ghostly

Who acts: We, moan, moon, face, Ghostly shapes, tale · What happens: do, see, hear, mean, drift, be · To what, where: ghostly figure, old hall, ghostly moan, attic, wind, garden

«ghostly» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: ghostly in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Like a ghost or to do with ghosts: pale, faint, strange and scary.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Like	like	ADP	_	3 ghost	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 ghost	det
3	ghost	ghost	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 do	obl
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 do	cc
5	to	to	PART	_	6 do	mark
6	do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 ghosts	case
8	ghosts	ghost	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 do	obl
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 pale	punct
10	pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 ghosts	amod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 faint	punct
12	faint	faint	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pale	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 strange	punct
14	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pale	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 scary	cc
16	scary	scary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pale	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive						like a ghost; with ghosts	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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.

Meaning 2

Faint and hard to see or hear, as if not quite real: a ghostly shape in the fog.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Faint	faint	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 hard	cc
3	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Faint	conj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 see	mark
5	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 hard	xcomp
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 hear	cc
7	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 see	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 real	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	13 real	mark
10	if	if	SCONJ	_	13 real	mark
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	13 real	advmod
12	quite	quite	ADV	_	13 real	advmod
13	real	real	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 see	parataxis
14	:	:	PUNCT	_	17 shape	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 shape	det
16	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 shape	amod
17	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 real	obl
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 fog	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 fog	det
20	fog	fog	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 shape	nmod
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Faint	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
2	hear	infinitive							vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer

Meaning 3

Ghostly can also mean spiritual, to do with the soul, saints or religion.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ghostly	ghostly	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	spiritual	spiritual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mean	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 do	punct
7	to	to	PART	_	8 do	mark
8	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 mean	conj
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 soul	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 soul	det
11	soul	soul	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 do	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 saints	punct
13	saints	saint	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 soul	conj
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 religion	cc
15	religion	religion	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 saints	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can						ghostly, spiritual property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	do	to-infinitive						with the soul and saints or religion	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

A ghostly figure drifted across the old hall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 figure	det
2	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 figure	amod
3	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	drifted	drift	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 figure	acl
5	across	across	ADP	_	8 hall	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 hall	det
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 hall	amod
8	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 drifted	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 figure	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drift	participle		a ghostly figure not said here		the old hall			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across hall=Trajectory

Example 2

We heard a ghostly moan from the attic, but it was just the wind.

The tree, 14 words

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 heard	nsubj
2	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 moan	det
4	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 moan	amod
5	moan	moan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 attic	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 attic	det
8	attic	attic	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 wind	punct
10	but	but	CCONJ	_	15 wind	cc
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 wind	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 wind	cop
13	just	just	ADV	_	15 wind	advmod
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 wind	det
15	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heard	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 heard	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	We	a ghostly moan		the attic			vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent moan=Topic from attic=Source
2	is a	past	moan	the wind					tree rules

Example 3

The moon gave the garden a ghostly glow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 moon	det
2	moon	moon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 garden	det
5	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 glow	det
7	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 glow	amod
8	glow	glow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the moon	the garden					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent garden=Recipient glow=Theme

Example 4

Her face looked ghostly pale after the fright.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 face	nmod:poss
2	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	nsubj
3	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	ghostly	ghostly	ADV	_	5 pale	advmod
5	pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looked	xcomp
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 fright	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fright	det
8	fright	fright	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	Her face				after the fright	pale property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 5

Ghostly shapes of ships appeared out of the fog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 shapes	amod
2	shapes	shape	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 appeared	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 ships	case
4	ships	ship	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 shapes	nmod
5	appeared	appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	out	out	ADP	_	9 fog	case
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 fog	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 fog	det
9	fog	fog	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 appeared	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 appeared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	appear	past	Ghostly shapes of ships			the fog			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme out fog=Location

Example 6

The tale was full of ghostly whispers.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 tale	det
2	tale	tale	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 full	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 full	cop
4	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 whispers	case
6	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 whispers	amod
7	whispers	whisper	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 full	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the tale					of ghostly whispers; full property	tree rules

Example 7

Using «ghostly» made my Halloween story spookier.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Using	use	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 made	csubj
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	3 ghostly	punct
3	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Using	obj
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	3 ghostly	punct
5	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 story	nmod:poss
7	Halloween	Halloween	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 story	compound
8	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 made	obj
9	spookier	spooky	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 made	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	gerund		ghostly					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ghostly=Patient
2	make	past	Using	my Halloween story				spooky property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset story=Product

Example 8

To these "legends," as the folk-tales are styled in which the saints or their ghostly enemies occur, belongs the following narrative of--

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	ADP	_	4 legends	case
2	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	4 legends	det
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 legends	punct
4	legends	legend	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 styled	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 legends	punct
6	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 legends	punct
7	as	as	ADP	_	11 tales	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 tales	det
9	folk	folk	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 tales	compound
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 folk	punct
11	tales	tale	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 styled	obl
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 styled	aux:pass
13	styled	style	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 which	case
15	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	22 occur	obl
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 saints	det
17	saints	saint	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 occur	nsubj
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 enemies	cc
19	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 enemies	nmod:poss
20	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 enemies	amod
21	enemies	enemy	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 saints	conj
22	occur	occur	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 styled	parataxis
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 belongs	punct
24	belongs	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 styled	conj
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 narrative	det
26	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	27 narrative	case
27	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 belongs	obj
28	of	of	ADP	_	27 narrative	case
29	--	--	PUNCT	_	13 styled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	style	present · passive			to this legends; as the folk tales	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: as tale=Attribute
2	occur	present	the saints or saints's ghostly enemies			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in which=Location
3	belong	present		the narrative		tree rules
4	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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