ordinary Who acts: Ordinary, It, She, girl, Ordinary pencils, Nothing · What happens: mean, be, seem, have, happen, look · To what, where: ordinary day, school, secret, great things, ordinary cat, ordinary centipede
«ordinary» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: ordinary in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Ordinary means normal, usual or plain; not special or different.
nsubj xcomp punct conj cc conj punct advmod conj cc conj punct root Ordinary ADJ means VERB normal ADJ , PUNCT usual ADJ or CCONJ plain ADJ ; PUNCT not PART special ADJ or CCONJ different ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 normal normal ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 usual punct 5 usual usual ADJ Degree=Pos 3 normal conj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 plain cc 7 plain plain ADJ Degree=Pos 3 normal conj 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 special punct 9 not not PART Polarity=Neg 10 special advmod 10 special special ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means conj 11 or or CCONJ _ 12 different cc 12 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 10 special conj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Ordinary normal property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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.
Meaning 2 «Out of the ordinary» means unusual or surprising.
punct case case det nsubj punct xcomp cc conj punct root « PUNCT Out ADP of ADP the DET ordinary ADJ » PUNCT means VERB unusual ADJ or CCONJ surprising ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 5 ordinary punct 2 Out out ADP _ 5 ordinary case 3 of of ADP _ 5 ordinary case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ordinary det 5 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 7 means nsubj 6 » » PUNCT _ 5 ordinary punct 7 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 unusual unusual ADJ Degree=Pos 7 means xcomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 surprising cc 10 surprising surprising ADJ Degree=Pos 8 unusual conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 7 means punct
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1 mean present the ordinary unusual property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 It was just an ordinary day at school.
nsubj cop advmod det amod case nmod punct root It PRON was AUX just ADV an DET ordinary ADJ day NOUN at ADP school NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 day nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 day cop 3 just just ADV _ 6 day advmod 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 day det 5 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 6 day amod 6 day day NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 at at ADP _ 8 school case 8 school school NOUN Number=Sing 6 day nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 day punct
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1 is a past It a ordinary day school tree rules
Example 2 She seemed like an ordinary girl, but she had a secret.
nsubj case det amod obl punct cc nsubj conj det obj punct root She PRON seemed VERB like ADP an DET ordinary ADJ girl NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ she PRON had VERB a DET secret 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 seemed nsubj 2 seemed seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 like like ADP _ 6 girl case 4 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 girl det 5 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 6 girl amod 6 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 2 seemed obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 had punct 8 but but CCONJ _ 10 had cc 9 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 had nsubj 10 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 seemed conj 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 secret det 12 secret secret NOUN Number=Sing 10 had obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 2 seemed punct
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1 seem past She like a ordinary girl vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme 2 have past girl a secret vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Patient
Example 3 Ordinary pencils are fine for the test.
amod nsubj cop case det obl punct root Ordinary ADJ pencils NOUN are AUX fine ADJ for ADP the DET test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 2 pencils amod 2 pencils pencil NOUN Number=Plur 4 fine nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 fine cop 4 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 for for ADP _ 7 test case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 test det 7 test test NOUN Number=Sing 4 fine obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 fine punct
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1 is present Ordinary pencils for the test; fine property tree rules
Example 4 Nothing out of the ordinary happened.
nsubj case case det nmod punct root Nothing PRON out ADP of ADP the DET ordinary ADJ happened VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Nothing nothing PRON Number=Sing PronType=Neg 6 happened nsubj 2 out out ADP _ 5 ordinary case 3 of of ADP _ 5 ordinary case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ordinary det 5 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Nothing nmod 6 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 happened punct
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1 happen past Nothing vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 5 The magic shop looked ordinary from the outside.
det compound nsubj xcomp case det obl punct root The DET magic NOUN shop NOUN looked VERB ordinary ADJ from ADP the DET outside NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 shop det 2 magic magic NOUN Number=Sing 3 shop compound 3 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked nsubj 4 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 4 looked xcomp 6 from from ADP _ 8 outside case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 outside det 8 outside outside NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 looked punct
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1 look past the magic shop from the outside; ordinary property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from outside=Theme
Example 6 Ordinary people can do great things.
amod nsubj aux amod obj punct root Ordinary ADJ people NOUN can AUX do VERB great ADJ things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 2 people amod 2 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 do nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 do aux 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 6 things amod 6 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 4 do obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 do punct
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1 do can Ordinary people great things vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality
Example 7 It was no ordinary cat — it could talk!
nsubj cop det amod punct nsubj aux acl:relcl punct root It PRON was AUX no DET ordinary ADJ cat NOUN — PUNCT it PRON could AUX talk VERB ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 cat nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 cat cop 3 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 cat det 4 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 5 cat amod 5 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 — - PUNCT _ 9 talk punct 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 talk nsubj 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 talk aux 9 talk talk VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 cat acl:relcl 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 5 cat punct
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1 is a past It no ordinary cat tree rules 2 talk could cat no ordinary cat not said here vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent cat=Patient
Example 8 But this was no ordinary centipede.
cc nsubj cop det amod punct root But CCONJ this PRON was AUX no DET ordinary ADJ centipede NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 6 centipede cc 2 this this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 6 centipede nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 centipede cop 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 6 centipede det 5 ordinary ordinary ADJ Degree=Pos 6 centipede amod 6 centipede centipede NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 centipede punct
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1 is a past this no ordinary centipede tree rules
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