picturesque
Who acts: We, cottage, Cotswolds, harbour, Grandad, picturesque way · What happens: stay, be, look, have, tell, run · To what, where: picturesque fishing village, picturesque way, stories, picturesque mountains, this · Speech: someone speaks here
«picturesque» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: picturesque in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Very pretty, like a picture or a postcard, especially an old village or a countryside view.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Very | very | ADV | _ | 2 pretty | advmod |
| 2 | pretty | pretty | ADV | _ | 6 picture | advmod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 picture | punct |
| 4 | like | like | ADP | _ | 6 picture | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 picture | det |
| 6 | picture | picture | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 9 postcard | cc |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 postcard | det |
| 9 | postcard | postcard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 picture | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 village | punct |
| 11 | especially | especially | ADV | _ | 14 village | advmod |
| 12 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 village | det |
| 13 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 village | amod |
| 14 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 picture | parataxis |
| 15 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 view | cc |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 view | det |
| 17 | countryside | countryside | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 view | compound |
| 18 | view | view | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 village | conj |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 picture | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: of language — kept apart, not parsed.
Vivid and colourful, full of interesting description.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vivid | vivid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 colourful | cc |
| 3 | colourful | colourful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Vivid | conj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 full | punct |
| 5 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Vivid | conj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 description | case |
| 7 | interesting | interesting | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 description | amod |
| 8 | description | description | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 full | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Vivid | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
We stayed in a picturesque fishing village.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 stayed | nsubj |
| 2 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 village | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 village | det |
| 5 | picturesque | picturesque | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 village | amod |
| 6 | fishing | fishing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 village | compound |
| 7 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stayed | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stayed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | past | We | a picturesque fishing village | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in village=Location |
Example 2
The cottage by the river was picturesque.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 cottage | det |
| 2 | cottage | cottage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 picturesque | nsubj |
| 3 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 river | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 river | det |
| 5 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cottage | nmod |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 picturesque | cop |
| 7 | picturesque | picturesque | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 picturesque | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the cottage by the river | picturesque property | tree rules |
Example 3
The Cotswolds are full of picturesque villages.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Cotswolds | det |
| 2 | Cotswolds | cotswold | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 full | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 full | cop |
| 4 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 villages | case |
| 6 | picturesque | picturesque | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 villages | amod |
| 7 | villages | village | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 full | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 full | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | the Cotswolds | of picturesque villages; full property | tree rules |
Example 4
The harbour looked picturesque at sunset.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 harbour | det |
| 2 | harbour | harbour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 looked | nsubj |
| 3 | looked | look | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | picturesque | picturesque | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 looked | xcomp |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 sunset | case |
| 6 | sunset | sunset | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 looked | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 looked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | past | the harbour | sunset | picturesque property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Example 5
Grandad has a picturesque way of telling stories.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 has | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 way | det |
| 4 | picturesque | picturesque | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 way | amod |
| 5 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 has | obj |
| 6 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 7 telling | mark |
| 7 | telling | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 way | acl |
| 8 | stories | story | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 telling | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 has | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | present | Grandad | a picturesque way | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Patient | ||||
| 2 | tell speech: assert | gerund | a picturesque way not said here | stories | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |
Example 6
The train ran through picturesque mountains.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 train | det |
| 2 | train | train | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ran | nsubj |
| 3 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | through | through | ADP | _ | 6 mountains | case |
| 5 | picturesque | picturesque | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 mountains | amod |
| 6 | mountains | mountain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 ran | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 ran | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run | past | the train | picturesque mountains | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through mountain=Trajectory |
Example 7
The streets were rather irregular, it is true, but still this added to their picturesque appearance.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 streets | det |
| 2 | streets | street | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 irregular | nsubj |
| 3 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 irregular | cop |
| 4 | rather | rather | ADV | _ | 5 irregular | advmod |
| 5 | irregular | irregular | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 true | punct |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 true | nsubj |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 true | cop |
| 9 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 irregular | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 added | punct |
| 11 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 14 added | cc |
| 12 | still | still | ADV | _ | 14 added | advmod |
| 13 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 14 added | nsubj:pass |
| 14 | added | add | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 irregular | conj |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 appearance | case |
| 16 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 appearance | nmod:poss |
| 17 | picturesque | picturesque | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 appearance | amod |
| 18 | appearance | appearance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 added | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 irregular | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the streets | irregular property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | it | true property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | add speech: assert | participle · passive | this | still | to streets's picturesque appearance | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to appearance=Co-Patient |
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