glimpse Who acts: quick look, short experience, I, glimpse, Alice, We · What happens: see, show, glimpse, catch, run, hurry · To what, where: it, something, short experience, you, future, glimpse
«glimpse» 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: glimpse in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A very quick look at something, so you see it only for a moment or only a part of it.
The tree, 20 words det advmod amod nsubj case nmod punct advmod nsubj obj advmod case det obl:unmarked cc advmod det conj case nmod punct root A DET very ADV quick ADJ look NOUN at ADP something PRON , PUNCT so ADV you PRON see VERB it PRON only ADV for ADP a DET moment NOUN or CCONJ only ADV a DET part NOUN of ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 look det 2 very very ADV _ 3 quick advmod 3 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 look amod 4 look look NOUN Number=Sing 10 see nsubj 5 at at ADP _ 6 something case 6 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 look nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 see punct 8 so so ADV _ 10 see advmod 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 see nsubj 10 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 see obj 12 only only ADV _ 15 moment advmod 13 for for ADP _ 15 moment case 14 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 moment det 15 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 10 see obl:unmarked 16 or or CCONJ _ 19 part cc 17 only only ADV _ 19 part advmod 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 part det 19 part part NOUN Number=Sing 15 moment conj 20 of of ADP _ 21 it case 21 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 part nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 10 see punct
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1 see present a quick look at something it moment vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=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 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To see something for a moment, often by chance.
mark obj case det obl punct advmod case obl punct root To PART see VERB something PRON for ADP a DET moment NOUN , PUNCT often ADV by ADP chance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 see mark 2 see see VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 see obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 moment case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 moment det 6 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 2 see obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 chance punct 8 often often ADV _ 10 chance advmod 9 by by ADP _ 10 chance case 10 chance chance NOUN Number=Sing 2 see obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 see punct
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1 see to-infinitive something moment by chance vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus
Meaning 3 Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A short experience that shows you what something is like, as in «a glimpse of the future».
The tree, 17 words det amod nsubj acl:relcl iobj obj obj cop nmod punct case case punct det appos case det nmod punct punct root A DET short ADJ experience NOUN that PRON shows VERB you PRON what PRON something PRON is AUX like INTJ , PUNCT as ADP in ADP « PUNCT a DET glimpse NOUN of ADP the DET future NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 experience det 2 short short ADJ Degree=Pos 3 experience amod 3 experience experience NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 shows nsubj 5 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 experience acl:relcl 6 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 shows iobj 7 what what PRON PronType=Int 5 shows obj 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 shows obj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 like cop 10 like like INTJ _ 8 something nmod 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 glimpse punct 12 as as ADP _ 16 glimpse case 13 in in ADP _ 16 glimpse case 14 « « PUNCT _ 16 glimpse punct 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 glimpse det 16 glimpse glimpse NOUN Number=Sing 8 something appos 17 of of ADP _ 19 future case 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 future det 19 future future NOUN Number=Sing 16 glimpse nmod 20 » » PUNCT _ 16 glimpse punct 21 . . PUNCT _ 3 experience punct
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1 show present a short experience a short experience you tree rules 2 glimpse in a quote the future nom glimpse «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 1 I caught a glimpse of the fox before it ran into the bushes.
nsubj det obj case det nmod mark nsubj advcl case det obl punct root I PRON caught VERB a DET glimpse NOUN of ADP the DET fox NOUN before SCONJ it PRON ran VERB into ADP the DET bushes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 caught nsubj 2 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 glimpse det 4 glimpse glimpse NOUN Number=Sing 2 caught obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 fox case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fox det 7 fox fox NOUN Number=Sing 4 glimpse nmod 8 before before SCONJ _ 10 ran mark 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 ran nsubj 10 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 caught advcl 11 into into ADP _ 13 bushes case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 bushes det 13 bushes bush NOUN Number=Plur 10 ran obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 caught punct
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1 catch past I a glimpse of the fox vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glimpse=Theme 2 run past glimpse into the bushes result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into bush=Result 3 glimpse the fox nom glimpse «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 2 Alice glimpsed the White Rabbit hurrying down a long passage.
nsubj det amod obj advcl case det amod obj punct root Alice PROPN glimpsed VERB the DET White ADJ Rabbit PROPN hurrying VERB down ADP a DET long ADJ passage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Alice Alice PROPN Number=Sing 2 glimpsed nsubj 2 glimpsed glimpse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 Rabbit det 4 White white ADJ Degree=Pos 5 Rabbit amod 5 Rabbit Rabbit PROPN Number=Sing 2 glimpsed obj 6 hurrying hurry VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 glimpsed advcl 7 down down ADP _ 10 passage case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 passage det 9 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 10 passage amod 10 passage passage NOUN Number=Sing 6 hurrying obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 glimpsed punct
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1 glimpse past Alice the White Rabbit vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rabbit=Stimulus 2 hurry gerund Alice not said here a long passage vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Agent
Example 3 We got a glimpse of the Queen as her car went past.
nsubj det obj case det nmod mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl advmod punct root We PRON got VERB a DET glimpse NOUN of ADP the DET Queen PROPN as SCONJ her PRON car NOUN went VERB past ADV . 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 got nsubj 2 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 glimpse det 4 glimpse glimpse NOUN Number=Sing 2 got obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 Queen case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 Queen det 7 Queen Queen PROPN Number=Sing 4 glimpse nmod 8 as as SCONJ _ 11 went mark 9 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 car nmod:poss 10 car car NOUN Number=Sing 11 went nsubj 11 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 got advcl 12 past past ADV _ 11 went advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 got punct
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1 get past We a glimpse of the Queen vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer glimpse=Stimulus 2 go past past her car past property vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 glimpse the Queen nom glimpse «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 Through the trees Mole glimpsed the lights of a house.
case det obl nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root Through ADP the DET trees NOUN Mole PROPN glimpsed VERB the DET lights NOUN of ADP a DET house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Through through ADP _ 3 trees case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 trees det 3 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 5 glimpsed obl 4 Mole Mole PROPN Number=Sing 5 glimpsed nsubj 5 glimpsed glimpse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lights det 7 lights light NOUN Number=Plur 5 glimpsed obj 8 of of ADP _ 10 house case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 house det 10 house house NOUN Number=Sing 7 lights nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 glimpsed punct
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1 glimpse past Mole the lights of a house the trees vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer light=Stimulus 2 light a house nom light «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 The Roman coins give us a glimpse into life long ago.
det amod nsubj iobj det obj case obl advmod advmod punct root The DET Roman ADJ coins NOUN give VERB us PRON a DET glimpse NOUN into ADP life NOUN long ADV ago ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 coins det 2 Roman roman ADJ Degree=Pos 3 coins amod 3 coins coin NOUN Number=Plur 4 give nsubj 4 give give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 give iobj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 glimpse det 7 glimpse glimpse NOUN Number=Sing 4 give obj 8 into into ADP _ 9 life case 9 life life NOUN Number=Sing 4 give obl 10 long long ADV Degree=Pos 11 ago advmod 11 ago ago ADV _ 4 give advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 give punct
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1 give present the Roman coins a glimpse us life ago property vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient glimpse=Theme
Example 6 She glimpsed a shooting star.
nsubj det compound obj punct root She PRON glimpsed VERB a DET shooting NOUN star 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 glimpsed nsubj 2 glimpsed glimpse VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 star det 4 shooting shooting NOUN Number=Sing 5 star compound 5 star star NOUN Number=Sing 2 glimpsed obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 glimpsed punct
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1 glimpse past She a shooting star vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer star=Stimulus
Example 7 The museum offers a glimpse of life in a Victorian school.
det nsubj det obj case nmod case det amod obl punct root The DET museum NOUN offers VERB a DET glimpse NOUN of ADP life NOUN in ADP a DET Victorian ADJ school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 museum det 2 museum museum NOUN Number=Sing 3 offers nsubj 3 offers offer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 glimpse det 5 glimpse glimpse NOUN Number=Sing 3 offers obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 life case 7 life life NOUN Number=Sing 5 glimpse nmod 8 in in ADP _ 11 school case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 school det 10 Victorian victorian ADJ Degree=Pos 11 school amod 11 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 offers obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 offers punct
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1 offer present the museum a glimpse of life a Victorian school vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent glimpse=Theme 2 glimpse life nom glimpse «act transitive»: of=patient
Example 8 Through each of these doors I caught glimpses of splendid gardens or of rich storehouses.
The tree, 15 words case obl case det nmod nsubj obj case amod nmod cc case amod conj punct root Through ADP each DET of ADP these DET doors NOUN I PRON caught VERB glimpses NOUN of ADP splendid ADJ gardens NOUN or CCONJ of ADP rich ADJ storehouses NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Through through ADP _ 2 each case 2 each each DET PronType=Tot 7 caught obl 3 of of ADP _ 5 doors case 4 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 5 doors det 5 doors door NOUN Number=Plur 2 each nmod 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 caught nsubj 7 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 glimpses glimpse NOUN Number=Plur 7 caught obj 9 of of ADP _ 11 gardens case 10 splendid splendid ADJ Degree=Pos 11 gardens amod 11 gardens garden NOUN Number=Plur 8 glimpses nmod 12 or or CCONJ _ 15 storehouses cc 13 of of ADP _ 15 storehouses case 14 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 15 storehouses amod 15 storehouses storehouse NOUN Number=Plur 11 gardens conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 7 caught punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 catch past I glimpses of splendid gardens or rich storehouses each vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glimpse=Theme 2 glimpse splendid gardens or rich storehouses nom glimpse «act transitive»: of=patient
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