headfirst

Who acts: you, He, pool, cat, She, baseball player · What happens: go, stop, think, rush, slide, not dive · To what, where: front, something, slide, pool, laundry basket, adventure · Speech: someone speaks here

«headfirst» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: headfirst in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

With your head going in front of the rest of your body.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	With	with	ADP	_	3 head	case
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 head	nmod:poss
3	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 going	obl
4	going	go	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 front	case
6	front	front	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 going	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 rest	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rest	det
9	rest	rest	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 front	nmod
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 body	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 body	nmod:poss
12	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rest	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 going	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	gerund				front of the rest of your body		with your head	vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent with head=Beneficiary

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

Without stopping to think first; too quickly («rush headfirst into something»).

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Without	without	SCONJ	_	2 stopping	mark
2	stopping	stop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 rush	advcl
3	to	to	PART	_	4 think	mark
4	think	think	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 stopping	xcomp
5	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	4 think	advmod
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	2 stopping	punct
7	too	too	ADV	_	8 quickly	advmod
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	11 rush	advmod
9	(	(	PUNCT	_	11 rush	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 rush	punct
11	rush	rush	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	_	11 rush	advmod
13	into	into	ADP	_	14 something	case
14	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	11 rush	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 rush	punct
16	)	)	PUNCT	_	11 rush	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 rush	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	stop	gerund	you not said here			vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	think speech: other	to-infinitive	you not said here		first property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	rush in a quote	imperative	you not said here	something	headfirst, quickly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into something=Destination

Example 1

He slid headfirst down the slide.

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 slid	nsubj
2	slid	slide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	_	2 slid	advmod
4	down	down	ADP	_	6 slide	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 slide	det
6	slide	slide	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 slid	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 slid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slide	past	He			the slide		headfirst property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down slide=Trajectory

Example 2

Never dive headfirst into a pool if you do not know how deep it is.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	2 dive	advmod
2	dive	dive	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	_	2 dive	advmod
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 pool	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 pool	det
6	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 dive	obl
7	if	if	SCONJ	_	11 know	mark
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 know	nsubj
9	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 know	aux
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 know	advmod
11	know	know	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 dive	advcl
12	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	13 deep	advmod
13	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 know	ccomp
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 deep	nsubj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 deep	cop
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 dive	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	not dive	imperative	you not said here	a pool	headfirst property	vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into pool=Location
2	not know a condition, not said to happen	present · do-support	you			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
3	is	present	pool		deep property	tree rules

Example 3

The cat fell headfirst into the laundry basket.

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 fell	nsubj
3	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	_	3 fell	advmod
5	into	into	ADP	_	8 basket	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 basket	det
7	laundry	laundry	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 basket	compound
8	basket	basket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fell	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 fell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	past	the cat					into the laundry basket result; headfirst property	vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into basket=Result

Example 4

She ran headfirst into the adventure without a plan.

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 ran	nsubj
2	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	_	2 ran	advmod
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 adventure	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 adventure	det
6	adventure	adventure	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ran	obl
7	without	without	ADP	_	9 plan	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 plan	det
9	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ran	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ran	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	run	past	She					into the adventure result; without a plan; headfirst property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into adventure=Result

Example 5

The baseball player slid headfirst into the base.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 player	det
2	baseball	baseball	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 player	compound
3	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slid	nsubj
4	slid	slide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	_	4 slid	advmod
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 base	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 base	det
8	base	base	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 slid	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 slid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	slide	past	the baseball player			the base		headfirst property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into base=Destination

Example 6

The diver went in headfirst with a neat splash.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 diver	det
2	diver	diver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADV	_	3 went	advmod
5	headfirst	headfirst	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 went	xcomp
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 splash	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 splash	det
8	neat	neat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 splash	amod
9	splash	splash	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 headfirst	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go in	past	the diver					headfirst property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

She plunged headfirst into the hole, and slid down the shaft after her baby.

The tree, 14 words

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 plunged	nsubj
2	plunged	plunge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	headfirst	headfirst	ADV	_	2 plunged	advmod
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 hole	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hole	det
6	hole	hole	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 plunged	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 slid	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 slid	cc
9	slid	slide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 plunged	conj
10	down	down	ADP	_	9 slid	compound:prt
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 shaft	det
12	shaft	shaft	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 slid	obj
13	after	after	ADP	_	15 baby	case
14	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 baby	nmod:poss
15	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 slid	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 plunged	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	plunge	past	She			the hole		headfirst property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into hole=Initial_Location
2	slide down	past	She not said here	the shaft			after her baby		vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shaft=Theme

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