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jittery

Who acts: Jittery, you, I, much coffee, horses, new player · What happens: mean, be, have, feel, make, wait · To what, where: much caffeine, Mum, first match

«jittery» 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: jittery in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Jittery means nervous and shaky, often because you are worried or have had too much caffeine.

The tree, 16 words
nsubjxcompccconjpunctadvmodmarknsubjcopconjccauxconjadvmodamodobjpunctrootJitteryADJmeansVERBnervousADJandCCONJshakyADJ,PUNCToftenADVbecauseSCONJyouPRONareAUXworriedADJorCCONJhaveAUXhadVERBtooADVmuchADJcaffeineNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1JitteryjitteryADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3nervousnervousADJDegree=Pos2 meansxcomp
4andandCCONJ_5 shakycc
5shakyshakyADJDegree=Pos3 nervousconj
6,,PUNCT_11 worriedpunct
7oftenoftenADV_11 worriedadvmod
8becausebecauseSCONJ_11 worriedmark
9youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs11 worriednsubj
10arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin11 worriedcop
11worriedworriedADJDegree=Pos3 nervousconj
12ororCCONJ_14 hadcc
13havehaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin14 hadaux
14hadhaveVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part11 worriedconj
15tootooADV_16 muchadvmod
16muchmuchADJDegree=Pos17 caffeineamod
17caffeinecaffeineNOUNNumber=Sing14 hadobj
18..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentJitterynervous propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2ispresentyouoften, worried propertytree rules
3havepresent · perfectyou not said heremuch caffeinevn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent caffeine=Patient

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

I felt jittery before my piano exam.

nsubjxcompcasenmod:posscompoundoblpunctrootIPRONfeltVERBjitteryADJbeforeADPmyPRONpianoNOUNexamNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs2 feltnsubj
2feltfeelVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3jitteryjitteryADJDegree=Pos2 feltxcomp
4beforebeforeADP_7 examcase
5mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 examnmod:poss
6pianopianoNOUNNumber=Sing7 examcompound
7examexamNOUNNumber=Sing2 feltobl
8..PUNCT_2 feltpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1feelpastIbefore my piano examjittery propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 2

Too much coffee makes Mum jittery.

advmodamodnsubjobjxcomppunctrootTooADVmuchADJcoffeeNOUNmakesVERBMumNOUNjitteryADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TootooADV_2 muchadvmod
2muchmuchADJDegree=Pos3 coffeeamod
3coffeecoffeeNOUNNumber=Sing4 makesnsubj
4makesmakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5MummumNOUNNumber=Sing4 makesobj
6jitteryjitteryADJDegree=Pos4 makesxcomp
7..PUNCT_4 makespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepresentmuch coffeeMumjittery propertyvn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material mum=Product

Example 3

The horses were jittery during the storm.

detnsubjcopcasedetoblpunctrootTheDEThorsesNOUNwereAUXjitteryADJduringADPtheDETstormNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 horsesdet
2horseshorseNOUNNumber=Plur4 jitterynsubj
3werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 jitterycop
4jitteryjitteryADJDegree=Posrootroot
5duringduringADP_7 stormcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 stormdet
7stormstormNOUNNumber=Sing4 jitteryobl
8..PUNCT_4 jitterypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe horsesduring the stormjittery propertytree rules

Example 4

The new player was jittery in his first match.

detamodnsubjcopcasenmod:possamodoblpunctrootTheDETnewADJplayerNOUNwasAUXjitteryADJinADPhisPRONfirstADJmatchNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 playerdet
2newnewADJDegree=Pos3 playeramod
3playerplayerNOUNNumber=Sing5 jitterynsubj
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 jitterycop
5jitteryjitteryADJDegree=Posrootroot
6ininADP_9 matchcase
7hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs9 matchnmod:poss
8firstfirstADJDegree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord9 matchamod
9matchmatchNOUNNumber=Sing5 jitteryobl
10..PUNCT_5 jitterypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe new playerhis first matchjittery propertytree rules

Example 5

Everyone was jittery waiting for the results.

nsubjcopadvclcasedetoblpunctrootEveryonePRONwasAUXjitteryADJwaitingVERBforADPtheDETresultsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1EveryoneeveryonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Tot3 jitterynsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin3 jitterycop
3jitteryjitteryADJDegree=Posrootroot
4waitingwaitVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part3 jitteryadvcl
5forforADP_7 resultscase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 resultsdet
7resultsresultNOUNNumber=Plur4 waitingobl
8..PUNCT_3 jitterypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastEveryonejittery propertytree rules
2waitgerundEveryone not said herefor the resultsvn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

A deep breath helps when you feel jittery.

detamodnsubjadvmodnsubjadvclxcomppunctrootADETdeepADJbreathNOUNhelpsVERBwhenADVyouPRONfeelVERBjitteryADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 breathdet
2deepdeepADJDegree=Pos3 breathamod
3breathbreathNOUNNumber=Sing4 helpsnsubj
4helpshelpVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5whenwhenADVPronType=Int7 feeladvmod
6youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs7 feelnsubj
7feelfeelVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 helpsadvcl
8jitteryjitteryADJDegree=Pos7 feelxcomp
9..PUNCT_4 helpspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1helppresenta deep breathvn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
2feelpresentyoujittery propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

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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