peckish
Who acts: I, you, fruit, cat, Grandad · What happens: be, have, feel, look, get, eat · To what, where: biscuit, bowl, toast, apple
«peckish» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: peckish in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A little bit hungry.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 bit | det |
| 2 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 bit | amod |
| 3 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hungry | obl:unmarked |
| 4 | hungry | hungry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 hungry | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
I'm a bit peckish; can I have a biscuit?
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 | 5 peckish | nsubj |
| 2 | 'm | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 peckish | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 bit | det |
| 4 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 peckish | obl:unmarked |
| 5 | peckish | peckish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 9 have | punct |
| 7 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 have | aux |
| 8 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 have | nsubj |
| 9 | have | have | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 peckish | parataxis |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 biscuit | det |
| 11 | biscuit | biscuit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 have | obj |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 peckish | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | I | a bit obl:unmarked; peckish property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | have | can | I | a biscuit | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient |
Example 2
Are you peckish? There's fruit in the bowl.
Sentence 1: Are you peckish?
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 peckish | cop |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 3 peckish | nsubj |
| 3 | peckish | peckish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 peckish | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | you | peckish property | tree rules |
Sentence 2: There's fruit in the bowl.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 2 's | expl |
| 2 | 's | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | fruit | fruit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 's | nsubj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 bowl | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 bowl | det |
| 6 | bowl | bowl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 's | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 's | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | present | fruit | the bowl; there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bowl=Location |
Example 3
By eleven o'clock I always feel peckish.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | ADP | _ | 3 o'clock | case |
| 2 | eleven | eleven | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 o'clock | nummod |
| 3 | o'clock | o'clock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 feel | obl |
| 4 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 feel | nsubj |
| 5 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 6 feel | advmod |
| 6 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | peckish | peckish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 feel | xcomp |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 feel | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | present | I | by eleven o'clock; always, peckish property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 4
The cat looks peckish.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cat | det |
| 2 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 looks | nsubj |
| 3 | looks | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | peckish | peckish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 looks | xcomp |
| 5 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 looks | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | present | the cat | peckish property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 5
Grandad gets peckish before bed and eats toast.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 gets | nsubj |
| 2 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | peckish | peckish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 gets | xcomp |
| 4 | before | before | ADP | _ | 5 bed | case |
| 5 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gets | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 eats | cc |
| 7 | eats | eat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 gets | conj |
| 8 | toast | toast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 eats | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 gets | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | Grandad | before bed | peckish property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | eat | present | Grandad not said here | toast | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toast=Patient |
Example 6
If you're peckish after school, have an apple.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 4 peckish | mark |
| 2 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 peckish | nsubj |
| 3 | 're | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 peckish | cop |
| 4 | peckish | peckish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 have | advcl |
| 5 | after | after | ADP | _ | 6 school | case |
| 6 | school | school | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 peckish | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 peckish | punct |
| 8 | have | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 apple | det |
| 10 | apple | apple | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 have | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 have | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a condition, not said to happen | present | you | after school | peckish property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | have | present | a apple | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient |
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