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ironically

Who acts: that, you, opposite, fire alarm, spelling champion, champion · What happens: be, expect, make, say, mean, catch · To what, where: opposite, way, something, fire, own name, ball · Speech: someone speaks here

«ironically» 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: ironically in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In a way that is the opposite of what you would expect, which makes it strange or funny.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 way	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 way	det
3	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 opposite	obl
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 opposite	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 opposite	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 opposite	det
7	opposite	opposite	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 what	case
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	12 expect	obj
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	12 expect	nsubj
11	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 expect	aux
12	expect	expect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 opposite	acl:relcl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 makes	punct
14	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 makes	nsubj
15	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 opposite	parataxis
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 makes	obj
17	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 makes	xcomp
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	19 funny	cc
19	funny	funny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 strange	conj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 opposite	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	that	the opposite		a way			tree rules
2	expect	would	you	the opposite					vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme
3	make	present	the opposite	opposite				strange property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

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

Saying something but meaning the opposite, as a joke.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Saying	say	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 joke	csubj
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Saying	obj
3	but	but	CCONJ	_	4 meaning	cc
4	meaning	mean	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Saying	conj
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 opposite	det
6	opposite	opposite	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 meaning	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 joke	punct
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 joke	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 joke	det
10	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 joke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	gerund		something					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic
2	mean	gerund		the opposite					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opposite=Topic

Example 1

Ironically, the fire alarm caught fire.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ironically	ironically	ADV	_	6 caught	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Ironically	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 alarm	det
4	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 alarm	compound
5	alarm	alarm	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 caught	nsubj
6	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 caught	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	the fire alarm	fire				ironically property	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme

Example 2

Ironically, the spelling champion misspelt his own name.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ironically	ironically	ADV	_	6 misspelt	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Ironically	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 champion	det
4	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 champion	compound
5	champion	champion	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 misspelt	nsubj
6	misspelt	misspelt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 name	nmod:poss
8	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 name	amod
9	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 misspelt	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 misspelt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	misspelt	past	the spelling champion	champion's own name				ironically property	tree rules
2	name		champion						nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

She clapped ironically when he dropped the ball.

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 clapped	nsubj
2	clapped	clap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	ironically	ironically	ADV	_	2 clapped	advmod
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 dropped	advmod
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 dropped	nsubj
6	dropped	drop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 clapped	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ball	det
8	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 dropped	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 clapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	clap	past	She					ironically property	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location
2	drop	past	he	the ball					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme

Example 4

Ironically, the dog was scared of the cat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ironically	ironically	ADV	_	6 scared	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Ironically	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 dog	det
4	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 scared	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 scared	cop
6	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 cat	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 cat	det
9	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 scared	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 scared	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the dog					of the cat; ironically, scared property	tree rules

Example 5

«Brilliant,» he said ironically, looking at the mess.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Brilliant	punct
2	Brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 said	parataxis
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Brilliant	punct
4	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Brilliant	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 said	nsubj
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	ironically	ironically	ADV	_	6 said	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 looking	punct
9	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 said	advcl
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 mess	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 mess	det
12	mess	mess	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 looking	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	he					ironically property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	look	gerund	he not said here					at the mess	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at mess=Theme

Example 6

Ironically, the shortcut took longer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ironically	ironically	ADV	_	5 took	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Ironically	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 shortcut	det
4	shortcut	shortcut	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 took	nsubj
5	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	5 took	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	the shortcut					ironically, long property	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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