glinting

Who acts: light, sun, Mole, little eyes, glasses, sword · What happens: give out, reflect, flash, shine, glint, see · To what, where: small quick flashes, river, little eyes, dark holes, light, sun.

«glinting» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: glinting in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Giving out small, quick flashes of light, especially reflected light from metal, glass, water or eyes.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Giving	give	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	out	out	ADP	_	1 Giving	compound:prt
3	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 flashes	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 small	punct
5	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 flashes	amod
6	flashes	flash	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Giving	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 light	case
8	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 flashes	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 light	punct
10	especially	especially	ADV	_	11 reflected	advmod
11	reflected	reflect	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 light	amod
12	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 light	conj
13	from	from	ADP	_	14 metal	case
14	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 light	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 glass	punct
16	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 light	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 water	punct
18	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 light	conj
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 eyes	cc
20	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 water	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Giving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	give out	gerund		small quick flashes of light and reflected light from metal and glass and water or eyes		vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent flash=Theme
2	reflect	participle			especially property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	flash		light and reflected light from metal and glass and water or eyes			nom flash «event intransitive»: of=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

Usage: of eyes — kept apart, not parsed.

Shining with a feeling, such as mischief, anger or fun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shining	shine	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	with	with	ADP	_	4 feeling	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 feeling	det
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Shining	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 mischief	punct
6	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	8 mischief	case
7	as	as	ADP	_	6 such	fixed
8	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 feeling	appos
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 anger	punct
10	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mischief	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 fun	cc
12	fun	fun	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 anger	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Shining	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shine	gerund						with a feeling	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with feeling=Theme

Example 1

The sun was glinting on the river.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 sun	det
2	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 glinting	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 glinting	aux
4	glinting	glint	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 river	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 river	det
7	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 glinting	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 glinting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glint	past · progressive	the sun			the river			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on river=Location

Example 2

Mole saw little eyes glinting at him from the dark holes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 saw	nsubj
2	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 eyes	amod
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 saw	obj
5	glinting	glint	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 eyes	acl
6	at	at	ADP	_	7 him	case
7	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 glinting	obl
8	from	from	ADP	_	11 holes	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 holes	det
10	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 holes	amod
11	holes	hole	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 glinting	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	past	Mole	little eyes					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer eye=Stimulus
2	glint	gerund	little eyes not said here			the dark holes		at Mole	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at he=Location

Example 3

His glasses were glinting in the light.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 glasses	nmod:poss
2	glasses	glass	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 glinting	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 glinting	aux
4	glinting	glint	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 light	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 light	det
7	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 glinting	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 glinting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glint	past · progressive	His glasses			the light			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in light=Location

Example 4

The knight's sword was glinting in the sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sword	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 knight	case
4	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 glinting	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 glinting	aux
6	glinting	glint	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 sun.	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sun.	det
9	sun.	sun.	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 glinting	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glint	past · progressive	the knight's sword			the sun.			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sun.=Location

Example 5

Her eyes were glinting with mischief.

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	4 glinting	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 glinting	aux
4	glinting	glint	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 mischief	case
6	mischief	mischief	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 glinting	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 glinting	punct

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

Example 6

Coins were glinting at the bottom of the fountain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Coins	coin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 glinting	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 glinting	aux
3	glinting	glint	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 bottom	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bottom	det
6	bottom	bottom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 glinting	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 fountain	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 fountain	det
9	fountain	fountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 bottom	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 glinting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glint	past · progressive	Coins			the bottom of the fountain			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bottom=Location

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