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handy

Who acts: you, pocket knife, house, Dad, string, handy tip · What happens: use, reach, keep, do, come in, be · To what, where: easy, torch, things, water bottle, string, hammer · Speech: someone speaks here

«handy» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: handy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Useful and easy to use.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 easy	cc
3	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Useful	conj
4	to	to	PART	_	5 use	mark
5	use	use	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 easy	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Useful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	to-infinitive							vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Near and easy to reach: «Keep a torch handy».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Near	near	ADP	_	3 easy	case
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 easy	cc
3	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 reach	obl
4	to	to	PART	_	5 reach	mark
5	reach	reach	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 Keep	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 Keep	punct
8	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 reach	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 torch	det
10	torch	torch	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Keep	obj
11	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 Keep	xcomp
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 Keep	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 reach	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	to-infinitive				easy			vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	keep in a quote	infinitive		a torch				handy property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent torch=Theme

Meaning 3

Good at doing things with your hands.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	at	at	SCONJ	_	3 doing	mark
3	doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Good	advcl
4	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 doing	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 hands	case
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 hands	nmod:poss
7	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 doing	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Good	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund		things				with your hands	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality

Meaning 4

«come in handy»: be useful later.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 come	punct
2	come	come	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADV	_	2 come	advmod
4	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 come	xcomp
5	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 come	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 useful	punct
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 useful	cop
8	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 come	parataxis
9	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	8 useful	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come in in a quote	imperative	you not said here					handy property	tree rules
2	is	infinitive						late, useful property	tree rules

Example 1

This pocket knife is really handy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 knife	det
2	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 knife	compound
3	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 handy	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 handy	cop
5	really	really	ADV	_	6 handy	advmod
6	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 handy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this pocket knife					handy property	tree rules

Example 2

Keep your water bottle handy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 bottle	nmod:poss
3	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bottle	compound
4	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obj
5	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Keep	xcomp
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	your water bottle				handy property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bottle=Theme

Example 3

Our house is handy for the school.

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 house	nmod:poss
2	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 handy	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 handy	cop
4	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 school	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 school	det
7	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 handy	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 handy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Our house					for the school; handy property	tree rules

Example 4

Dad is handy with tools.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 handy	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 handy	cop
3	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 tools	case
5	tools	tool	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 handy	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 handy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Dad					with tools; handy property	tree rules

Example 5

Save the string — it might come in handy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Save	save	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 string	det
3	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Save	obj
4	—	-	PUNCT	_	7 come	punct
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 come	nsubj
6	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 come	aux
7	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Save	conj
8	in	in	ADV	_	7 come	advmod
9	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 come	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Save	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	save	imperative	you not said here	the string					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Theme
2	come in	might	string					handy property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

Here's a handy tip for long division.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Here	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 tip	det
4	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 tip	amod
5	tip	tip	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Here	nsubj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 division	case
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 division	amod
8	division	division	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tip	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Here	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a handy tip for long division					here property	tree rules

Example 7

"I am not taking the hammer because I think there is something there," said he, "but it is handy for breaking the large lumps of coal."

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 taking	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	5 taking	nsubj
3	am	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 taking	aux
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 taking	advmod
5	taking	take	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	17 said	ccomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hammer	det
7	hammer	hammer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 taking	obj
8	because	because	SCONJ	_	10 think	mark
9	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 think	nsubj
10	think	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 taking	advcl
11	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	12 is	expl
12	is	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 think	ccomp
13	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 is	nsubj
14	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 is	advmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 taking	punct
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	5 taking	punct
17	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
18	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 said	nsubj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 handy	punct
20	"	"	PUNCT	_	24 handy	punct
21	but	but	CCONJ	_	24 handy	cc
22	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 handy	nsubj
23	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 handy	cop
24	handy	handy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 said	parataxis
25	for	for	SCONJ	_	26 breaking	mark
26	breaking	break	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	24 handy	advcl
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 lumps	det
28	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 lumps	amod
29	lumps	lump	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 breaking	obj
30	of	of	ADP	_	31 coal	case
31	coal	coal	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 lumps	nmod
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 said	punct
33	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not take in a quote	present · progressive	I	the hammer					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hammer=Theme
2	think speech: other in a quote	present	I						vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	be in a quote	present	something			there; there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	say speech: assert	past	he						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
5	is in a quote	present	hammer					handy property	tree rules
6	break in a quote	gerund	hammer not said here	the large lumps of coal					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lump=Patient

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