forlorn
Who acts: forlorn puppy, shipwrecked sailor, children · What happens: leave, wait, feel, wander · To what, where: gate
«forlorn» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: forlorn in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Sad, lonely and uncared for, often left alone.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sad | sad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 lonely | punct |
| 3 | lonely | lonely | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Sad | conj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 uncared | cc |
| 5 | uncared | uncared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Sad | conj |
| 6 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 9 left | mark |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 left | punct |
| 8 | often | often | ADV | _ | 9 left | advmod |
| 9 | left | leave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 uncared | advcl |
| 10 | alone | alone | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 left | xcomp |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Sad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | participle | alone, often property | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.
Hopeless, in a poor or wretched state.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hopeless | hopeless | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 state | punct |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 state | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 state | det |
| 5 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 state | amod |
| 6 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 7 wretched | cc |
| 7 | wretched | wretched | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 poor | conj |
| 8 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Hopeless | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Hopeless | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The forlorn puppy waited at the gate.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 puppy | det |
| 2 | forlorn | forlorn | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 puppy | amod |
| 3 | puppy | puppy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 waited | nsubj |
| 4 | waited | wait | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 7 gate | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 gate | det |
| 7 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 waited | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 waited | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wait | past | the forlorn puppy | the gate | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at gate=Location |
Example 2
The shipwrecked sailor felt forlorn.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sailor | det |
| 2 | shipwrecked | shipwrecked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 sailor | amod |
| 3 | sailor | sailor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 felt | nsubj |
| 4 | felt | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | forlorn | forlorn | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 felt | xcomp |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 felt | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | past | the shipwrecked sailor | forlorn property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 3
Forlorn and hungry, the children wandered on.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Forlorn | forlorn | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 wandered | advcl |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 hungry | cc |
| 3 | hungry | hungry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Forlorn | conj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 wandered | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 children | det |
| 6 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 wandered | nsubj |
| 7 | wandered | wander | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | on | on | ADV | _ | 7 wandered | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 wandered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wander | past | the children | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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