goody
Who acts: Goodies, goody, happy shout, goody goody, child, guest · What happens: be, mean, try, look, grow, get · To what, where: nice things, good character, story, happy shout, great, child · Speech: someone speaks here
«goody» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: goody in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Goodies are nice things, especially treats such as sweets, cakes or small presents.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goodies | goodie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 things | nsubj |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 things | cop |
| 3 | nice | nice | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 things | amod |
| 4 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 treats | punct |
| 6 | especially | especially | ADV | _ | 7 treats | advmod |
| 7 | treats | treat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 things | nmod |
| 8 | such | such | ADJ | Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP | 10 sweets | case |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 such | fixed |
| 10 | sweets | sweet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 treats | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 cakes | punct |
| 12 | cakes | cake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 sweets | conj |
| 13 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 presents | cc |
| 14 | small | small | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 presents | amod |
| 15 | presents | present | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 sweets | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 things | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Goodies | nice things | treats such sweets and cakes or small presents nmod | tree rules |
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"a bag of goodies".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 bag | punct |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 bag | det |
| 3 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 goodies | case |
| 5 | goodies | goodie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 bag | nmod |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 bag | punct |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 bag | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A goody is a good character in a story or film, the opposite of a baddie.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 goody | det |
| 2 | goody | goody | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 character | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 character | cop |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 character | det |
| 5 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 character | amod |
| 6 | character | character | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 story | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 story | det |
| 9 | story | story | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 character | nmod |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 film | cc |
| 11 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 story | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 opposite | punct |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 opposite | det |
| 14 | opposite | opposite | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 character | conj |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 baddie | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 baddie | det |
| 17 | baddie | baddie | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 opposite | nmod |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 character | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a goody | a good character and the opposite of a baddie | a story or film | tree rules |
Meaning 3
Usage: informal, childish — kept apart, not parsed.
"Goody!" is a happy shout meaning "great!".
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Goody | punct |
| 2 | Goody | goody | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 shout | nsubj |
| 3 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 Goody | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 Goody | punct |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 shout | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 shout | det |
| 7 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 shout | amod |
| 8 | shout | shout | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | meaning | mean | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 shout | acl |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 great | punct |
| 11 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 meaning | obj |
| 12 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 11 great | punct |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 great | punct |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 shout | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | Goody | a happy shout | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mean | gerund | a happy shout not said here | great | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent great=Topic |
Meaning 4
Usage: informal, unkind — kept apart, not parsed.
A goody-goody is a child who always tries to look good to grown-ups, in a smug way.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 goody | det |
| 2 | goody | goody | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 goody | compound |
| 3 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 2 goody | punct |
| 4 | goody | goody | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 child | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 child | cop |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 child | det |
| 7 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 tries | nsubj |
| 9 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 10 tries | advmod |
| 10 | tries | try | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 child | acl:relcl |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 look | mark |
| 12 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 tries | xcomp |
| 13 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 look | xcomp |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 ups | case |
| 15 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 17 ups | amod |
| 16 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 15 grown | punct |
| 17 | ups | up | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 look | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 way | punct |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 way | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 22 way | det |
| 21 | smug | smug | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 way | amod |
| 22 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 tries | conj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 child | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a goody goody | a child | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | try | present | a child | always property | vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | look not said to happen | to-infinitive | a child not said here | to grown ups; good property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to up=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | grow | participle | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Meaning 5
Goody was an old polite title for an ordinary woman, like "Mrs".
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Goody | goody | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 title | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 title | cop |
| 3 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 title | det |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 title | amod |
| 5 | polite | polite | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 title | amod |
| 6 | title | title | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 woman | case |
| 8 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 woman | det |
| 9 | ordinary | ordinary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 woman | amod |
| 10 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 title | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 Mrs | punct |
| 12 | like | like | ADP | _ | 14 Mrs | case |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 Mrs | punct |
| 14 | Mrs | Mrs | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 title | parataxis |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 Mrs | punct |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 title | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | Goody | a old polite title | for a ordinary woman | tree rules |
Example 1
Every guest got a goody bag at the party.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 2 guest | det |
| 2 | guest | guest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 bag | det |
| 5 | goody | goody | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bag | compound |
| 6 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obj |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 party | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 party | det |
| 9 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | every guest | a goody bag | the party | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent bag=Theme at party=Asset |
Example 2
Gran brought a box of goodies from the bakery.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gran | Gran | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 brought | nsubj |
| 2 | brought | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 box | det |
| 4 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 brought | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 goodies | case |
| 6 | goodies | goodie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 box | nmod |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 bakery | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 bakery | det |
| 9 | bakery | bakery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 brought | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 brought | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | past | Gran | a box of goodies | the bakery | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent box=Theme from bakery=Initial_Location |
Example 3
In the film, the goodies win in the end.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 film | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 film | det |
| 3 | film | film | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 win | obl |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 film | punct |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 goodies | det |
| 6 | goodies | goodie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 win | nsubj |
| 7 | win | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 end | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 end | det |
| 10 | end | end | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 win | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 win | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | present | the goodies | the film | in the end | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V PP.eventuality S_ING»: agent=Agent in film=Eventuality |
Example 4
"We're having pizza tonight." "Oh goody!"
Sentence 1: "We're having pizza tonight." "
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 having | punct |
| 2 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 having | nsubj |
| 3 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 having | aux |
| 4 | having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | pizza | pizza | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 tonight | compound |
| 6 | tonight | tonight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 having | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 having | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 having | punct |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 having | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have in a quote | present · progressive | We | tonight | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Sentence 2: Oh goody!"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oh | oh | INTJ | _ | 2 goody | discourse |
| 2 | goody | goody | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 2 goody | punct |
| 4 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 2 goody | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5
He's such a goody-goody, always telling the teacher.
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 | 7 goody | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 goody | cop |
| 3 | such | such | DET | PronType=Ind | 7 goody | det:predet |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 goody | det |
| 5 | goody | goody | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 goody | compound |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 goody | punct |
| 7 | goody | goody | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 telling | punct |
| 9 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 10 telling | advmod |
| 10 | telling | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 goody | acl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 teacher | det |
| 12 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 telling | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 goody | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | He | such goody goody | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | gerund | such goody goody not said here | the teacher | always property | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient |
Example 6
Let's play goodies and baddies in the park.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | 's | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 1 Let | obj |
| 3 | play | play | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 Let | xcomp |
| 4 | goodies | goodie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 play | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 baddies | cc |
| 6 | baddies | baddie | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 goodies | conj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 park | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 park | det |
| 9 | park | park | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 play | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Let | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | let | imperative | you not said here | 's | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | play | infinitive | 's not said here | goodies and baddies | the park | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goodie=Theme |
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