obscure Who acts: clouds, something, He, nobody, meaning, parked van · What happens: not know, understand, hide, make, see, obscure · To what, where: obscure singer, something, it, moon, obscure bands, old poem · Speech: someone speaks here
«obscure» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: obscure in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Not well known (an obscure singer, an obscure village).
advmod advmod punct det amod obl punct det amod conj punct punct root Not PART well ADV known VERB ( PUNCT an DET obscure ADJ singer NOUN , PUNCT an DET obscure ADJ village NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 3 known advmod 2 well well ADV Degree=Pos 3 known advmod 3 known know VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 ( ( PUNCT _ 7 singer punct 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 singer det 6 obscure obscure ADJ Degree=Pos 7 singer amod 7 singer singer NOUN Number=Sing 3 known obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 village punct 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 village det 10 obscure obscure ADJ Degree=Pos 11 village amod 11 village village NOUN Number=Sing 7 singer conj 12 ) ) PUNCT _ 7 singer punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 known punct
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1 not know participle a obscure singer and a obscure village well property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
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 Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.
Hard to understand; not clear.
mark xcomp punct advmod conj punct root Hard ADJ to PART understand VERB ; PUNCT not PART clear ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 to to PART _ 3 understand mark 3 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Hard xcomp 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 clear punct 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 clear advmod 6 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Hard conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Hard punct
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1 understand to-infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Meaning 3 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To hide something or make it hard to see (clouds obscured the moon).
The tree, 13 words mark obj cc conj obj xcomp mark xcomp punct nsubj ccomp det obj punct punct root To PART hide VERB something PRON or CCONJ make VERB it PRON hard ADJ to PART see VERB ( PUNCT clouds NOUN obscured VERB the DET moon NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 hide mark 2 hide hide VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 hide obj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 make cc 5 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 2 hide conj 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 make obj 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 make xcomp 8 to to PART _ 9 see mark 9 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hard xcomp 10 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 obscured punct 11 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 12 obscured nsubj 12 obscured obscure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 see ccomp 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 moon det 14 moon moon NOUN Number=Sing 12 obscured obj 15 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 obscured punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 hide punct
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1 hide to-infinitive something vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Patient 2 make infinitive it hard property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 3 see to-infinitive vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 4 obscure past clouds the moon vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent moon=Patient
Meaning 4 Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.
To make something hard to understand.
mark obj amod mark xcomp punct root To PART make VERB something PRON hard ADJ to PART understand VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 make obj 4 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 3 something amod 5 to to PART _ 6 understand mark 6 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 hard xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 make punct
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1 make to-infinitive something vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset something=Product 2 understand to-infinitive something not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 1 Clouds obscured the moon.
nsubj det obj punct root Clouds NOUN obscured VERB the DET moon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 2 obscured nsubj 2 obscured obscure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 moon det 4 moon moon NOUN Number=Sing 2 obscured obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 obscured punct
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1 obscure past Clouds the moon vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent moon=Patient
Example 2 He likes obscure bands nobody has heard of.
nsubj amod obj nsubj aux acl:relcl obl punct root He PRON likes VERB obscure ADJ bands NOUN nobody PRON has AUX heard VERB of ADP . PUNCT 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 likes nsubj 2 likes like VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 obscure obscure ADJ Degree=Pos 4 bands amod 4 bands band NOUN Number=Plur 2 likes obj 5 nobody nobody PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 7 heard nsubj 6 has have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 heard aux 7 heard hear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 4 bands acl:relcl 8 of of ADP _ 7 heard obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 likes punct
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1 like present He obscure bands vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot band=Theme 2 hear present · perfect nobody obscure bands not said here vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer band=Stimulus
Example 3 The meaning of the old poem is obscure.
det nsubj case det amod nmod cop punct root The DET meaning NOUN of ADP the DET old ADJ poem NOUN is AUX obscure ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 meaning det 2 meaning meaning NOUN Number=Sing 8 obscure nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 6 poem case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 poem det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 poem amod 6 poem poem NOUN Number=Sing 2 meaning nmod 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 obscure cop 8 obscure obscure ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 obscure punct
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1 is present the meaning of the old poem obscure property tree rules 2 mean the old poem nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 4 The parked van obscured our view of the road.
det amod nsubj nmod:poss obj case det nmod punct root The DET parked VERB van NOUN obscured VERB our PRON view NOUN of ADP the DET road NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 van det 2 parked park VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 van amod 3 van van NOUN Number=Sing 4 obscured nsubj 4 obscured obscure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 view nmod:poss 6 view view NOUN Number=Sing 4 obscured obj 7 of of ADP _ 9 road case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 road det 9 road road NOUN Number=Sing 6 view nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 obscured punct
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1 park participle vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 obscure past the parked van our view of the road vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent view=Patient 3 view our the road nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient
Example 5 Fog obscured the top of the mountain.
nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root Fog NOUN obscured VERB the DET top NOUN of ADP the DET mountain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fog fog NOUN Number=Sing 2 obscured nsubj 2 obscured obscure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 top det 4 top top NOUN Number=Sing 2 obscured obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 mountain case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 mountain det 7 mountain mountain NOUN Number=Sing 4 top nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 obscured punct
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1 obscure past Fog the top of the mountain vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent top=Patient
Example 6 That's an obscure fact about frogs!
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root That PRON 's AUX an DET obscure ADJ fact NOUN about ADP frogs NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 fact nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 fact cop 3 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 fact det 4 obscure obscure ADJ Degree=Pos 5 fact amod 5 fact fact NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 about about ADP _ 7 frogs case 7 frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 5 fact nmod 8 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 fact punct
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1 is a present That a obscure fact about frogs tree rules
Example 7 A big tree obscures the sign.
det amod compound det appos punct root A DET big ADJ tree NOUN obscures NOUN the DET sign NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 obscures det 2 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 4 obscures amod 3 tree tree NOUN Number=Sing 4 obscures compound 4 obscures obscure NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sign det 6 sign sign NOUN Number=Sing 4 obscures appos 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 obscures punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 8 Heavy clouds obscured the sky, and the Moon did not make his appearance at all.
The tree, 15 words amod nsubj det obj punct cc det nsubj aux advmod conj nmod:poss obj case obl punct root Heavy ADJ clouds NOUN obscured VERB the DET sky NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ the DET Moon PROPN did AUX not PART make VERB his PRON appearance NOUN at ADP all DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Heavy heavy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 clouds amod 2 clouds cloud NOUN Number=Plur 3 obscured nsubj 3 obscured obscure VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 sky det 5 sky sky NOUN Number=Sing 3 obscured obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 12 make punct 7 and and CCONJ _ 12 make cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Moon det 9 Moon Moon PROPN Number=Sing 12 make nsubj 10 did do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 12 make aux 11 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 make advmod 12 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 obscured conj 13 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 14 appearance nmod:poss 14 appearance appearance NOUN Number=Sing 12 make obj 15 at at ADP _ 16 all case 16 all all DET PronType=Tot 12 make obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 3 obscured punct
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1 obscure past Heavy clouds the sky vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent sky=Patient 2 not make past · do-support the Moon Moon's appearance all vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appearance=Product
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