greyish Who acts: colour, sky, rain, rock, our, puppy · What happens: be, start, look, begin, sample, have · To what, where: greyish fur, nose, white paint, greyish colour, greyish light
«greyish» 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: greyish in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A little bit grey; a colour that is close to grey but not quite.
The tree, 14 words det amod obl:unmarked punct det appos nsubj cop acl:relcl case obl cc advmod conj punct root A DET little ADJ bit NOUN grey ADJ ; PUNCT a DET colour NOUN that PRON is AUX close ADJ to ADP grey ADJ but CCONJ not PART quite ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 bit det 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 bit amod 3 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 4 grey obl:unmarked 4 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 colour punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 colour det 7 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 4 grey appos 8 that that PRON PronType=Rel 10 close nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 close cop 10 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 7 colour acl:relcl 11 to to ADP _ 12 grey case 12 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 10 close obl 13 but but CCONJ _ 15 quite cc 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 quite advmod 15 quite quite ADV _ 10 close conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 grey punct
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1 is present a colour to grey; close property 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.
Meaning 2 Of hair, sky, light, etc.: starting to look grey.
case obl punct conj punct punct conj punct advcl mark xcomp xcomp punct root Of ADP hair NOUN , PUNCT sky NOUN , PUNCT light NOUN , PUNCT etc. NOUN : PUNCT starting VERB to PART look VERB grey ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Of of ADP _ 2 hair case 2 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 6 light obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 sky punct 4 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 2 hair conj 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 hair punct 6 light light NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 etc. punct 8 etc. etc. NOUN Abbr=Yes Number=Plur 6 light conj 9 : : PUNCT _ 10 starting punct 10 starting start VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 light advcl 11 to to PART _ 12 look mark 12 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 starting xcomp 13 grey grey ADJ Degree=Pos 12 look xcomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 6 light punct
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1 start gerund vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 look to-infinitive grey property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 1 The sky was greyish before the rain began.
det nsubj cop mark det nsubj advcl punct root The DET sky NOUN was AUX greyish ADJ before SCONJ the DET rain NOUN began VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 sky det 2 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 4 greyish nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 greyish cop 4 greyish greyish ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 before before SCONJ _ 8 began mark 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rain det 7 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 8 began nsubj 8 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 greyish advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 greyish punct
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1 is past the sky greyish property tree rules 2 begin past the rain vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
Example 2 The rock in our sample was greyish with white spots.
det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod cop case amod obl punct root The DET rock NOUN in ADP our PRON sample NOUN was AUX greyish ADJ with ADP white ADJ spots NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 rock det 2 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 7 greyish nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 5 sample case 4 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 sample nmod:poss 5 sample sample NOUN Number=Sing 2 rock nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 greyish cop 7 greyish greyish ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 with with ADP _ 10 spots case 9 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 10 spots amod 10 spots spot NOUN Number=Plur 7 greyish obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 greyish punct
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1 is past the rock in our sample with white spots; greyish property tree rules 2 sample our nom sample «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 The puppy has greyish fur on its nose.
det nsubj amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root The DET puppy NOUN has VERB greyish ADJ fur NOUN on ADP its PRON nose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 greyish greyish ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fur amod 5 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 nose case 7 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 nose nmod:poss 8 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 5 fur nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the puppy greyish fur puppy's nose vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fur=Patient
Example 4 Grandpa's hair is getting greyish.
nmod:poss case nsubj aux xcomp punct root Grandpa PROPN 's PART hair NOUN is AUX getting VERB greyish ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa Grandpa PROPN Number=Sing 3 hair nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandpa case 3 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 5 getting nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 getting aux 5 getting get VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 6 greyish greyish ADJ Degree=Pos 5 getting xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 getting punct
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1 get present · progressive Grandpa's hair greyish property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 5 The pond water looked greyish and cloudy.
det compound nsubj xcomp cc conj punct root The DET pond NOUN water NOUN looked VERB greyish ADJ and CCONJ cloudy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 water det 2 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 3 water compound 3 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked nsubj 4 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 greyish greyish ADJ Degree=Pos 4 looked xcomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 cloudy cc 7 cloudy cloudy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 greyish conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 looked punct
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1 look past the pond water greyish property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 6 I mixed white and black paint to get a greyish colour.
nsubj amod cc conj obj mark advcl det amod obj punct root I PRON mixed VERB white ADJ and CCONJ black ADJ paint NOUN to PART get VERB a DET greyish ADJ colour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 mixed nsubj 2 mixed mix VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 white white ADJ Degree=Pos 6 paint amod 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 black cc 5 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 3 white conj 6 paint paint NOUN Number=Sing 2 mixed obj 7 to to PART _ 8 get mark 8 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 mixed advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 colour det 10 greyish greyish ADJ Degree=Pos 11 colour amod 11 colour colour NOUN Number=Sing 8 get obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 mixed punct
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1 mix past I white paint vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paint=Patient 2 get to-infinitive I not said here a greyish colour vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer colour=Stimulus
Example 7 Her eyes are greyish-green.
nmod:poss nsubj cop amod punct punct root Her PRON eyes NOUN are AUX greyish ADJ - PUNCT green ADJ . PUNCT 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 6 green nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 green cop 4 greyish greyish ADJ Degree=Pos 6 green amod 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 greyish punct 6 green green ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 green punct
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1 is present Her eyes green property tree rules
Example 8 Lun also means a greyish light.
nsubj advmod det amod obj punct root Lun PROPN also ADV means VERB a DET greyish ADJ light NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lun Lun PROPN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 light det 5 greyish greyish ADJ Degree=Pos 6 light amod 6 light light NOUN Number=Sing 3 means obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present Lun a greyish light vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Topic
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