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presto

Who acts: Presto, music presto, He, dog, magician · What happens: mean, happen, take, be, come, wave · To what, where: bag, hand

«presto» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: presto in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Presto means suddenly and as if by magic, with something happening at once.

The tree, 13 words
nsubjadvmodcccasemarkcaseconjpunctcaseapposaclcaseoblpunctrootPrestoPROPNmeansVERBsuddenlyADVandCCONJasADPifSCONJbyADPmagicNOUN,PUNCTwithADPsomethingPRONhappeningVERBatADPonceADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1PrestoPrestoPROPNNumber=Sing2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3suddenlysuddenlyADV_2 meansadvmod
4andandCCONJ_8 magiccc
5asasADP_8 magiccase
6ififSCONJ_8 magicmark
7bybyADP_8 magiccase
8magicmagicNOUNNumber=Sing3 suddenlyconj
9,,PUNCT_11 somethingpunct
10withwithADP_11 somethingcase
11somethingsomethingPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind8 magicappos
12happeninghappenVERBVerbForm=Ger11 somethingacl
13atatADP_14 oncecase
14onceonceADVNumForm=Word NumType=Mult12 happeningobl
15..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentPrestosuddenly propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2happengerundvn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at once=Location

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

In music presto means very fast.

casecompoundnsubjadvmodadvmodpunctrootInADPmusicNOUNprestoNOUNmeansVERBveryADVfastADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1IninADP_3 prestocase
2musicmusicNOUNNumber=Sing3 prestocompound
3prestoprestoNOUNNumber=Sing4 meansnsubj
4meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5veryveryADV_6 fastadvmod
6fastfastADVDegree=Pos4 meansadvmod
7..PUNCT_4 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentmusic prestofast propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Example 1

He took the bag and, presto! was gone.

nsubjdetobjccpunctnsubjpunctcopconjpunctrootHePRONtookVERBtheDETbagNOUNandCCONJ,PUNCTprestoNOUN!PUNCTwasAUXgoneADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 tooknsubj
2tooktakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 bagdet
4bagbagNOUNNumber=Sing2 tookobj
5andandCCONJ_10 gonecc
6,,PUNCT_7 prestopunct
7prestoprestoNOUNNumber=Sing10 gonensubj
8!!PUNCT_7 prestopunct
9wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin10 gonecop
10gonegoneADJDegree=Pos2 tookconj
11..PUNCT_2 tookpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1takepastHethe bagvn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bag=Theme
2ispastprestogone propertytree rules

Example 2

Hey, presto! The dog came with eyes as big as saucers.

Sentence 1: Hey, presto!

discoursepunctpunctrootHeyINTJ,PUNCTprestoNOUN!PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HeyheyINTJ_3 prestodiscourse
2,,PUNCT_3 prestopunct
3prestoprestoNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
4!!PUNCT_3 prestopunct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: The dog came with eyes as big as saucers.

detnsubjcaseobladvmodxcompcaseoblpunctrootTheDETdogNOUNcameVERBwithADPeyesNOUNasADVbigADJasADPsaucersNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 dogdet
2dogdogNOUNNumber=Sing3 camensubj
3camecomeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4withwithADP_5 eyescase
5eyeseyeNOUNNumber=Plur3 cameobl
6asasADV_7 bigadvmod
7bigbigADJDegree=Pos3 camexcomp
8asasADP_9 saucerscase
9saucerssaucerNOUNNumber=Plur7 bigobl
10..PUNCT_3 camepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1comepastthe dogwith eyes; big propertyvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 3

The magician waved his hand, and presto, the rabbit was gone.

detnsubjnmod:possobjpunctccnsubjpunctdetconjcopconjpunctrootTheDETmagicianNOUNwavedVERBhisPRONhandNOUN,PUNCTandCCONJprestoNOUN,PUNCTtheDETrabbitNOUNwasAUXgoneADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 magiciandet
2magicianmagicianNOUNNumber=Sing3 wavednsubj
3wavedwaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs5 handnmod:poss
5handhandNOUNNumber=Sing3 wavedobj
6,,PUNCT_13 gonepunct
7andandCCONJ_13 gonecc
8prestoprestoNOUNNumber=Sing13 gonensubj
9,,PUNCT_11 rabbitpunct
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art11 rabbitdet
11rabbitrabbitNOUNNumber=Sing8 prestoconj
12wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin13 gonecop
13gonegoneADJDegree=Pos3 wavedconj
14..PUNCT_3 wavedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1wavepastthe magicianmagician's handvn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient
2ispastpresto and the rabbitgone propertytree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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