nervy
Who acts: I, horse, It, we, nervy kitten, That · What happens: dare, do, feel, be, jump, hold on · To what, where: things, bit, test, noise, nervy last five minutes, sofa · Speech: someone speaks here
«nervy» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: nervy in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: UK, Australia, NZ — kept apart, not parsed.
Nervous, jumpy and easily worried or frightened.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nervous | nervous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 jumpy | punct |
| 3 | jumpy | jumpy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Nervous | conj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 worried | cc |
| 5 | easily | easily | ADV | _ | 6 worried | advmod |
| 6 | worried | worried | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Nervous | conj |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 8 frightened | cc |
| 8 | frightened | frightened | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Nervous | conj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Nervous | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: US, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Bold and cheeky, daring to do things others would not.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bold | bold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 cheeky | cc |
| 3 | cheeky | cheeky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Bold | conj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 daring | punct |
| 5 | daring | dare | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 1 Bold | conj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 do | mark |
| 7 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 daring | xcomp |
| 8 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 do | obj |
| 9 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 would | nsubj |
| 10 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 things | acl:relcl |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 would | advmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Bold | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dare | gerund | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 2 | do | to-infinitive | things | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
Example 1
I always feel a bit nervy before a test. (UK)
Sentence 1: I always feel a bit nervy before a test.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 feel | nsubj |
| 2 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 3 feel | advmod |
| 3 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 bit | det |
| 5 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 feel | obj |
| 6 | nervy | nervy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 bit | amod |
| 7 | before | before | ADP | _ | 9 test | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 test | det |
| 9 | test | test | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 feel | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 feel | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | present | I | a bit | a test | always property | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent bit=Theme before test=Location |
Sentence 2: (UK)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 UK | punct |
| 2 | UK | UK | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 UK | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 2
The horse was nervy and jumped at every noise.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 horse | det |
| 2 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 nervy | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 nervy | cop |
| 4 | nervy | nervy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 jumped | cc |
| 6 | jumped | jump | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 nervy | conj |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 noise | case |
| 8 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 noise | det |
| 9 | noise | noise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 jumped | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 nervy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the horse | nervy property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | jump | past | the horse not said here | every noise | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at noise=Trajectory |
Example 3
It was a nervy last five minutes, but we held on to win.
The tree, 13 words
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 | 7 minutes | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 minutes | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 minutes | det |
| 4 | nervy | nervy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 minutes | amod |
| 5 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 minutes | amod |
| 6 | five | five | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 minutes | nummod |
| 7 | minutes | minute | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 held | punct |
| 9 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 held | cc |
| 10 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 held | nsubj |
| 11 | held | hold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 minutes | acl:relcl |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 held | compound:prt |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 win | mark |
| 14 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 held | advcl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 minutes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | It | a nervy last five minutes | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | hold on | past | we | a nervy last five minutes not said here | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent minute=Theme | ||||
| 3 | win | to-infinitive | we not said here | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 4
The nervy kitten hid under the sofa.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 kitten | det |
| 2 | nervy | nervy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 kitten | amod |
| 3 | kitten | kitten | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hid | nsubj |
| 4 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | under | under | ADP | _ | 7 sofa | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sofa | det |
| 7 | sofa | sofa | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hid | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 hid | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | past | the nervy kitten | the sofa | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under sofa=Location |
Example 5
That was a nervy thing to say to the principal! (US)
Sentence 1: That was a nervy thing to say to the principal!
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 thing | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 thing | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 thing | det |
| 4 | nervy | nervy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 thing | amod |
| 5 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 say | mark |
| 7 | say | say | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 thing | acl |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 principal | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 principal | det |
| 10 | principal | principal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 say | obl |
| 11 | ! | ! | PUNCT | _ | 5 thing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | That | a nervy thing | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | say speech: assert | to-infinitive | the principal | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to principal=Recipient |
Sentence 2: (US)
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 2 US | punct |
| 2 | US | US | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 2 US | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6
He gave a nervy laugh.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | nsubj |
| 2 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 laugh | det |
| 4 | nervy | nervy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 laugh | amod |
| 5 | laugh | laugh | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gave | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | He | a nervy laugh | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent laugh=Theme |
Example 7
She was nervy on her first day at the new school.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 nervy | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 nervy | cop |
| 3 | nervy | nervy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 day | case |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 day | nmod:poss |
| 6 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 7 day | amod |
| 7 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 nervy | obl |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 school | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 school | det |
| 10 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 school | amod |
| 11 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 day | nmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 nervy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | She | day | nervy property | tree 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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