shadowy

Who acts: shadowy figure, Mole, old house, We, spy, shadowy forest · What happens: see in, not know, creep, hurry, have, see · To what, where: alley, shadowy Wild Wood, shadowy corners, shadowy shapes, water, children

«shadowy» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: shadowy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Full of shadows; dark and hard to see in: «a shadowy corner».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 shadows	case
3	shadows	shadow	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Full	obl
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	5 dark	punct
5	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Full	conj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 hard	cc
7	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 dark	conj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 see	mark
9	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 hard	xcomp
10	in	in	ADP	_	9 see	compound:prt
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 corner	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 corner	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 corner	det
14	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 corner	amod
15	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Full	parataxis
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 corner	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Full	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see in	to-infinitive							vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

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

Like a shadow: dim, faint and not clear: «a shadowy figure».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Like	like	ADP	_	3 shadow	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 shadow	det
3	shadow	shadow	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dim	obl
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 dim	punct
5	dim	dim	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 faint	punct
7	faint	faint	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 dim	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 clear	cc
9	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	10 clear	advmod
10	clear	clear	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 dim	conj
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	15 figure	punct
12	«	«	PUNCT	_	15 figure	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 figure	det
14	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 figure	amod
15	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dim	appos
16	»	»	PUNCT	_	15 figure	punct
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 dim	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Mysterious and secret, not well known: «a shadowy organisation».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mysterious	mysterious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 known	advcl
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 secret	cc
3	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Mysterious	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 known	punct
5	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 known	advmod
6	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	7 known	advmod
7	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 known	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 organisation	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 organisation	det
11	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 organisation	amod
12	organisation	organisation	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 known	parataxis
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 organisation	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 known	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not know	participle						well property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus

Example 1

A shadowy figure crept along the alley.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 figure	det
2	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 figure	amod
3	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crept	nsubj
4	crept	creep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	along	along	ADP	_	7 alley	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 alley	det
7	alley	alley	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crept	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 crept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	creep	past	a shadowy figure			the alley			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along alley=Trajectory

Example 2

The Mole hurried through the shadowy Wild Wood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Mole	det
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 hurried	nsubj
3	hurried	hurry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	through	through	ADP	_	8 Wood	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Wood	det
6	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 Wood	amod
7	Wild	Wild	PROPN	_	8 Wood	flat
8	Wood	Wood	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 hurried	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 hurried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hurry	past	the Mole			the shadowy Wild Wood			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through wood=Trajectory

Example 3

The old house had shadowy corners.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 house	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 house	amod
3	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 had	nsubj
4	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 corners	amod
6	corners	corner	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 had	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the old house	shadowy corners					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corner=Patient

Example 4

We could see shadowy shapes under the water.

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	3 see	nsubj
2	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 see	aux
3	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 shapes	amod
5	shapes	shape	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 see	obj
6	under	under	ADP	_	8 water	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 water	det
8	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 shapes	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 see	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	see	could	We	shadowy shapes		the water			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shape=Stimulus

Example 5

The spy worked for a shadowy group.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 spy	det
2	spy	spy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 worked	nsubj
3	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 group	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 group	det
6	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 group	amod
7	group	group	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 worked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 worked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	past	the spy					for a shadowy group	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for group=Beneficiary

Example 6

The shadowy forest made the children nervous.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 forest	det
2	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 forest	amod
3	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 children	det
6	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 made	obj
7	nervous	nervous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 made	xcomp
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the shadowy forest	the children				nervous property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset child=Product

Example 7

They are accordingly represented as misty, shadowy beings, with graceful swaying forms, and robed in pale blue, gauze-like fabrics.

The tree, 20 words

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	4 represented	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 represented	aux:pass
3	accordingly	accordingly	ADV	_	4 represented	advmod
4	represented	represent	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	as	as	ADP	_	9 beings	case
6	misty	misty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 beings	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 misty	punct
8	shadowy	shadowy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 beings	amod
9	beings	being	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 represented	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 forms	punct
11	with	with	SCONJ	_	14 forms	mark
12	graceful	graceful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 swaying	amod
13	swaying	swaying	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 forms	nsubj
14	forms	form	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 represented	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 robed	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 robed	cc
17	robed	robe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 represented	conj
18	in	in	ADP	_	25 fabrics	case
19	pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 fabrics	amod
20	blue	blue	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 fabrics	amod
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 blue	punct
22	gauze	gauze	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 like	compound
23	-	-	PUNCT	_	22 gauze	punct
24	like	like	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 fabrics	amod
25	fabrics	fabric	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 robed	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 represented	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	represent	present · passive		They	as misty shadowy beings; accordingly property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Theme as being=Attribute
2	form	present	graceful swaying			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	robe	participle			in pale blue like fabrics	vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «Passive»: agent=Pivot in fabric=Theme

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