footloose

Who acts: Footloose, you, he, footloose traveller, She, Uncle Joe · What happens: mean, go, like, do, want, tie down · To what, where: you, one place, school, town, work, coast

«footloose» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: footloose in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Footloose means free to go where you like and do what you want, with no responsibilities to tie you down.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Footloose	footloose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	to	to	PART	_	5 go	mark
5	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 free	advcl
6	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 like	advmod
7	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 like	nsubj
8	like	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 go	advcl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 do	cc
10	do	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 like	conj
11	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	13 want	obj
12	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	13 want	nsubj
13	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 do	ccomp
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 responsibilities	punct
15	with	with	ADP	_	17 responsibilities	case
16	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	17 responsibilities	det
17	responsibilities	responsibility	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 go	obl
18	to	to	PART	_	19 tie	mark
19	tie	tie	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 go	advcl
20	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	19 tie	obj
21	down	down	ADP	_	19 tie	compound:prt
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Footloose		free property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	go	to-infinitive	Footloose not said here		with no responsibilities	vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with responsibility=Beneficiary
3	like	present	you			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot
4	do	present	you not said here			tree rules
5	want	present	you			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme
6	tie down	to-infinitive	Footloose not said here	you		vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Not settled in one place.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 settled	advmod
2	settled	settle	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 place	case
4	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	5 place	nummod
5	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 settled	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 settled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not settle	participle				one place			vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location

Example 1

After finishing school, he was footloose and fancy-free.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	SCONJ	_	2 finishing	mark
2	finishing	finish	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 footloose	advcl
3	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 finishing	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 finishing	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 footloose	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 footloose	cop
7	footloose	footloose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 free	cc
9	fancy	fancy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 free	amod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 fancy	punct
11	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 footloose	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 footloose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	finish	gerund	he not said here	school		vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality school=Eventuality
2	is	past	he		footloose property	tree rules
3	be		he not said here			tree rules

Example 2

The footloose traveller hopped from town to town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 traveller	det
2	footloose	footloose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 traveller	amod
3	traveller	traveller	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hopped	nsubj
4	hopped	hop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 town	case
6	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hopped	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 town	case
8	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hopped	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hopped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hop	past	the footloose traveller			town		to town	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to town=Destination

Example 3

She enjoyed her footloose summer before starting work.

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 enjoyed	nsubj
2	enjoyed	enjoy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 summer	nmod:poss
4	footloose	footloose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 summer	amod
5	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 enjoyed	obj
6	before	before	SCONJ	_	7 starting	mark
7	starting	start	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 enjoyed	advcl
8	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 starting	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 enjoyed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enjoy	past	She				summer		vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	start	gerund	She not said here	work					vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality

Example 4

Uncle Joe has always been footloose.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Uncle	Uncle	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Joe	compound
2	Joe	Joe	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 has	nsubj
3	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	6 footloose	advmod
5	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 footloose	cop
6	footloose	footloose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 has	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Uncle Joe						vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	participle	Uncle Joe not said here					always, footloose property	tree rules

Example 5

They spent a footloose week exploring the coast.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 spent	nsubj
2	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 week	det
4	footloose	footloose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 week	amod
5	week	week	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 spent	obj
6	exploring	explore	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 spent	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 coast	det
8	coast	coast	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 exploring	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spend	past	They				week		vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	explore	gerund	They not said here	the coast					vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent coast=Location

Example 6

Without homework, I felt footloose for a day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Without	without	ADP	_	2 homework	case
2	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 felt	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 homework	punct
4	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 felt	nsubj
5	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	footloose	footloose	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 felt	xcomp
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 day	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 day	det
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 felt	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	I				day	without homework; footloose property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

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