rascally
Who acts: rascally fox, He, rascally boys · What happens: steal, give, hide · To what, where: hen, rascally grin, chalk
«rascally» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: rascally in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Naughty, sly or dishonest in a playful way; like a rascal (a cheeky, roguish person).
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Naughty | naughty | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 sly | punct |
| 3 | sly | sly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Naughty | conj |
| 4 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 5 dishonest | cc |
| 5 | dishonest | dishonest | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Naughty | conj |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 way | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 way | det |
| 8 | playful | playful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 way | amod |
| 9 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 dishonest | obl |
| 10 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 13 rascal | punct |
| 11 | like | like | ADP | _ | 13 rascal | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 rascal | det |
| 13 | rascal | rascal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Naughty | parataxis |
| 14 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 19 person | punct |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 person | det |
| 16 | cheeky | cheeky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 person | amod |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 cheeky | punct |
| 18 | roguish | roguish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 person | amod |
| 19 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 rascal | appos |
| 20 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 19 person | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Naughty | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
The rascally fox stole the hen.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 fox | det |
| 2 | rascally | rascally | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 fox | amod |
| 3 | fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stole | nsubj |
| 4 | stole | steal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 hen | det |
| 6 | hen | hen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stole | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 stole | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | steal | past | the rascally fox | the hen | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hen=Theme |
Example 2
He gave a rascally 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 | 2 gave | nsubj |
| 2 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 grin | det |
| 4 | rascally | rascally | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 grin | amod |
| 5 | grin | grin | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gave | obj |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | He | a rascally grin | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grin=Theme |
Example 3
The rascally boys hid the teacher's chalk.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 boys | det |
| 2 | rascally | rascally | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 boys | amod |
| 3 | boys | boy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 hid | nsubj |
| 4 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 teacher | det |
| 6 | teacher | teacher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 chalk | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 teacher | case |
| 8 | chalk | chalk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hid | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 hid | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | past | the rascally boys | the teacher's chalk | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chalk=Patient |
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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