respectable

Who acts: you, They, respectable family, team, Badger, respectable animal · What happens: think, be, live, behave, see, put · To what, where: way, something, money, hair, respectable family, church · Speech: someone speaks here

«respectable» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: respectable in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Thought by people to be good, honest and proper in the way you live and behave.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Thought	think	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	by	by	ADP	_	3 people	case
3	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Thought	obl:agent
4	to	to	PART	_	6 good	mark
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	6 good	cop
6	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Thought	ccomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 honest	punct
8	honest	honest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 good	conj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 proper	cc
10	proper	proper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 good	conj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 way	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 way	det
13	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 proper	obl
14	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	15 live	nsubj
15	live	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 way	acl:relcl
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 behave	cc
17	behave	behave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 live	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Thought	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	think speech: other	participle					vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is	to-infinitive				good property	tree rules
3	be						tree rules
4	be				the way		tree rules
5	live	present	you	the way not said here			vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme way=Location
6	behave	present	you not said here				vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent

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

Decent and good enough to be seen: «Put on something respectable for the wedding.».

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Decent	decent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 seen	mark
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 good	cc
3	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Decent	conj
4	enough	enough	ADV	_	1 Decent	advmod
5	to	to	PART	_	7 seen	mark
6	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 seen	aux:pass
7	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 Put	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 Put	punct
10	Put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	7 seen	parataxis
11	on	on	ADP	_	12 something	case
12	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 Put	obl
13	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 something	amod
14	for	for	ADP	_	16 wedding	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 wedding	det
16	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 respectable	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 Put	punct
18	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 Put	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 seen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	to-infinitive · passive							vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V that S»: clause=Stimulus
2	put in a quote	infinitive				something			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on something=Destination

Meaning 3

Fairly good or fairly large, though not excellent: «a respectable score», «a respectable sum of money».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fairly	fairly	ADV	_	2 good	advmod
2	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 score	csubj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 large	cc
4	fairly	fairly	ADV	_	5 large	advmod
5	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 good	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 excellent	punct
7	though	though	SCONJ	_	9 excellent	mark
8	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 excellent	advmod
9	excellent	excellent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 good	conj
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 score	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	14 score	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 score	det
13	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 score	amod
14	score	score	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	14 score	punct
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 sum	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 sum	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 sum	det
19	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 sum	amod
20	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 score	parataxis
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 money	case
22	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 sum	nmod
23	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 sum	punct
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	14 score	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sum in a quote			money					nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient

Example 1

Comb your hair and look respectable for the photo.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Comb	comb	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hair	nmod:poss
3	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Comb	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 look	cc
5	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Comb	conj
6	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 look	xcomp
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 photo	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 photo	det
9	photo	photo	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 respectable	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Comb	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	comb	imperative	you not said here	your hair					vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient
2	look	infinitive	you not said here					respectable property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 2

They were a respectable family who never missed church on Sunday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 family	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 family	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 family	det
4	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 family	amod
5	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 missed	nsubj
7	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	8 missed	advmod
8	missed	miss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 family	acl:relcl
9	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 missed	obj
10	on	on	ADP	_	11 Sunday	case
11	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 missed	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 family	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	They	a respectable family					tree rules
2	not miss	past	a respectable family	church			sunday		vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer church=Stimulus

Example 3

Our team scored a respectable 45 points.

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 team	nmod:poss
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 scored	nsubj
3	scored	score	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 points	det
5	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 points	amod
6	45	45	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	7 points	nummod
7	points	point	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 scored	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 scored	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	score	past	Our team	a respectable 45 points					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Theme

Example 4

The Badger said that a respectable animal does not drive cars into ponds.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Badger	det
2	Badger	Badger	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 said	nsubj
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 drive	mark
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 animal	det
6	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 animal	amod
7	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 drive	nsubj
8	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 drive	aux
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 drive	advmod
10	drive	drive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 said	ccomp
11	cars	car	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 drive	obj
12	into	into	ADP	_	13 ponds	case
13	ponds	pond	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 drive	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the Badger						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	not drive	present · do-support	a respectable animal	cars		ponds			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent car=Theme into pond=Trajectory

Example 5

She saved a respectable amount of money for her holiday.

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 saved	nsubj
2	saved	save	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 amount	det
4	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 amount	amod
5	amount	amount	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 saved	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 money	case
7	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 amount	nmod
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 holiday	case
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 holiday	nmod:poss
10	holiday	holiday	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 amount	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 saved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	save	past	She	a respectable amount of money				for her holiday	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent amount=Theme for holiday=Source
2	amount			money				for her holiday	nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient for=obl

Example 6

Keep a respectable distance from the edge of the cliff.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 distance	det
3	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 distance	amod
4	distance	distance	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Keep	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 edge	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 edge	det
7	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 distance	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 cliff	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 cliff	det
10	cliff	cliff	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 edge	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here	a respectable distance		the edge of the cliff			vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer distance=Beneficiary from edge=Eventuality

Example 7

His old coat was patched but still respectable.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 coat	nmod:poss
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 coat	amod
3	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 patched	nsubj:pass
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 patched	aux:pass
5	patched	patch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 respectable	cc
7	still	still	ADV	_	8 respectable	advmod
8	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 patched	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 patched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	patch	past · passive		His old coat					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination

Example 8

"Here's a nice end for a respectable blacksmith!"

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct
2	Here	here	ADV	PronType=Dem	root	root
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Here	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 end	det
5	nice	nice	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 end	amod
6	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 Here	nsubj
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 blacksmith	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 blacksmith	det
9	respectable	respectable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 blacksmith	amod
10	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 end	nmod
11	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 Here	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	a nice end for a respectable blacksmith					here property	tree rules

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