glacial Who acts: Glacial, Glaciers, this, glacial wind, Traffic, She · What happens: mean, do, describe, be, carve, shape · To what, where: someone, sea, glacial stare, him, lake, last glacial period · Speech: someone speaks here
«glacial» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: glacial in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Glacial means to do with glaciers or ice, as in «glacial valleys».
The tree, 12 words nsubj mark ccomp case obl cc conj punct case case punct amod obl punct punct root Glacial ADJ means VERB to PART do VERB with ADP glaciers NOUN or CCONJ ice NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT glacial ADJ valleys NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 means ccomp 5 with with ADP _ 6 glaciers case 6 glaciers glacier NOUN Number=Plur 4 do obl 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 ice cc 8 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 6 glaciers conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 14 valleys punct 10 as as ADP _ 14 valleys case 11 in in ADP _ 14 valleys case 12 « « PUNCT _ 14 valleys punct 13 glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 14 valleys amod 14 valleys valley NOUN Number=Plur 4 do obl 15 » » PUNCT _ 14 valleys punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Glacial vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive with glaciers or ice; as glacial valleys 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 Glacial means extremely cold.
nsubj advmod xcomp punct root Glacial ADJ means VERB extremely ADV cold ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 extremely extremely ADV _ 4 cold advmod 4 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Glacial cold property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Glacial means very slow, as in «at a glacial pace».
nsubj advmod xcomp punct mark case punct case det amod parataxis punct punct root Glacial ADJ means VERB very ADV slow ADJ , PUNCT as SCONJ in ADP « PUNCT at ADP a DET glacial ADJ pace NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 slow advmod 4 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 12 pace punct 6 as as SCONJ _ 12 pace mark 7 in in ADP _ 12 pace case 8 « « PUNCT _ 12 pace punct 9 at at ADP _ 12 pace case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 pace det 11 glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 12 pace amod 12 pace pace NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 pace punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Glacial slow property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Meaning 4 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Glacial can describe someone who is very unfriendly and cold.
advcl aux obj nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl cc conj punct root Glacial ADJ can AUX describe VERB someone PRON who PRON is AUX very ADV unfriendly ADJ and CCONJ cold ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 3 describe advcl 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 describe aux 3 describe describe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 describe obj 5 who who PRON PronType=Rel 8 unfriendly nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 unfriendly cop 7 very very ADV _ 8 unfriendly advmod 8 unfriendly unfriendly ADJ Degree=Pos 4 someone acl:relcl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 cold cc 10 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 8 unfriendly conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 describe punct
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1 describe can someone vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent someone=Theme 2 is present unfriendly property tree rules 3 be tree rules
Example 1 Glaciers carved this U-shaped glacial valley.
nsubj nsubj compound punct amod amod ccomp punct root Glaciers NOUN carved VERB this PRON U PROPN - PUNCT shaped VERB glacial ADJ valley NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Glaciers glacier NOUN Number=Plur 2 carved nsubj 2 carved carve VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 valley nsubj 4 U U PROPN Number=Sing 6 shaped compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 U punct 6 shaped shape VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 valley amod 7 glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 8 valley amod 8 valley valley NOUN Number=Sing 2 carved ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 carved punct
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1 carve past Glaciers vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 shape participle vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset 3 valley this tree rules
Example 2 A glacial wind blew off the sea.
det amod nsubj case det obl punct root A DET glacial ADJ wind NOUN blew VERB off ADP the DET sea NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 wind det 2 glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 3 wind amod 3 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 4 blew nsubj 4 blew blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 off off ADP _ 7 sea case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 sea det 7 sea sea NOUN Number=Sing 4 blew obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 blew punct
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1 blow off past a glacial wind the sea vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent sea=Patient
Example 3 Traffic moved at a glacial pace.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root Traffic PROPN moved VERB at ADP a DET glacial ADJ pace NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Traffic Traffic PROPN Number=Sing 2 moved nsubj 2 moved move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 6 pace case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 pace det 5 glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 6 pace amod 6 pace pace NOUN Number=Sing 2 moved obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 moved punct
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1 move past Traffic at a glacial pace vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at pace=Trajectory
Example 4 She gave him a glacial stare.
nsubj iobj det amod obj punct root She PRON gave VERB him PRON a DET glacial ADJ stare 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 gave iobj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 stare det 5 glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stare amod 6 stare stare NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She a glacial stare him = he vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient stare=Theme
Example 5 The lake was formed in the last glacial period.
det nsubj aux:pass case det amod amod obl punct root The DET lake NOUN was AUX formed VERB in ADP the DET last ADJ glacial ADJ period NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lake det 2 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 4 formed nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 formed aux:pass 4 formed form VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 9 period case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 period det 7 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 9 period amod 8 glacial glacial ADJ Degree=Pos 9 period amod 9 period period NOUN Number=Sing 4 formed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 formed punct
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1 form past · passive the lake the last glacial period vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
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