scary Who acts: Scary, you, ghost story, first day, dog, This · What happens: mean, make, feel, be, look, see · To what, where: you, scariest ride, fair, something, adult, scary film · Speech: someone speaks here
«scary» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: scary in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Scary means making you feel afraid or frightened.
nsubj xcomp obj xcomp xcomp cc conj punct root Scary ADJ means VERB making VERB you PRON feel VERB afraid ADJ or CCONJ frightened ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 making make VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means xcomp 4 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 making obj 5 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 making xcomp 6 afraid afraid ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feel xcomp 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 frightened cc 8 frightened frightened ADJ Degree=Pos 6 afraid conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Scary vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make not said to happen gerund Scary not said here you tree rules 3 feel not said to happen infinitive you not said here afraid property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
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 That ghost story was really scary!
det compound nsubj cop advmod punct root That DET ghost NOUN story NOUN was AUX really ADV scary ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 3 story det 2 ghost ghost NOUN Number=Sing 3 story compound 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 6 scary nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 scary cop 5 really really ADV _ 6 scary advmod 6 scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos root root 7 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 scary punct
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1 is past that ghost story scary property tree rules
Example 2 The first day at a new school can be scary.
det amod nsubj case det amod nmod aux cop punct root The DET first ADJ day NOUN at ADP a DET new ADJ school NOUN can AUX be AUX scary ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 day det 2 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 3 day amod 3 day day NOUN Number=Sing 10 scary nsubj 4 at at ADP _ 7 school case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 school det 6 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 7 school amod 7 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 day nmod 8 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 scary aux 9 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 10 scary cop 10 scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 scary punct
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1 is can the first day at a new school scary property tree rules
Example 3 The dog looked scary, but it was friendly.
det nsubj xcomp punct cc nsubj cop conj punct root The DET dog NOUN looked VERB scary ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ it PRON was AUX friendly ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos 3 looked xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 9 friendly punct 6 but but CCONJ _ 9 friendly cc 7 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 friendly nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 friendly cop 9 friendly friendly ADJ Degree=Pos 3 looked conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the dog scary property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 is past dog friendly property tree rules
Example 4 This is the scariest ride at the fair.
nsubj cop det amod case det nmod punct root This PRON is AUX the DET scariest ADJ ride NOUN at ADP the DET fair NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 5 ride nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 ride cop 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ride det 4 scariest scarey ADJ Degree=Sup 5 ride amod 5 ride ride NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 at at ADP _ 8 fair case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fair det 8 fair fair NOUN Number=Sing 5 ride nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 ride punct
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1 is a present This the scariest ride the fair tree rules
Example 5 Thunderstorms can be scary.
nsubj aux cop punct root Thunderstorms NOUN can AUX be AUX scary ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thunderstorms thunderstorm NOUN Number=Plur 4 scary nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 scary aux 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 scary cop 4 scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 scary punct
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1 is can Thunderstorms scary property tree rules
Example 6 If you see something scary online, tell an adult.
mark nsubj advcl obj amod advmod punct det obj punct root If SCONJ you PRON see VERB something PRON scary ADJ online ADV , PUNCT tell VERB an DET adult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 3 see mark 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 see nsubj 3 see see VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 tell advcl 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 see obj 5 scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos 4 something amod 6 online online ADV _ 3 see advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 see punct 8 tell tell VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 adult det 10 adult adult NOUN Number=Sing 8 tell obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 tell punct
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1 see a condition, not said to happen present you something online property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus 2 tell speech: assert imperative you not said here a adult vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient
Example 7 We watched a scary film on Halloween.
nsubj det amod obj case obl punct root We PRON watched VERB a DET scary ADJ film NOUN on ADP Halloween PROPN . 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 watched nsubj 2 watched watch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 film det 4 scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos 5 film amod 5 film film NOUN Number=Sing 2 watched obj 6 on on ADP _ 7 Halloween case 7 Halloween Halloween PROPN Number=Sing 2 watched obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 watched punct
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1 watch past We a scary film Halloween vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent film=Theme
Example 8 A chilly little wind came creeping with them making scary noises in the grass.
The tree, 14 words det amod amod nsubj xcomp mark nsubj advcl amod obj case det obl punct root A DET chilly ADJ little ADJ wind NOUN came VERB creeping VERB with SCONJ them PRON making VERB scary ADJ noises NOUN in ADP the DET grass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 wind det 2 chilly chilly ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wind amod 3 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wind amod 4 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 5 came nsubj 5 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 creeping creep VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 came xcomp 7 with with SCONJ _ 9 making mark 8 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 making nsubj 9 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 creeping advcl 10 scary scary ADJ Degree=Pos 11 noises amod 11 noises noise NOUN Number=Plur 9 making obj 12 in in ADP _ 14 grass case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 grass det 14 grass grass NOUN Number=Sing 9 making obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 5 came punct
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1 come past a chilly little wind tree rules 2 creep gerund a chilly little wind not said here vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 make gerund them = they scary noises the grass vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset noise=Product
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