grin Who acts: Phrase grin, Max, She, He, grin, cat · What happens: smile, show, bear, put up, complain, grin · To what, where: teeth, it, birthday cake, cheeky grin, face, ear · Speech: someone speaks here
«grin» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: grin in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To smile widely, often showing your teeth.
mark advmod punct advmod advcl nmod:poss obj punct root To PART smile VERB widely ADV , PUNCT often ADV showing VERB your PRON teeth NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 smile mark 2 smile smile VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 widely widely ADV _ 2 smile advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 showing punct 5 often often ADV _ 6 showing advmod 6 showing show VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 smile advcl 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 teeth nmod:poss 8 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 6 showing obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 smile punct
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1 smile to-infinitive widely property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 show gerund your teeth often property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tooth=Recipient
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: noun — kept apart, not parsed.
A wide, happy or cheeky smile.
det amod punct conj cc conj punct root A DET wide ADJ , PUNCT happy ADJ or CCONJ cheeky ADJ smile NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 smile det 2 wide wide ADJ Degree=Pos 7 smile amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 happy punct 4 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 wide conj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 cheeky cc 6 cheeky cheeky ADJ Degree=Pos 2 wide conj 7 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 smile punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3 Phrase «grin and bear it»: to put up with something unpleasant without complaining.
The tree, 13 words compound punct nsubj cc obj punct punct mark conj compound:prt case obl amod mark advcl punct root Phrase NOUN « PUNCT grin NOUN and CCONJ bear VERB it PRON » PUNCT : PUNCT to PART put VERB up ADP with ADP something PRON unpleasant ADJ without SCONJ complaining VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Phrase phrase NOUN Number=Sing 3 grin compound 2 « « PUNCT _ 3 grin punct 3 grin grin NOUN Number=Sing 5 bear nsubj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 bear cc 5 bear bear VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 bear obj 7 » » PUNCT _ 5 bear punct 8 : : PUNCT _ 10 put punct 9 to to PART _ 10 put mark 10 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 bear conj 11 up up ADP _ 10 put compound:prt 12 with with ADP _ 13 something case 13 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 10 put obl 14 unpleasant unpleasant ADJ Degree=Pos 13 something amod 15 without without SCONJ _ 16 complaining mark 16 complaining complain VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 put advcl 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 bear punct
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1 bear in a quote infinitive Phrase grin it vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient 2 put up to-infinitive Phrase grin not said here with something vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent 3 complain speech: other gerund Phrase grin not said here vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Max grinned when he saw the birthday cake.
nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp det compound obj punct root Max PROPN grinned VERB when ADV he PRON saw VERB the DET birthday NOUN cake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Max Max PROPN Number=Sing 2 grinned nsubj 2 grinned grin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 when when ADV PronType=Int 5 saw advmod 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 saw nsubj 5 saw see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 grinned ccomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cake det 7 birthday birthday NOUN Number=Sing 8 cake compound 8 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 5 saw obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 grinned punct
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1 grin past Max tree rules 2 see past Max the birthday cake vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer cake=Stimulus
Example 2 She had a cheeky grin on her face.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON had VERB a DET cheeky ADJ grin NOUN on ADP her PRON face 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 2 had nsubj 2 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 grin det 4 cheeky cheeky ADJ Degree=Pos 5 grin amod 5 grin grin NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obj 6 on on ADP _ 8 face case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 face nmod:poss 8 face face NOUN Number=Sing 2 had obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 had punct
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1 have past She a cheeky grin her face vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grin=Patient
Example 3 He grinned from ear to ear after scoring a goal.
nsubj case obl case obl mark advcl det obj punct root He PRON grinned VERB from ADP ear NOUN to ADP ear NOUN after SCONJ scoring VERB a DET goal NOUN . PUNCT 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 grinned nsubj 2 grinned grin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 from from ADP _ 4 ear case 4 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 2 grinned obl 5 to to ADP _ 6 ear case 6 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 2 grinned obl 7 after after SCONJ _ 8 scoring mark 8 scoring score VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 grinned advcl 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 goal det 10 goal goal NOUN Number=Sing 8 scoring obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 grinned punct
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1 grin past He ear to ear vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to ear=Recipient 2 score gerund He not said here a goal vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme
Example 4 The Cheshire Cat's grin stayed after the cat disappeared.
det compound nmod:poss case nsubj mark det nsubj advcl punct root The DET Cheshire PROPN Cat PROPN 's PART grin NOUN stayed VERB after SCONJ the DET cat NOUN disappeared VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Cat det 2 Cheshire Cheshire PROPN Number=Sing 3 Cat compound 3 Cat Cat PROPN Number=Sing 5 grin nmod:poss 4 's 's PART _ 3 Cat case 5 grin grin NOUN Number=Sing 6 stayed nsubj 6 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 after after SCONJ _ 10 disappeared mark 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 cat det 9 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 10 disappeared nsubj 10 disappeared disappear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 stayed advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 stayed punct
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1 stay past the Cheshire Cat's grin vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 disappear past the cat vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 grin the Cheshire Cat nom grin «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The injection hurt, but I had to grin and bear it.
det nsubj punct cc nsubj conj mark xcomp cc conj obj punct root The DET injection NOUN hurt VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ I PRON had VERB to PART grin VERB and CCONJ bear VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 injection det 2 injection injection NOUN Number=Sing 3 hurt nsubj 3 hurt hurt VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 had punct 5 but but CCONJ _ 7 had cc 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 had nsubj 7 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 hurt conj 8 to to PART _ 9 grin mark 9 grin grin VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 had xcomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 bear cc 11 bear bear VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 grin conj 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 bear obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 hurt punct
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1 hurt past the injection vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 2 have past I tree rules 3 grin to-infinitive I not said here vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 bear infinitive I not said here injection vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 6 Wipe that grin off your face and tidy your room!
compound nsubj compound:prt nmod:poss obj cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root Wipe NOUN that PRON grin VERB off ADP your PRON face NOUN and CCONJ tidy VERB your PRON room NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Wipe wipe NOUN Number=Sing 3 grin compound 2 that that PRON PronType=Rel 3 grin nsubj 3 grin grin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 grin compound:prt 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 face nmod:poss 6 face face NOUN Number=Sing 3 grin obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 tidy cc 8 tidy tidy VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 grin conj 9 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 room nmod:poss 10 room room NOUN Number=Sing 8 tidy obj 11 ! ! PUNCT _ 3 grin punct
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1 grin off present that your face vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Theme 2 tidy infinitive that not said here your room tree rules
Example 7 “At this the spectre grinned in my face and cried mockingly:
punct case det det obl case nmod:poss obl cc conj advmod punct root “ PUNCT At ADP this DET the DET spectre NOUN grinned VERB in ADP my PRON face NOUN and CCONJ cried VERB mockingly ADV : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 6 grinned punct 2 At at ADP _ 5 spectre case 3 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 spectre det 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 spectre det 5 spectre spectre NOUN Number=Sing 6 grinned obl 6 grinned grin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 in in ADP _ 9 face case 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 face nmod:poss 9 face face NOUN Number=Sing 6 grinned obl 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 cried cc 11 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 grinned conj 12 mockingly mockingly ADV _ 11 cried advmod 13 : : PUNCT _ 6 grinned punct
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1 grin in a quote past this spectre in my face vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in face=Theme 2 cry speech: express in a quote past mockingly property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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