gracefully Who acts: Gracefully, swan, ballerina, team, we, cat · What happens: mean, move, behave, lose, glide, leapt · To what, where: smooth light, lake, stage, hands, fence, place ribbon · Speech: someone speaks here
«gracefully» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: gracefully in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Gracefully means moving in a smooth, light and beautiful way.
nsubj xcomp case det amod punct obl cc amod conj punct root Gracefully PROPN means VERB moving VERB in ADP a DET smooth ADJ , PUNCT light NOUN and CCONJ beautiful ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gracefully Gracefully PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 moving move VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 in in ADP _ 8 light case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 light det 6 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 8 light amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 smooth punct 8 light light NOUN Number=Sing 3 moving obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 way cc 10 beautiful beautiful ADJ Degree=Pos 11 way amod 11 way way NOUN Number=Sing 8 light conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Gracefully vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 move not said to happen gerund Gracefully not said here a smooth light and beautiful way vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in light=Trajectory
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 Gracefully means behaving politely and kindly, especially in a hard moment such as losing.
The tree, 14 words nsubj ccomp advmod cc conj punct advmod case det amod advcl mark fixed advcl punct root Gracefully PROPN means VERB behaving VERB politely ADV and CCONJ kindly ADV , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP a DET hard ADJ moment NOUN such ADJ as ADP losing VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gracefully Gracefully PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 behaving behave VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 4 politely politely ADV _ 3 behaving advmod 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 kindly cc 6 kindly kindly ADV _ 4 politely conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 moment punct 8 especially especially ADV _ 12 moment advmod 9 in in ADP _ 12 moment case 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 moment det 11 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 12 moment amod 12 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 3 behaving advcl 13 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ 15 losing mark 14 as as ADP _ 13 such fixed 15 losing lose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 moment advcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Gracefully vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 behave gerund politely property vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent 3 lose gerund vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The swan glided gracefully across the lake.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET swan NOUN glided VERB gracefully ADV across ADP the DET lake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 swan det 2 swan swan NOUN Number=Sing 3 glided nsubj 3 glided glide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 gracefully gracefully ADV _ 3 glided advmod 5 across across ADP _ 7 lake case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 lake det 7 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 3 glided obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 glided punct
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1 glide past the swan the lake gracefully property vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across lake=Trajectory
Example 2 The ballerina leapt gracefully across the stage.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET ballerina NOUN leapt VERB gracefully ADV across ADP the DET stage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ballerina det 2 ballerina ballerina NOUN Number=Sing 3 leapt nsubj 3 leapt leapt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 gracefully gracefully ADV _ 3 leapt advmod 5 across across ADP _ 7 stage case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 stage det 7 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing 3 leapt obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 leapt punct
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1 leapt past the ballerina the stage gracefully property tree rules
Example 3 Our team lost, but we shook hands gracefully.
nmod:poss nsubj punct cc nsubj conj obj advmod punct root Our PRON team NOUN lost VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ we PRON shook VERB hands NOUN gracefully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 team nmod:poss 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 lost nsubj 3 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 shook punct 5 but but CCONJ _ 7 shook cc 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 shook nsubj 7 shook shake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 lost conj 8 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 7 shook obj 9 gracefully gracefully ADV _ 7 shook advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 lost punct
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1 lose participle Our team vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 shake past we hands gracefully property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
Example 4 The cat jumped gracefully onto the fence.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET cat NOUN jumped VERB gracefully ADV onto ADP the DET fence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 jumped nsubj 3 jumped jump VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 gracefully gracefully ADV _ 3 jumped advmod 5 onto onto ADP _ 7 fence case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 fence det 7 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 3 jumped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 jumped punct
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1 jump past the cat the fence gracefully property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto fence=Trajectory
Example 5 She gracefully accepted the second-place ribbon.
nsubj advmod det amod punct compound obj punct root She PRON gracefully ADV accepted VERB the DET second ADJ - PUNCT place NOUN ribbon 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 3 accepted nsubj 2 gracefully gracefully ADV _ 3 accepted advmod 3 accepted accept VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 ribbon det 5 second second ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 7 place amod 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 second punct 7 place place NOUN Number=Sing 8 ribbon compound 8 ribbon ribbon NOUN Number=Sing 3 accepted obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 accepted punct
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1 accept past She the place ribbon gracefully property vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ribbon=Theme
Example 6 Grandma says she wants to grow old gracefully.
nsubj nsubj ccomp mark xcomp xcomp advmod punct root Grandma NOUN says VERB she PRON wants VERB to PART grow VERB old ADJ gracefully ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 says nsubj 2 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 wants nsubj 4 wants want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 says ccomp 5 to to PART _ 6 grow mark 6 grow grow VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 wants xcomp 7 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 grow xcomp 8 gracefully gracefully ADV _ 6 grow advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present Grandma vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 want present Grandma vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 grow not said to happen to-infinitive Grandma not said here gracefully, old property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The gymnast landed gracefully on the mat.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET gymnast NOUN landed VERB gracefully ADV on ADP the DET mat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 gymnast det 2 gymnast gymnast NOUN Number=Sing 3 landed nsubj 3 landed land VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 gracefully gracefully ADV _ 3 landed advmod 5 on on ADP _ 7 mat case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 mat det 7 mat mat NOUN Number=Sing 3 landed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 landed punct
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1 land past the gymnast the mat gracefully property vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on mat=Destination
Example 8 She saluted the King gracefully, while a murmur of admiration rose from all around.
The tree, 14 words nsubj det obj advmod punct mark det nsubj case nmod conj case advmod obl punct root She PRON saluted VERB the DET King PROPN gracefully ADV , PUNCT while SCONJ a DET murmur NOUN of ADP admiration NOUN rose VERB from ADP all ADV around ADV . 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 saluted nsubj 2 saluted salute VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 King det 4 King King PROPN Number=Sing 2 saluted obj 5 gracefully gracefully ADV _ 2 saluted advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 12 rose punct 7 while while SCONJ _ 12 rose mark 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 murmur det 9 murmur murmur NOUN Number=Sing 12 rose nsubj 10 of of ADP _ 11 admiration case 11 admiration admiration NOUN Number=Sing 9 murmur nmod 12 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 saluted conj 13 from from ADP _ 15 around case 14 all all ADV _ 15 around advmod 15 around around ADV _ 12 rose obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 saluted punct
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1 salute past She the King gracefully property vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Topic 2 rise past a murmur of admiration vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from around=Initial_Location 3 murmur admiration nom murmur «event transitive»: of=patient
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