impossibly Who acts: way, it, neck, puzzle, skyscraper, handwriting · What happens: mean, not happen, do, seem, look, be · To what, where: clouds, stage
«impossibly» 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: impossibly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Impossibly means in a way that cannot happen or be done.
advmod case det obl nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl cc aux:pass conj punct root Impossibly ADV means VERB in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON can AUX not PART happen VERB or CCONJ be AUX done VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Impossibly impossibly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 way case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 happen nsubj 7 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 happen aux 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 happen advmod 9 happen happen VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 way acl:relcl 10 or or CCONJ _ 12 done cc 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 12 done aux:pass 12 done do VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 9 happen conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present in a way; impossibly property vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute 2 not happen can a way vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 do infinitive · passive a way not said here vn act-114-1 «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.
Meaning 2 Impossibly also means extremely or unbelievably, so much that it seems impossible: «impossibly tall».
The tree, 14 words advmod advmod advmod cc conj punct advmod advmod mark nsubj conj xcomp punct punct advmod xcomp punct punct root Impossibly ADV also ADV means VERB extremely ADV or CCONJ unbelievably ADV , PUNCT so ADV much ADV that SCONJ it PRON seems VERB impossible ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT impossibly ADV tall ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Impossibly impossibly ADV _ 3 means advmod 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 extremely extremely ADV _ 3 means advmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 unbelievably cc 6 unbelievably unbelievably ADV _ 4 extremely conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 12 seems punct 8 so so ADV _ 9 much advmod 9 much much ADV _ 12 seems advmod 10 that that SCONJ _ 12 seems mark 11 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 seems nsubj 12 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 means conj 13 impossible impossible ADJ Degree=Pos 12 seems xcomp 14 : : PUNCT _ 17 tall punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 17 tall punct 16 impossibly impossibly ADV _ 17 tall advmod 17 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 12 seems xcomp 18 » » PUNCT _ 17 tall punct 19 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present extremely, impossibly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 seem present it impossible, tall property vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The giraffe's neck looked impossibly long.
det nmod:poss case nsubj advmod advmod punct root The DET giraffe NOUN 's PART neck NOUN looked VERB impossibly ADV long ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 giraffe det 2 giraffe giraffe NOUN Number=Sing 4 neck nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 giraffe case 4 neck neck NOUN Number=Sing 5 looked nsubj 5 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 impossibly impossibly ADV _ 7 long advmod 7 long long ADV Degree=Pos 5 looked advmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 looked punct
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1 look past the giraffe's neck long property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 2 The puzzle was impossibly hard, so we asked for a hint.
det nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl punct advmod nsubj case det obl punct root The DET puzzle NOUN was AUX impossibly ADV hard ADV , PUNCT so ADV we PRON asked VERB for ADP a DET hint NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puzzle det 2 puzzle puzzle NOUN Number=Sing 9 asked nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 hard cop 4 impossibly impossibly ADV _ 5 hard advmod 5 hard hard ADV Degree=Pos 2 puzzle acl:relcl 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 puzzle punct 7 so so ADV _ 9 asked advmod 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 asked nsubj 9 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 for for ADP _ 12 hint case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 hint det 12 hint hint NOUN Number=Sing 9 asked obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 asked punct
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1 is past the puzzle not said here hard, impossibly property tree rules 2 ask speech: ask past the puzzle for a hint vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The skyscraper rose impossibly high into the clouds.
det nsubj advmod advmod case det obl punct root The DET skyscraper NOUN rose VERB impossibly ADV high ADV into ADP the DET clouds NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 skyscraper det 2 skyscraper skyscraper NOUN Number=Sing 3 rose nsubj 3 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 impossibly impossibly ADV _ 3 rose advmod 5 high high ADV Degree=Pos 3 rose advmod 6 into into ADP _ 8 clouds case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 clouds det 8 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 3 rose obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 rose punct
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1 rise past the skyscraper the clouds high, impossibly property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into cloud=Initial_Location
Example 4 Her handwriting was impossibly small.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod punct root Her PRON handwriting NOUN was AUX impossibly ADV small ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 handwriting nmod:poss 2 handwriting handwriting NOUN Number=Sing 5 small nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 small cop 4 impossibly impossibly ADV _ 5 small advmod 5 small small ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 small punct
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1 is past Her handwriting impossibly, small property tree rules 2 handwrite Her = she nom handwriting «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The magician seemed to float impossibly above the stage.
det nsubj mark xcomp advmod case det obl punct root The DET magician NOUN seemed VERB to PART float VERB impossibly ADV above ADP the DET stage NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 magician det 2 magician magician NOUN Number=Sing 3 seemed nsubj 3 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 float mark 5 float float VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 seemed xcomp 6 impossibly impossibly ADV _ 5 float advmod 7 above above ADP _ 9 stage case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 stage det 9 stage stage NOUN Number=Sing 5 float obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 seemed punct
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1 seem past the magician vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 2 float to-infinitive the magician not said here the stage impossibly property vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above stage=Trajectory
Example 6 The queue for the ride was impossibly long.
det nsubj case det nmod cop advmod punct root The DET queue NOUN for ADP the DET ride NOUN was AUX impossibly ADV long ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 queue det 2 queue queue NOUN Number=Sing 8 long nsubj 3 for for ADP _ 5 ride case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ride det 5 ride ride NOUN Number=Sing 2 queue nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 long cop 7 impossibly impossibly ADV _ 8 long advmod 8 long long ADV Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 long punct
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1 is past the queue for the ride impossibly, long property tree rules
Example 7 The cake was impossibly delicious.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET cake NOUN was AUX impossibly ADV delicious ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cake det 2 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 5 delicious nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 delicious cop 4 impossibly impossibly ADV _ 5 delicious advmod 5 delicious delicious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 delicious punct
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1 is past the cake delicious, impossibly property tree rules
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