shaky

Who acts: verb, hands, I, you, old bridge, we · What happens: shake, tremble, fall, break, use, mean · To what, where: shaky ladder, shaky, dialects, poem, shaky chair, bridge

«shaky» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: shaky in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Shaking or trembling, often because of fear, cold, illness or weakness (shaky hands, a shaky voice).

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Shaking	shake	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 fear	csubj
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 trembling	cc
3	trembling	tremble	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 Shaking	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 fear	punct
5	often	often	ADV	_	8 fear	advmod
6	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	8 fear	case
7	of	of	ADP	_	6 because	fixed
8	fear	fear	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 cold	punct
10	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 fear	amod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 illness	punct
12	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fear	appos
13	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 weakness	cc
14	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 illness	conj
15	(	(	PUNCT	_	17 hands	punct
16	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 hands	amod
17	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 weakness	appos
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 voice	punct
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 voice	det
20	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 voice	amod
21	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 hands	conj
22	)	)	PUNCT	_	17 hands	punct
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 fear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shake	gerund							vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	tremble	gerund							vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «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

Not firm or steady; likely to fall or break (a shaky ladder).

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 firm	advmod
2	firm	firm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 steady	cc
4	steady	steady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 firm	conj
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	6 likely	punct
6	likely	likely	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 firm	conj
7	to	to	PART	_	8 fall	mark
8	fall	fall	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 likely	xcomp
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 break	cc
10	break	break	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 fall	conj
11	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 ladder	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 ladder	det
13	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 ladder	amod
14	ladder	ladder	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 break	obj
15	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 ladder	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 firm	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	to-infinitive							vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	break	infinitive		a shaky ladder					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ladder=Patient

Meaning 3

Not certain, strong or good (shaky spelling, a shaky start).

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 certain	advmod
2	certain	certain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 strong	punct
4	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 certain	conj
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 good	cc
6	good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 certain	conj
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 spelling	punct
8	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 spelling	amod
9	spelling	spelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 certain	appos
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 start	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 start	det
12	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 start	amod
13	start	start	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 spelling	appos
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 spelling	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 certain	punct

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

Meaning 4

In some dialects, shaky is used as a verb meaning to shake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	3 dialects	case
2	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	3 dialects	det
3	dialects	dialect	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 used	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 dialects	punct
5	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 used	nsubj:pass
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 used	aux:pass
7	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 verb	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 verb	det
10	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 used	obl
11	meaning	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 verb	acl
12	to	to	PART	_	13 shake	mark
13	shake	shake	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 meaning	xcomp
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	use	present · passive		shaky	some dialects	as a verb	vn spend_time-104 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Duration as verb=Attribute
2	mean	gerund	a verb not said here				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	shake not said to happen	to-infinitive	a verb not said here				vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Example 1

My hands were shaky before I read my poem.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 hands	nmod:poss
2	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 shaky	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 shaky	cop
4	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	before	before	SCONJ	_	7 read	mark
6	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 read	nsubj
7	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 shaky	advcl
8	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 poem	nmod:poss
9	poem	poem	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 read	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shaky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	My hands					shaky property	tree rules
2	read	past	I	my poem					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Topic

Example 2

Don't stand on that shaky chair.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 stand	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 stand	advmod
3	stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	7 chair	case
5	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	7 chair	det
6	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 chair	amod
7	chair	chair	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stand	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not stand	imperative · do-support	you not said here			that shaky chair			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on chair=Location

Example 3

The old bridge looked shaky, so we didn't cross it.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 bridge	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 bridge	amod
3	bridge	bridge	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 looked	nsubj
4	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 looked	xcomp
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 cross	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	11 cross	advmod
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	11 cross	nsubj
9	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 cross	aux
10	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	11 cross	advmod
11	cross	cross	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 looked	conj
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 cross	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the old bridge					shaky property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	not cross	past · do-support	we	bridge					vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Example 4

Her voice was shaky because she was nervous.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 voice	nmod:poss
2	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 shaky	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 shaky	cop
4	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	because	because	SCONJ	_	8 nervous	mark
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 nervous	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 nervous	cop
8	nervous	nervous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 shaky	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 shaky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Her voice					shaky property	tree rules
2	is	past	she					nervous property	tree rules

Example 5

My division is still a bit shaky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 division	nmod:poss
2	division	division	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shaky	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 shaky	cop
4	still	still	ADV	_	7 shaky	advmod
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 bit	det
6	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shaky	obl:unmarked
7	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 shaky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	My division				still	a bit obl:unmarked; shaky property	tree rules

Example 6

After being ill, Grandpa's legs felt shaky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	After	after	SCONJ	_	3 ill	mark
2	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 ill	cop
3	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 felt	advcl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 ill	punct
5	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 legs	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 Grandpa	case
7	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 felt	nsubj
8	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 felt	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund	Grandpa's legs not said here					ill property	tree rules
2	feel	past	Grandpa's legs					shaky property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 7

The team had a shaky start but won the game.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 start	det
5	shaky	shaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 start	amod
6	start	start	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	8 won	cc
8	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 had	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 game	det
10	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 won	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the team	a shaky start					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent start=Patient
2	win	past	the team not said here	the game					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality

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