4 to to PART _ 5 do mark 5 do do AUX VerbForm=Inf 7 have aux 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 have cc 7 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 have obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 full punct 10 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 8 something amod 11 of of ADP _ 12 energy case 12 energy energy NOUN Number=Sing 10 full obl 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 interest cc 14 interest interest NOUN Number=Sing 12 energy conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 have punct
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1 have infinitive · do-support a strong wish something vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=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 Keenness; being impatient to start.
punct cop amod mark xcomp punct root Keenness NOUN ; PUNCT being AUX impatient ADJ to PART start VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Keenness keenness NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 ; ; PUNCT _ 4 impatient punct 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 impatient cop 4 impatient impatient ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Keenness amod 5 to to PART _ 6 start mark 6 start start VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 impatient xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Keenness punct
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1 is gerund impatient property tree rules 2 start to-infinitive vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 1 In his eagerness to see the puppies, Sam ran ahead.
case nmod:poss obl mark acl det obj punct nsubj advmod punct root In ADP his PRON eagerness NOUN to PART see VERB the DET puppies NOUN , PUNCT Sam PROPN ran VERB ahead ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 eagerness case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 eagerness nmod:poss 3 eagerness eagerness NOUN Number=Sing 10 ran obl 4 to to PART _ 5 see mark 5 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 eagerness acl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 puppies det 7 puppies puppy NOUN Number=Plur 5 see obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 3 eagerness punct 9 Sam Sam PROPN Number=Sing 10 ran nsubj 10 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 ahead ahead ADV _ 10 ran advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 10 ran punct
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1 see to-infinitive Sam not said here the puppies vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer puppy=Stimulus 2 run past Sam his eagerness ahead property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in eagerness=Trajectory
Example 2 The class showed great eagerness to learn about volcanoes.
det nsubj amod obj mark advcl case obl punct root The DET class NOUN showed VERB great ADJ eagerness NOUN to PART learn VERB about ADP volcanoes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 eagerness amod 5 eagerness eagerness NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obj 6 to to PART _ 7 learn mark 7 learn learn VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 showed advcl 8 about about ADP _ 9 volcanoes case 9 volcanoes volcano NOUN Number=Plur 7 learn obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past the class great eagerness vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent eagerness=Recipient 2 learn to-infinitive the class not said here about volcanoes vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about volcano=Topic
Example 3 In her eagerness she knocked over the paint pot.
case nmod:poss obl nsubj case det compound obl punct root In ADP her PRON eagerness NOUN she PRON knocked VERB over ADP the DET paint NOUN pot NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 eagerness case 2 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 eagerness nmod:poss 3 eagerness eagerness NOUN Number=Sing 5 knocked obl 4 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 knocked nsubj 5 knocked knock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 over over ADP _ 9 pot case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 pot det 8 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 9 pot compound 9 pot pot NOUN Number=Sing 5 knocked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 knocked punct
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1 knock past she her eagerness over the paint pot vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in eagerness=Location
Example 4 The Elephant's Child asked his questions with endless eagerness.
det nmod:poss case nsubj nmod:poss obj case amod obl punct root The DET Elephant PROPN 's PART Child NOUN asked VERB his PRON questions NOUN with ADP endless ADJ eagerness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Elephant det 2 Elephant Elephant PROPN Number=Sing 4 Child nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 Elephant case 4 Child child NOUN Number=Sing 5 asked nsubj 5 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 questions nmod:poss 7 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 5 asked obj 8 with with ADP _ 10 eagerness case 9 endless endless ADJ Degree=Pos 10 eagerness amod 10 eagerness eagerness NOUN Number=Sing 5 asked obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past the Elephant's Child Child's questions with endless eagerness vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent question=Recipient 2 question Child nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Mole's eagerness to see the river made him forget his spring-cleaning.
The tree, 13 words nmod:poss case nsubj mark acl det obj obj xcomp nmod:poss compound punct obj punct root Mole PROPN 's PART eagerness NOUN to PART see VERB the DET river NOUN made VERB him PRON forget VERB his PRON spring NOUN - PUNCT cleaning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mole Mole PROPN Number=Sing 3 eagerness nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Mole case 3 eagerness eagerness NOUN Number=Sing 8 made nsubj 4 to to PART _ 5 see mark 5 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 eagerness acl 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 river det 7 river river NOUN Number=Sing 5 see obj 8 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 made obj 10 forget forget VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 made xcomp 11 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 cleaning nmod:poss 12 spring spring NOUN Number=Sing 14 cleaning compound 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 spring punct 14 cleaning cleaning NOUN Number=Sing 10 forget obj 15 . . PUNCT _ 8 made punct
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1 see to-infinitive Mole's eagerness not said here the river vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer river=Stimulus 2 make past Mole's eagerness Mole tree rules 3 forget infinitive Mole not said here eagerness's spring cleaning tree rules 4 clean eagerness nom cleaning «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The dog wagged its tail with eagerness when it heard the lead.
det nsubj nmod:poss obj case obl advmod nsubj parataxis det obj punct root The DET dog NOUN wagged VERB its PRON tail NOUN with ADP eagerness NOUN when ADV it PRON heard VERB the DET lead NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 wagged nsubj 3 wagged wag VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 tail nmod:poss 5 tail tail NOUN Number=Sing 3 wagged obj 6 with with ADP _ 7 eagerness case 7 eagerness eagerness NOUN Number=Sing 3 wagged obl 8 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 heard advmod 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 heard nsubj 10 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 wagged parataxis 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 lead det 12 lead lead NOUN Number=Sing 10 heard obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 wagged punct
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1 wag past the dog dog's tail with eagerness vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tail=Patient 2 hear past dog the lead vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer lead=Stimulus
Example 7 Her eagerness to help made her the teacher's favourite helper.
nmod:poss nsubj mark acl obj det nmod:poss case amod obj punct root Her PRON eagerness NOUN to PART help VERB made VERB her PRON the DET teacher NOUN 's PART favourite ADJ helper 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 eagerness nmod:poss 2 eagerness eagerness NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj 3 to to PART _ 4 help mark 4 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 eagerness acl 5 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 made obj 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 teacher det 8 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 11 helper nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 teacher case 10 favourite favourite ADJ Degree=Pos 11 helper amod 11 helper helper NOUN Number=Sing 5 made obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
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1 help to-infinitive Her eagerness not said here vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 make past Her eagerness the teacher's favourite helper her = she vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset she=Beneficiary helper=Product
Example 8 In his eagerness to kill it, he hit himself a smart slap.
case nmod:poss obl mark acl obj punct nsubj obj det amod obj punct root In ADP his PRON eagerness NOUN to PART kill VERB it PRON , PUNCT he PRON hit VERB himself PRON a DET smart ADJ slap NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 eagerness case 2 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 eagerness nmod:poss 3 eagerness eagerness NOUN Number=Sing 9 hit obl 4 to to PART _ 5 kill mark 5 kill kill VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 eagerness acl 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 kill obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 eagerness punct 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 hit nsubj 9 hit hit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 9 hit obj 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 slap det 12 smart smart ADJ Degree=Pos 13 slap amod 13 slap slap NOUN Number=Sing 9 hit obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 hit punct
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1 kill to-infinitive he not said here eagerness vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme 2 hit past he himself = he his eagerness vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP ADJP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient slap=Result
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