languid

Who acts: It, nobody, She, heat, everyone, river · What happens: move, do, stretch, be, want, give · To what, where: pleasant relaxed way, things, cat, languid way, languid summer afternoon, languid wave · Speech: someone speaks here

«languid» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: languid in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Moving slowly and lazily, without energy, often in a pleasant, relaxed way.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	1 Moving	advmod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 lazily	cc
4	lazily	lazily	ADV	_	2 slowly	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 energy	punct
6	without	without	ADP	_	7 energy	case
7	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 way	punct
9	often	often	ADV	_	15 way	advmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	15 way	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 way	det
12	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 way	amod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 pleasant	punct
14	relaxed	relaxed	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 way	amod
15	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Moving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	gerund				a pleasant relaxed way		without energy; slowly property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in way=Trajectory

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

Weak and tired, without any wish to do things, maybe from heat or illness.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Weak	weak	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 tired	cc
3	tired	tired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Weak	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 wish	punct
5	without	without	ADP	_	7 wish	case
6	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	7 wish	det
7	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Weak	parataxis
8	to	to	PART	_	9 do	mark
9	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 wish	acl
10	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 do	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 heat	punct
12	maybe	maybe	ADV	_	14 heat	advmod
13	from	from	ADP	_	14 heat	case
14	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 things	appos
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 illness	cc
16	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 heat	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Weak	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: of weather, days — kept apart, not parsed.

Slow, warm and calm: «a languid summer afternoon».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 afternoon	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 warm	punct
3	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Slow	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 calm	cc
5	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Slow	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 afternoon	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 afternoon	punct
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 afternoon	det
9	languid	languid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 afternoon	amod
10	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 afternoon	compound
11	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 afternoon	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 afternoon	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

The cat stretched in a languid way on the warm wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	stretched	stretch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 cat	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 way	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
6	languid	languid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stretched	obl
8	on	on	ADP	_	11 wall	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 wall	det
10	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 wall	amod
11	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stretched	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stretch	participle		the cat not said here		a languid way		on the warm wall	vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 2

It was a languid summer afternoon, and nobody wanted to move.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 afternoon	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 afternoon	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 afternoon	det
4	languid	languid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 afternoon	amod
5	summer	summer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 afternoon	compound
6	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 wanted	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 wanted	cc
9	nobody	nobody	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	10 wanted	nsubj
10	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 afternoon	parataxis
11	to	to	PART	_	12 move	mark
12	move	move	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 wanted	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 afternoon	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a languid summer afternoon	tree rules
2	want	past	nobody		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	move not said to happen	to-infinitive	nobody not said here		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

She gave a languid wave from her deckchair.

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 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 wave	det
4	languid	languid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 wave	amod
5	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
6	from	from	ADP	_	8 deckchair	case
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 deckchair	nmod:poss
8	deckchair	deckchair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	She	a languid wave		her deckchair			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wave=Theme

Example 4

The heat made everyone feel languid.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 heat	det
2	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	everyone	everyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	3 made	obj
5	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 made	xcomp
6	languid	languid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 feel	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the heat	everyone					tree rules
2	feel	infinitive	everyone not said here					languid property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 5

The river flowed slow and languid between the willows.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 river	det
2	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flowed	nsubj
3	flowed	flow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 flowed	xcomp
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 languid	cc
6	languid	languid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 slow	conj
7	between	between	ADP	_	9 willows	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 willows	det
9	willows	willow	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 languid	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flow	past	the river					slow property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 6

The bored prince spoke in a languid voice.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 prince	det
2	bored	bored	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 prince	amod
3	prince	prince	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spoke	nsubj
4	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 voice	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 voice	det
7	languid	languid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 voice	amod
8	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spoke	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	the bored prince			a languid voice			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

The princess took the note and opened it with languid indifference.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 princess	det
2	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 took	nsubj
3	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 note	det
5	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 took	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 opened	cc
7	opened	open	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 took	conj
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 opened	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 indifference	case
10	languid	languid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 indifference	amod
11	indifference	indifference	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 opened	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 took	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	take	past	the princess	the note					vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Theme
2	open	past	the princess not said here	note				with languid indifference	vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with indifference=Instrument

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