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gnarled

Who acts: gnarled old oak, witch, gnarled roots, gnarled hands, Gnarled olive trees, He · What happens: gnarl, stand, point, make, walk, mend · To what, where: gnarled finger, it, path, fishing nets, wind, gnarled shape · Speech: someone speaks here

«gnarled» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: gnarled in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Twisted, rough and full of knots, like an old tree trunk or branch.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Twisted	twisted	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 rough	punct
3	rough	rough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Twisted	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 full	cc
5	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Twisted	conj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 knots	case
7	knots	knot	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 full	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 trunk	punct
9	like	like	ADP	_	13 trunk	case
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 trunk	det
11	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 trunk	amod
12	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 trunk	compound
13	trunk	trunk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 knots	nmod
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 branch	cc
15	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 trunk	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Twisted	punct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: of hands or fingers — kept apart, not parsed.

Bent and knobbly, often from old age or hard work.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bent	bent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 age	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 knobbly	cc
3	knobbly	knobbly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Bent	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 age	punct
5	often	often	ADV	_	8 age	advmod
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 age	case
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 age	amod
8	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 work	cc
10	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 work	amod
11	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 age	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 age	punct

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

Example 1

A gnarled old oak stood by the gate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 oak	det
2	gnarled	gnarl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 oak	amod
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 oak	amod
4	oak	oak	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stood	nsubj
5	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 gate	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 gate	det
8	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 stood	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gnarl	participle							tree rules
2	stand	past	a gnarled old oak					by the gate	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by gate=Location

Example 2

The witch pointed a gnarled finger at the children.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 witch	det
2	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pointed	nsubj
3	pointed	point	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 finger	det
5	gnarled	gnarl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 finger	amod
6	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pointed	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 children	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 children	det
9	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 pointed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pointed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	point	past	the witch	a gnarled finger				at the children	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient
2	gnarl	participle							tree rules

Example 3

The gnarled roots made it hard to walk along the path.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 roots	det
2	gnarled	gnarl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 roots	amod
3	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 made	obj
6	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 made	xcomp
7	to	to	PART	_	8 walk	mark
8	walk	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 hard	xcomp
9	along	along	ADP	_	11 path	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 path	det
11	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 walk	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gnarl	participle							tree rules
2	make	past	the gnarled roots	it				hard property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
3	walk	to-infinitive				the path			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along path=Trajectory

Example 4

Grandad's gnarled hands still mend fishing nets.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 hands	nmod:poss
2	's	's	PART	_	1 Grandad	case
3	gnarled	gnarl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 hands	amod
4	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 mend	nsubj
5	still	still	ADV	_	6 mend	advmod
6	mend	mend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	fishing	fishing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 nets	compound
8	nets	net	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 mend	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 mend	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gnarl	participle							tree rules
2	mend	present	Grandad's gnarled hands	fishing nets			still		tree rules

Example 5

Gnarled olive trees can live for hundreds of years.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gnarled	gnarl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 trees	amod
2	olive	olive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 trees	compound
3	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 live	nsubj
4	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 live	aux
5	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 hundreds	case
7	hundreds	hundred	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 live	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 years	case
9	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 hundreds	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 live	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	gnarl	participle							tree rules
2	live	can	Gnarled olive trees					for hundreds of years	vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The wind had twisted the tree into a gnarled shape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wind	det
2	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 twisted	nsubj:pass
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 twisted	aux
4	twisted	twist	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tree	det
6	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 twisted	obj
7	into	into	ADP	_	10 shape	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 shape	det
9	gnarled	gnarl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 shape	amod
10	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 twisted	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 twisted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	twist	past · perfect · passive		the wind		a gnarled shape			vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: subject=Theme tree=Result
2	gnarl	participle							tree rules

Example 7

He called her his dryad, she said, and the tree his tree; for the grand old oak, with its gnarled trunk, was just to his taste.

The tree, 26 words

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 called	nsubj
2	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 called	obj
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 dryad	nmod:poss
5	dryad	dryad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 called	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 said	punct
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 said	nsubj
8	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 called	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 tree	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 tree	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 tree	det
12	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 tree	nsubj
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 tree	nmod:poss
14	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	ccomp
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	20 oak	punct
16	for	for	ADP	_	20 oak	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 oak	det
18	grand	grand	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 oak	amod
19	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 oak	amod
20	oak	oak	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 said	ccomp
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 trunk	punct
22	with	with	ADP	_	25 trunk	case
23	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	25 trunk	nmod:poss
24	gnarled	gnarl	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	25 trunk	amod
25	trunk	trunk	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 oak	conj
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 taste	punct
27	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	31 taste	cop
28	just	just	ADV	_	31 taste	advmod
29	to	to	ADP	_	31 taste	case
30	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	31 taste	nmod:poss
31	taste	taste	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 oak	conj
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	past	He		her = she				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient
2	say speech: assert	past	dryad						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	tree		the tree						tree rules
4	gnarl	participle							tree rules
5	is	past	dryad not said here					to tree's taste	tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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