shyly Who acts: you, new girl, He, She, little boy, brothers · What happens: feel, smile, ask, join, peek out, hand · To what, where: class, game, puppy, card, teacher, you · Speech: someone speaks here
«shyly» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: shyly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In a shy way — nervously and quietly, because you feel uncomfortable with other people or new things.
The tree, 17 words case det amod obl punct advmod cc conj punct mark nsubj xcomp case amod obl cc amod conj punct root In ADP a DET shy ADJ way NOUN — PUNCT nervously ADV and CCONJ quietly ADV , PUNCT because SCONJ you PRON feel VERB uncomfortable ADJ with ADP other ADJ people NOUN or CCONJ new ADJ things NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 way case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 way det 3 shy shy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 way amod 4 way way NOUN Number=Sing 12 feel obl 5 — - PUNCT _ 6 nervously punct 6 nervously nervously ADV _ 4 way advmod 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 quietly cc 8 quietly quietly ADV _ 6 nervously conj 9 , , PUNCT _ 12 feel punct 10 because because SCONJ _ 12 feel mark 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 feel nsubj 12 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 13 uncomfortable uncomfortable ADJ Degree=Pos 12 feel xcomp 14 with with ADP _ 16 people case 15 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 16 people amod 16 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 uncomfortable obl 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 things cc 18 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 19 things amod 19 things thing NOUN Number=Plur 16 people conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 12 feel punct
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1 feel present you in a shy way; uncomfortable property vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in way=Attribute
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 The new girl smiled shyly at the class.
det amod nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET new ADJ girl NOUN smiled VERB shyly ADV at ADP the DET class NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 girl det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 girl amod 3 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 4 smiled nsubj 4 smiled smile VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 shyly shyly ADV _ 4 smiled advmod 6 at at ADP _ 8 class case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 class det 8 class class NOUN Number=Sing 4 smiled obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 smiled punct
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1 smile past the new girl the class shyly property vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 He shyly asked if he could join the game.
nsubj advmod mark nsubj aux xcomp det obj punct root He PRON shyly ADV asked VERB if SCONJ he PRON could AUX join VERB the DET game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 asked nsubj 2 shyly shyly ADV _ 3 asked advmod 3 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 if if SCONJ _ 7 join mark 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 join nsubj 6 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 join aux 7 join join VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 asked xcomp 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 game det 9 game game NOUN Number=Sing 7 join obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past He shyly property vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 join a condition, not said to happen could he the game vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Patient
Example 3 The puppy peeked out shyly from behind the sofa.
det acl compound:prt advmod case case det obl punct root The DET puppy NOUN peeked VERB out ADP shyly ADV from ADP behind ADP the DET sofa NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 peeked peek VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 puppy acl 4 out out ADP _ 3 peeked compound:prt 5 shyly shyly ADV _ 3 peeked advmod 6 from from ADP _ 9 sofa case 7 behind behind ADP _ 9 sofa case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 sofa det 9 sofa sofa NOUN Number=Sing 3 peeked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 puppy punct
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1 peek out participle the puppy not said here from the sofa; shyly property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from sofa=Theme
Example 4 She shyly handed the teacher a card.
nsubj advmod det obj det obj punct root She PRON shyly ADV handed VERB the DET teacher NOUN a DET card NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 She she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 handed nsubj 2 shyly shyly ADV _ 3 handed advmod 3 handed hand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 teacher det 5 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 3 handed obj 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 card det 7 card card NOUN Number=Sing 3 handed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 handed punct
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1 hand past She a card the teacher shyly property vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Destination card=Theme
Example 5 The little boy looked shyly at his feet.
det amod nsubj advmod case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET little ADJ boy NOUN looked VERB shyly ADV at ADP his PRON feet NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boy det 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 boy amod 3 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 4 looked nsubj 4 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 shyly shyly ADV _ 4 looked advmod 6 at at ADP _ 8 feet case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 feet nmod:poss 8 feet foot NOUN Number=Plur 4 looked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 looked punct
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1 look past the little boy at boy's feet; shyly property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at foot=Theme
Example 6 "Thank you," she said shyly.
punct obj punct punct nsubj conj advmod punct root " PUNCT Thank VERB you PRON , PUNCT " PUNCT she PRON said VERB shyly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 2 Thank punct 2 Thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 Thank obj 4 , , PUNCT _ 2 Thank punct 5 " " PUNCT _ 7 said punct 6 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 said nsubj 7 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 Thank conj 8 shyly shyly ADV _ 7 said advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 Thank punct
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1 thank speech: thank in a quote present you vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme 2 say speech: assert past she shyly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 7 The brothers looked shyly at their mother's friend.
det nsubj advmod case nmod:poss nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET brothers NOUN looked VERB shyly ADV at ADP their PRON mother NOUN 's PART friend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 brothers det 2 brothers brother NOUN Number=Plur 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 shyly shyly ADV _ 3 looked advmod 5 at at ADP _ 9 friend case 6 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 mother nmod:poss 7 mother mother NOUN Number=Sing 9 friend nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 mother case 9 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the brothers at brothers's mother's friend; shyly property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at friend=Theme
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