indisposition

Who acts: slight illness, you, actor, teacher, duchess, indisposition · What happens: stop, do, not perform, explain, absent, suffer · To what, where: something, absence, indisposition, old novel, bed, assembly · Speech: someone speaks here

«indisposition» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: indisposition in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A slight illness, like a cold or upset stomach, that stops you doing something.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 illness	det
2	slight	slight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 illness	amod
3	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 stops	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 stomach	punct
5	like	like	ADP	_	10 stomach	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 stomach	det
7	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 stomach	amod
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 upset	cc
9	upset	upset	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cold	conj
10	stomach	stomach	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 illness	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 stops	punct
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 stops	nsubj
13	stops	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	15 doing	nsubj
15	doing	do	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 stops	ccomp
16	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	15 doing	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	13 stops	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stop	present	a slight illness and a cold stomach						vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
2	do	gerund	you	something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=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

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Unwillingness to do something.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unwillingness	unwillingness	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 do	mark
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Unwillingness	acl
4	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	3 do	obj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Unwillingness	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive		something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

Example 1

Due to a slight indisposition, the actor could not perform tonight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Due	due	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	5 indisposition	case
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 Due	fixed
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 indisposition	det
4	slight	slight	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 indisposition	amod
5	indisposition	indisposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 perform	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 indisposition	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 actor	det
8	actor	actor	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 perform	nsubj
9	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 perform	aux
10	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 perform	advmod
11	perform	perform	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
12	tonight	tonight	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 perform	obl:unmarked
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 perform	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not perform	could	the actor				tonight	due a slight indisposition	vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The teacher's absence was explained as a brief indisposition.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teacher	det
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 absence	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 teacher	case
4	absence	absence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 explained	nsubj:pass
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 explained	aux:pass
6	explained	explain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	as	as	ADP	_	10 indisposition	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 indisposition	det
9	brief	brief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 indisposition	amod
10	indisposition	indisposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 explained	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 explained	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	past · passive		the teacher's absence				as a brief indisposition	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
2	absent		the teacher						nom absence «state transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

In the old novel, the duchess suffered an indisposition and stayed in bed.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	4 novel	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 novel	det
3	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 novel	amod
4	novel	novel	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 suffered	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 novel	punct
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 duchess	det
7	duchess	duchess	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 suffered	nsubj
8	suffered	suffer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 indisposition	det
10	indisposition	indisposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 suffered	obj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 stayed	cc
12	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 suffered	conj
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 bed	case
14	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 stayed	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 suffered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	suffer	past	the duchess	a indisposition		the old novel			vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer indisposition=Stimulus
2	stay	past	the duchess not said here			bed			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bed=Location

Example 4

His indisposition to help was obvious.

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 indisposition	nmod:poss
2	indisposition	indisposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 obvious	nsubj
3	to	to	PART	_	4 help	mark
4	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 indisposition	acl
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 obvious	cop
6	obvious	obvious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 obvious	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	help	to-infinitive	His indisposition not said here		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2	is	past	His indisposition	obvious property	tree rules
3	indispose		His = he		nom indisposition «state transitive»: poss=agent

Example 5

The head teacher's indisposition meant the assembly was cancelled.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 teacher	det
2	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 teacher	compound
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 indisposition	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 teacher	case
5	indisposition	indisposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 meant	nsubj
6	meant	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 assembly	det
8	assembly	assembly	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 cancelled	nsubj:pass
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 cancelled	aux:pass
10	cancelled	cancel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 meant	ccomp
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 meant	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	mean	past	the head teacher's indisposition		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	cancel	past · passive		the assembly	tree rules
3	indispose		the head teacher		nom indisposition «state transitive»: poss=agent

Example 6

Owing to indisposition, Lady Mary sent her apologies.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Owing	owe	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 sent	advcl
2	to	to	ADP	_	3 indisposition	case
3	indisposition	indisposition	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Owing	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Owing	punct
5	Lady	Lady	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 sent	nsubj
6	Mary	Mary	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 Lady	flat
7	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 apologies	nmod:poss
9	apologies	apology	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 sent	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	owe	gerund	Lady not said here					to indisposition goal	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to indisposition=Goal
2	send	past	Lady	Lady's apologies					vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apology=Theme

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