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marshy

Who acts: Marshy, water, field, boots, Frogs, path · What happens: mean, lie, be, sink, love, get · To what, where: ground, marshy ground, marshy places, marshy reeds, marshy place

«marshy» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: marshy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Marshy means soft and wet, like a marsh, so water lies on or just under the ground.

The tree, 17 words
nsubjxcompccconjpunctcasedetoblpunctadvmodnsubjconjcasefixedadvmodcasedetoblpunctrootMarshyADJmeansVERBsoftADJandCCONJwetADJ,PUNCTlikeADPaDETmarshNOUN,PUNCTsoADVwaterNOUNliesVERBonADPorCCONJjustADVunderADPtheDETgroundNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MarshymarshyADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3softsoftADJDegree=Pos2 meansxcomp
4andandCCONJ_5 wetcc
5wetwetADJDegree=Pos3 softconj
6,,PUNCT_9 marshpunct
7likelikeADP_9 marshcase
8aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 marshdet
9marshmarshNOUNNumber=Sing3 softobl
10,,PUNCT_13 liespunct
11sosoADV_13 liesadvmod
12waterwaterNOUNNumber=Sing13 liesnsubj
13lieslieVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 meansconj
14ononADP_19 groundcase
15ororCCONJ_14 onfixed
16justjustADV_19 groundadvmod
17underunderADP_19 groundcase
18thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art19 grounddet
19groundgroundNOUNNumber=Sing13 liesobl
20..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentMarshysoft propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2liepresentwaterthe groundvn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on ground=Location

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

The field by the river is marshy.

detnsubjcasedetnmodcoppunctrootTheDETfieldNOUNbyADPtheDETriverNOUNisAUXmarshyADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 fielddet
2fieldfieldNOUNNumber=Sing7 marshynsubj
3bybyADP_5 rivercase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 riverdet
5riverriverNOUNNumber=Sing2 fieldnmod
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin7 marshycop
7marshymarshyADJDegree=Posrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 marshypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentthe field by the rivermarshy propertytree rules

Example 2

Our boots sank into the marshy ground.

nmod:possnsubjcasedetamodoblpunctrootOurPRONbootsNOUNsankVERBintoADPtheDETmarshyADJgroundNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1OurourPRONCase=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 bootsnmod:poss
2bootsbootNOUNNumber=Plur3 sanknsubj
3sanksinkVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4intointoADP_7 groundcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 grounddet
6marshymarshyADJDegree=Pos7 groundamod
7groundgroundNOUNNumber=Sing3 sankobl
8..PUNCT_3 sankpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1sinkpastOur bootsthe marshy groundvn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 3

Frogs love marshy places.

nsubjamodobjpunctrootFrogsNOUNloveVERBmarshyADJplacesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1FrogsfrogNOUNNumber=Plur2 lovensubj
2loveloveVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3marshymarshyADJDegree=Pos4 placesamod
4placesplaceNOUNNumber=Plur2 loveobj
5..PUNCT_2 lovepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lovepresentFrogsmarshy placesvn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer place=Stimulus

Example 4

The path got marshy after the rain.

detnsubjxcompcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETpathNOUNgotVERBmarshyADJafterADPtheDETrainNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 pathdet
2pathpathNOUNNumber=Sing3 gotnsubj
3gotgetVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4marshymarshyADJDegree=Pos3 gotxcomp
5afterafterADP_7 raincase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 raindet
7rainrainNOUNNumber=Sing3 gotobl
8..PUNCT_3 gotpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1getpastthe pathafter the rainmarshy propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

Example 5

Ducks nest in the marshy reeds.

nsubjcasedetamodoblpunctrootDucksNOUNnestVERBinADPtheDETmarshyADJreedsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DucksduckNOUNNumber=Plur2 nestnsubj
2nestnestVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3ininADP_6 reedscase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 reedsdet
5marshymarshyADJDegree=Pos6 reedsamod
6reedsreedNOUNNumber=Plur2 nestobl
7..PUNCT_2 nestpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1nestpresentDucksthe marshy reedsvn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Be careful: marshy ground can be deeper than it looks.

copamodpunctamodnsubjauxcopmarknsubjadvclpunctrootBeAUXcarefulADJ:PUNCTmarshyADJgroundNOUNcanAUXbeAUXdeeperADJthanSCONJitPRONlooksVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BebeAUXVerbForm=Inf2 carefulcop
2carefulcarefulADJDegree=Pos5 groundamod
3::PUNCT_2 carefulpunct
4marshymarshyADJDegree=Pos5 groundamod
5groundgroundNOUNNumber=Sing8 deepernsubj
6cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin8 deeperaux
7bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf8 deepercop
8deeperdeepADJDegree=Cmprootroot
9thanthanSCONJ_11 looksmark
10ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs11 looksnsubj
11lookslookVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 deeperadvcl
12..PUNCT_8 deeperpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1isinfinitivecareful propertytree rules
2iscancareful marshy grounddeep propertytree rules
3lookpresentgroundvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Example 7

They reached a marshy place, and the mire was very deep.

nsubjdetamodobjpunctccdetnsubjcopadvmodconjpunctrootTheyPRONreachedVERBaDETmarshyADJplaceNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJtheDETmireNOUNwasAUXveryADVdeepADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs2 reachednsubj
2reachedreachVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 placedet
4marshymarshyADJDegree=Pos5 placeamod
5placeplaceNOUNNumber=Sing2 reachedobj
6,,PUNCT_12 deeppunct
7andandCCONJ_12 deepcc
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 miredet
9miremireNOUNNumber=Sing12 deepnsubj
10wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin12 deepcop
11veryveryADV_12 deepadvmod
12deepdeepADJDegree=Pos2 reachedconj
13..PUNCT_2 reachedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1reachpastTheya marshy placevn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent place=Theme
2ispastthe miredeep propertytree rules

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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