ghastly

Who acts: school dinner, We, ghastly scream, He, I, Toad · What happens: see, look, be, have, come, make · To what, where: weather, holiday, cellar, ghastly mistake, ghastly howl · Speech: someone speaks here

«ghastly» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: ghastly in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very bad, horrible or unpleasant.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 bad	advmod
2	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 horrible	punct
4	horrible	horrible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 bad	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 unpleasant	cc
6	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 bad	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bad	punct

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

Meaning 2

Shocking and frightening, like something terrible to see.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shocking	shocking	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 frightening	cc
3	frightening	frightening	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Shocking	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 something	punct
5	like	like	ADP	_	6 something	case
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Shocking	conj
7	terrible	terrible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 something	amod
8	to	to	PART	_	9 see	mark
9	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 terrible	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Shocking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	to-infinitive							vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 3

Very pale and ill-looking, like a ghost.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 pale	advmod
2	pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 looking	cc
4	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 looking	compound
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 ill	punct
6	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 pale	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 ghost	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 ghost	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 ghost	det
10	ghost	ghost	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 looking	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 pale	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	gerund						like a ghost	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 4

Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

Awful, as in «a ghastly mistake», «ghastly weather».

The tree, 8 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Awful	awful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 mistake	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 mistake	punct
3	as	as	SCONJ	_	8 mistake	mark
4	in	in	ADP	_	8 mistake	case
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 mistake	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 mistake	det
7	ghastly	ghastly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 mistake	amod
8	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 mistake	punct
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 weather	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 weather	punct
12	ghastly	ghastly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 weather	amod
13	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mistake	appos
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 weather	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 mistake	punct

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

Example 1

The school dinner was ghastly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dinner	det
2	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dinner	compound
3	dinner	dinner	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 ghastly	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 ghastly	cop
5	ghastly	ghastly	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 ghastly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the school dinner					ghastly property	tree rules

Example 2

We had ghastly weather on holiday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	ghastly	ghastly	ADV	_	2 had	advmod
4	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 holiday	case
6	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	We	weather		holiday		ghastly property	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weather=Patient

Example 3

A ghastly scream came from the cellar.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 scream	det
2	ghastly	ghastly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 scream	amod
3	scream	scream	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	nsubj
4	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 cellar	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 cellar	det
7	cellar	cellar	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	a ghastly scream			the cellar			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from cellar=Initial_Location

Example 4

He looked ghastly after being seasick.

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 looked	nsubj
2	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	ghastly	ghastly	ADV	_	2 looked	advmod
4	after	after	SCONJ	_	6 seasick	mark
5	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 seasick	cop
6	seasick	seasick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 looked	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	He					ghastly property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	is	gerund	He not said here					seasick property	tree rules

Example 5

I've made a ghastly mistake!

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	3 made	nsubj
2	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 made	aux
3	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 mistake	det
5	ghastly	ghastly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 mistake	amod
6	mistake	mistake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present · perfect	I	a ghastly mistake					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mistake=Product

Example 6

Toad thought the prison food was ghastly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 thought	nsubj
2	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 food	det
4	prison	prison	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 food	compound
5	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 ghastly	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 ghastly	cop
7	ghastly	ghastly	ADV	_	2 thought	ccomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	past	Toad						vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	the prison food					ghastly property	tree rules

Example 7

The weasels let out a ghastly howl as the friends burst in.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 weasels	det
2	weasels	weasel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 let	nsubj
3	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	out	out	ADP	_	3 let	compound:prt
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 howl	det
6	ghastly	ghastly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 howl	amod
7	howl	howl	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 let	obj
8	as	as	SCONJ	_	11 burst	mark
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 friends	det
10	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 burst	nsubj
11	burst	burst	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 let	advcl
12	in	in	ADP	_	11 burst	compound:prt
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	let out	infinitive	the weasels	a ghastly howl					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent howl=Theme
2	burst in	past	the friends						vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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