silently Who acts: you, owl, We, cat, She, snow · What happens: make, speak, read, fly, line up, creep · To what, where: sound, head · Speech: someone speaks here
«silently» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: silently in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Without making any sound; quietly.
mark det obj punct advmod punct root Without SCONJ making VERB any DET sound NOUN ; PUNCT quietly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without SCONJ _ 2 making mark 2 making make VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 3 any any DET PronType=Ind 4 sound det 4 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 2 making obj 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 2 making punct 6 quietly quietly ADV _ 2 making advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 making punct
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1 make gerund any sound quietly property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sound=Product
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 Without speaking.
mark punct root Without SCONJ speaking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without SCONJ _ 2 speaking mark 2 speaking speak VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 3 . . PUNCT _ 2 speaking punct
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1 speak speech: other gerund vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Please read silently for ten minutes.
discourse advmod case nummod obl punct root Please INTJ read VERB silently ADV for ADP ten NUM minutes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 read discourse 2 read read VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 silently silently ADV _ 2 read advmod 4 for for ADP _ 6 minutes case 5 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 minutes nummod 6 minutes minute NOUN Number=Plur 2 read obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 read punct
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1 read imperative you not said here minute silently property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The owl flew silently through the night.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET owl NOUN flew VERB silently ADV through ADP the DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 owl det 2 owl owl NOUN Number=Sing 3 flew nsubj 3 flew fly VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 silently silently ADV _ 3 flew advmod 5 through through ADP _ 7 night case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 night det 7 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 flew obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 flew punct
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1 fly past the owl night silently property vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 We lined up silently for the fire drill.
nsubj compound:prt advmod case det compound obl punct root We PRON lined VERB up ADP silently ADV for ADP the DET fire NOUN drill NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 lined nsubj 2 lined line VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 up up ADP _ 2 lined compound:prt 4 silently silently ADV _ 2 lined advmod 5 for for ADP _ 8 drill case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 drill det 7 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 8 drill compound 8 drill drill NOUN Number=Sing 2 lined obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 lined punct
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1 line up past We for the fire drill; silently property vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The cat crept silently towards the bird.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET cat NOUN crept VERB silently ADV towards ADP the DET bird NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cat det 2 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 3 crept nsubj 3 crept creep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 silently silently ADV _ 3 crept advmod 5 towards towards ADP _ 7 bird case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bird det 7 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 3 crept obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 crept punct
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1 creep past the cat towards the bird; silently property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme towards bird=Destination
Example 5 She silently counted to ten to calm down.
nsubj advmod case obl mark advcl compound:prt punct root She PRON silently ADV counted VERB to ADP ten NUM to PART calm VERB down ADP . 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 counted nsubj 2 silently silently ADV _ 3 counted advmod 3 counted count VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to ADP _ 5 ten case 5 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 3 counted obl 6 to to PART _ 7 calm mark 7 calm calm VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 counted advcl 8 down down ADP _ 7 calm compound:prt 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 counted punct
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1 count past She to ten; silently property vn matter-91 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ten=Experiencer 2 calm down to-infinitive She not said here vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 The snow fell silently all night.
det nsubj advmod det obl:unmarked punct root The DET snow NOUN fell VERB silently ADV all DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 snow det 2 snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell nsubj 3 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 silently silently ADV _ 3 fell advmod 5 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 night det 6 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 fell obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 fell punct
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1 fall past the snow night silently property vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 7 He nodded silently.
nsubj advmod punct root He PRON nodded VERB silently ADV . 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 2 nodded nsubj 2 nodded nod VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 silently silently ADV _ 2 nodded advmod 4 . . PUNCT _ 2 nodded punct
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1 nod past He silently property vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 8 The class worked silently on the test.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET class NOUN worked VERB silently ADV on ADP the DET test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 worked nsubj 3 worked work VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 silently silently ADV _ 3 worked advmod 5 on on ADP _ 7 test case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 test det 7 test test NOUN Number=Sing 3 worked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 worked punct
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1 work past the class on the test; silently property vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on test=Theme
Example 9 But she shook her head silently.
cc nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod punct root But CCONJ she PRON shook VERB her PRON head NOUN silently ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 3 shook cc 2 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 shook nsubj 3 shook shake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 head nmod:poss 5 head head NOUN Number=Sing 3 shook obj 6 silently silently ADV _ 3 shook advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 shook punct
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1 shake past she her head silently property vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent head=Patient
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