extremity

Who acts: extremities, Cold weather, Frostbite, lighthouse, you, doctor · What happens: be, make, feel, damage, stand, wear · To what, where: far parts, fingers, southern extremity, gloves, extremities, blood flow

«extremity» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: extremity in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Your extremities are the far parts of your body, like your hands, feet, fingers and toes.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 extremities	nmod:poss
2	extremities	extremity	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 parts	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 parts	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 parts	det
5	far	far	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 parts	amod
6	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 body	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 body	nmod:poss
9	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 parts	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 hands	punct
11	like	like	ADP	_	13 hands	case
12	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 hands	nmod:poss
13	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 parts	appos
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 feet	punct
15	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 hands	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 fingers	punct
17	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 hands	conj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 toes	cc
19	toes	toe	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 fingers	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 parts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Your extremities	the far parts				of your body	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

The far end or edge of something, such as a place.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 end	det
2	far	far	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 end	amod
3	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 edge	cc
5	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 end	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 something	case
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 edge	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 place	punct
9	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	12 place	case
10	as	as	ADP	_	9 such	fixed
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 place	det
12	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 something	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 end	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A very serious or dangerous situation, or a very high degree of something.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 situation	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 serious	advmod
3	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 situation	amod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 dangerous	cc
5	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 situation	amod
6	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 degree	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 degree	cc
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 degree	det
10	very	very	ADV	_	11 high	advmod
11	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 degree	amod
12	degree	degree	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 situation	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 something	case
14	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 degree	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 situation	punct

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

Example 1

Cold weather makes your extremities feel numb first.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 weather	amod
2	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 makes	nsubj
3	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 extremities	nmod:poss
5	extremities	extremity	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 feel	nsubj
6	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 makes	ccomp
7	numb	numb	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 feel	xcomp
8	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	6 feel	advmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 makes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	Cold weather						tree rules
2	feel	present	your extremities					first, numb property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 2

Frostbite can damage fingers, toes and other extremities.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Frostbite	frostbite	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 damage	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 damage	aux
3	damage	damage	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	fingers	finger	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 damage	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 toes	punct
6	toes	toe	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fingers	conj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 extremities	cc
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 extremities	amod
9	extremities	extremity	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 fingers	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 damage	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	damage	can	Frostbite	fingers and toes and other extremities					vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient

Example 3

The lighthouse stood at the southern extremity of the island.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lighthouse	det
2	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	nsubj
3	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	7 extremity	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 extremity	det
6	southern	southern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 extremity	amod
7	extremity	extremity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 island	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 island	det
10	island	island	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 extremity	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	the lighthouse			the southern extremity of the island			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at extremity=Location

Example 4

Wear gloves and thick socks to keep your extremities warm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	gloves	glove	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wear	obj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 socks	cc
4	thick	thick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 socks	amod
5	socks	sock	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 gloves	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 keep	mark
7	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Wear	advcl
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 extremities	nmod:poss
9	extremities	extremity	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 keep	obj
10	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 keep	xcomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	imperative	you not said here	gloves and thick socks					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent glove=Theme
2	keep	to-infinitive	you not said here	your extremities				warm property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent extremity=Theme

Example 5

The doctor checked the blood flow to his extremities.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 doctor	det
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 checked	nsubj
3	checked	check	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 flow	det
5	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 flow	compound
6	flow	flow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 checked	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 extremities	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 extremities	nmod:poss
9	extremities	extremity	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 checked	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 checked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	check	past	the doctor	the blood flow				to doctor's extremities	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flow=Theme

Example 6

In their extremity, the sailors ate the last of the bread.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 extremity	case
2	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 extremity	nmod:poss
3	extremity	extremity	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ate	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 extremity	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sailors	det
6	sailors	sailor	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 ate	nsubj
7	ate	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 last	det
9	last	last	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ate	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 bread	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 bread	det
12	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 last	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 ate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	eat	past	the sailors	the last of the bread		their extremity			vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent last=Patient

Example 7

I am, therefore, very unhappy, and in my extremity I determined to ask the help of a human being.

The tree, 19 words

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	7 unhappy	nsubj
2	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 unhappy	cop
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 unhappy	punct
4	therefore	therefore	ADV	_	7 unhappy	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 unhappy	punct
6	very	very	ADV	_	7 unhappy	advmod
7	unhappy	unhappy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 determined	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 determined	cc
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 extremity	case
11	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 extremity	nmod:poss
12	extremity	extremity	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 determined	obl
13	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	14 determined	nsubj
14	determined	determine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 unhappy	conj
15	to	to	PART	_	16 ask	mark
16	ask	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 determined	xcomp
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 help	det
18	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 ask	obj
19	of	of	SCONJ	_	21 human	mark
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 human	det
21	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 help	acl
22	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	21 human	advcl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 unhappy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	present	I			therefore, unhappy property	tree rules
2	determine	past	I		my extremity		vn discover-84 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	ask speech: ask	to-infinitive	I not said here	the help			vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent help=Recipient

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