profusion
Who acts: large amount, roses, orchard, profusion · What happens: mean, amount, grow, offer, be · To what, where: something, profusion, Cloaks
«profusion» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: profusion in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
A very large amount of something, more than enough; «in profusion» means in great quantity.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 amount | det |
| 2 | very | very | ADV | _ | 3 large | advmod |
| 3 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 amount | amod |
| 4 | amount | amount | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 means | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 something | case |
| 6 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 4 amount | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 more | punct |
| 8 | more | more | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 6 something | amod |
| 9 | than | than | ADP | _ | 10 enough | case |
| 10 | enough | enough | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 more | obl |
| 11 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 16 means | punct |
| 12 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 14 profusion | punct |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 profusion | case |
| 14 | profusion | profusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 means | nsubj |
| 15 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 14 profusion | punct |
| 16 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 quantity | case |
| 18 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 quantity | amod |
| 19 | quantity | quantity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 means | obl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 16 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | a large amount of something | in great quantity | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in quantity=Attribute | ||||
| 2 | amount | something | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |
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 roses grew in profusion along the wall.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 roses | det |
| 2 | roses | rose | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 grew | nsubj |
| 3 | grew | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 profusion | case |
| 5 | profusion | profusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 grew | obl |
| 6 | along | along | ADP | _ | 8 wall | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 wall | det |
| 8 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 grew | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 grew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | past | the roses | profusion | along the wall | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in profusion=Location |
Example 2
Cloaks were offered in profusion.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cloaks | cloak | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 offered | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 offered | aux:pass |
| 3 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 profusion | case |
| 5 | profusion | profusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 offered | obl |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 offered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | past · passive | Cloaks | profusion | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |
Example 3
The orchard was full of apples in profusion.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 orchard | det |
| 2 | orchard | orchard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 full | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 full | cop |
| 4 | full | full | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 apples | case |
| 6 | apples | apple | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 full | obl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 profusion | case |
| 8 | profusion | profusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 apples | nmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 full | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the orchard | of apples in profusion; full property | tree rules |
Example 4
There was a profusion of toys at the party.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | There | there | PRON | PronType=Dem | 2 was | expl |
| 2 | was | be | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 profusion | det |
| 4 | profusion | profusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 was | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 toys | case |
| 6 | toys | toy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 profusion | nmod |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 party | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 party | det |
| 9 | party | party | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 toys | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 was | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | be | past | a profusion of toys at the party | there | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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