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placidly

Who acts: cows, river, She, cat, old horse, baby · What happens: get, graze, flow, smile, sit, stand · To what, where: meadow, fuss, window, noise, himself, conviction

«placidly» 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: placidly in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

In a calm, peaceful way, without getting excited or upset.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	6 way	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 way	det
3	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 calm	punct
5	peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 way	amod
6	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 getting	punct
8	without	without	SCONJ	_	9 getting	mark
9	getting	get	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 way	appos
10	excited	excited	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 getting	xcomp
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 upset	cc
12	upset	upset	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 excited	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	gerund						excited property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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 cows grazed placidly in the meadow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cows	det
2	cows	cow	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 grazed	nsubj
3	grazed	graze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	placidly	placidly	ADV	_	3 grazed	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 meadow	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 meadow	det
7	meadow	meadow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grazed	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 grazed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	graze	past	the cows			the meadow		placidly property	vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 2

The river flowed placidly past the Rat's house.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 river	det
2	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flowed	nsubj
3	flowed	flow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	placidly	placidly	ADV	_	3 flowed	advmod
5	past	past	ADP	_	9 house	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Rat	det
7	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 house	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 Rat	case
9	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 flowed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 flowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flow	past	the river					past the Rat's house; placidly property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

She smiled placidly at the fuss.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 smiled	nsubj
2	smiled	smile	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	placidly	placidly	ADV	_	2 smiled	advmod
4	at	at	ADP	_	6 fuss	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 fuss	det
6	fuss	fuss	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 smiled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 smiled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smile	past	She			the fuss		placidly property	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The cat sat placidly in the window.

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 sat	nsubj
3	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	placidly	placidly	ADV	_	3 sat	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 window	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 window	det
7	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sat	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	the cat			the window		placidly property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in window=Location

Example 5

The old horse stood placidly by the gate.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 horse	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 horse	amod
3	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stood	nsubj
4	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	placidly	placidly	ADV	_	4 stood	advmod
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 gate	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 gate	det
8	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stood	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	the old horse					by the gate; placidly property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by gate=Location

Example 6

The baby slept placidly through the noise.

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 slept	nsubj
3	slept	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	placidly	placidly	ADV	_	3 slept	advmod
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 noise	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 noise	det
7	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 slept	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 slept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sleep	past	the baby			the noise		placidly property	vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

For long he muttered to himself, staring at Smee, who was hemming placidly, under the conviction that all children feared him.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 long	case
2	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 muttered	obl
3	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 muttered	nsubj
4	muttered	mutter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	6 himself	case
6	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	4 muttered	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 staring	punct
8	staring	stare	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 muttered	advcl
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 Smee	case
10	Smee	Smee	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 staring	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 hemming	punct
12	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 hemming	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 hemming	aux
14	hemming	hem	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 staring	conj
15	placidly	placidly	ADV	_	14 hemming	advmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 conviction	punct
17	under	under	ADP	_	19 conviction	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 conviction	det
19	conviction	conviction	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 hemming	obl
20	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	23 feared	obj
21	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	22 children	det
22	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 feared	nsubj
23	feared	fear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 conviction	acl:relcl
24	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 feared	obj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 muttered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mutter speech: assert	past	he		himself = he				vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to himself=Recipient
2	stare	gerund	he not said here					at Smee	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at smee=Theme
3	hem	past · progressive				the conviction		placidly property	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	fear	past	all children	the conviction					tree rules

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