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illegible

Who acts: handwriting, doctor, Rain, you, answer, old gravestone · What happens: fade, read, be, handwrite, make, write · To what, where: note, name, last line illegible

«illegible» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: illegible in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Too messy, faded or unclear to be read.

advmodpunctconjccconjmarkaux:passadvclpunctrootTooADVmessyADJ,PUNCTfadedVERBorCCONJunclearADJtoPARTbeAUXreadVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TootooADV_2 messyadvmod
2messymessyADJDegree=Posrootroot
3,,PUNCT_4 fadedpunct
4fadedfadeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass2 messyconj
5ororCCONJ_6 unclearcc
6unclearunclearADJDegree=Pos2 messyconj
7totoPART_9 readmark
8bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf9 readaux:pass
9readreadVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass6 unclearadvcl
10..PUNCT_2 messypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1fadeparticiplevn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2readto-infinitive · passivevn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»

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.

Example 1

The doctor's handwriting was illegible.

detnmod:posscasensubjcoppunctrootTheDETdoctorNOUN'sPARThandwritingNOUNwasAUXillegibleADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 doctordet
2doctordoctorNOUNNumber=Sing4 handwritingnmod:poss
3's'sPART_2 doctorcase
4handwritinghandwritingNOUNNumber=Sing6 illegiblensubj
5wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin6 illegiblecop
6illegibleillegibleADJDegree=Posrootroot
7..PUNCT_6 illegiblepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe doctor's handwritingillegible propertytree rules
2handwritethe doctornom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

Rain made the note illegible.

nsubjdetobjxcomppunctrootRainNOUNmadeVERBtheDETnoteNOUNillegibleADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RainrainNOUNNumber=Sing2 madensubj
2mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 notedet
4notenoteNOUNNumber=Sing2 madeobj
5illegibleillegibleADJDegree=Pos2 madexcomp
6..PUNCT_2 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastRainthe noteillegible propertyvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset note=Product

Example 3

Please write neatly, this answer is illegible.

discourseadvmodpunctdetnsubjcopconjpunctrootPleaseINTJwriteVERBneatlyADV,PUNCTthisDETanswerNOUNisAUXillegibleADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PleasepleaseINTJ_2 writediscourse
2writewriteVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
3neatlyneatlyADV_2 writeadvmod
4,,PUNCT_8 illegiblepunct
5thisthisDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem6 answerdet
6answeranswerNOUNNumber=Sing8 illegiblensubj
7isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 illegiblecop
8illegibleillegibleADJDegree=Pos2 writeconj
9..PUNCT_2 writepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1writeimperativeyou not said hereneatly propertyvn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2ispresentthis answerillegible propertytree rules

Example 4

The old gravestone was worn and illegible.

detamodnsubjcopccconjpunctrootTheDEToldADJgravestoneNOUNwasAUXwornADJandCCONJillegibleADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 gravestonedet
2oldoldADJDegree=Pos3 gravestoneamod
3gravestonegravestoneNOUNNumber=Sing5 wornnsubj
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 worncop
5wornwornADJDegree=Posrootroot
6andandCCONJ_7 illegiblecc
7illegibleillegibleADJDegree=Pos5 wornconj
8..PUNCT_5 wornpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe old gravestoneworn propertytree rules
2bethe old gravestone not said heretree rules

Example 5

My signature looks illegible but it's my name.

nmod:possnsubjxcompccnsubjcopnmod:possconjpunctrootMyPRONsignatureNOUNlooksVERBillegibleADJbutCCONJitPRON'sAUXmyPRONnameNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 signaturenmod:poss
2signaturesignatureNOUNNumber=Sing3 looksnsubj
3lookslookVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4illegibleillegibleADJDegree=Pos3 looksxcomp
5butbutCCONJ_9 namecc
6ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs9 namensubj
7'sbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 namecop
8mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs9 namenmod:poss
9namenameNOUNNumber=Sing3 looksconj
10..PUNCT_3 lookspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookpresentMy signatureillegible propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2is apresentsignaturemy nametree rules
3signMynom signature «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

The smudged ink left the last line illegible.

detamodnsubjdetamodcompoundobjpunctrootTheDETsmudgedVERBinkNOUNleftVERBtheDETlastADJlineNOUNillegibleNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 inkdet
2smudgedsmudgeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass3 inkamod
3inkinkNOUNNumber=Sing4 leftnsubj
4leftleaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 illegibledet
6lastlastADJDegree=Pos8 illegibleamod
7linelineNOUNNumber=Sing8 illegiblecompound
8illegibleillegibleNOUNNumber=Sing4 leftobj
9..PUNCT_4 leftpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1smudgeparticiplevn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme
2leavepastthe smudged inkthe last line illegiblevn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent illegible=Theme

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