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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.

detamodobl:unmarkedpunctrootADETlittleADJbitNOUNhungryADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 bitdet
2littlelittleADJDegree=Pos3 bitamod
3bitbitNOUNNumber=Sing4 hungryobl:unmarked
4hungryhungryADJDegree=Posrootroot
5..PUNCT_4 hungrypunct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

I'm a bit peckish; can I have a biscuit?

nsubjcopdetobl:unmarkedpunctauxnsubjparataxisdetobjpunctrootIPRON'mAUXaDETbitNOUNpeckishADJ;PUNCTcanAUXIPRONhaveVERBaDETbiscuitNOUN?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs5 peckishnsubj
2'mbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 peckishcop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art4 bitdet
4bitbitNOUNNumber=Sing5 peckishobl:unmarked
5peckishpeckishADJDegree=Posrootroot
6;;PUNCT_9 havepunct
7cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin9 haveaux
8IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs9 havensubj
9havehaveVERBVerbForm=Inf5 peckishparataxis
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 biscuitdet
11biscuitbiscuitNOUNNumber=Sing9 haveobj
12??PUNCT_5 peckishpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentIa bit obl:unmarked; peckish propertytree rules
2havecanIa biscuitvn 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?

copnsubjpunctrootAreAUXyouPRONpeckishADJ?PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ArebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 peckishcop
2youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs3 peckishnsubj
3peckishpeckishADJDegree=Posrootroot
4??PUNCT_3 peckishpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentyoupeckish propertytree rules

Sentence 2: There's fruit in the bowl.

explnsubjcasedetoblpunctrootTherePRON'sVERBfruitNOUNinADPtheDETbowlNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheretherePRONPronType=Dem2 'sexpl
2'sbeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3fruitfruitNOUNNumber=Sing2 'snsubj
4ininADP_6 bowlcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 bowldet
6bowlbowlNOUNNumber=Sing2 'sobl
7..PUNCT_2 'spunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1bepresentfruitthe bowl; therevn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in bowl=Location

Example 3

By eleven o'clock I always feel peckish.

casenummodoblnsubjadvmodxcomppunctrootByADPelevenNUMo'clockNOUNIPRONalwaysADVfeelVERBpeckishADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1BybyADP_3 o'clockcase
2elevenelevenNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card3 o'clocknummod
3o'clocko'clockNOUNNumber=Sing6 feelobl
4IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs6 feelnsubj
5alwaysalwaysADVPronType=Tot6 feeladvmod
6feelfeelVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
7peckishpeckishADJDegree=Pos6 feelxcomp
8..PUNCT_6 feelpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1feelpresentIby eleven o'clock; always, peckish propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 4

The cat looks peckish.

detnsubjxcomppunctrootTheDETcatNOUNlooksVERBpeckishADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 catdet
2catcatNOUNNumber=Sing3 looksnsubj
3lookslookVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4peckishpeckishADJDegree=Pos3 looksxcomp
5..PUNCT_3 lookspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookpresentthe catpeckish propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 5

Grandad gets peckish before bed and eats toast.

nsubjxcompcaseoblccconjobjpunctrootGrandadPROPNgetsVERBpeckishADJbeforeADPbedNOUNandCCONJeatsVERBtoastNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GrandadGrandadPROPNNumber=Sing2 getsnsubj
2getsgetVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3peckishpeckishADJDegree=Pos2 getsxcomp
4beforebeforeADP_5 bedcase
5bedbedNOUNNumber=Sing2 getsobl
6andandCCONJ_7 eatscc
7eatseatVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 getsconj
8toasttoastNOUNNumber=Sing7 eatsobj
9..PUNCT_2 getspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1getpresentGrandadbefore bedpeckish propertyvn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
2eatpresentGrandad not said heretoastvn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toast=Patient

Example 6

If you're peckish after school, have an apple.

marknsubjcopadvclcaseoblpunctdetobjpunctrootIfSCONJyouPRON'reAUXpeckishADJafterADPschoolNOUN,PUNCThaveVERBanDETappleNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IfifSCONJ_4 peckishmark
2youyouPRONCase=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs4 peckishnsubj
3'rebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 peckishcop
4peckishpeckishADJDegree=Pos8 haveadvcl
5afterafterADP_6 schoolcase
6schoolschoolNOUNNumber=Sing4 peckishobl
7,,PUNCT_4 peckishpunct
8havehaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
9anaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 appledet
10appleappleNOUNNumber=Sing8 haveobj
11..PUNCT_8 havepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is a condition, not said to happenpresentyouafter schoolpeckish propertytree rules
2havepresenta applevn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient

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