imperceptible Who acts: change, She, hour hand, Continents, Cheshire Cat, Cat · What happens: not see, hear, feel, be, give, move · To what, where: it, imperceptible nod, imperceptible speed, few centimetres, imperceptible rate, grin
«imperceptible» 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: imperceptible in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 So small, slight or slow that it cannot be seen, heard or felt.
The tree, 14 words advmod punct conj cc conj mark nsubj:pass aux advmod aux:pass advcl punct conj cc conj punct root So ADV small ADJ , PUNCT slight ADJ or CCONJ slow ADJ that SCONJ it PRON can AUX not PART be AUX seen VERB , PUNCT heard VERB or CCONJ felt VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 2 small advmod 2 small small ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 slight punct 4 slight slight ADJ Degree=Pos 2 small conj 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 slow cc 6 slow slow ADJ Degree=Pos 2 small conj 7 that that SCONJ _ 12 seen mark 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 seen nsubj:pass 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 seen aux 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 seen advmod 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 seen aux:pass 12 seen see VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 slow advcl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 heard punct 14 heard hear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 12 seen conj 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 felt cc 16 felt feel VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 14 heard conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 small punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 not see can · passive it vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus 2 hear participle vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer 3 feel participle vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
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 change in the river's level was almost imperceptible.
det nsubj case det nmod:poss case nmod cop advmod punct root The DET change NOUN in ADP the DET river NOUN 's PART level NOUN was AUX almost ADV imperceptible ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 change det 2 change change NOUN Number=Sing 10 imperceptible nsubj 3 in in ADP _ 7 level case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 river det 5 river river NOUN Number=Sing 7 level nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 river case 7 level level NOUN Number=Sing 2 change nmod 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 imperceptible cop 9 almost almost ADV _ 10 imperceptible advmod 10 imperceptible imperceptible ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 imperceptible punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the change in the river's level almost, imperceptible property tree rules
Example 2 She gave an imperceptible nod.
nsubj det amod obj punct root She PRON gave VERB an DET imperceptible ADJ nod NOUN . PUNCT 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 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 nod det 4 imperceptible imperceptible ADJ Degree=Pos 5 nod amod 5 nod nod NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She a imperceptible nod vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nod=Theme
Example 3 The hour hand moves at an imperceptible speed.
det compound nsubj case det amod obl punct root The DET hour NOUN hand NOUN moves VERB at ADP an DET imperceptible ADJ speed NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 hand det 2 hour hour NOUN Number=Sing 3 hand compound 3 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 4 moves nsubj 4 moves move VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 at at ADP _ 8 speed case 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 speed det 7 imperceptible imperceptible ADJ Degree=Pos 8 speed amod 8 speed speed NOUN Number=Sing 4 moves obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 moves punct
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1 move present the hour hand a imperceptible speed vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at speed=Trajectory
Example 4 Continents drift at an imperceptible rate, a few centimetres a year.
nsubj case det amod obl punct det amod obl det nmod:unmarked punct root Continents NOUN drift VERB at ADP an DET imperceptible ADJ rate NOUN , PUNCT a DET few ADJ centimetres NOUN a DET year NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Continents continent NOUN Number=Plur 2 drift nsubj 2 drift drift VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 6 rate case 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 rate det 5 imperceptible imperceptible ADJ Degree=Pos 6 rate amod 6 rate rate NOUN Number=Sing 2 drift obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 centimetres punct 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 centimetres det 9 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 10 centimetres amod 10 centimetres centimetre NOUN Number=Plur 2 drift obl 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 year det 12 year year NOUN Number=Sing 10 centimetres nmod:unmarked 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 drift punct
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1 drift present Continents a few centimetres a year a imperceptible rate vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at rate=Trajectory
Example 5 The Cheshire Cat faded away by imperceptible degrees until only its grin was left.
The tree, 14 words det compound nsubj advmod case amod obl mark advmod nmod:poss nsubj:pass aux:pass advcl punct root The DET Cheshire PROPN Cat PROPN faded VERB away ADV by ADP imperceptible ADJ degrees NOUN until SCONJ only ADV its PRON grin NOUN was AUX left VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Cat det 2 Cheshire Cheshire PROPN Number=Sing 3 Cat compound 3 Cat Cat PROPN Number=Sing 4 faded nsubj 4 faded fade VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 away away ADV _ 4 faded advmod 6 by by ADP _ 8 degrees case 7 imperceptible imperceptible ADJ Degree=Pos 8 degrees amod 8 degrees degree NOUN Number=Plur 4 faded obl 9 until until SCONJ _ 14 left mark 10 only only ADV _ 12 grin advmod 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 grin nmod:poss 12 grin grin NOUN Number=Sing 14 left nsubj:pass 13 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 14 left aux:pass 14 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 faded advcl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 faded punct
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1 fade away past the Cheshire Cat by imperceptible degrees; away property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 2 leave past · passive Cat's grin vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 3 grin Cat nom grin «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 There was an imperceptible tremor before the earthquake.
expl det amod nsubj case det obl punct root There PRON was VERB an DET imperceptible ADJ tremor NOUN before ADP the DET earthquake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 tremor det 4 imperceptible imperceptible ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tremor amod 5 tremor tremor NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 6 before before ADP _ 8 earthquake case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 earthquake det 8 earthquake earthquake NOUN Number=Sing 2 was obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 be past a imperceptible tremor the earthquake; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before earthquake=Location
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