gleam

Who acts: eyes, kitchen floor, we, gleam, Toad · What happens: shine, reflect, polish, gleam, sign, clean · To what, where: light, polished car, feeling, river, morning sun., floor

«gleam» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: gleam in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To shine softly or brightly, often by reflecting light: «The polished car gleamed.».

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 shine	mark
2	shine	shine	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	softly	softly	ADV	_	2 shine	advmod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 brightly	cc
5	brightly	brightly	ADV	_	3 softly	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 reflecting	punct
7	often	often	ADV	_	9 reflecting	advmod
8	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 reflecting	mark
9	reflecting	reflect	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 shine	advcl
10	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 reflecting	obj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	16 gleamed	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	16 gleamed	punct
13	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 car	det
14	polished	polish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 car	amod
15	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 gleamed	nsubj:pass
16	gleamed	gleam	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 shine	advcl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 gleamed	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	16 gleamed	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	shine	to-infinitive		softly property	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	reflect	gerund	light	often property	tree rules
3	polish in a quote	participle			vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
4	gleam in a quote	participle · passive	the polished car		vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=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.

Meaning 2

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A soft light or shine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 light	det
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 light	amod
3	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 shine	cc
5	shine	shine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 light	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 light	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A small sign of a feeling or idea: «a gleam of hope», «a gleam in his eye».

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sign	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sign	amod
3	sign	sign	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 feeling	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 feeling	det
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sign	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 idea	cc
8	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 feeling	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 gleam	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 gleam	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 gleam	det
12	gleam	gleam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sign	conj
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 hope	case
14	hope	hope	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gleam	nmod
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 gleam	punct
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 gleam	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	19 gleam	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 gleam	det
19	gleam	gleam	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gleam	parataxis
20	in	in	ADP	_	22 eye	case
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 eye	nmod:poss
22	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 gleam	nmod
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	19 gleam	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sign	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sign			a feeling or idea					nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

The river gleamed in the morning sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 river	det
2	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	gleamed	gleam	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 river	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 sun.	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sun.	det
6	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sun.	compound
7	sun.	sun.	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gleamed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gleam	participle		the river not said here		the morning sun.			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sun.=Location

Example 2

Her eyes gleamed with excitement.

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 eyes	nmod:poss
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gleamed	nsubj
3	gleamed	gleam	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 excitement	case
5	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gleamed	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gleamed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gleam	participle	Her eyes					with excitement	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with excitement=Theme

Example 3

The kitchen floor was gleaming after we cleaned it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 floor	det
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 floor	compound
3	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gleaming	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 gleaming	aux
5	gleaming	gleam	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
6	after	after	SCONJ	_	8 cleaned	mark
7	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 cleaned	nsubj
8	cleaned	clean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 gleaming	advcl
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 cleaned	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 gleaming	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gleam	past · progressive	the kitchen floor						vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	clean	past	we	floor					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 4

A gleam of light shone under the door.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 gleam	det
2	gleam	gleam	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 light	case
4	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gleam	nmod
5	shone	shine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 gleam	acl
6	under	under	ADP	_	8 door	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 door	det
8	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shone	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gleam	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shine	participle		a gleam of light not said here		the door			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under door=Location

Example 5

There was a gleam of hope at last.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 gleam	det
4	gleam	gleam	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 hope	case
6	hope	hope	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gleam	nmod
7	at	at	ADP	_	8 last	case
8	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 hope	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a gleam of hope at last			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Toad had a naughty gleam in his eye.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 gleam	det
4	naughty	naughty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 gleam	amod
5	gleam	gleam	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 eye	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 eye	nmod:poss
8	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	Toad	a naughty gleam		Toad's eye			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gleam=Patient

Example 7

A falling star gleamed across the sky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 star	det
2	falling	fall	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 star	amod
3	star	star	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	gleamed	gleam	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 star	acl
5	across	across	ADP	_	7 sky	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sky	det
7	sky	sky	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gleamed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 star	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	gerund							vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	gleam	participle		a falling star not said here		the sky			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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