nightie Who acts: I, She, Gran, you, nightie, Mum · What happens: wear, put, brush, come, give, pack · To what, where: loose dress, bed, nightie, teeth, pink nightie, me · Speech: someone speaks here
«nightie» 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: nightie in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A nightdress: a loose dress worn in bed, mostly by girls and women.
The tree, 13 words det punct det amod conj acl case obl punct advmod case obl:agent cc conj punct root A DET nightdress NOUN : PUNCT a DET loose ADJ dress NOUN worn VERB in ADP bed NOUN , PUNCT mostly ADV by ADP girls NOUN and CCONJ women NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 nightdress det 2 nightdress nightdress NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 : : PUNCT _ 6 dress punct 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 dress det 5 loose loose ADJ Degree=Pos 6 dress amod 6 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 2 nightdress conj 7 worn wear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 dress acl 8 in in ADP _ 9 bed case 9 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 7 worn obl 10 , , PUNCT _ 13 girls punct 11 mostly mostly ADV _ 13 girls advmod 12 by by ADP _ 13 girls case 13 girls girl NOUN Number=Plur 7 worn obl:agent 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 women cc 15 women woman NOUN Number=Plur 13 girls conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 nightdress punct
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1 wear participle a loose dress not said here bed vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
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 I put on my nightie and brushed my teeth.
nsubj case nmod:poss obl cc conj nmod:poss obj punct root I PRON put VERB on ADP my PRON nightie NOUN and CCONJ brushed VERB my PRON teeth NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 put nsubj 2 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 on on ADP _ 5 nightie case 4 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 nightie nmod:poss 5 nightie nightie NOUN Number=Sing 2 put obl 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 brushed cc 7 brushed brush VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 put conj 8 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 teeth nmod:poss 9 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 7 brushed obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 put punct
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1 put present I my nightie vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on nightie=Destination 2 brush past I not said here my teeth vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme
Example 2 She came downstairs in her nightie.
nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON came VERB downstairs ADV in ADP her PRON nightie NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 came nsubj 2 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 downstairs downstairs ADV _ 2 came advmod 4 in in ADP _ 6 nightie case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 nightie nmod:poss 6 nightie nightie NOUN Number=Sing 2 came obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 came punct
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1 come past She her nightie downstairs property vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in nightie=Location
Example 3 Gran gave me a pink nightie with stars on it.
nsubj iobj det amod obj case nmod case obl punct root Gran PROPN gave VERB me PRON a DET pink ADJ nightie NOUN with ADP stars NOUN on ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gran Gran PROPN Number=Sing 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 gave iobj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 nightie det 5 pink pink ADJ Degree=Pos 6 nightie amod 6 nightie nightie NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 7 with with ADP _ 8 stars case 8 stars star NOUN Number=Plur 6 nightie nmod 9 on on ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 gave obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past Gran a pink nightie me nightie with stars vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient nightie=Theme on it=Asset
Example 4 Pack your nightie for the sleepover.
nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root Pack VERB your PRON nightie NOUN for ADP the DET sleepover NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Pack pack VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 nightie nmod:poss 3 nightie nightie NOUN Number=Sing 1 Pack obj 4 for for ADP _ 6 sleepover case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sleepover det 6 sleepover sleepover NOUN Number=Sing 1 Pack obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Pack punct
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1 pack imperative you not said here your nightie for the sleepover vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme nightie=Destination
Example 5 My nightie is too long; I trip on it.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod punct nsubj parataxis case obl punct root My PRON nightie NOUN is AUX too ADV long ADJ ; PUNCT I PRON trip VERB on ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 nightie nmod:poss 2 nightie nightie NOUN Number=Sing 5 long nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 long cop 4 too too ADV _ 5 long advmod 5 long long ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 trip punct 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 trip nsubj 8 trip trip VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 long parataxis 9 on on ADP _ 10 it case 10 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 trip obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 long punct
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1 is present My nightie long property tree rules 2 trip present I nightie vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on it=Trajectory
Example 6 Mum ran into the garden in her nightie when the alarm went off.
nsubj case det obl case nmod:poss obl advmod det nsubj conj compound:prt punct root Mum NOUN ran VERB into ADP the DET garden NOUN in ADP her PRON nightie NOUN when ADV the DET alarm NOUN went VERB off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mum mum NOUN Number=Sing 2 ran nsubj 2 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 into into ADP _ 5 garden case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 garden det 5 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 2 ran obl 6 in in ADP _ 8 nightie case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 nightie nmod:poss 8 nightie nightie NOUN Number=Sing 2 ran obl 9 when when ADV PronType=Int 12 went advmod 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 alarm det 11 alarm alarm NOUN Number=Sing 12 went nsubj 12 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 ran conj 13 off off ADP _ 12 went compound:prt 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 ran punct
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1 run past Mum into the garden result ; in Mum's nightie vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into garden=Result 2 go off past the alarm vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme
Example 7 So they were told they could dance, but they must put on their nighties first.
The tree, 15 words advmod nsubj:pass aux:pass nsubj aux ccomp punct cc nsubj aux conj case nmod:poss obl advmod punct root So ADV they PRON were AUX told VERB they PRON could AUX dance VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ they PRON must AUX put VERB on ADP their PRON nighties NOUN first ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 So so ADV _ 4 told advmod 2 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 told nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 told aux:pass 4 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 dance nsubj 6 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 dance aux 7 dance dance VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 told ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 put punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 12 put cc 10 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 put nsubj 11 must must AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 put aux 12 put put VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 told conj 13 on on ADP _ 15 nighties case 14 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 nighties nmod:poss 15 nighties nightie NOUN Number=Plur 12 put obl 16 first first ADV NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 12 put advmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 4 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past · passive they vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic 2 dance could they vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 put must they their nighties first property vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on nightie=Destination
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