hostile

Who acts: guard dog, new boy, class, Deserts, ship, She · What happens: argue, fight, belong, live in, give, feel · To what, where: hostile desert, hostile growl, us, hostile places, hostile waters, hostile look

«hostile» 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: hostile in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Unfriendly and angry, ready to argue or fight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unfriendly	unfriendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 angry	cc
3	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Unfriendly	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 ready	punct
5	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Unfriendly	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 argue	mark
7	argue	argue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 ready	xcomp
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 fight	cc
9	fight	fight	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 argue	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Unfriendly	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	argue speech: disagree	to-infinitive							vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	fight	infinitive							vn battle-36.4-1 «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

Belonging to an enemy, as in «hostile army».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Belonging	belong	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	4 enemy	case
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 enemy	det
4	enemy	enemy	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Belonging	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 army	punct
6	as	as	ADP	_	10 army	case
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 army	case
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 army	punct
9	hostile	hostile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 army	amod
10	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Belonging	obl
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 army	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Belonging	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	belong	gerund						to a enemy; as hostile army	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: of a place or conditions — kept apart, not parsed.

Very harsh and difficult to live in, as in «a hostile desert».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 harsh	advmod
2	harsh	harsh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 difficult	cc
4	difficult	difficult	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 harsh	conj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 live	mark
6	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 difficult	xcomp
7	in	in	ADV	_	6 live	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 desert	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	14 desert	mark
10	in	in	ADP	_	14 desert	case
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 desert	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 desert	det
13	hostile	hostile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 desert	amod
14	desert	desert	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 live	obl
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 desert	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 harsh	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live in	to-infinitive				a hostile desert			vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in desert=Location

Example 1

The guard dog gave us a hostile growl.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dog	det
2	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dog	compound
3	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	nsubj
4	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 gave	iobj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 growl	det
7	hostile	hostile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 growl	amod
8	growl	growl	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 gave	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the guard dog	a hostile growl	us				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient growl=Theme

Example 2

The new boy felt the class was hostile at first.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boy	det
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boy	amod
3	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 felt	nsubj
4	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 class	det
6	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 hostile	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 hostile	cop
8	hostile	hostile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 felt	ccomp
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 first	case
10	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	8 hostile	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	the new boy						vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
2	is	past	the class					hostile property	tree rules

Example 3

Deserts are hostile places with little water.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Deserts	desert	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 places	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 places	cop
3	hostile	hostile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 places	amod
4	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 water	case
6	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 water	amod
7	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 places	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 places	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Deserts	hostile places				with little water	tree rules

Example 4

The ship sailed into hostile waters.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ship	det
2	ship	ship	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sailed	nsubj
3	sailed	sail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 waters	case
5	hostile	hostile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 waters	amod
6	waters	water	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sailed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sail	past	the ship			hostile waters			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent into water=Trajectory

Example 5

She gave a hostile look when I took her seat.

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 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 look	det
4	hostile	hostile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 look	amod
5	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 took	advmod
7	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	8 took	nsubj
8	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 gave	advcl
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 seat	nmod:poss
10	seat	seat	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 took	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	She	a hostile look					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent look=Theme
2	take	past	I	her seat					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Theme

Example 6

Space is a hostile environment for humans.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 environment	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 environment	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 environment	det
4	hostile	hostile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 environment	amod
5	environment	environment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 humans	case
7	humans	human	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 environment	nmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 environment	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Space	a hostile environment				for humans	tree rules

Example 7

He saw hostile warriors, in colored dresses and glittering armor, with spear and halberd, pitching their tents, and anon striking them.

The tree, 21 words

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 saw	nsubj
2	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hostile	hostile	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 warriors	amod
4	warriors	warrior	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 saw	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 dresses	punct
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 dresses	case
7	colored	colored	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 dresses	amod
8	dresses	dress	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 warriors	conj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 armor	cc
10	glittering	glitter	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 armor	amod
11	armor	armor	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 warriors	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 spear	punct
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 spear	case
14	spear	spear	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	conj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 halberd	cc
16	halberd	halberd	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 spear	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 pitching	punct
18	pitching	pitch	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 saw	advcl
19	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 tents	nmod:poss
20	tents	tent	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 pitching	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 anon	punct
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 anon	cc
23	anon	anon	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saw	conj
24	striking	strike	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	23 anon	acl
25	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 striking	obj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saw	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	see	past	He	hostile warriors and colored dresses and glittering armor	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer warrior=Stimulus
2	glitter	gerund			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	pitch	gerund	He not said here	spear's tents	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tent=Theme
4	strike	gerund	anon not said here	tents = tent	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient

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