headlong
Who acts: way, giant, He, children · What happens: not be, rush, think, come, dive, make · To what, where: hill, lake, headlong dash
«headlong» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: headlong in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: adverb — kept apart, not parsed.
Head first, with a fast rush, in a way that is not careful.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 rush | nsubj |
| 2 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 1 Head | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 rush | punct |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 rush | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 rush | det |
| 6 | fast | fast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 rush | amod |
| 7 | rush | rush | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 way | punct |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 way | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 way | det |
| 11 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 rush | obl:unmarked |
| 12 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 15 careful | nsubj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 careful | cop |
| 14 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 15 careful | advmod |
| 15 | careful | careful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 way | acl:relcl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 rush | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | present | a way | careful 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
Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Rushing forward very fast, without thinking first.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rushing | rush | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 2 | forward | forward | ADV | _ | 1 Rushing | advmod |
| 3 | very | very | ADV | _ | 4 fast | advmod |
| 4 | fast | fast | ADV | Degree=Pos | 1 Rushing | advmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 thinking | punct |
| 6 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 7 thinking | mark |
| 7 | thinking | think | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Rushing | conj |
| 8 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 thinking | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Rushing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rush | gerund | fast, forward property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | think speech: other | gerund | first property | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
The giant came headlong down the hill.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 giant | det |
| 2 | giant | giant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 came | nsubj |
| 3 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | headlong | headlong | ADV | _ | 3 came | advmod |
| 5 | down | down | ADP | _ | 7 hill | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 hill | det |
| 7 | hill | hill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 came | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 came | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | the giant | the hill | headlong property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme down hill=Initial_Location |
Example 2
He dived headlong into the lake.
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 dived | nsubj |
| 2 | dived | dive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | headlong | headlong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 dived | xcomp |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 lake | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 lake | det |
| 6 | lake | lake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 dived | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 dived | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dive | past | He | the lake | headlong property | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into lake=Location |
Example 3
The children made a headlong dash for the door.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 children | det |
| 2 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 made | nsubj |
| 3 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 dash | det |
| 5 | headlong | headlong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 dash | amod |
| 6 | dash | dash | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 door | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 door | det |
| 9 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 made | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | past | the children | a headlong dash | for the door | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent dash=Product for door=Asset |
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