mellowed

Who acts: Grandad, apples, cross teacher, balls · What happens: become, mellow, be, leave, hang, ripen · To what, where: old brick wall, autumn sun., evening light, gold, cheese, cellar

«mellowed» 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: mellowed in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Became softer, calmer and kinder with age or time: «Grandad has mellowed.».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Became	become	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	softer	soft	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	1 Became	xcomp
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 calmer	punct
4	calmer	calm	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	2 softer	conj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 kinder	cc
6	kinder	kind	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	4 calmer	conj
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 age	case
8	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kinder	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 time	cc
10	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 age	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 mellowed	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 mellowed	punct
13	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 mellowed	nsubj
14	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 mellowed	aux
15	mellowed	mellow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	1 Became	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	15 mellowed	punct
17	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 mellowed	punct
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	participle						soft property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
2	mellow in a quote	present · perfect	Grandad						vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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 colours, sounds, light — kept apart, not parsed.

Became soft, warm and rich, not harsh.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Became	become	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Became	xcomp
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 warm	punct
4	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 soft	conj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 rich	cc
6	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 soft	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 harsh	punct
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 harsh	advmod
9	harsh	harsh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 soft	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	participle						soft property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: of fruit, wine, cheese — kept apart, not parsed.

Became ripe, sweet and smooth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Became	become	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	ripe	ripe	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Became	xcomp
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 sweet	punct
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 ripe	conj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 smooth	cc
6	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 ripe	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	participle						ripe property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Grandad was strict, but he has mellowed with age.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 strict	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 strict	cop
3	strict	strict	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 mellowed	punct
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 mellowed	cc
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 mellowed	nsubj
7	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 mellowed	aux
8	mellowed	mellow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 strict	conj
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 age	case
10	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mellowed	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 strict	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Grandad					strict property	tree rules
2	mellow	present · perfect	Grandad				with age		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with age=Instrument

Example 2

The old brick wall had mellowed to a warm red.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wall	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 wall	amod
3	brick	brick	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wall	compound
4	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 mellowed	nsubj:pass
5	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 mellowed	aux
6	mellowed	mellow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
7	to	to	ADP	_	10 red	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 red	det
9	warm	warm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 red	amod
10	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 mellowed	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 mellowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mellow	past · perfect · passive		the old brick wall				to a warm red	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient

Example 3

The apples mellowed in the autumn sun.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 apples	det
2	apples	apple	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 mellowed	nsubj
3	mellowed	mellow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 sun.	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 sun.	det
6	autumn	autumn	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sun.	compound
7	sun.	sun.	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mellowed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mellow	past	the apples			the autumn sun.			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 4

The evening light mellowed into gold.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 light	det
2	evening	evening	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 light	compound
3	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	mellowed	mellow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 light	acl
5	into	into	ADP	_	6 gold	case
6	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mellowed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 light	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mellow	participle		the evening light not said here		gold			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 5

After a cup of tea, the cross teacher mellowed.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	3 cup	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 cup	det
3	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 mellowed	obl
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 tea	case
5	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cup	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 cup	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 teacher	det
8	cross	cross	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 teacher	compound
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 mellowed	nsubj
10	mellowed	mellow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 mellowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mellow	past	the cross teacher				after a cup of tea		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

The cheese mellowed in the cellar for a year.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cheese	det
2	cheese	cheese	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	mellowed	mellow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 cheese	acl
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 cellar	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cellar	det
6	cellar	cellar	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mellowed	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 year	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 year	det
9	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mellowed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 cheese	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mellow	participle		the cheese not said here		the cellar	year		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 7

Among the broad smooth green leaves the fruit hung like golden balls, and as they ripened they mellowed to a deep orange.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Among	among	ADP	_	5 green	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 green	det
3	broad	broad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 green	amod
4	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 green	amod
5	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 leaves	amod
6	leaves	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fruit	det
8	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 leaves	obj
9	hung	hang	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 fruit	acl
10	like	like	ADP	_	12 balls	case
11	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 balls	amod
12	balls	ball	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 hung	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 ripened	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 ripened	cc
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	17 ripened	mark
16	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 ripened	nsubj
17	ripened	ripen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 leaves	parataxis
18	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 mellowed	nsubj
19	mellowed	mellow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 ripened	conj
20	to	to	ADP	_	23 orange	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 orange	det
22	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 orange	amod
23	orange	orange	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 mellowed	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 leaves	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	leave	present		the fruit		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Theme
2	hang	participle		the fruit not said here	like golden balls	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	ripen	past	balls = ball			vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	mellow	past	balls = ball		to a deep orange	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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