glitter

Who acts: light, Glitter, person, We, eyes, jewels · What happens: use, decorate, shine, flash, describe, look · To what, where: metal, cards, person, glitter, Christmas cards, frost

«glitter» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: glitter in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

Tiny shiny pieces of coloured plastic or metal used to decorate cards and crafts.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 pieces	amod
2	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 pieces	amod
3	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 plastic	case
5	coloured	coloured	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 plastic	amod
6	plastic	plastic	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pieces	nmod
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 metal	cc
8	metal	metal	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 plastic	conj
9	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 metal	acl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 decorate	mark
11	decorate	decorate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 used	advcl
12	cards	card	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 decorate	obj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 crafts	cc
14	crafts	craft	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 cards	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pieces	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	participle		metal not said here					vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	decorate	to-infinitive		cards and crafts					vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Destination

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 shine with many small flashes of light, like jewels or stars.

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	with	with	ADP	_	6 flashes	case
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 flashes	amod
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 flashes	amod
6	flashes	flash	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 shine	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 light	case
8	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 flashes	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 jewels	punct
10	like	like	ADP	_	11 jewels	case
11	jewels	jewel	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 shine	obl
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 stars	cc
13	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 jewels	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shine	to-infinitive						with many small flashes of light; like jewels or stars	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with flash=Theme
2	flash		light						nom flash «event intransitive»: of=agent

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

Bright sparkling light.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 light	amod
2	sparkling	sparkling	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 light	amod
3	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 light	punct

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

Meaning 4

Glitter can also describe a person who looks dazzlingly beautiful and striking.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Glitter	glitter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 describe	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 describe	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 describe	advmod
4	describe	describe	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 person	det
6	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 describe	obj
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 looks	nsubj
8	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 person	acl:relcl
9	dazzlingly	dazzlingly	ADV	_	10 beautiful	advmod
10	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 looks	xcomp
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 striking	cc
12	striking	strike	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 looks	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	describe	can	Glitter	a person		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent person=Theme
2	look	present	a person		beautiful property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
3	strike	gerund	a person not said here			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

We stuck glitter on our Christmas cards.

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 stuck	nsubj
2	stuck	stick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	glitter	glitter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stuck	obj
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 cards	case
5	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 cards	nmod:poss
6	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 cards	compound
7	cards	card	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 stuck	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stuck	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stick	past	We	glitter		our Christmas cards			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent glitter=Theme on card=Destination

Example 2

The frost glittered 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 frost	det
2	frost	frost	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	glittered	glitter	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 frost	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 glittered	obl

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

Example 3

Her eyes glittered 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 glittered	nsubj
3	glittered	glitter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 excitement	case
5	excitement	excitement	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 glittered	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 glittered	punct

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

Example 4

There was glitter all over the classroom floor.

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	glitter	glitter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
4	all	all	ADV	_	8 floor	advmod
5	over	over	ADP	_	8 floor	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 floor	det
7	classroom	classroom	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 floor	compound
8	floor	floor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	glitter			the classroom floor; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over floor=Location

Example 5

The jewels glittered in the treasure chest.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 jewels	det
2	jewels	jewel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 glittered	nsubj
3	glittered	glitter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 chest	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 chest	det
6	treasure	treasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 chest	compound
7	chest	chest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 glittered	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 glittered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glitter	past	the jewels			the treasure chest			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in chest=Location

Example 6

All that glitters is not gold.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	All	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 glitters	det:predet
2	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 glitters	det
3	glitters	glitter	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 gold	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 gold	cop
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 gold	advmod
6	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 gold	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not is a	present	all glitters	gold					tree rules

Example 7

The city lights glittered below the plane.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 lights	det
2	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 lights	compound
3	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 glittered	nsubj
4	glittered	glitter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	below	below	ADP	_	7 plane	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 plane	det
7	plane	plane	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 glittered	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 glittered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glitter	past	the city lights			the plane			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme below plane=Location

Example 8

Snow glitters because tiny ice crystals reflect light.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 glitters	nsubj
2	glitters	glitter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	because	because	SCONJ	_	7 reflect	mark
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 crystals	amod
5	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 crystals	compound
6	crystals	crystal	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 reflect	nsubj
7	reflect	reflect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 glitters	advcl
8	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reflect	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 glitters	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glitter	present	Snow						vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	reflect	present	tiny ice crystals	light					tree rules

Example 9

It was a lady, tall and slim, and glittering.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 tall	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 tall	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 lady	det
4	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tall	nsubj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 tall	punct
6	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 slim	cc
8	slim	slim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 tall	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 glittering	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 glittering	cc
11	glittering	glitter	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 tall	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 tall	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	past	It	tall property	tree rules
2	be				tree rules
3	glitter	gerund			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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