livid

Who acts: you, Mum, she, coach, Dad, someone · What happens: keep, be, see, go, hear, scratch · To what, where: mud, car, diary, knee, lunch, table · Speech: someone speaks here

«livid» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: livid in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very, very angry, so angry you can hardly keep calm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	4 angry	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 angry	punct
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 angry	advmod
4	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 angry	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	7 angry	advmod
7	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 angry	conj
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 keep	nsubj
9	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	11 keep	aux
10	hardly	hardly	ADV	_	11 keep	advmod
11	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 angry	parataxis
12	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 keep	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 angry	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	can	you					calm, hardly property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: 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

Usage: of skin — kept apart, not parsed.

Dark blue-grey or purple, like the colour of a bad bruise.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 colour	amod
2	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 grey	amod
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 blue	punct
4	grey	grey	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Dark	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 purple	cc
6	purple	purple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Dark	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 colour	punct
8	like	like	ADP	_	10 colour	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 colour	det
10	colour	colour	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	of	of	ADP	_	14 bruise	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 bruise	det
13	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 bruise	amod
14	bruise	bruise	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 colour	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 colour	punct

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

Meaning 3

Usage: formal, old — kept apart, not parsed.

Pale or ashen in the face, from shock or anger.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 shock	amod
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 ashen	cc
3	ashen	ashen	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Pale	conj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 face	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 face	det
6	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 ashen	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 shock	punct
8	from	from	ADP	_	9 shock	case
9	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 anger	cc
11	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shock	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 shock	punct

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

Example 1

Mum was livid when she saw mud all over the new carpet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 livid	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 livid	cop
3	livid	livid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 saw	advmod
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 saw	nsubj
6	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 livid	advcl
7	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 saw	obj
8	all	all	ADV	_	12 carpet	advmod
9	over	over	ADP	_	12 carpet	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 carpet	det
11	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 carpet	amod
12	carpet	carpet	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 saw	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 livid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Mum					livid property	tree rules
2	see	past	she	mud					tree rules

Example 2

The coach was absolutely livid about the late kick-off.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 coach	det
2	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 livid	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 livid	cop
4	absolutely	absolutely	ADV	_	5 livid	advmod
5	livid	livid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	about	about	ADP	_	11 off	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 off	det
8	late	late	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 off	amod
9	kick	kick	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 off	compound
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	11 off	punct
11	off	off	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 livid	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 livid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the coach					about the late kick off; absolutely, livid property	tree rules

Example 3

Dad went livid when he heard someone had scratched the car.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 went	nsubj
2	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	livid	livid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 went	xcomp
4	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	6 heard	advmod
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 heard	nsubj
6	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 went	advcl
7	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	9 scratched	nsubj
8	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 scratched	aux
9	scratched	scratch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 heard	ccomp
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 car	det
11	car	car	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 scratched	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	go	past	Dad		livid property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	hear	past	Dad			vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
3	scratch	past · perfect	someone	the car		vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Theme

Example 4

She was livid with her brother for reading her diary.

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	3 livid	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 livid	cop
3	livid	livid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 brother	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 brother	nmod:poss
6	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 livid	obl
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 reading	mark
8	reading	read	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 brother	acl
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 diary	nmod:poss
10	diary	diary	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 reading	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 livid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	She					with her brother; livid property	tree rules
2	read	gerund	her brother not said here	her diary					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent diary=Topic

Example 5

A livid bruise spread across his knee after the fall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 bruise	det
2	livid	livid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bruise	amod
3	bruise	bruise	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spread	nsubj
4	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	across	across	ADP	_	7 knee	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 knee	nmod:poss
7	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spread	obl
8	after	after	ADP	_	10 fall	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 fall	det
10	fall	fall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 spread	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 spread	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spread	past	a livid bruise			bruise's knee	after the fall		vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme across knee=Destination

Example 6

The teacher looked livid, so the whole class went silent.

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	3 looked	nsubj
3	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	livid	livid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looked	xcomp
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 went	punct
6	so	so	ADV	_	10 went	advmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 class	det
8	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 class	amod
9	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 went	nsubj
10	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 looked	conj
11	silent	silent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 went	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the teacher					livid property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	go	past	the whole class					silent property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

I was livid at myself for forgetting my lunch again.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 livid	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 livid	cop
3	livid	livid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	5 myself	case
5	myself	myself	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	3 livid	obl
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 forgetting	case
7	forgetting	forget	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	3 livid	obl
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 lunch	nmod:poss
9	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 forgetting	obj
10	again	again	ADV	_	7 forgetting	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 livid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	I					at myself; livid property	tree rules
2	forget	gerund		my lunch			again		tree rules

Example 8

The old story says his face turned livid with fear.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 story	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 story	amod
3	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 says	nsubj
4	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 face	nmod:poss
6	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 turned	nsubj
7	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 says	ccomp
8	livid	livid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 turned	xcomp
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 fear	case
10	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 turned	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 says	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	present	the old story						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	turn	past	story's face					with fear; livid property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Example 9

When the King, who was still at table and laughing at the good trick he had played his creditor, heard him again reclaiming his money, he became livid with rage.

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	22 heard	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 King	det
3	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 heard	nsubj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 table	punct
5	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 table	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 table	cop
7	still	still	ADV	_	9 table	advmod
8	at	at	ADP	_	9 table	case
9	table	table	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 King	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 laughing	cc
11	laughing	laugh	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 table	conj
12	at	at	ADP	_	15 trick	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 trick	det
14	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 trick	amod
15	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 laughing	obl
16	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 played	nsubj
17	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 played	aux
18	played	play	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	15 trick	acl:relcl
19	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 creditor	nmod:poss
20	creditor	creditor	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 played	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 heard	punct
22	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	30 became	advcl
23	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 heard	obj
24	again	again	ADV	_	22 heard	advmod
25	reclaiming	reclaim	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	22 heard	advcl
26	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	27 money	nmod:poss
27	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 reclaiming	obj
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 heard	punct
29	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 became	nsubj
30	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
31	livid	livid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 became	xcomp
32	with	with	ADP	_	33 rage	case
33	rage	rage	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 livid	obl
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	30 became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the King		table	still		tree rules
2	laugh	gerund	the King not said here		the good trick			vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	play	past · perfect	King	King's creditor				vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent creditor=Theme
4	hear	past	the King	him = he		again		vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
5	reclaim	gerund	the King not said here	King's money				vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme
6	become	past	King				livid property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

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