pitifully Who acts: way, people, stray dog, kitten, small crowd, He · What happens: make, feel, be, cry, come, sob · To what, where: people, pity, few apples, innocence, wife, fate
«pitifully» 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: pitifully in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In a way that makes people feel pity.
case det nsubj acl:relcl obj xcomp obj punct root In ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON makes VERB people NOUN feel VERB pity NOUN . 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 _ 3 way punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make present a way people 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.
Meaning 2 Disappointingly, very: «pitifully small», «pitifully few».
advmod punct advmod punct punct advmod punct punct punct advmod conj punct punct root Disappointingly ADV , PUNCT very ADV : PUNCT « PUNCT pitifully ADV small ADJ » PUNCT , PUNCT « PUNCT pitifully ADV few ADJ » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Disappointingly disappointingly ADV _ 7 small advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Disappointingly punct 3 very very ADV _ 7 small advmod 4 : : PUNCT _ 7 small punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 7 small punct 6 pitifully pitifully ADV _ 7 small advmod 7 small small ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 » » PUNCT _ 7 small punct 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 few punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 12 few punct 11 pitifully pitifully ADV _ 12 few advmod 12 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 7 small conj 13 » » PUNCT _ 12 few punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 small punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1 The stray dog was pitifully thin.
det amod nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET stray ADJ dog NOUN was AUX pitifully ADV thin ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 dog det 2 stray stray ADJ Degree=Pos 3 dog amod 3 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 6 thin nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 thin cop 5 pitifully pitifully ADV _ 6 thin advmod 6 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 thin punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the stray dog pitifully, thin property tree rules
Example 2 The kitten cried pitifully.
det nsubj advmod punct root The DET kitten NOUN cried VERB pitifully ADV . 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 cried nsubj 3 cried cry VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 pitifully pitifully ADV _ 3 cried advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 cried punct
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1 cry speech: express past the kitten pitifully property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 Only a pitifully small crowd came.
advmod det advmod amod nsubj punct root Only ADV a DET pitifully ADV small ADJ crowd NOUN came VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Only only ADV _ 6 came advmod 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 crowd det 3 pitifully pitifully ADV _ 4 small advmod 4 small small ADJ Degree=Pos 5 crowd amod 5 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 6 came nsubj 6 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 came punct
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1 come past a small crowd vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 He sobbed pitifully when his toy broke.
nsubj advmod advmod nmod:poss nsubj advcl punct root He PRON sobbed VERB pitifully ADV when ADV his PRON toy NOUN broke VERB . 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 sobbed nsubj 2 sobbed sob VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pitifully pitifully ADV _ 2 sobbed advmod 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 7 broke advmod 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 toy nmod:poss 6 toy toy NOUN Number=Sing 7 broke nsubj 7 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 sobbed advcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 sobbed punct
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1 sob past He pitifully property vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 break past his toy vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
Example 5 The house was pitifully cold.
det nsubj cop advmod punct root The DET house NOUN was AUX pitifully ADV cold ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 house det 2 house house NOUN Number=Sing 5 cold nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 cold cop 4 pitifully pitifully ADV _ 5 cold advmod 5 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 . . PUNCT _ 5 cold punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is past the house cold, pitifully property tree rules
Example 6 There were pitifully few apples left.
expl advmod amod nsubj acl punct root There PRON were VERB pitifully ADV few ADJ apples NOUN left VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 were expl 2 were be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 pitifully pitifully ADV _ 2 were advmod 4 few few ADJ Degree=Pos 5 apples amod 5 apples apple NOUN Number=Plur 2 were nsubj 6 left leave VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 apples acl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 were punct
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1 be past few apples there pitifully property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 leave participle few apples not said here vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 The merchant, protesting his innocence, bewailed his wife and children, and tried pitifully to avert his fate.
The tree, 17 words det nsubj punct acl nmod:poss obj punct nmod:poss obj cc conj punct cc conj advmod mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root The DET merchant NOUN , PUNCT protesting VERB his PRON innocence NOUN , PUNCT bewailed VERB his PRON wife NOUN and CCONJ children NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ tried VERB pitifully ADV to PART avert VERB his PRON fate NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 merchant det 2 merchant merchant NOUN Number=Sing 8 bewailed nsubj 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 protesting punct 4 protesting protest VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 merchant acl 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 innocence nmod:poss 6 innocence innocence NOUN Number=Sing 4 protesting obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 2 merchant punct 8 bewailed bewail VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 wife nmod:poss 10 wife wife NOUN Number=Sing 8 bewailed obj 11 and and CCONJ _ 12 children cc 12 children child NOUN Number=Plur 10 wife conj 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 tried punct 14 and and CCONJ _ 15 tried cc 15 tried try VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 bewailed conj 16 pitifully pitifully ADV _ 15 tried advmod 17 to to PART _ 18 avert mark 18 avert avert VERB VerbForm=Inf 15 tried xcomp 19 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 20 fate nmod:poss 20 fate fate NOUN Number=Sing 18 avert obj 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 bewailed punct
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1 protest speech: disagree gerund the merchant not said here merchant's innocence vn rebel-71.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent innocence=Topic 2 bewail past the merchant merchant's wife and children vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wife=Stimulus 3 try past the merchant not said here pitifully property vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 4 avert not said to happen to-infinitive the merchant not said here merchant's fate tree rules 5 fate merchant nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent
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