quietly Who acts: you, She, He, cat, baby, We · What happens: make, close, help, speak, work, creep · To what, where: little, door, hall, money, library · Speech: someone speaks here
«quietly» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: quietly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Making little or no noise.
obj cc det conj punct root Making VERB little ADJ or CCONJ no DET noise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Making obj 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 noise cc 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 noise det 5 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 2 little conj 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Making punct
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1 make gerund little or no noise vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset little=Product
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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"Close the door quietly."
punct det obj advmod punct punct root " PUNCT Close VERB the DET door NOUN quietly ADV . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Close punct 2 Close close VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 door det 4 door door NOUN Number=Sing 2 Close obj 5 quietly quietly ADV _ 2 Close advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 Close punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 2 Close punct
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1 close in a quote imperative you not said here the door quietly property vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient
Meaning 2 Calmly, without fuss.
advmod punct case punct root Calmly ADV , PUNCT without ADP fuss NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Calmly calmly ADV _ 4 fuss advmod 2 , , PUNCT _ 1 Calmly punct 3 without without ADP _ 4 fuss case 4 fuss fuss NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 fuss punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"She quietly helped."
punct nsubj advmod punct punct root " PUNCT She PRON quietly ADV helped VERB . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 helped punct 2 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 helped nsubj 3 quietly quietly ADV _ 4 helped advmod 4 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 helped punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 4 helped punct
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1 help in a quote past She quietly property vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 In a gentle, low voice.
case det amod punct amod punct root In ADP a DET gentle ADJ , PUNCT low ADJ voice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 6 voice case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 voice det 3 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 6 voice amod 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 gentle punct 5 low low ADJ Degree=Pos 6 voice amod 6 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 voice punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"He spoke quietly."
punct nsubj advmod punct punct root " PUNCT He PRON spoke VERB quietly ADV . PUNCT " PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct 2 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 spoke nsubj 3 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 quietly quietly ADV _ 3 spoke advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct 6 " " PUNCT _ 3 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other in a quote past He quietly property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Please work quietly.
discourse advmod punct root Please INTJ work VERB quietly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 work discourse 2 work work VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 quietly quietly ADV _ 2 work advmod 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 work punct
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1 work imperative you not said here quietly property vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The cat crept quietly towards the bird.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET cat NOUN crept VERB quietly ADV towards ADP the DET bird NOUN . PUNCT 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 crept nsubj 3 crept creep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 quietly quietly ADV _ 3 crept advmod 5 towards towards ADP _ 7 bird case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bird det 7 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 3 crept obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 crept punct
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1 creep past the cat towards the bird; quietly property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards bird=Destination
Example 3 Walk quietly in the hall.
advmod case det obl punct root Walk VERB quietly ADV in ADP the DET hall NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Walk walk VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 quietly quietly ADV _ 1 Walk advmod 3 in in ADP _ 5 hall case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 hall det 5 hall hall NOUN Number=Sing 1 Walk obl 6 . . PUNCT _ 1 Walk punct
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1 walk imperative you not said here the hall quietly property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hall=Trajectory
Example 4 She spoke quietly so the baby could sleep.
nsubj advmod mark det nsubj aux advcl punct root She PRON spoke VERB quietly ADV so SCONJ the DET baby NOUN could AUX sleep VERB . PUNCT 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 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 quietly quietly ADV _ 2 spoke advmod 4 so so SCONJ _ 8 sleep mark 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 baby det 6 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 8 sleep nsubj 7 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 8 sleep aux 8 sleep sleep VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 spoke advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past She quietly property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 sleep could the baby vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 He quietly put the money back.
nsubj advmod det obj advmod punct root He PRON quietly ADV put VERB the DET money NOUN back ADV . 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 3 put nsubj 2 quietly quietly ADV _ 3 put advmod 3 put put VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 money det 5 money money NOUN Number=Sing 3 put obj 6 back back ADV _ 3 put advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 put punct
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1 put back past He the money quietly property vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent money=Goal
Example 6 Close the door quietly.
det obj advmod punct root Close VERB the DET door NOUN quietly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Close close VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 door det 3 door door NOUN Number=Sing 1 Close obj 4 quietly quietly ADV _ 1 Close advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 1 Close punct
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1 close imperative you not said here the door quietly property vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient
Example 7 We sat quietly in the library.
nsubj advmod case det obl punct root We PRON sat VERB quietly ADV in ADP the DET library NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 sat nsubj 2 sat sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 quietly quietly ADV _ 2 sat advmod 4 in in ADP _ 6 library case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 library det 6 library library NOUN Number=Sing 2 sat obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 sat punct
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1 sit past We the library quietly property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in library=Location
Example 8 The snow fell quietly all night.
det nsubj advmod det obl:unmarked punct root The DET snow NOUN fell VERB quietly ADV all DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 snow det 2 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell nsubj 3 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 quietly quietly ADV _ 3 fell advmod 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 night det 6 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fell punct
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1 fall past the snow night quietly property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 9 He lay down and quietly fell asleep.
nsubj advmod cc advmod conj xcomp punct root He PRON lay VERB down ADV and CCONJ quietly ADV fell VERB asleep ADJ . 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 lay nsubj 2 lay lie VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 down down ADV _ 2 lay advmod 4 and and CCONJ _ 6 fell cc 5 quietly quietly ADV _ 6 fell advmod 6 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 lay conj 7 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 6 fell xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 lay punct
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1 lie down past He down property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 fall past He not said here asleep, quietly property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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