muchness

Who acts: Much, two shops, two films, you, Dormouse, muchness · What happens: mean, be, do, see, ask, draw · To what, where: same, thing, cheaper one, things · Speech: someone speaks here

«muchness» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: muchness in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

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

Greatness in amount or size.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Greatness	greatness	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	3 amount	case
3	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Greatness	nmod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 size	cc
5	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 amount	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Greatness	punct

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

Meaning 2

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

«Much of a muchness» means nearly the same, with little difference: «The two shops are much of a muchness.».

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Much	punct
2	Much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 means	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 muchness	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 muchness	det
5	muchness	muchness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Much	nmod
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Much	punct
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	nearly	nearly	ADV	_	10 same	advmod
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 same	det
10	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 means	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 difference	punct
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 difference	case
13	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 difference	amod
14	difference	difference	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 same	obl
15	:	:	PUNCT	_	21 much	punct
16	«	«	PUNCT	_	21 much	punct
17	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 shops	det
18	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	19 shops	nummod
19	shops	shop	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 much	nsubj
20	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 much	cop
21	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 means	ccomp
22	of	of	ADP	_	24 muchness	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 muchness	det
24	muchness	muchness	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 much	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	21 much	punct
26	»	»	PUNCT	_	21 much	punct
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Much of a muchness	the same					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent same=Topic
2	is in a quote	present	the two shops					of a muchness; much property	tree rules

Example 1

The two films were much of a muchness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 films	det
2	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 films	nummod
3	films	film	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 much	nsubj
4	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 much	cop
5	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 muchness	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 muchness	det
8	muchness	muchness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 much	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 much	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the two films					of a muchness; much property	tree rules

Example 2

«Did you ever see such a thing as a drawing of a muchness?» asked the Dormouse.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Did	punct
2	Did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 asked	ccomp
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	5 see	nsubj
4	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	5 see	advmod
5	see	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Did	ccomp
6	such	such	DET	PronType=Ind	8 thing	det:predet
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 thing	det
8	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 see	obj
9	as	as	ADP	_	11 drawing	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 drawing	det
11	drawing	drawing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 see	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 muchness	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 muchness	det
14	muchness	muchness	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 drawing	nmod
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	2 Did	punct
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	2 Did	punct
17	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 Dormouse	det
19	Dormouse	Dormouse	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 asked	obj
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	17 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	do in a quote	past					tree rules
2	see in a quote	present	you	such thing	ever	as a drawing of a muchness	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus as drawing=Attribute
3	ask speech: ask	past	the Dormouse				vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	draw in a quote		a muchness				nom drawing «communication intransitive»: of=agent

Example 3

Both pizzas are much of a muchness, so pick either.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	2 pizzas	det
2	pizzas	pizza	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 much	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 much	cop
4	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 muchness	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 muchness	det
7	muchness	muchness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 much	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 pick	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	10 pick	advmod
10	pick	pick	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 much	parataxis
11	either	either	ADV	PronType=Ind	10 pick	advmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 much	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	both pizzas					of a muchness; much property	tree rules
2	pick	infinitive						either property	vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

These tents are much of a muchness — buy the cheaper one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	These	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	2 tents	det
2	tents	tent	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 much	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 much	cop
4	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 muchness	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 muchness	det
7	muchness	muchness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 much	nmod
8	—	-	PUNCT	_	9 buy	punct
9	buy	buy	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 much	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 one	det
11	cheaper	cheap	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	12 one	amod
12	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 buy	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 much	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	this tents					of a muchness; much property	tree rules
2	buy	infinitive	this tents not said here	the cheaper one					vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Theme

Example 5

The Dormouse listed things beginning with M, like muchness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Dormouse	det
2	Dormouse	Dormouse	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 listed	nsubj
3	listed	list	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 listed	obj
5	beginning	begin	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 things	acl
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 M	case
7	M	M	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 beginning	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 muchness	punct
9	like	like	ADP	_	10 muchness	case
10	muchness	muchness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 beginning	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 listed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	list	past	the Dormouse	things					tree rules
2	begin	gerund	things not said here					with M; like muchness	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with m=Subeventuality

Example 6

The teams were much of a muchness, so the match was close.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 teams	det
2	teams	team	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 much	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 much	cop
4	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 muchness	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 muchness	det
7	muchness	muchness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 much	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 close	punct
9	so	so	ADV	_	13 close	advmod
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 match	det
11	match	match	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 close	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 close	cop
13	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 much	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 much	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the teams					of a muchness; much property	tree rules
2	is	past	the match					close property	tree rules

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