obtuseness Who acts: Slowness, obtuseness, joke, Badger, teacher, it · What happens: understand, not notice, be, not be, make, fall · To what, where: things, joke, obtuseness, real obtuseness, knife · Speech: someone speaks here
«obtuseness» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: obtuseness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Slowness to understand things; not noticing what is obvious.
nsubj mark obj punct advmod advcl nsubj cop ccomp punct root Slowness NOUN to PART understand VERB things NOUN ; PUNCT not PART noticing VERB what PRON is AUX obvious ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Slowness slowness NOUN Number=Sing 3 understand nsubj 2 to to PART _ 3 understand mark 3 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 3 understand obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 7 noticing punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 noticing advmod 7 noticing notice VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 understand advcl 8 what what PRON PronType=Int 10 obvious nsubj 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 obvious cop 10 obvious obvious ADJ Degree=Pos 7 noticing ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 understand punct
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1 understand to-infinitive Slowness things vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus 2 not notice gerund Slowness not said here vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 3 is present obvious property tree rules
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: maths, rare — kept apart, not parsed.
The quality of being an obtuse angle, wider than a right angle.
det case cop det amod nmod punct amod case det amod obl punct root The DET quality NOUN of ADP being AUX an DET obtuse ADJ angle NOUN , PUNCT wider ADJ than ADP a DET right ADJ angle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 quality det 2 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of ADP _ 7 angle case 4 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 angle cop 5 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 angle det 6 obtuse obtuse ADJ Degree=Pos 7 angle amod 7 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 2 quality nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 wider punct 9 wider wide ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 quality amod 10 than than ADP _ 13 angle case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 angle det 12 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 13 angle amod 13 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 9 wider obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 quality punct
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1 is gerund of a obtuse angle tree rules
Meaning 3 Bluntness, not being sharp or pointed.
punct advmod cop appos cc conj punct root Bluntness NOUN , PUNCT not PART being AUX sharp ADJ or CCONJ pointed ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Bluntness bluntness NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 5 sharp punct 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 sharp advmod 4 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 sharp cop 5 sharp sharp ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Bluntness appos 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 pointed cc 7 pointed pointed ADJ Degree=Pos 5 sharp conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Bluntness punct
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1 not is gerund sharp property tree rules 2 be tree rules
Example 1 Her obtuseness made the joke fall flat.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj xcomp xcomp punct root Her PRON obtuseness NOUN made VERB the DET joke NOUN fall VERB flat ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 obtuseness nmod:poss 2 obtuseness obtuseness NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 joke det 5 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 3 made obj 6 fall fall VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 made xcomp 7 flat flat ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fall xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past Her obtuseness the joke tree rules 2 fall infinitive the joke not said here flat property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 Badger sighed at Toad's obtuseness.
nsubj case nmod:poss case obl punct root Badger PROPN sighed VERB at ADP Toad PROPN 's PART obtuseness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Badger Badger PROPN Number=Sing 2 sighed nsubj 2 sighed sigh VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 6 obtuseness case 4 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 6 obtuseness nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 Toad case 6 obtuseness obtuseness NOUN Number=Sing 2 sighed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 sighed punct
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1 sigh past Badger Toad's obtuseness vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 His obtuseness about the hints was annoying.
nmod:poss nsubj case det nmod cop punct root His PRON obtuseness NOUN about ADP the DET hints NOUN was AUX annoying ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 obtuseness nmod:poss 2 obtuseness obtuseness NOUN Number=Sing 7 annoying nsubj 3 about about ADP _ 5 hints case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 hints det 5 hints hint NOUN Number=Plur 2 obtuseness nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 annoying cop 7 annoying annoying ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 . . PUNCT _ 7 annoying punct
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1 is past His obtuseness about the hints annoying property tree rules
Example 4 The teacher explained the obtuseness of the angle by comparing it with a right angle.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj det obj case det nmod mark advcl obj case det amod obl punct root The DET teacher NOUN explained VERB the DET obtuseness NOUN of ADP the DET angle NOUN by SCONJ comparing VERB it PRON with ADP a DET right ADJ angle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 teacher det 2 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 explained nsubj 3 explained explain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 obtuseness det 5 obtuseness obtuseness NOUN Number=Sing 3 explained obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 angle case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 angle det 8 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 5 obtuseness nmod 9 by by SCONJ _ 10 comparing mark 10 comparing compare VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 explained advcl 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 comparing obj 12 with with ADP _ 15 angle case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 angle det 14 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 15 angle amod 15 angle angle NOUN Number=Sing 10 comparing obl 16 . . PUNCT _ 3 explained punct
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1 explain speech: assert past the teacher the obtuseness of the angle vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent obtuseness=Topic 2 compare gerund the teacher not said here obtuseness with a right angle vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient with angle=Co-Patient
Example 5 Was it real obtuseness, or was he pretending not to understand?
cop nsubj amod punct cc aux nsubj advcl advmod mark xcomp punct root Was AUX it PRON real ADJ obtuseness NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ was AUX he PRON pretending VERB not PART to PART understand VERB ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 obtuseness cop 2 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 obtuseness nsubj 3 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 4 obtuseness amod 4 obtuseness obtuseness NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 pretending punct 6 or or CCONJ _ 9 pretending cc 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 pretending aux 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 pretending nsubj 9 pretending pretend VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 obtuseness advcl 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 12 understand advmod 11 to to PART _ 12 understand mark 12 understand understand VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 pretending xcomp 13 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 obtuseness punct
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1 is a past it real obtuseness tree rules 2 pretend past · progressive he tree rules 3 not understand to-infinitive he not said here vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
Example 6 The obtuseness of the old knife made it useless for cutting.
det nsubj case det amod nmod obj xcomp mark advcl punct root The DET obtuseness NOUN of ADP the DET old ADJ knife NOUN made VERB it PRON useless ADJ for SCONJ cutting VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 obtuseness det 2 obtuseness obtuseness NOUN Number=Sing 7 made nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 6 knife case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 knife det 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 6 knife amod 6 knife knife NOUN Number=Sing 2 obtuseness nmod 7 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 made obj 9 useless useless ADJ Degree=Pos 7 made xcomp 10 for for SCONJ _ 11 cutting mark 11 cutting cut VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 useless advcl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 made punct
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1 make past the obtuseness of the old knife knife useless property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 2 cut gerund the obtuseness of the old knife not said here vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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