podgy
Who acts: baby, cat, neighbours, He, tummy, Grandad · What happens: look, grab, get, keep, feed, be · To what, where: finger, cat, podgy boy, podgy tummy, podgy belly, him · Speech: someone speaks here
«podgy» 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: podgy in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: informal, mainly UK — kept apart, not parsed.
A little fat, short and soft-looking.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 fat | det |
| 2 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fat | amod |
| 3 | fat | fat | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 short | punct |
| 5 | short | short | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fat | amod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 looking | cc |
| 7 | soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 looking | compound |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 soft | punct |
| 9 | looking | look | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 short | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 fat | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | look | gerund | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
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
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Soft and fleshy, of hands, fingers or a face.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soft | soft | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hands | amod |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 fleshy | cc |
| 3 | fleshy | fleshy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Soft | conj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 hands | punct |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 hands | case |
| 6 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 fingers | nsubj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 fingers | punct |
| 8 | fingers | finger | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 face | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 face | det |
| 11 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fingers | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 fingers | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The baby grabbed my finger with her podgy hand.
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 grabbed | nsubj |
| 3 | grabbed | grab | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 finger | nmod:poss |
| 5 | finger | finger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 grabbed | obj |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 hand | case |
| 7 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 hand | nmod:poss |
| 8 | podgy | podgy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 hand | amod |
| 9 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 grabbed | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 grabbed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grab | past | the baby | my finger | with baby's podgy hand | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Theme |
Example 2
Our cat got podgy after the neighbours kept feeding her.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 cat | nmod:poss |
| 2 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 got | nsubj |
| 3 | got | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | podgy | podgy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 got | xcomp |
| 5 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 8 kept | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 neighbours | det |
| 7 | neighbours | neighbour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 kept | nsubj |
| 8 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 got | advcl |
| 9 | feeding | feed | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 kept | xcomp |
| 10 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 feeding | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 got | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | past | Our cat | podgy property | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | keep | past | the neighbours | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | feed | gerund | the neighbours not said here | cat | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
Example 3
He was a podgy boy with red cheeks and a big grin.
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 | 5 boy | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 boy | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 boy | det |
| 4 | podgy | podgy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 boy | amod |
| 5 | boy | boy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 cheeks | case |
| 7 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 cheeks | amod |
| 8 | cheeks | cheek | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 boy | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 grin | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 grin | det |
| 11 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 grin | amod |
| 12 | grin | grin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cheeks | conj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 boy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | He | a podgy boy | with red cheeks and a big grin | tree rules |
Example 4
The puppy's podgy tummy wobbled as it ran.
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 | 5 tummy | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 puppy | case |
| 4 | podgy | podgy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 tummy | amod |
| 5 | tummy | tummy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | wobbled | wobble | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 tummy | acl |
| 7 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 9 ran | mark |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 ran | nsubj |
| 9 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 wobbled | advcl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 tummy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wobble | participle | the puppy's podgy tummy not said here | vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | run | past | tummy | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Example 5
Grandad patted his podgy belly after Christmas dinner.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 patted | nsubj |
| 2 | patted | pat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 belly | nmod:poss |
| 4 | podgy | podgy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 belly | amod |
| 5 | belly | belly | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 patted | obj |
| 6 | after | after | ADP | _ | 8 dinner | case |
| 7 | Christmas | Christmas | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 dinner | compound |
| 8 | dinner | dinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 patted | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 patted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pat | past | Grandad | Grandad's podgy belly | after Christmas dinner | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belly=Experiencer |
Example 6
"Don't call him podgy, it's unkind," Mum said.
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 call | punct |
| 2 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 4 call | aux |
| 3 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 call | advmod |
| 4 | call | call | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 call | obj |
| 6 | podgy | podgy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 call | xcomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 unkind | punct |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 unkind | nsubj |
| 9 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 unkind | cop |
| 10 | unkind | unkind | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 call | parataxis |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 said | punct |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 said | punct |
| 13 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 said | nsubj |
| 14 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 unkind | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 call | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not call speech: assert in a quote | imperative · do-support | you not said here | him = he | podgy property | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | |||
| 2 | is in a quote | present | it | unkind property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | past | Mum | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
Example 7
The teddy had a podgy face and button eyes.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 teddy | det |
| 2 | teddy | teddy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | nsubj |
| 3 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 face | det |
| 5 | podgy | podgy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 face | amod |
| 6 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 had | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 eyes | cc |
| 8 | button | button | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 eyes | compound |
| 9 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 face | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 had | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | have | past | the teddy | a podgy face and button eyes | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent face=Patient |
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