roundly
Who acts: Roundly, he, she, Finnian, mother, everyone · What happens: mean, hold back, declare, not go, scold, not understand · To what, where: him, this, theory · Speech: someone speaks here
«roundly» 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: roundly in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Roundly means plainly and openly, without holding back: he declared roundly that he would not go.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roundly | roundly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | plainly | plainly | ADV | _ | 2 means | advmod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 openly | cc |
| 5 | openly | openly | ADV | _ | 3 plainly | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 holding | punct |
| 7 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 8 holding | mark |
| 8 | holding | hold | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 means | conj |
| 9 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 holding | advmod |
| 10 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 12 declared | punct |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 declared | nsubj |
| 12 | declared | declare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 means | conj |
| 13 | roundly | roundly | ADV | _ | 12 declared | advmod |
| 14 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 18 go | mark |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 go | nsubj |
| 16 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 go | aux |
| 17 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 18 go | advmod |
| 18 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 declared | advcl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Roundly | plainly property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | hold back | gerund | Roundly not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | declare speech: other | past | he | roundly property | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | not go | would | he | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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
Roundly also means severely or thoroughly: she scolded him roundly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roundly | roundly | ADV | _ | 3 means | advmod |
| 2 | also | also | ADV | _ | 3 means | advmod |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | severely | severely | ADV | _ | 3 means | advmod |
| 5 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 6 thoroughly | cc |
| 6 | thoroughly | thoroughly | ADV | _ | 4 severely | conj |
| 7 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 9 scolded | punct |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 scolded | nsubj |
| 9 | scolded | scold | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 means | conj |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 scolded | obj |
| 11 | roundly | roundly | ADV | _ | 9 scolded | advmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | roundly, severely property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | scold | past | she | him = he | roundly property | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
Example 1
“I do not understand this,” Finnian declared roundly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “ | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 understand | punct |
| 2 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 understand | nsubj |
| 3 | do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 understand | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 understand | advmod |
| 5 | understand | understand | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 declared | ccomp |
| 6 | this | this | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 understand | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 understand | punct |
| 8 | ” | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 understand | punct |
| 9 | Finnian | Finnian | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 declared | nsubj |
| 10 | declared | declare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | roundly | roundly | ADV | _ | 10 declared | advmod |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 10 declared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not understand in a quote | present · do-support | Finnian | this | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer this=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | declare speech: other | past | Finnian | roundly property | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
Example 2
His mother abused him roundly.
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 | 2 mother | nmod:poss |
| 2 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 abused | nsubj |
| 3 | abused | abuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 abused | obj |
| 5 | roundly | roundly | ADV | _ | 3 abused | advmod |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 abused | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | abuse | past | His mother | him = he | roundly property | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
Example 3
The theory was roundly rejected by everyone.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 theory | det |
| 2 | theory | theory | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rejected | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 rejected | aux:pass |
| 4 | roundly | roundly | ADV | _ | 5 rejected | advmod |
| 5 | rejected | reject | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 everyone | case |
| 7 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 5 rejected | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 rejected | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reject | past · passive | everyone | the theory | roundly property | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
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