glance Who acts: glance, She, Tom, bar chart, more children, twins · What happens: glance, be, look away, glance off, bounce away, see · To what, where: something, quick look, angle, side, quick glance, notes · Speech: someone speaks here
«glance» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: glance in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To glance is to look at something very quickly and then look away.
mark csubj cop mark case obl advmod advmod cc advmod conj advmod punct root To PART glance VERB is AUX to PART look VERB at ADP something PRON very ADV quickly ADV and CCONJ then ADV look VERB away ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 glance mark 2 glance glance VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 look csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 look cop 4 to to PART _ 5 look mark 5 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 at at ADP _ 7 something case 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 look obl 8 very very ADV _ 9 quickly advmod 9 quickly quickly ADV _ 5 look advmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 12 look cc 11 then then ADV PronType=Dem 12 look advmod 12 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 look conj 13 away away ADV _ 12 look advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 look punct
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1 glance to-infinitive vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 is present something look, quickly property tree rules 3 look away infinitive then away property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
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 A glance is a quick look.
det nsubj cop det amod punct root A DET glance NOUN is AUX a DET quick ADJ look NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 glance det 2 glance glance NOUN Number=Sing 6 look nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 look cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 look det 5 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 6 look amod 6 look look NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 look punct
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1 is a present a glance a quick look tree rules
Meaning 3 To glance off something is to hit it at an angle and bounce away to the side.
The tree, 17 words mark advcl compound:prt obj cop mark obj case det obl cc conj advmod case det obl punct root To PART glance VERB off ADP something PRON is AUX to PART hit VERB it PRON at ADP an DET angle NOUN and CCONJ bounce VERB away ADV to ADP the DET side NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 glance mark 2 glance glance VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hit advcl 3 off off ADP _ 2 glance compound:prt 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 glance obj 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 hit cop 6 to to PART _ 7 hit mark 7 hit hit VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 hit obj 9 at at ADP _ 11 angle case 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 angle det 11 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 7 hit obl 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 bounce cc 13 bounce bounce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 hit conj 14 away away ADV _ 13 bounce advmod 15 to to ADP _ 17 side case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 side det 17 side side NOUN Number=Sing 13 bounce obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 7 hit punct
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1 glance off to-infinitive something tree rules 2 is present a angle hit property tree rules 3 bounce away present the side away property vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to side=Destination
Example 1 She glanced at the clock and saw she was late for school.
nsubj case det obl cc conj nsubj cop ccomp case obl punct root She PRON glanced VERB at ADP the DET clock NOUN and CCONJ saw VERB she PRON was AUX late ADJ for ADP school 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 glanced nsubj 2 glanced glance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 5 clock case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 clock det 5 clock clock NOUN Number=Sing 2 glanced obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 saw cc 7 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 glanced conj 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 late nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 late cop 10 late late ADJ Degree=Pos 7 saw ccomp 11 for for ADP _ 12 school case 12 school school NOUN Number=Sing 10 late obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 glanced punct
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1 glance past She at the clock vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at clock=Theme 2 see past She not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 3 is past she for school; late property tree rules
Example 2 Tom took a quick glance at his notes before the spelling test.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss obl case det compound obl punct root Tom PROPN took VERB a DET quick ADJ glance NOUN at ADP his PRON notes NOUN before ADP the DET spelling NOUN test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 2 took nsubj 2 took take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 glance det 4 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 5 glance amod 5 glance glance NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obj 6 at at ADP _ 8 notes case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 notes nmod:poss 8 notes note NOUN Number=Plur 2 took obl 9 before before ADP _ 12 test case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 test det 11 spelling spelling NOUN Number=Sing 12 test compound 12 test test NOUN Number=Sing 2 took obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 took punct
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1 take past Tom a quick glance Tom's notes before the spelling test vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent glance=Theme before test=Destination 2 note Tom nom note «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 At a glance, the bar chart shows that more children walk to school than ride.
The tree, 15 words case det obl punct det compound nsubj mark amod nsubj ccomp case obl case obl punct root At ADP a DET glance NOUN , PUNCT the DET bar NOUN chart NOUN shows VERB that SCONJ more ADJ children NOUN walk VERB to ADP school NOUN than ADP ride NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 glance case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 glance det 3 glance glance NOUN Number=Sing 8 shows obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 glance punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 chart det 6 bar bar NOUN Number=Sing 7 chart compound 7 chart chart NOUN Number=Sing 8 shows nsubj 8 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 that that SCONJ _ 12 walk mark 10 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 children amod 11 children child NOUN Number=Plur 12 walk nsubj 12 walk walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 shows ccomp 13 to to ADP _ 14 school case 14 school school NOUN Number=Sing 12 walk obl 15 than than ADP _ 16 ride case 16 ride ride NOUN Number=Sing 12 walk obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 shows punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 show present the bar chart a glance vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 walk present more children to school result ; than ride vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result
Example 4 The twins exchanged a glance and tried not to laugh.
det nsubj det obj cc conj advmod mark xcomp punct root The DET twins NOUN exchanged VERB a DET glance NOUN and CCONJ tried VERB not PART to PART laugh VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 twins det 2 twins twin NOUN Number=Plur 3 exchanged nsubj 3 exchanged exchange VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 glance det 5 glance glance NOUN Number=Sing 3 exchanged obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 tried cc 7 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 exchanged conj 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 laugh advmod 9 to to PART _ 10 laugh mark 10 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 tried xcomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 exchanged punct
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1 exchange past the twins a glance vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glance=Theme 2 try past the twins not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 3 not laugh not said to happen to-infinitive the twins not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Glance over your shoulder before you change lanes on your bike.
nsubj case nmod:poss nmod mark nsubj obj case nmod:poss obl punct root Glance NOUN over ADP your PRON shoulder NOUN before SCONJ you PRON change VERB lanes NOUN on ADP your PRON bike NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Glance glance NOUN Number=Sing 7 change nsubj 2 over over ADP _ 4 shoulder case 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 shoulder nmod:poss 4 shoulder shoulder NOUN Number=Sing 1 Glance nmod 5 before before SCONJ _ 7 change mark 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 change nsubj 7 change change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 lanes lane NOUN Number=Plur 7 change obj 9 on on ADP _ 11 bike case 10 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 bike nmod:poss 11 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 7 change obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 change punct
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1 change present Glance over your shoulder lanes your bike vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lane=Patient
Example 6 The ball glanced off the goalpost and went wide.
det acl case det obl cc conj advmod punct root The DET ball NOUN glanced VERB off ADP the DET goalpost NOUN and CCONJ went VERB wide ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ball det 2 ball ball NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 glanced glance VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 ball acl 4 off off ADP _ 6 goalpost case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 goalpost det 6 goalpost goalpost NOUN Number=Sing 3 glanced obl 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 went cc 8 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 glanced conj 9 wide wide ADV _ 8 went advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 ball punct
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1 glance off participle the ball not said here the goalpost tree rules 2 go past the ball not said here wide property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 At first glance the puzzle looked easy, but it was tricky.
case amod obl det nsubj xcomp punct cc nsubj cop conj punct root At ADP first ADJ glance NOUN the DET puzzle NOUN looked VERB easy ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON was AUX tricky ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 At at ADP _ 3 glance case 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 glance amod 3 glance glance NOUN Number=Sing 6 looked obl 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 puzzle det 5 puzzle puzzle NOUN Number=Sing 6 looked nsubj 6 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 looked xcomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 tricky punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 12 tricky cc 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 tricky nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 tricky cop 12 tricky tricky ADJ Degree=Pos 6 looked conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 6 looked punct
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1 look past the puzzle at first glance; easy property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at glance=Theme 2 is past puzzle tricky property tree rules
Example 8 He glanced up from his book when the door opened.
nsubj compound:prt case nmod:poss obl advmod det nsubj parataxis punct root He PRON glanced VERB up ADP from ADP his PRON book NOUN when ADV the DET door NOUN opened VERB . 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 glanced nsubj 2 glanced glance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 glanced compound:prt 4 from from ADP _ 6 book case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 book nmod:poss 6 book book NOUN Number=Sing 2 glanced obl 7 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 opened advmod 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 door det 9 door door NOUN Number=Sing 10 opened nsubj 10 opened open VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 glanced parataxis 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 glanced punct
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1 glance up past He from his book vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from book=Theme 2 open past the door vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 He glanced up and what did he see?
nsubj compound:prt cc obj aux nsubj conj punct root He PRON glanced VERB up ADP and CCONJ what PRON did AUX he PRON see VERB ? 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 glanced nsubj 2 glanced glance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 glanced compound:prt 4 and and CCONJ _ 8 see cc 5 what what PRON PronType=Int 8 see obj 6 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 see aux 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 see nsubj 8 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 glanced conj 9 ? ? PUNCT _ 2 glanced punct
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1 glance up past He vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 see past · do-support he vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus
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