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monstrous

Who acts: It, Alice, giant, ogre, cruelty · What happens: crash, be, grow, have, build, range · To what, where: monstrous wave, boat, monstrous lie, little house, monstrous hands, monstrous wall

«monstrous» 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: monstrous in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Very large and frightening, like a monster: «a monstrous wave».

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 large	advmod
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 monster	amod
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 frightening	cc
4	frightening	frightening	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 large	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 monster	punct
6	like	like	ADP	_	8 monster	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 monster	det
8	monster	monster	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 monster	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 wave	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 wave	det
12	monstrous	monstrous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 wave	amod
13	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 monster	appos
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 wave	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 monster	punct

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

Meaning 2

Very wrong, cruel or shocking: «a monstrous lie».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 wrong	advmod
2	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 cruel	punct
4	cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 wrong	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 shocking	cc
6	shocking	shocking	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 wrong	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 lie	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 lie	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 lie	det
10	monstrous	monstrous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 lie	amod
11	lie	lie	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrong	parataxis
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 lie	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrong	punct

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

Meaning 3

Ugly and strange in shape.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ugly	ugly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 strange	cc
3	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Ugly	conj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 shape	case
5	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ugly	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ugly	punct

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

Example 1

A monstrous wave crashed over the boat.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 wave	det
2	monstrous	monstrous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 wave	amod
3	wave	wave	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	crashed	crash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 wave	acl
5	over	over	ADP	_	7 boat	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 boat	det
7	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crashed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	crash	participle		a monstrous wave not said here		the boat			vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over boat=Location

Example 2

It was a monstrous lie.

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	5 lie	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 lie	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 lie	det
4	monstrous	monstrous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 lie	amod
5	lie	lie	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lie	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	a monstrous lie					tree rules

Example 3

Alice grew to a monstrous size in the little house.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 grew	nsubj
2	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	6 size	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 size	det
5	monstrous	monstrous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 size	amod
6	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grew	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 house	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 house	det
9	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 house	amod
10	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 grew	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	past	Alice			the little house		to a monstrous size	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location

Example 4

The giant had monstrous hands.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 giant	det
2	giant	giant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	monstrous	monstrous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 hands	amod
5	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the giant	monstrous hands					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient

Example 5

The ogre built a monstrous wall round his castle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 ogre	det
2	ogre	ogre	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	nsubj
3	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 wall	det
5	monstrous	monstrous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wall	amod
6	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	obj
7	round	round	ADP	_	9 castle	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 castle	nmod:poss
9	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 built	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 built	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	past	the ogre	a monstrous wall				round ogre's castle	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset wall=Product

Example 6

The cruelty of the slave trade was monstrous.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cruelty	det
2	cruelty	cruelty	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 monstrous	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 trade	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 trade	det
5	slave	slave	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 trade	compound
6	trade	trade	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cruelty	nmod
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 monstrous	cop
8	monstrous	monstrous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 monstrous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the cruelty of the slave trade					monstrous property	tree rules

Example 7

Wild and shy and monstrous creatures ranged in her plains and forests.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 creatures	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 shy	cc
3	shy	shy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Wild	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 monstrous	cc
5	monstrous	monstrous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Wild	conj
6	creatures	creature	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	ranged	range	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 creatures	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 plains	case
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 plains	nmod:poss
10	plains	plain	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 ranged	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 forests	cc
12	forests	forest	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 plains	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 creatures	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	range	participle		Wild creatures not said here		her plains and forests			vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme

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