inconsolable
Who acts: nothing, inconsolable child, little girl, puppy, king, He · What happens: cheer up, lose, be, run away · To what, where: you, toy, best friend
«inconsolable» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: inconsolable in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
So sad or upset that nothing can cheer you up: an inconsolable child after losing a toy.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | So | so | ADV | _ | 2 sad | advmod |
| 2 | sad | sad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 3 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 4 upset | cc |
| 4 | upset | upset | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 sad | conj |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 8 cheer | mark |
| 6 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 8 cheer | nsubj |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 cheer | aux |
| 8 | cheer | cheer | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 upset | ccomp |
| 9 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 8 cheer | obj |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 8 cheer | compound:prt |
| 11 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 14 child | punct |
| 12 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 child | det |
| 13 | inconsolable | inconsolable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 child | amod |
| 14 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sad | conj |
| 15 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 16 losing | mark |
| 16 | losing | lose | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 child | acl |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 toy | det |
| 18 | toy | toy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 losing | obj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 sad | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cheer up | can | nothing | you | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent you=Patient | ||||
| 2 | lose | gerund | a inconsolable child not said here | a toy | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=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.
Example 1
The little girl was inconsolable when her puppy ran away.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 girl | det |
| 2 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 girl | amod |
| 3 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 inconsolable | nsubj |
| 4 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 inconsolable | cop |
| 5 | inconsolable | inconsolable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 ran | advmod |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 puppy | nmod:poss |
| 8 | puppy | puppy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ran | nsubj |
| 9 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 inconsolable | advcl |
| 10 | away | away | ADV | _ | 9 ran | advmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 inconsolable | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the little girl | inconsolable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | run away | past | girl's puppy | away property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 2
The king was inconsolable after the storm.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 inconsolable | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 inconsolable | cop |
| 4 | inconsolable | inconsolable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 7 storm | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 storm | det |
| 7 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 inconsolable | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 inconsolable | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the king | after the storm | inconsolable property | tree rules |
Example 3
He was inconsolable at losing his best friend.
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 | 3 inconsolable | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 inconsolable | cop |
| 3 | inconsolable | inconsolable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 5 losing | case |
| 5 | losing | lose | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 inconsolable | obl |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 friend | nmod:poss |
| 7 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 8 friend | amod |
| 8 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 losing | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 inconsolable | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | He | inconsolable property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | lose | gerund | his best friend | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Eventuality |
Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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