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homely

Who acts: cottage, Grandma, guest house, homely farm girl, We, baking bread · What happens: mean, not look, have, fire, cook, be · To what, where: plain, homely feel, homely food, story, homely smell, nice homely thing

«homely» 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: homely in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK, Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

Homely means simple, warm and comfortable, like a cosy home.

advmodxcomppunctconjccconjpunctcasedetamodoblpunctrootHomelyADVmeansVERBsimpleADJ,PUNCTwarmADJandCCONJcomfortableADJ,PUNCTlikeADPaDETcosyADJhomeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HomelyhomelyADV_2 meansadvmod
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3simplesimpleADJDegree=Pos2 meansxcomp
4,,PUNCT_5 warmpunct
5warmwarmADJDegree=Pos3 simpleconj
6andandCCONJ_7 comfortablecc
7comfortablecomfortableADJDegree=Pos3 simpleconj
8,,PUNCT_12 homepunct
9likelikeADP_12 homecase
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art12 homedet
11cosycosyADJDegree=Pos12 homeamod
12homehomeNOUNNumber=Sing2 meansobl
13..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentlike a cosy home; homely, simple propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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

Usage: US, Canada — kept apart, not parsed.

Homely means plain and not good-looking.

advmodobjccadvmodamodpunctconjpunctrootHomelyADVmeansVERBplainADJandCCONJnotPARTgoodADJ-PUNCTlookingVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HomelyhomelyADV_2 meansadvmod
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3plainplainADJDegree=Pos2 meansobj
4andandCCONJ_8 lookingcc
5notnotPARTPolarity=Neg8 lookingadvmod
6goodgoodADJDegree=Pos8 lookingamod
7--PUNCT_6 goodpunct
8lookinglookVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part3 plainconj
9..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentplainhomely propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plain=Topic
2not lookgerundvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 1

The cottage had a homely feel with its fire and soft chairs.

detnsubjdetamodobjcasenmod:possnmodccamodconjpunctrootTheDETcottageNOUNhadVERBaDEThomelyADJfeelNOUNwithADPitsPRONfireNOUNandCCONJsoftADJchairsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 cottagedet
2cottagecottageNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadnsubj
3hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 feeldet
5homelyhomelyADJDegree=Pos6 feelamod
6feelfeelNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadobj
7withwithADP_9 firecase
8itsitsPRONCase=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs9 firenmod:poss
9firefireNOUNNumber=Sing6 feelnmod
10andandCCONJ_12 chairscc
11softsoftADJDegree=Pos12 chairsamod
12chairschairNOUNNumber=Plur9 fireconj
13..PUNCT_3 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepastthe cottagea homely feelwith cottage's fire and soft chairsvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feel=Patient
2firecottagenom fire «event transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

Grandma cooks homely food like stew and pie.

nsubjamodobjcaseoblccconjpunctrootGrandmaNOUNcooksVERBhomelyADJfoodNOUNlikeADPstewNOUNandCCONJpieNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GrandmagrandmaNOUNNumber=Sing2 cooksnsubj
2cookscookVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3homelyhomelyADJDegree=Pos4 foodamod
4foodfoodNOUNNumber=Sing2 cooksobj
5likelikeADP_6 stewcase
6stewstewNOUNNumber=Sing2 cooksobl
7andandCCONJ_8 piecc
8piepieNOUNNumber=Sing6 stewconj
9..PUNCT_2 cookspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1cookpresentGrandmahomely foodlike stew and pievn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent food=Patient

Example 3

The guest house was small and homely.

detcompoundnsubjcopccconjpunctrootTheDETguestNOUNhouseNOUNwasAUXsmallADJandCCONJhomelyADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 housedet
2guestguestNOUNNumber=Sing3 housecompound
3househouseNOUNNumber=Sing5 smallnsubj
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 smallcop
5smallsmallADJDegree=Posrootroot
6andandCCONJ_7 homelycc
7homelyhomelyADJDegree=Pos5 smallconj
8..PUNCT_5 smallpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe guest housesmall propertytree rules
2bethe guest house not said heretree rules

Example 4

In the story, the homely farm girl turned out to be brave.

casedetoblpunctdetamodcompoundnsubjcompound:prtmarkcopxcomppunctrootInADPtheDETstoryNOUN,PUNCTtheDEThomelyADJfarmNOUNgirlNOUNturnedVERBoutADPtoPARTbeAUXbraveADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 storycase
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 storydet
3storystoryNOUNNumber=Sing9 turnedobl
4,,PUNCT_3 storypunct
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 girldet
6homelyhomelyADJDegree=Pos8 girlamod
7farmfarmNOUNNumber=Sing8 girlcompound
8girlgirlNOUNNumber=Sing9 turnednsubj
9turnedturnVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
10outoutADP_9 turnedcompound:prt
11totoPART_13 bravemark
12bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf13 bravecop
13bravebraveADJDegree=Pos9 turnedxcomp
14..PUNCT_9 turnedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1turn outpastthe homely farm girlthe storyvn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in story=Location
2isto-infinitivethe homely farm girl not said herebrave propertytree rules

Example 5

We love the homely smell of baking bread.

nsubjdetamodobjcasecompoundnmodpunctrootWePRONloveVERBtheDEThomelyADJsmellNOUNofADPbakingNOUNbreadNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 lovensubj
2loveloveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 smelldet
4homelyhomelyADJDegree=Pos5 smellamod
5smellsmellNOUNNumber=Sing2 loveobj
6ofofADP_8 breadcase
7bakingbakingNOUNNumber=Sing8 breadcompound
8breadbreadNOUNNumber=Sing5 smellnmod
9..PUNCT_2 lovepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lovepresentWethe homely smell of baking breadvn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer smell=Stimulus
2smellbaking breadnom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent

Example 6

The hotel was not grand, but very homely.

detnsubjcopadvmodpunctccadvmodadvmodpunctrootTheDEThotelNOUNwasAUXnotPARTgrandADJ,PUNCTbutCCONJveryADVhomelyADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 hoteldet
2hotelhotelNOUNNumber=Sing5 grandnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 grandcop
4notnotPARTPolarity=Neg5 grandadvmod
5grandgrandADJDegree=Posrootroot
6,,PUNCT_9 homelypunct
7butbutCCONJ_9 homelycc
8veryveryADV_9 homelyadvmod
9homelyhomelyADV_5 grandadvmod
10..PUNCT_5 grandpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1not ispastthe hotelgrand, homely propertytree rules

Example 7

A cradle is such a nice homely thing to have about a house.”

The tree, 13 words
detnsubjcopdet:predetdetamodamodmarkaclcasedetoblpunctpunctrootADETcradleNOUNisAUXsuchDETaDETniceADJhomelyADJthingNOUNtoPARThaveVERBaboutADPaDEThouseNOUN.PUNCT”PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art2 cradledet
2cradlecradleNOUNNumber=Sing8 thingnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 thingcop
4suchsuchDETPronType=Ind8 thingdet:predet
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art8 thingdet
6niceniceADJDegree=Pos8 thingamod
7homelyhomelyADJDegree=Pos8 thingamod
8thingthingNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
9totoPART_10 havemark
10havehaveVERBVerbForm=Inf8 thingacl
11aboutaboutADP_13 housecase
12aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art13 housedet
13househouseNOUNNumber=Sing10 haveobl
14..PUNCT_8 thingpunct
15”"PUNCT_8 thingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresenta cradlesuch nice homely thingtree rules
2haveto-infinitiveabout a housevn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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