obscurity
Who acts: origin, He, old song · What happens: hide, not be, know, be, live, find · To what, where: state, obscurity, book
«obscurity» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: obscurity in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
The state of being hidden, unknown or unclear.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 state | det |
| 2 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 hidden | mark |
| 4 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 hidden | aux:pass |
| 5 | hidden | hide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 state | acl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 unknown | punct |
| 7 | unknown | unknown | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 hidden | conj |
| 8 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 unclear | cc |
| 9 | unclear | unclear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 unknown | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 state | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | gerund · passive | the state not said here | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V» |
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
The state of not being famous or well known.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 state | det |
| 2 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 famous | case |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 famous | advmod |
| 5 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 famous | cop |
| 6 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 state | nmod |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 known | cc |
| 8 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 9 known | advmod |
| 9 | known | know | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 famous | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 state | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not is | gerund | famous property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | know | participle | well property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
Example 1
The origin of the tale is in obscurity.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 origin | det |
| 2 | origin | origin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 obscurity | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 tale | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 tale | det |
| 5 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 origin | nmod |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 obscurity | cop |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 obscurity | case |
| 8 | obscurity | obscurity | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 obscurity | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the origin of the tale | obscurity | tree rules |
Example 2
He lived in obscurity until the book was found.
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 lived | nsubj |
| 2 | lived | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 obscurity | case |
| 4 | obscurity | obscurity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lived | obl |
| 5 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 9 found | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 book | det |
| 7 | book | book | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 found | nsubj:pass |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 found | aux:pass |
| 9 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 lived | advcl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 lived | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | past | He | obscurity | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in obscurity=Location | ||||
| 2 | find | past · passive | the book | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
Example 3
The old song fell into obscurity.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 song | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 song | amod |
| 3 | song | song | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fell | nsubj |
| 4 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 obscurity | case |
| 6 | obscurity | obscurity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fell | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 fell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall | past | the old song | into obscurity result | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into obscurity=Result |
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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