envy Who acts: Envy, unhappy feeling, someone, you, they, She · What happens: be, want, have, envy, admire, feel · To what, where: unhappy feeling, something, toys, someone, envy, one · Speech: someone speaks here
«envy» 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: envy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Envy is the unhappy feeling of wanting something that someone else has, like their toys, skills or luck.
The tree, 18 words nsubj cop det amod mark acl obj obj nsubj advmod acl:relcl punct case nmod:poss obj punct conj cc conj punct root Envy NOUN is AUX the DET unhappy ADJ feeling NOUN of SCONJ wanting VERB something PRON that PRON someone PRON else ADV has VERB , PUNCT like ADP their PRON toys NOUN , PUNCT skills NOUN or CCONJ luck NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Envy envy NOUN Number=Sing 5 feeling nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 feeling cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 feeling det 4 unhappy unhappy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feeling amod 5 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of SCONJ _ 7 wanting mark 7 wanting want VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 feeling acl 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 wanting obj 9 that that PRON PronType=Rel 12 has obj 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 12 has nsubj 11 else else ADV _ 10 someone advmod 12 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 something acl:relcl 13 , , PUNCT _ 16 toys punct 14 like like ADP _ 16 toys case 15 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 toys nmod:poss 16 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 12 has obj 17 , , PUNCT _ 18 skills punct 18 skills skill NOUN Number=Plur 16 toys conj 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 luck cc 20 luck luck NOUN Number=Sing 16 toys conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 feeling punct
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1 is a present Envy the unhappy feeling tree rules 2 want gerund the unhappy feeling not said here something vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot something=Theme 3 have present someone their toys and skills or luck 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.
Meaning 2 To envy someone is to wish you had what they have.
mark advcl obj cop mark nsubj ccomp obj nsubj acl:relcl punct root To PART envy VERB someone PRON is AUX to PART wish VERB you PRON had VERB what PRON they PRON have VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 envy mark 2 envy envy VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 wish advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 envy obj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 wish cop 5 to to PART _ 6 wish mark 6 wish wish VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 8 had nsubj 8 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 wish ccomp 9 what what PRON PronType=Int 8 had obj 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 have nsubj 11 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 what acl:relcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 wish punct
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1 envy to-infinitive someone vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus 2 is present wish property tree rules 3 have past you vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient 4 have present they vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Someone or something that is «the envy of» others is admired and wanted by them.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cc conj nsubj cop punct det acl:relcl case punct nmod aux:pass cc conj case obl punct root Someone PRON or CCONJ something PRON that PRON is AUX « PUNCT the DET envy NOUN of ADP » PUNCT others NOUN is AUX admired VERB and CCONJ wanted VERB by ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 13 admired nsubj 2 or or CCONJ _ 3 something cc 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Someone conj 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 8 envy nsubj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 envy cop 6 « « PUNCT _ 8 envy punct 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 envy det 8 envy envy NOUN Number=Sing 3 something acl:relcl 9 of of ADP _ 11 others case 10 » » PUNCT _ 9 of punct 11 others other NOUN Number=Plur 8 envy nmod 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 admired aux:pass 13 admired admire VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 wanted cc 15 wanted want VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 admired conj 16 by by ADP _ 17 them case 17 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 wanted obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 13 admired punct
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1 is a in a quote present the envy of others tree rules 2 admire present · passive Someone vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus 3 want participle by others = other vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
Meaning 4 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
Envy is one of the seven deadly sins in Christian teaching.
nsubj cop case det nummod amod nmod case amod nmod punct root Envy NOUN is AUX one NUM of ADP the DET seven NUM deadly ADJ sins NOUN in ADP Christian ADJ teaching NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Envy envy NOUN Number=Sing 3 one nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 one cop 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card root root 4 of of ADP _ 8 sins case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sins det 6 seven seven NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 sins nummod 7 deadly deadly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sins amod 8 sins sin NOUN Number=Plur 3 one nmod 9 in in ADP _ 11 teaching case 10 Christian Christian ADJ Degree=Pos 11 teaching amod 11 teaching teaching NOUN Number=Sing 8 sins nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 one punct
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1 is a present Envy one of the seven deadly sins in Christian teaching tree rules
Example 1 She felt envy when her friend got a new bike.
nsubj obj advmod nmod:poss nsubj advcl det amod obj punct root She PRON felt VERB envy NOUN when ADV her PRON friend NOUN got VERB a DET new ADJ bike NOUN . PUNCT 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 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 envy envy NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obj 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 got advmod 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 friend nmod:poss 6 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 7 got nsubj 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 felt advcl 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 bike det 9 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 bike amod 10 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 7 got obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past She envy vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent envy=Theme 2 get past her friend a new bike vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bike=Stimulus
Example 2 I envy you; you get to go to the beach!
nsubj obj punct nsubj conj mark xcomp case det obl punct root I PRON envy VERB you PRON ; PUNCT you PRON get VERB to PART go VERB to ADP the DET beach NOUN ! PUNCT 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 envy nsubj 2 envy envy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 envy obj 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 get punct 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 get nsubj 6 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 envy conj 7 to to PART _ 8 go mark 8 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 get xcomp 9 to to ADP _ 11 beach case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 beach det 11 beach beach NOUN Number=Sing 8 go obl 12 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 envy punct
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1 envy present I you vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus 2 get present you vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 go to-infinitive you not said here the beach vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to beach=Initial_Location
Example 3 The queen was green with envy of Snow White's beauty.
det nsubj cop case obl case compound nmod:poss case nmod punct root The DET queen NOUN was AUX green ADJ with ADP envy NOUN of ADP Snow PROPN White PROPN 's PART beauty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 queen det 2 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 4 green nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 green cop 4 green green ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 with with ADP _ 6 envy case 6 envy envy NOUN Number=Sing 4 green obl 7 of of ADP _ 11 beauty case 8 Snow Snow PROPN Number=Sing 9 White compound 9 White White PROPN Number=Sing 11 beauty nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 White case 11 beauty beauty NOUN Number=Sing 6 envy nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 green punct
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1 is past the queen with envy of Snow White's beauty; green property tree rules 2 envy Snow White's beauty nom envy «feeling transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 Our new playground is the envy of other schools.
nmod:poss amod nsubj cop det case amod nmod punct root Our PRON new ADJ playground NOUN is AUX the DET envy NOUN of ADP other ADJ schools NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 playground nmod:poss 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 playground amod 3 playground playground NOUN Number=Sing 6 envy nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 envy cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 envy det 6 envy envy NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 schools case 8 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 9 schools amod 9 schools school NOUN Number=Plur 6 envy nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 envy punct
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1 is a present Our new playground the envy of other schools tree rules
Example 5 I don't envy him; he has three tests tomorrow.
nsubj aux advmod obj punct nsubj conj nummod obj nmod:unmarked punct root I PRON do AUX n't PART envy VERB him PRON ; PUNCT he PRON has VERB three NUM tests NOUN tomorrow NOUN . PUNCT 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 4 envy nsubj 2 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 envy aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 envy advmod 4 envy envy VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 envy obj 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 has punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 has nsubj 8 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 envy conj 9 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 10 tests nummod 10 tests test NOUN Number=Plur 8 has obj 11 tomorrow tomorrow NOUN Number=Sing 10 tests nmod:unmarked 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 envy punct
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1 not envy present · do-support I him = he vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus 2 have present he three tests tomorrow vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent test=Patient
Example 6 Christians list envy among the seven deadly sins.
nsubj obj case det nummod amod obl punct root Christians PROPN list VERB envy NOUN among ADP the DET seven NUM deadly ADJ sins NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 2 list nsubj 2 list list VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 envy envy NOUN Number=Sing 2 list obj 4 among among ADP _ 8 sins case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 sins det 6 seven seven NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 sins nummod 7 deadly deadly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 sins amod 8 sins sin NOUN Number=Plur 2 list obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 list punct
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1 list present Christians envy among the seven deadly sins tree rules
Example 7 He tried to turn his envy into hard work.
nsubj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj case amod obl punct root He PRON tried VERB to PART turn VERB his PRON envy NOUN into ADP hard ADJ work NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 tried nsubj 2 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 turn mark 4 turn turn VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 tried xcomp 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 envy nmod:poss 6 envy envy NOUN Number=Sing 4 turn obj 7 into into ADP _ 9 work case 8 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 9 work amod 9 work work NOUN Number=Sing 4 turn obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 tried punct
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1 try past He vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 turn not said to happen to-infinitive He not said here his envy hard work vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent envy=Theme into work=Trajectory 3 envy his = he nom envy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 8 Ducks have strong passions, whether they feel envy or pity.
nsubj amod obj punct mark nsubj conj obj cc conj punct root Ducks NOUN have VERB strong ADJ passions NOUN , PUNCT whether SCONJ they PRON feel VERB envy NOUN or CCONJ pity NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ducks duck NOUN Number=Plur 2 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 4 passions amod 4 passions passion NOUN Number=Plur 2 have obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 feel punct 6 whether whether SCONJ _ 8 feel mark 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 feel nsubj 8 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 have conj 9 envy envy NOUN Number=Sing 8 feel obj 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 pity cc 11 pity pity NOUN Number=Sing 9 envy conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present Ducks strong passions vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passion=Patient 2 feel present Ducks = duck envy or pity vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent envy=Theme
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