piteously Who acts: way, people, puppy, Toad, kitten, baby · What happens: make, feel, whine, weep, mew, lose · To what, where: people, pity, rain, lost lamb, Mouse, life
«piteously» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: piteously in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In a way that makes people feel pity, very sadly.
case det nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp obj punct advmod advmod punct root In ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON makes VERB people NOUN feel VERB pity NOUN , PUNCT very ADV sadly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 way case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 way det 3 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 makes nsubj 5 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 way acl:relcl 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 5 makes obj 7 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 makes xcomp 8 pity pity NOUN Number=Sing 7 feel obj 9 , , PUNCT _ 5 makes punct 10 very very ADV _ 11 sadly advmod 11 sadly sadly ADV _ 5 makes advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 way punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present a way people sadly property tree rules 2 feel infinitive people not said here pity vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pity=Theme
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.
Example 1 The puppy whined piteously at the door.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET puppy NOUN whined VERB piteously ADV at ADP the DET door NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 whined nsubj 3 whined whine VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 piteously piteously ADV _ 3 whined advmod 5 at at ADP _ 7 door case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 door det 7 door door NOUN Number=Sing 3 whined obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 whined punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 whine past the puppy at the door; piteously property vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at door=Stimulus
Example 2 Toad wept piteously in his dungeon.
nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root Toad PROPN wept VERB piteously ADV in ADP his PRON dungeon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 2 wept nsubj 2 wept weep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 piteously piteously ADV _ 2 wept advmod 4 in in ADP _ 6 dungeon case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 dungeon nmod:poss 6 dungeon dungeon NOUN Number=Sing 2 wept obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 wept punct
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1 weep past Toad in Toad's dungeon; piteously property vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in dungeon=Theme
Example 3 The kitten mewed piteously in the rain.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET kitten NOUN mewed VERB piteously ADV in ADP the DET rain NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kitten det 2 kitten kitten NOUN Number=Sing 3 mewed nsubj 3 mewed mew VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 piteously piteously ADV _ 3 mewed advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 rain case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 rain det 7 rain rain NOUN Number=Sing 3 mewed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 mewed punct
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1 mew past the kitten the rain piteously property vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The lost lamb bleated piteously.
det amod acl advmod punct root The DET lost VERB lamb NOUN bleated VERB piteously ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 lamb det 2 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 lamb amod 3 lamb lamb NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 bleated bleat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 lamb acl 5 piteously piteously ADV _ 4 bleated advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 lamb punct
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1 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 bleat participle the lost lamb not said here piteously property vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The baby cried piteously all night.
det nsubj advmod det obl:unmarked punct root The DET baby NOUN cried VERB piteously ADV all DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baby det 2 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 cried nsubj 3 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 piteously piteously ADV _ 3 cried advmod 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 night det 6 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 cried obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 cried punct
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1 cry speech: express past the baby night piteously property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 He begged piteously for help.
nsubj advmod case obl punct root He PRON begged VERB piteously ADV for ADP help NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 begged nsubj 2 begged beg VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 piteously piteously ADV _ 2 begged advmod 4 for for ADP _ 5 help case 5 help help NOUN Number=Sing 2 begged obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 begged punct
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1 beg speech: request past He for help; piteously property vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent for help=Topic
Example 7 The Mouse, terrified, piteously entreated him to spare its life.
det nsubj punct punct advmod conj obj mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root The DET Mouse NOUN , PUNCT terrified ADJ , PUNCT piteously ADV entreated VERB him PRON to PART spare VERB its PRON life NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Mouse det 2 Mouse mouse NOUN Number=Sing 4 terrified nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 Mouse punct 4 terrified terrified ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 entreated punct 6 piteously piteously ADV _ 7 entreated advmod 7 entreated entreat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 terrified conj 8 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 entreated obj 9 to to PART _ 10 spare mark 10 spare spare VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 entreated xcomp 11 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 life nmod:poss 12 life life NOUN Number=Sing 10 spare obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 terrified punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 entreat past Mouse piteously property vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic 2 spare to-infinitive its life vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent life=Asset
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