shimmer Who acts: soft light, shimmer, air, dress, she, gold · What happens: shimmer, be, seem, move, shake, waver · To what, where: little, soft wavering shine, hot weather, lake, moonlight, road
«shimmer» 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: shimmer in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 To shimmer is to shine with a soft light that seems to move or shake a little, like light on water.
The tree, 21 words mark csubj cop mark case det amod obl nsubj acl:relcl mark xcomp cc conj det obj punct case obl case nmod punct root To PART shimmer VERB is AUX to PART shine VERB with ADP a DET soft ADJ light NOUN that PRON seems VERB to PART move VERB or CCONJ shake VERB a DET little ADJ , PUNCT like ADP light NOUN on ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 shimmer mark 2 shimmer shimmer VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 shine csubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 shine cop 4 to to PART _ 5 shine mark 5 shine shine VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 with with ADP _ 9 light case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 light det 8 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 9 light amod 9 light light NOUN Number=Sing 5 shine obl 10 that that PRON PronType=Rel 11 seems nsubj 11 seems seem VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 light acl:relcl 12 to to PART _ 13 move mark 13 move move VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 seems xcomp 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 shake cc 15 shake shake VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 move conj 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 little det 17 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 15 shake obj 18 , , PUNCT _ 20 light punct 19 like like ADP _ 20 light case 20 light light NOUN Number=Sing 15 shake obl 21 on on ADP _ 22 water case 22 water water NOUN Number=Sing 20 light nmod 23 . . PUNCT _ 5 shine punct
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1 shimmer to-infinitive vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is present with a soft light; shine property tree rules 3 seem present a soft light vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 4 move to-infinitive a soft light not said here vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 5 shake infinitive a soft light not said here a little like light on water vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent little=Patient
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 A shimmer is a soft, wavering shine.
det nsubj cop det amod punct amod punct root A DET shimmer NOUN is AUX a DET soft ADJ , PUNCT wavering VERB shine NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 shimmer det 2 shimmer shimmer NOUN Number=Sing 8 shine nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 shine cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 shine det 5 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos 8 shine amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 soft punct 7 wavering waver VERB VerbForm=Ger 8 shine amod 8 shine shine NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 shine punct
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1 waver gerund vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is a present a shimmer a soft wavering shine tree rules
Meaning 3 In very hot weather, the air above a road can seem to shimmer.
The tree, 13 words case advmod amod obl punct det nsubj case det nmod aux mark xcomp punct root In ADP very ADV hot ADJ weather NOUN , PUNCT the DET air NOUN above ADP a DET road NOUN can AUX seem VERB to PART shimmer VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 weather case 2 very very ADV _ 3 hot advmod 3 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 4 weather amod 4 weather weather NOUN Number=Sing 12 seem obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 weather punct 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 air det 7 air air NOUN Number=Sing 12 seem nsubj 8 above above ADP _ 10 road case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 road det 10 road road NOUN Number=Sing 7 air nmod 11 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 12 seem aux 12 seem seem VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 13 to to PART _ 14 shimmer mark 14 shimmer shimmer VERB VerbForm=Inf 12 seem xcomp 15 . . PUNCT _ 12 seem punct
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1 seem can the air above a road hot weather vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute 2 shimmer to-infinitive the air above a road not said here vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 The lake shimmered in the moonlight.
det acl case det obl punct root The DET lake NOUN shimmered VERB in ADP the DET moonlight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lake det 2 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 shimmered shimmer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 lake acl 4 in in ADP _ 6 moonlight case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 moonlight det 6 moonlight moonlight NOUN Number=Sing 3 shimmered obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 lake punct
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1 shimmer participle the lake not said here the moonlight vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in moonlight=Location
Example 2 Her dress shimmered when she danced.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod nsubj ccomp punct root Her PRON dress NOUN shimmered VERB when ADV she PRON danced VERB . PUNCT 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 dress nmod:poss 2 dress dress NOUN Number=Sing 3 shimmered nsubj 3 shimmered shimmer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 danced advmod 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 danced nsubj 6 danced dance VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 shimmered ccomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 shimmered punct
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1 shimmer past Her dress tree rules 2 dance past she vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 The road shimmered in the summer heat.
det acl case det compound obl punct root The DET road NOUN shimmered VERB in ADP the DET summer NOUN heat NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 road det 2 road road NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 shimmered shimmer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 road acl 4 in in ADP _ 7 heat case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 heat det 6 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 7 heat compound 7 heat heat NOUN Number=Sing 3 shimmered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 road punct
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1 shimmer participle the road not said here the summer heat vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in heat=Location
Example 4 A shimmer of gold caught my eye in the sand.
det nsubj case nmod nmod:poss obj case det obl punct root A DET shimmer NOUN of ADP gold NOUN caught VERB my PRON eye NOUN in ADP the DET sand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 shimmer det 2 shimmer shimmer NOUN Number=Sing 5 caught nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 4 gold case 4 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 2 shimmer nmod 5 caught catch VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 eye nmod:poss 7 eye eye NOUN Number=Sing 5 caught obj 8 in in ADP _ 10 sand case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 sand det 10 sand sand NOUN Number=Sing 5 caught obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 caught punct
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1 catch past a shimmer of gold my eye the sand vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme 2 shimmer gold nom shimmer «event intransitive»: of=agent
Example 5 Fish scales shimmer under water.
compound compound case nmod punct root Fish NOUN scales NOUN shimmer NOUN under ADP water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fish fish NOUN Number=Sing 2 scales compound 2 scales scale NOUN Number=Plur 3 shimmer compound 3 shimmer shimmer NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 under under ADP _ 5 water case 5 water water NOUN Number=Sing 3 shimmer nmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 shimmer punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 6 There was a shimmer of hope in his eyes.
expl det nsubj case nmod case nmod:poss nmod punct root There PRON was VERB a DET shimmer NOUN of ADP hope NOUN in ADP his PRON eyes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 shimmer det 4 shimmer shimmer NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 5 of of ADP _ 6 hope case 6 hope hope NOUN Number=Sing 4 shimmer nmod 7 in in ADP _ 9 eyes case 8 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 eyes nmod:poss 9 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 6 hope nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a shimmer of hope in shimmer's eyes there vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 shimmer hope in shimmer's eyes nom shimmer «event intransitive»: of=agent
Example 7 The fairy's wings shimmered like glass.
det nmod:poss case acl case obl punct root The DET fairy NOUN 's PART wings NOUN shimmered VERB like ADP glass NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fairy det 2 fairy fairy NOUN Number=Sing 4 wings nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 fairy case 4 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur root root 5 shimmered shimmer VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 wings acl 6 like like ADP _ 7 glass case 7 glass glass NOUN Number=Sing 5 shimmered obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 wings punct
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1 shimmer participle the fairy's wings not said here like glass vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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