flatly Who acts: dull flat voice, She, He, boy, I, team · What happens: mean, feel, refuse, not eat, deny, break · To what, where: sprouts, window, idea, no, second dog, distaff · Speech: someone speaks here
«flatly» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: flatly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Flatly means completely and firmly, with no doubt.
advmod advmod cc conj punct case det obl punct root Flatly ADV means VERB completely ADV and CCONJ firmly ADV , PUNCT with ADP no DET doubt NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Flatly flatly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 completely completely ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 firmly cc 5 firmly firmly ADV _ 3 completely conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 doubt punct 7 with with ADP _ 9 doubt case 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 doubt det 9 doubt doubt NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present with no doubt; completely, flatly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"She flatly refused."
punct nsubj advmod punct punct root " PUNCT She PRON flatly ADV refused VERB . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 refused punct 2 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 refused nsubj 3 flatly flatly ADV _ 4 refused advmod 4 refused refuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 refused punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 refused punct
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1 refuse in a quote past She flatly property vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
Meaning 2 Flatly means in a dull, flat voice without feeling or expression.
advmod case det amod punct amod obl mark acl cc conj punct root Flatly ADV means VERB in ADP a DET dull ADJ , PUNCT flat ADJ voice NOUN without SCONJ feeling VERB or CCONJ expression NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Flatly flatly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 8 voice case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 voice det 5 dull dull ADJ Degree=Pos 8 voice amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 dull punct 7 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 8 voice amod 8 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 9 without without SCONJ _ 10 feeling mark 10 feeling feel VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 voice acl 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 expression cc 12 expression expression NOUN Number=Sing 10 feeling conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present in a dull flat voice; flatly property vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in voice=Attribute 2 feel gerund a dull flat voice not said here vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 1 He flatly refused to eat the sprouts.
nsubj advmod mark xcomp det obj punct root He PRON flatly ADV refused VERB to PART eat VERB the DET sprouts 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 3 refused nsubj 2 flatly flatly ADV _ 3 refused advmod 3 refused refuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 eat mark 5 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 refused xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sprouts det 7 sprouts sprout NOUN Number=Plur 5 eat obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 refused punct
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1 refuse past He flatly property vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 not eat to-infinitive He not said here the sprouts vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sprout=Patient
Example 2 The boy flatly denied breaking the window.
det nsubj advmod xcomp det obj punct root The DET boy NOUN flatly ADV denied VERB breaking VERB the DET window NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 boy det 2 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 4 denied nsubj 3 flatly flatly ADV _ 4 denied advmod 4 denied deny VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 breaking break VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 denied xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 window det 7 window window NOUN Number=Sing 5 breaking obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 denied punct
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1 deny past the boy flatly property vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 break gerund the boy not said here the window vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer window=Patient
Example 3 "I don't care," she said flatly.
punct nsubj aux advmod punct punct nsubj conj advmod punct root " PUNCT I PRON do AUX n't PART care VERB , PUNCT " PUNCT she PRON said VERB flatly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 care punct 2 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 care nsubj 3 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 care aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 care advmod 5 care care VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 said punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 9 said punct 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 said nsubj 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 care conj 10 flatly flatly ADV _ 9 said advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 care punct
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1 not care in a quote present · do-support I vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 say speech: assert past she flatly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The team flatly rejected the idea of cheating.
det nsubj advmod det obj case nmod punct root The DET team NOUN flatly ADV rejected VERB the DET idea NOUN of ADP cheating NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 team det 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 4 rejected nsubj 3 flatly flatly ADV _ 4 rejected advmod 4 rejected reject VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 idea det 6 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 4 rejected obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 cheating case 8 cheating cheating NOUN Number=Sing 6 idea nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 rejected punct
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1 reject past the team the idea of cheating flatly property vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme
Example 5 He spoke flatly, as if he were very tired.
nsubj advmod punct mark mark nsubj cop advmod parataxis punct root He PRON spoke VERB flatly ADV , PUNCT as SCONJ if SCONJ he PRON were AUX very ADV tired ADJ . 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 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 flatly flatly ADV _ 2 spoke advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 10 tired punct 5 as as SCONJ _ 10 tired mark 6 if if SCONJ _ 10 tired mark 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 tired nsubj 8 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 tired cop 9 very very ADV _ 10 tired advmod 10 tired tired ADJ Degree=Pos 2 spoke parataxis 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past He flatly property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a condition, not said to happen past he tired property tree rules
Example 6 Mum flatly said no to a second dog.
nsubj advmod obj case det amod obl punct root Mum NOUN flatly ADV said VERB no DET to ADP a DET second ADJ dog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 2 flatly flatly ADV _ 3 said advmod 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 3 said obj 5 to to ADP _ 8 dog case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 dog det 7 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 8 dog amod 8 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 said obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past Mum no a second dog flatly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent no=Topic to dog=Recipient
Example 7 When the queen—or, rather, the swineherd’s daughter—heard of this, she very much wished to have the distaff, but the girl flatly refused to give it to her.
The tree, 30 words advmod det punct cc punct advmod punct det nmod:poss case appos punct acl:relcl case obl punct nsubj advmod advmod conj mark xcomp det obj punct cc det nsubj advmod conj mark xcomp obj case obl punct root When ADV the DET queen NOUN — PUNCT or CCONJ , PUNCT rather ADV , PUNCT the DET swineherd NOUN ’s PART daughter NOUN — PUNCT heard VERB of ADP this PRON , PUNCT she PRON very ADV much ADV wished VERB to PART have VERB the DET distaff NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ the DET girl NOUN flatly ADV refused VERB to PART give VERB it PRON to ADP her PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 When when ADV PronType=Int 3 queen advmod 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 queen det 3 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 — - PUNCT _ 12 daughter punct 5 or or CCONJ _ 12 daughter cc 6 , , PUNCT _ 12 daughter punct 7 rather rather ADV _ 12 daughter advmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 daughter punct 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 swineherd det 10 swineherd swineherd NOUN Number=Sing 12 daughter nmod:poss 11 ’s 's PART _ 10 swineherd case 12 daughter daughter NOUN Number=Sing 3 queen appos 13 — - PUNCT _ 14 heard punct 14 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 daughter acl:relcl 15 of of ADP _ 16 this case 16 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 14 heard obl 17 , , PUNCT _ 21 wished punct 18 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 wished nsubj 19 very very ADV _ 20 much advmod 20 much much ADV _ 21 wished advmod 21 wished wish VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 heard conj 22 to to PART _ 23 have mark 23 have have VERB VerbForm=Inf 21 wished xcomp 24 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 25 distaff det 25 distaff distaff NOUN Number=Sing 23 have obj 26 , , PUNCT _ 31 refused punct 27 but but CCONJ _ 31 refused cc 28 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 29 girl det 29 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 31 refused nsubj 30 flatly flatly ADV _ 31 refused advmod 31 refused refuse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 heard conj 32 to to PART _ 33 give mark 33 give give VERB VerbForm=Inf 31 refused xcomp 34 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 33 give obj 35 to to ADP _ 36 her case 36 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 33 give obl 37 . . PUNCT _ 3 queen punct
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1 hear past the swineherd's daughter not said here of this vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of this=Stimulus 2 wish participle she vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 have not said to happen to-infinitive she not said here the distaff vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent distaff=Patient 4 refuse past the girl flatly property vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 5 not give to-infinitive the girl not said here distaff girl vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to she=Recipient
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