lanky Who acts: Lanky, Lanky hair, lanky cousin, lanky boy, Baby giraffes, He · What happens: mean, be, reach, run, have, grow · To what, where: top shelf, lanky legs, lankiest girl, class
«lanky» 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: lanky in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Lanky means tall and thin in an awkward, long-legged way.
nsubj xcomp cc conj case det amod punct amod punct amod obl punct root Lanky PROPN means VERB tall ADJ and CCONJ thin ADJ in ADP an DET awkward ADJ , PUNCT long ADJ - PUNCT legged ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lanky Lanky PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 tall tall ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 thin cc 5 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 3 tall conj 6 in in ADP _ 13 way case 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 way det 8 awkward awkward ADJ Degree=Pos 13 way amod 9 , , PUNCT _ 8 awkward punct 10 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 12 legged amod 11 - - PUNCT _ 10 long punct 12 legged legged ADJ Degree=Pos 13 way amod 13 way way NOUN Number=Sing 5 thin obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Lanky tall property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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 Lanky hair is long, straight and limp.
amod nsubj cop punct conj cc conj punct root Lanky ADJ hair NOUN is AUX long ADJ , PUNCT straight ADJ and CCONJ limp ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Lanky lanky ADJ Degree=Pos 2 hair amod 2 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 4 long nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 long cop 4 long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 straight punct 6 straight straight ADJ Degree=Pos 4 long conj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 limp cc 8 limp limp ADJ Degree=Pos 4 long conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 long punct
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1 is present Lanky hair long property tree rules 2 be Lanky hair not said here tree rules 3 be Lanky hair not said here tree rules
Example 1 My lanky cousin can reach the top shelf.
nmod:poss amod nsubj aux det amod obj punct root My PRON lanky ADJ cousin NOUN can AUX reach VERB the DET top ADJ shelf NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 cousin nmod:poss 2 lanky lanky ADJ Degree=Pos 3 cousin amod 3 cousin cousin NOUN Number=Sing 5 reach nsubj 4 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 reach aux 5 reach reach VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shelf det 7 top top ADJ Degree=Pos 8 shelf amod 8 shelf shelf NOUN Number=Sing 5 reach obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 reach punct
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1 reach can My lanky cousin the top shelf vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent shelf=Theme
Example 2 The lanky boy ran with long strides.
det amod nsubj case amod obl punct root The DET lanky ADJ boy NOUN ran VERB with ADP long ADJ strides NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boy det 2 lanky lanky ADJ Degree=Pos 3 boy amod 3 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 4 ran nsubj 4 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 with with ADP _ 7 strides case 6 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 7 strides amod 7 strides stride NOUN Number=Plur 4 ran obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 ran punct
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1 run past the lanky boy with long strides vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent with stride=Material
Example 3 Baby giraffes have lanky legs.
compound nsubj amod obj punct root Baby NOUN giraffes NOUN have VERB lanky ADJ legs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 giraffes compound 2 giraffes giraffe NOUN Number=Plur 3 have nsubj 3 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 lanky lanky ADJ Degree=Pos 5 legs amod 5 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 3 have obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 have punct
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1 have present Baby giraffes lanky legs vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient
Example 4 He grew lanky over the summer.
nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root He PRON grew VERB lanky ADJ over ADP the DET summer NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 grew nsubj 2 grew grow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 lanky lanky ADJ Degree=Pos 2 grew xcomp 4 over over ADP _ 6 summer case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 summer det 6 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 2 grew obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 grew punct
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1 grow past He summer lanky property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 She is the lankiest girl in the class.
nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root She PRON is AUX the DET lankiest ADJ girl NOUN in ADP the DET class NOUN . PUNCT 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 5 girl nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 girl cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 girl det 4 lankiest lanky ADJ Degree=Sup 5 girl amod 5 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 in in ADP _ 8 class case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 class det 8 class class NOUN Number=Sing 5 girl nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 girl punct
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1 is a present She the lankiest girl the class tree rules
Example 6 His hair was lanky after the swim.
nmod:poss nsubj cop case det obl punct root His PRON hair NOUN was AUX lanky ADJ after ADP the DET swim NOUN . PUNCT 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 hair nmod:poss 2 hair hair NOUN Number=Sing 4 lanky nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 lanky cop 4 lanky lanky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 after after ADP _ 7 swim case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 swim det 7 swim swim NOUN Number=Sing 4 lanky obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 lanky punct
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1 is past His hair after the swim lanky property tree rules
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