lovely

Who acts: she, new neighbour, bath, tea, It, garden · What happens: be, use, say, thank, see, look · To what, where: lovely person, you, lovely lady, Grandma · Speech: someone speaks here

«lovely» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: lovely in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very nice, pleasant or beautiful.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 nice	advmod
2	nice	nice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 pleasant	punct
4	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 nice	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 beautiful	cc
6	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 nice	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 nice	punct

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

Meaning 2

Kind and friendly: «she's a lovely person».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 friendly	cc
3	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Kind	conj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Kind	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 person	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 person	nsubj
7	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 person	cop
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 person	det
9	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 person	amod
10	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Kind	parataxis
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 person	punct
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Kind	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	she	a lovely person					tree rules

Meaning 3

Usage: UK, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Used to say thank you or «great»: «Lovely, thanks!».

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 say	mark
3	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Used	advcl
4	thank	thank	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 say	ccomp
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	4 thank	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 great	cc
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 great	punct
8	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thank	conj
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 great	punct
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 Lovely	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 Lovely	punct
12	Lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Used	parataxis
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 thanks	punct
14	thanks	thanks	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 Lovely	obl
15	!	!	PUNCT	_	12 Lovely	punct
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 Lovely	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	to whom	roles by
1	use	participle		tree rules
2	say speech: assert	to-infinitive		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	thank speech: thank	infinitive	you	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme

Example 1

What a lovely day for a picnic!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	DET	PronType=Int	4 day	det:predet
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 day	det
3	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 day	amod
4	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 picnic	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 picnic	det
7	picnic	picnic	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 day	nmod
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 day	punct

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

Example 2

Thank you for the lovely present.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thank	thank	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	1 Thank	obj
3	for	for	ADP	_	6 present	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 present	det
5	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 present	amod
6	present	present	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Thank	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thank	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	thank speech: thank	present			you			for the lovely present	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for present=Attribute

Example 3

Our new neighbour is a lovely lady.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 neighbour	nmod:poss
2	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 neighbour	amod
3	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lady	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 lady	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 lady	det
6	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 lady	amod
7	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 lady	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Our new neighbour	a lovely lady					tree rules

Example 4

The bath was lovely and warm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 bath	det
2	bath	bath	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lovely	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 lovely	cop
4	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 warm	cc
6	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 lovely	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lovely	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the bath					lovely property	tree rules
2	be		the bath not said here						tree rules

Example 5

«Here's your tea.» «Lovely, thanks!»

Sentence 1: «Here's your tea.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct
2	Here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Here	cop
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 tea	nmod:poss
5	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Here	nsubj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct
7	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	your tea					here property	tree rules

Sentence 2: «Lovely, thanks!»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 thanks	punct
2	Lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 thanks	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 Lovely	punct
4	thanks	thanks	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	!	!	PUNCT	_	4 thanks	punct
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 thanks	punct

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

Example 6

It was lovely to see Grandma again.

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	3 lovely	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 lovely	cop
3	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 see	mark
5	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 lovely	xcomp
6	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 see	obj
7	again	again	ADV	_	5 see	advmod
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 lovely	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	It					lovely property	tree rules
2	see	to-infinitive		Grandma			again		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer grandma=Stimulus

Example 7

The garden looks lovely in spring.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 garden	det
2	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	nsubj
3	looks	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looks	xcomp
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 spring	case
6	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looks	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looks	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	present	the garden				spring	lovely property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 8

Mignon grew more lovely every day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mignon	Mignon	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 grew	nsubj
2	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	4 lovely	advmod
4	lovely	lovely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 grew	xcomp
5	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	6 day	det
6	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grew	obl:unmarked
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	past	Mignon				day	lovely property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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