evil Who acts: Evil, bad thing, evil witch, villain, He, Bullying · What happens: mean, want, hurt, be, cause, cast · To what, where: others, great wickedness, bad thing, harm, evil people, spell · Speech: someone speaks here
«evil» 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: evil in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Evil means very bad and cruel, wanting to hurt others.
nsubj advmod xcomp cc conj punct ccomp mark xcomp obj punct root Evil NOUN means VERB very ADV bad ADJ and CCONJ cruel ADJ , PUNCT wanting VERB to PART hurt VERB others NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Evil evil NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 bad advmod 4 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 cruel cc 6 cruel cruel ADJ Degree=Pos 4 bad conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 wanting punct 8 wanting want VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 9 to to PART _ 10 hurt mark 10 hurt hurt VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 wanting xcomp 11 others other NOUN Number=Plur 10 hurt obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Evil bad property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 want gerund vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 hurt not said to happen to-infinitive others vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer other=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 Evil is great wickedness and harm.
nsubj cop amod cc conj punct root Evil NOUN is AUX great ADJ wickedness NOUN and CCONJ harm NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Evil evil NOUN Number=Sing 4 wickedness nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 wickedness cop 3 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wickedness amod 4 wickedness wickedness NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 harm cc 6 harm harm NOUN Number=Sing 4 wickedness conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 wickedness punct
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1 is a present Evil great wickedness and harm tree rules
Meaning 3 An evil is a very bad thing that causes harm, as in «the lesser of two evils».
The tree, 17 words det nsubj cop det advmod amod nsubj acl:relcl obj punct mark case punct det parataxis case nummod obl punct punct root An DET evil NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV bad ADJ thing NOUN that PRON causes VERB harm NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT the DET lesser ADJ of ADP two NUM evils NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 An a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 evil det 2 evil evil NOUN Number=Sing 7 thing nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 thing cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 thing det 5 very very ADV _ 6 bad advmod 6 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 7 thing amod 7 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 causes nsubj 9 causes cause VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 thing acl:relcl 10 harm harm NOUN Number=Sing 9 causes obj 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 lesser punct 12 as as SCONJ _ 16 lesser mark 13 in in ADP _ 16 lesser case 14 « « PUNCT _ 16 lesser punct 15 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 16 lesser det 16 lesser less ADJ Degree=Cmp 7 thing parataxis 17 of of ADP _ 19 evils case 18 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 19 evils nummod 19 evils evil NOUN Number=Plur 16 lesser obl 20 » » PUNCT _ 16 lesser punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 7 thing punct
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1 is a present a evil a bad thing tree rules 2 cause present a bad thing harm vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition harm=Patient
Meaning 4 The evil can mean evil people, the wicked ones.
det nsubj aux amod obj punct det amod conj punct root The DET evil NOUN can AUX mean VERB evil ADJ people NOUN , PUNCT the DET wicked ADJ ones NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 evil det 2 evil evil NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 mean aux 4 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 evil evil ADJ Degree=Pos 6 people amod 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 mean obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 ones punct 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ones det 9 wicked wicked ADJ Degree=Pos 10 ones amod 10 ones one NOUN Number=Plur 6 people conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can the evil evil people and the wicked ones vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Topic
Example 1 The evil witch cast a spell on the princess.
det amod nsubj det obj case det obl punct root The DET evil ADJ witch NOUN cast VERB a DET spell NOUN on ADP the DET princess NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 witch det 2 evil evil ADJ Degree=Pos 3 witch amod 3 witch witch NOUN Number=Sing 4 cast nsubj 4 cast cast VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 spell det 6 spell spell NOUN Number=Sing 4 cast obj 7 on on ADP _ 9 princess case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 princess det 9 princess princess NOUN Number=Sing 4 cast obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 cast punct
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1 cast past the evil witch a spell on the princess vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent spell=Theme on princess=Destination
Example 2 In the end, good defeated evil.
case det obl punct amod amod punct root In ADP the DET end NOUN , PUNCT good ADJ defeated VERB evil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 end case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 end det 3 end end NOUN Number=Sing 7 evil obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 end punct 5 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 7 evil amod 6 defeated defeat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 evil amod 7 evil evil NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 evil punct
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1 defeat participle tree rules
Example 3 The villain had an evil plan to steal the crown.
det nsubj det amod obj mark acl det obj punct root The DET villain NOUN had VERB an DET evil ADJ plan NOUN to PART steal VERB the DET crown NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 villain det 2 villain villain NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 plan det 5 evil evil ADJ Degree=Pos 6 plan amod 6 plan plan NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 to to PART _ 8 steal mark 8 steal steal VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 plan acl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 crown det 10 crown crown NOUN Number=Sing 8 steal obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the villain a evil plan vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient 2 steal to-infinitive the villain not said here the crown vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crown=Theme
Example 4 He gave an evil laugh in the school play.
nsubj det amod obj case det compound obl punct root He PRON gave VERB an DET evil ADJ laugh NOUN in ADP the DET school NOUN play 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 laugh det 4 evil evil ADJ Degree=Pos 5 laugh amod 5 laugh laugh NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 in in ADP _ 9 play case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 play det 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 9 play compound 9 play play NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He a evil laugh the school play vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Theme
Example 5 Bullying is cruel, not just naughty.
nsubj cop punct advmod advmod conj punct root Bullying NOUN is AUX cruel ADJ , PUNCT not PART just ADV naughty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bullying bullying NOUN Number=Sing 3 cruel nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 cruel cop 3 cruel cruel ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 naughty punct 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 naughty advmod 6 just just ADV _ 7 naughty advmod 7 naughty naughty ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cruel conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 cruel punct
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1 is present Bullying cruel property tree rules 2 not be Bullying not said here tree rules
Example 6 Choosing between them was the lesser of two evils.
csubj case obl cop det case nummod obl punct root Choosing VERB between ADP them PRON was AUX the DET lesser ADJ of ADP two NUM evils NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Choosing choose VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 lesser csubj 2 between between ADP _ 3 them case 3 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 1 Choosing obl 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 lesser cop 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 lesser det 6 lesser less ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 7 of of ADP _ 9 evils case 8 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 evils nummod 9 evils evil NOUN Number=Plur 6 lesser obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 lesser punct
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1 choose gerund between them = they vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is past Choosing of two evils; less property tree rules
Example 7 The cat gave the dog an evil look.
det nsubj det obj det amod obj punct root The DET cat NOUN gave VERB the DET dog NOUN an DET evil ADJ look NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 dog det 5 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 look det 7 evil evil ADJ Degree=Pos 8 look amod 8 look look NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the cat a evil look the dog vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient look=Theme
Example 8 Kindness is thrown away upon the evil.
nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root Kindness NOUN is AUX thrown VERB away ADV upon ADP the DET evil NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 3 thrown nsubj:pass 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 thrown aux:pass 3 thrown throw VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 away away ADV _ 3 thrown advmod 5 upon upon ADP _ 7 evil case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 evil det 7 evil evil NOUN Number=Sing 3 thrown obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 thrown punct
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1 throw away present · passive Kindness the evil away property vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme upon evil=Destination
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