numbness

Who acts: Numbness, state, dentist, I, she, Grandad · What happens: be, not be, feel, mean, last, inject · To what, where: state, something, part, emotions, numbness, toes · Speech: someone speaks here

«numbness» 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: numbness in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Numbness is the state of not being able to feel something in a part of your body, for example after cold or an injection.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Numbness	numbness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 state	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 state	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 state	det
4	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	SCONJ	_	8 able	mark
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	8 able	advmod
7	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 able	cop
8	able	able	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 state	acl
9	to	to	PART	_	10 feel	mark
10	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 able	xcomp
11	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 feel	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 part	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 part	det
14	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 feel	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 body	case
16	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 body	nmod:poss
17	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 part	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 example	punct
19	for	for	ADP	_	20 example	case
20	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 feel	obl
21	after	after	ADP	_	22 cold	case
22	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 example	nmod
23	or	or	CCONJ	_	25 injection	cc
24	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 injection	det
25	injection	injection	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 cold	conj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 state	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Numbness	the state			tree rules
2	not is	gerund	the state not said here			able property	tree rules
3	feel	to-infinitive	the state not said here	something	a part of your body	for example after cold or a injection	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent something=Location for example=Theme

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

Numbness can also mean feeling no emotions for a while, often after shock or sad news.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Numbness	numbness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	feeling	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 mean	xcomp
6	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	7 emotions	det
7	emotions	emotion	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 feeling	obj
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 while	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 while	det
10	while	while	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 feeling	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 shock	punct
12	often	often	ADV	_	14 shock	advmod
13	after	after	ADP	_	14 shock	case
14	shock	shock	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 feeling	parataxis
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 news	cc
16	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 news	amod
17	news	news	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 shock	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Numbness						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	feel not said to happen	gerund	Numbness not said here	no emotions			while		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent emotion=Theme

Example 1

After the dentist's injection, the numbness in my lip lasted two hours.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	ADP	_	5 injection	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dentist	det
3	dentist	dentist	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 injection	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 dentist	case
5	injection	injection	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lasted	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 injection	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 numbness	det
8	numbness	numbness	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lasted	nsubj
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 lip	case
10	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 lip	nmod:poss
11	lip	lip	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 numbness	nmod
12	lasted	last	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 hours	nummod
14	hours	hour	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 lasted	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 lasted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	last	past	the numbness in my lip				after the dentist's injection; hour		vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme
2	inject		the dentist						nom injection «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 2

I felt numbness in my toes after playing in the snow.

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 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	numbness	numbness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 felt	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 toes	case
5	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 toes	nmod:poss
6	toes	toe	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 felt	obl
7	after	after	SCONJ	_	8 playing	mark
8	playing	play	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 felt	advcl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 snow	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 snow	det
11	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 playing	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	I	numbness		my toes			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent numbness=Theme in toe=Location
2	play	gerund	I not said here			the snow			vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

Sitting cross-legged too long caused numbness in my leg.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Sitting	sit	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	cross-legged	cross-legg	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 numbness	amod
3	too	too	ADV	_	4 long	advmod
4	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	5 caused	advmod
5	caused	cause	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 numbness	amod
6	numbness	numbness	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sitting	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 leg	case
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 leg	nmod:poss
9	leg	leg	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Sitting	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Sitting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	sit	gerund	cross-legged caused numbness	my leg		vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent numbness=Theme in leg=Location
2	cross-legg	participle				tree rules
3	cause	participle			long property	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition

Example 4

When she heard Grandad had passed away, she felt a strange numbness.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	When	when	ADV	PronType=Int	3 heard	advmod
2	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 heard	nsubj
3	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 felt	advcl
4	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 passed	nsubj
5	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 passed	aux
6	passed	pass	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 heard	ccomp
7	away	away	ADV	_	6 passed	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 heard	punct
9	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 felt	nsubj
10	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 numbness	det
12	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 numbness	amod
13	numbness	numbness	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 felt	obj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hear	past	she			vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	pass away	past · perfect	Grandad		away property	vn die-42.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3	feel	past	she	a strange numbness		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent numbness=Theme

Example 5

The numbness wore off and then my arm started to tingle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 numbness	det
2	numbness	numbness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	off	off	ADP	_	3 wore	compound:prt
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 started	cc
6	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 started	advmod
7	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 arm	nmod:poss
8	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 started	nsubj
9	started	start	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 wore	conj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 tingle	mark
11	tingle	tingle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 started	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	roles by
1	wear off	past	the numbness		vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent
2	start	past	my arm	then	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	tingle	to-infinitive	my arm not said here		vn tingle-40.8.2 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 6

Doctors ask about numbness to check if nerves are hurt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 ask	nsubj
2	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	about	about	ADP	_	4 numbness	case
4	numbness	numbness	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 ask	obl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 check	mark
6	check	check	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 ask	xcomp
7	if	if	SCONJ	_	10 hurt	mark
8	nerves	nerve	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 hurt	nsubj:pass
9	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 hurt	aux:pass
10	hurt	hurt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 check	advcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 ask	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	present	Doctors		about numbness	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	check not said to happen	to-infinitive	Doctors not said here			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	hurt a condition, not said to happen	present · passive		nerves		vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

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