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sickly

Who acts: way, you, She, plant, cake, room · What happens: look, make, feel, be, grow, have · To what, where: you, sickly baby, sunlight, walls, sickly happy ending, nurse

«sickly» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings 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: sickly in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Often ill, weak or not healthy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Often	often	ADV	_	4 weak	advmod
2	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 weak	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 weak	punct
4	weak	weak	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 healthy	cc
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 healthy	advmod
7	healthy	healthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 weak	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 weak	punct

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

Meaning 2

Looking pale or unhealthy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Looking	xcomp
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 unhealthy	cc
4	unhealthy	unhealthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 pale	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Looking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	gerund						pale property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 3

Usage: of taste or smell — kept apart, not parsed.

Too sweet in a way that makes you feel a bit sick.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Too	too	ADV	_	2 sweet	advmod
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 way	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 way	det
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sweet	obl
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 makes	nsubj
7	makes	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 way	acl:relcl
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 makes	obj
9	feel	feel	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 makes	xcomp
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 bit	det
11	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sick	obl:unmarked
12	sick	sick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 feel	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sweet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	present	a way	you					tree rules
2	feel	infinitive	you not said here					sick property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 4

Usage: of colour or light — kept apart, not parsed.

Pale and unpleasant, like a sickly yellow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 unpleasant	cc
3	unpleasant	unpleasant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Pale	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 yellow	punct
5	like	like	ADP	_	8 yellow	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 yellow	det
7	sickly	sickly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 yellow	amod
8	yellow	yellow	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Pale	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Pale	punct

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

Meaning 5

Usage: of feelings — kept apart, not parsed.

Too sweet or sentimental.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Too	too	ADV	_	2 sweet	advmod
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 sentimental	cc
4	sentimental	sentimental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 sweet	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sweet	punct

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

Example 1

She was a sickly baby but grew into a strong girl.

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	5 baby	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 baby	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 baby	det
4	sickly	sickly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 baby	amod
5	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	but	but	CCONJ	_	7 grew	cc
7	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 baby	conj
8	into	into	ADP	_	11 girl	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 girl	det
10	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 girl	amod
11	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 grew	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 baby	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	She	a sickly baby					tree rules
2	grow	past	She not said here					into a strong girl result	vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into girl=Result

Example 2

The plant looked sickly because it had no sunlight.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 plant	det
2	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 looked	nsubj
3	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	sickly	sickly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 looked	xcomp
5	because	because	SCONJ	_	7 had	mark
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 had	nsubj
7	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 looked	advcl
8	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	9 sunlight	det
9	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 had	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	the plant					sickly property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
2	have	past	plant	no sunlight					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sunlight=Patient

Example 3

The cake was sickly sweet with so much icing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cake	det
2	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sweet	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 sweet	cop
4	sickly	sickly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sweet	amod
5	sweet	sweet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	9 icing	case
7	so	so	ADV	_	8 much	advmod
8	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 icing	amod
9	icing	icing	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sweet	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sweet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the cake					with much icing; sweet property	tree rules

Example 4

The room smelled of sickly perfume.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 room	det
2	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smelled	nsubj
3	smelled	smell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 perfume	case
5	sickly	sickly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 perfume	amod
6	perfume	perfume	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smelled	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 smelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smell	past	the room					of sickly perfume	vn smell_emission-43.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Location of perfume=Theme

Example 5

The walls were painted a sickly yellow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 walls	det
2	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 painted	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 painted	aux:pass
4	painted	paint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 yellow	det
6	sickly	sickly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 yellow	amod
7	yellow	yellow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 painted	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 painted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	paint	past · passive		the walls					vn coloring-24 «NP V NP ADJP»: subject=Patient yellow=Result

Example 6

He looked pale and sickly after the flu.

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	2 looked	nsubj
2	looked	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	pale	pale	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 looked	xcomp
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 sickly	cc
5	sickly	sickly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 pale	conj
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 flu	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 flu	det
8	flu	flu	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 looked	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 looked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	past	He				after the flu	pale property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 7

The film had a sickly happy ending.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 film	det
2	film	film	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	7 ending	det
5	sickly	sickly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ending	amod
6	happy	happy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 ending	amod
7	ending	ending	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the film	a sickly happy ending					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ending=Patient

Example 8

Well; I will be the nurse of this poor, sickly boy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Well	well	INTJ	_	7 nurse	discourse
2	;	;	PUNCT	_	1 Well	punct
3	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 nurse	nsubj
4	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 nurse	aux
5	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	7 nurse	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 nurse	det
7	nurse	nurse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	13 boy	case
9	this	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	13 boy	nsubj
10	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 boy	amod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 poor	punct
12	sickly	sickly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 boy	amod
13	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 nurse	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 nurse	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	future	I	the nurse				of poor sickly boy	tree rules

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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