idleness Who acts: Idleness, grasshopper, ants, factory machines, little idleness, Idle hands · What happens: be, not work, do, not be, spend, work · To what, where: anything, use, idleness, homework, mischief, great sin · Speech: someone speaks here
«idleness» 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: idleness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Idleness is being lazy and not working or doing anything useful.
nsubj cop cop cc advmod conj cc conj obj amod punct root Idleness NOUN is AUX being AUX lazy ADJ and CCONJ not PART working VERB or CCONJ doing VERB anything PRON useful ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Idleness idleness NOUN Number=Sing 4 lazy nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 lazy cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 lazy cop 4 lazy lazy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 working cc 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 working advmod 7 working work VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 lazy conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 doing cc 9 doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 working conj 10 anything anything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 9 doing obj 11 useful useful ADJ Degree=Pos 10 anything amod 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 lazy punct
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1 is present Idleness lazy property tree rules 2 not work gerund Idleness not said here vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 do gerund Idleness not said here anything vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality
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 Idleness is also simply not being in use or not busy: a machine's idleness.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop advmod advmod advmod cop case cc advmod conj punct det nmod:poss case conj punct root Idleness NOUN is AUX also ADV simply ADV not PART being AUX in ADP use NOUN or CCONJ not PART busy ADJ : PUNCT a DET machine NOUN 's PART idleness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Idleness idleness NOUN Number=Sing 8 use nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 use cop 3 also also ADV _ 8 use advmod 4 simply simply ADV _ 8 use advmod 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 use advmod 6 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 use cop 7 in in ADP _ 8 use case 8 use use NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 busy cc 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 busy advmod 11 busy busy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 use conj 12 : : PUNCT _ 16 idleness punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 machine det 14 machine machine NOUN Number=Sing 16 idleness nmod:poss 15 's 's PART _ 14 machine case 16 idleness idleness NOUN Number=Sing 8 use conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 8 use punct
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1 not is present Idleness use and a machine's idleness simply property tree rules 2 not be Idleness not said here tree rules
Example 1 The grasshopper spent the summer in idleness while the ants worked.
det nsubj det obj case obl mark det nsubj advcl punct root The DET grasshopper NOUN spent VERB the DET summer NOUN in ADP idleness NOUN while SCONJ the DET ants NOUN worked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 grasshopper det 2 grasshopper grasshopper NOUN Number=Sing 3 spent nsubj 3 spent spend VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 summer det 5 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 3 spent obj 6 in in ADP _ 7 idleness case 7 idleness idleness NOUN Number=Sing 3 spent obl 8 while while SCONJ _ 11 worked mark 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 ants det 10 ants ant NOUN Number=Plur 11 worked nsubj 11 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 spent advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 spent punct
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1 spend past the grasshopper idleness summer vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 work past the ants vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 His idleness meant his homework never got done.
nmod:poss nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod advcl xcomp punct root His PRON idleness NOUN meant VERB his PRON homework NOUN never ADV got VERB done ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 idleness nmod:poss 2 idleness idleness NOUN Number=Sing 3 meant nsubj 3 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 homework nmod:poss 5 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 3 meant obj 6 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 got advmod 7 got get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 meant advcl 8 done done ADJ Degree=Pos 7 got xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 meant punct
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1 mean past His idleness idleness's homework vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent homework=Topic 2 not get past His idleness not said here done property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 3 After weeks of idleness, the factory machines were rusty.
case obl case nmod punct det compound nsubj cop punct root After ADP weeks NOUN of ADP idleness NOUN , PUNCT the DET factory NOUN machines NOUN were AUX rusty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 2 weeks case 2 weeks week NOUN Number=Plur 10 rusty obl 3 of of ADP _ 4 idleness case 4 idleness idleness NOUN Number=Sing 2 weeks nmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 2 weeks punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 machines det 7 factory factory NOUN Number=Sing 8 machines compound 8 machines machine NOUN Number=Plur 10 rusty nsubj 9 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 rusty cop 10 rusty rusty ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 rusty punct
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1 is past the factory machines week rusty property tree rules
Example 4 A little idleness on a holiday can be nice.
det amod nsubj case det nmod aux cop punct root A DET little ADJ idleness NOUN on ADP a DET holiday NOUN can AUX be AUX nice ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 idleness det 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 idleness amod 3 idleness idleness NOUN Number=Sing 9 nice nsubj 4 on on ADP _ 6 holiday case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 holiday det 6 holiday holiday NOUN Number=Sing 3 idleness nmod 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 nice aux 8 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 9 nice cop 9 nice nice ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 nice punct
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1 is can a little idleness on a holiday nice property tree rules
Example 5 «Idle hands make mischief,» Grandma says.
punct amod nsubj ccomp obj punct punct nsubj punct root « PUNCT Idle ADJ hands NOUN make VERB mischief NOUN , PUNCT » PUNCT Grandma PROPN says VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 make punct 2 Idle idle ADJ Degree=Pos 3 hands amod 3 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 4 make nsubj 4 make make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 says ccomp 5 mischief mischief NOUN Number=Sing 4 make obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 4 make punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 4 make punct 8 Grandma Grandma PROPN Number=Sing 9 says nsubj 9 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 says punct
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1 make in a quote present Idle hands mischief vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mischief=Product 2 say speech: assert present Grandma vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
Example 6 Idleness made the long afternoon feel boring.
nsubj det amod obj xcomp xcomp punct root Idleness NOUN made VERB the DET long ADJ afternoon NOUN feel VERB boring ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Idleness idleness NOUN Number=Sing 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 afternoon det 4 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 5 afternoon amod 5 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 made xcomp 7 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 6 feel xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past Idleness afternoon tree rules 2 feel infinitive Idleness not said here boring property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 7 Idleness is a great sin, and I certainly don’t like any of my friends to be idle or sluggish.
The tree, 20 words nsubj cop det amod punct cc nsubj advmod parataxis advmod case obl case nmod:poss nmod mark cop acl cc conj punct root Idleness NOUN is AUX a DET great ADJ sin NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ I PRON certainly ADV do VERB n’t PART like ADP any DET of ADP my PRON friends NOUN to PART be AUX idle ADJ or CCONJ sluggish ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Idleness idleness NOUN Number=Sing 5 sin nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sin cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sin det 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sin amod 5 sin sin NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 do punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 10 do cc 8 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 10 do nsubj 9 certainly certainly ADV _ 10 do advmod 10 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 sin parataxis 11 n’t not PART Polarity=Neg 10 do advmod 12 like like ADP _ 13 any case 13 any any DET PronType=Ind 10 do obl 14 of of ADP _ 16 friends case 15 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 friends nmod:poss 16 friends friend NOUN Number=Plur 13 any nmod 17 to to PART _ 19 idle mark 18 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 19 idle cop 19 idle idle ADJ Degree=Pos 16 friends acl 20 or or CCONJ _ 21 sluggish cc 21 sluggish sluggish ADJ Degree=Pos 19 idle conj 22 . . PUNCT _ 5 sin punct
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1 is a present Idleness a great sin tree rules 2 not do present I like any; certainly property vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is to-infinitive I not said here idle property tree rules 4 be I not said here tree rules
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