gingerly Who acts: you, She, He, Mole, Alice, vet · What happens: be, hurt, break, happen, step, freeze · To what, where: yourself, something, frozen pond, bruised knee, boat, bottle · Speech: someone speaks here
«gingerly» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: gingerly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Very carefully and slowly, because you are afraid of hurting yourself or breaking something, or of what might happen.
The tree, 19 words advmod advmod cc conj punct mark nsubj cop mark advcl obj cc conj obj punct cc case nsubj aux conj punct root Very ADV carefully ADV and CCONJ slowly ADV , PUNCT because SCONJ you PRON are AUX afraid ADJ of SCONJ hurting VERB yourself PRON or CCONJ breaking VERB something PRON , PUNCT or CCONJ of ADP what PRON might AUX happen VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Very very ADV _ 2 carefully advmod 2 carefully carefully ADV _ 9 afraid advmod 3 and and CCONJ _ 4 slowly cc 4 slowly slowly ADV _ 2 carefully conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 afraid punct 6 because because SCONJ _ 9 afraid mark 7 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 afraid nsubj 8 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 afraid cop 9 afraid afraid ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 of of SCONJ _ 11 hurting mark 11 hurting hurt VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 afraid advcl 12 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 11 hurting obj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 breaking cc 14 breaking break VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 11 hurting conj 15 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 breaking obj 16 , , PUNCT _ 21 happen punct 17 or or CCONJ _ 21 happen cc 18 of of ADP _ 19 what case 19 what what PRON PronType=Int 21 happen nsubj 20 might might AUX VerbForm=Fin 21 happen aux 21 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 afraid conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 9 afraid punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is present you afraid, carefully property tree rules 2 hurt gerund you not said here yourself vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer yourself=Patient 3 break gerund you not said here something vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Patient 4 happen might vn occur-48.3-1 «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.
Example 1 She stepped gingerly onto the frozen pond.
nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root She PRON stepped VERB gingerly ADV onto ADP the DET frozen VERB pond NOUN . PUNCT 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 stepped nsubj 2 stepped step VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 gingerly gingerly ADV _ 2 stepped advmod 4 onto onto ADP _ 7 pond case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 pond det 6 frozen freeze VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 pond amod 7 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 2 stepped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 stepped punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 step past She the frozen pond gingerly property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto pond=Trajectory 2 freeze participle vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 2 He touched his bruised knee gingerly.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj advmod punct root He PRON touched VERB his PRON bruised VERB knee NOUN gingerly ADV . 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 touched nsubj 2 touched touch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 knee nmod:poss 4 bruised bruise VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 knee amod 5 knee knee NOUN Number=Sing 2 touched obj 6 gingerly gingerly ADV _ 2 touched advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 touched punct
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1 touch past He his bruised knee gingerly property vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme knee=Co-Theme 2 bruise participle vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
Example 3 Mole climbed gingerly into the boat.
nsubj advmod case det obl punct root Mole PROPN climbed VERB gingerly ADV into ADP the DET boat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mole Mole PROPN Number=Sing 2 climbed nsubj 2 climbed climb VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 gingerly gingerly ADV _ 2 climbed advmod 4 into into ADP _ 6 boat case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 boat det 6 boat boat NOUN Number=Sing 2 climbed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 climbed punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 climb past Mole the boat gingerly property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into boat=Destination
Example 4 Alice picked up the bottle gingerly.
nsubj compound:prt det obj advmod punct root Alice PROPN picked VERB up ADP the DET bottle NOUN gingerly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Alice Alice PROPN Number=Sing 2 picked nsubj 2 picked pick VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 picked compound:prt 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 bottle det 5 bottle bottle NOUN Number=Sing 2 picked obj 6 gingerly gingerly ADV _ 2 picked advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 picked punct
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1 pick up past Alice the bottle gingerly property vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bottle=Topic
Example 5 The vet lifted the hurt puppy gingerly.
det nsubj det compound obj advmod punct root The DET vet NOUN lifted VERB the DET hurt NOUN puppy NOUN gingerly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vet det 2 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 3 lifted nsubj 3 lifted lift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 puppy det 5 hurt hurt NOUN Number=Sing 6 puppy compound 6 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 lifted obj 7 gingerly gingerly ADV _ 3 lifted advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 lifted punct
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1 lift past the vet the hurt puppy gingerly property vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puppy=Theme
Example 6 We walked gingerly across the wobbly bridge.
nsubj advmod case det amod obl punct root We PRON walked VERB gingerly ADV across ADP the DET wobbly ADJ bridge NOUN . PUNCT 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 walked nsubj 2 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 gingerly gingerly ADV _ 2 walked advmod 4 across across ADP _ 7 bridge case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bridge det 6 wobbly wobbly ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bridge amod 7 bridge bridge NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 walked punct
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1 walk past We the wobbly bridge gingerly property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across bridge=Trajectory
Example 7 He gingerly opened the box to see what was inside.
nsubj advmod det obj mark advcl nsubj cop ccomp punct root He PRON gingerly ADV opened VERB the DET box NOUN to PART see VERB what PRON was AUX inside ADV . 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 opened nsubj 2 gingerly gingerly ADV _ 3 opened advmod 3 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 box det 5 box box NOUN Number=Sing 3 opened obj 6 to to PART _ 7 see mark 7 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 opened advcl 8 what what PRON PronType=Int 10 inside nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 inside cop 10 inside inside ADV _ 7 see ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 opened punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 open past He the box gingerly property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location box=Theme 2 see to-infinitive He not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 is past inside property tree rules
Example 8 He held it gingerly for a few moments.
nsubj obj advmod case det amod obl punct root He PRON held VERB it PRON gingerly ADV for ADP a DET few ADJ moments 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 2 held nsubj 2 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 held obj 4 gingerly gingerly ADV _ 2 held advmod 5 for for ADP _ 8 moments case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 moments det 7 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 8 moments amod 8 moments moment NOUN Number=Plur 2 held obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 held punct
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1 hold past He it moment gingerly property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
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