singly Who acts: pupils, Tigers, you, guests · What happens: mean, come in, sell, live, answer, arrive · To what, where: one, bananas, questions
«singly» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: singly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Singly means one at a time, or one by one, not in a group.
The tree, 14 words advmod obj case det nmod punct cc conj case nmod punct advmod case det conj punct root Singly ADV means VERB one NUM at ADP a DET time NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ one NUM by ADP one NUM , PUNCT not PART in ADP a DET group NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Singly singly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 means obj 4 at at ADP _ 6 time case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 time det 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 one nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 one punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 one cc 9 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 2 means conj 10 by by ADP _ 11 one case 11 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 one nmod 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 group punct 13 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 group advmod 14 in in ADP _ 16 group case 15 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 16 group det 16 group group NOUN Number=Sing 11 one conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present one at a time singly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic
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 Singly means alone, on its own.
advmod advmod punct case nmod:poss ccomp punct root Singly ADV means VERB alone ADV , PUNCT on ADP its PRON own ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Singly singly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 alone alone ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 own punct 5 on on ADP _ 7 own case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 own nmod:poss 7 own own ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means ccomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present alone, singly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The pupils came in singly.
det nsubj advmod advmod punct root The DET pupils NOUN came VERB in ADV singly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pupils det 2 pupils pupil NOUN Number=Plur 3 came nsubj 3 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADV _ 3 came advmod 5 singly singly ADV _ 3 came advmod 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 came punct
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1 come in past the pupils singly property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 The bananas are sold singly or in bunches.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod cc case conj punct root The DET bananas NOUN are AUX sold VERB singly ADV or CCONJ in ADP bunches NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bananas det 2 bananas banana NOUN Number=Plur 4 sold nsubj:pass 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 sold aux:pass 4 sold sell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 singly singly ADV _ 4 sold advmod 6 or or CCONJ _ 8 bunches cc 7 in in ADP _ 8 bunches case 8 bunches bunch NOUN Number=Plur 5 singly conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 sold punct
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1 sell present · passive the bananas singly property vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 3 Tigers usually live singly.
nsubj advmod advmod punct root Tigers NOUN usually ADV live VERB singly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tigers tiger NOUN Number=Plur 3 live nsubj 2 usually usually ADV _ 3 live advmod 3 live live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 singly singly ADV _ 3 live advmod 5 . . PUNCT _ 3 live punct
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1 live present Tigers singly, usually property vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 4 Plant the seeds singly, 5 cm apart.
compound det advmod punct nummod conj advmod punct root Plant NOUN the DET seeds NOUN singly ADV , PUNCT 5 NUM cm NOUN apart ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Plant plant NOUN Number=Sing 3 seeds compound 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 seeds det 3 seeds seed NOUN Number=Plur root root 4 singly singly ADV _ 3 seeds advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 cm punct 6 5 5 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 7 cm nummod 7 cm cm NOUN Number=Plur 3 seeds conj 8 apart apart ADV _ 7 cm advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 seeds punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 5 Answer the questions singly, not all together.
det obj advmod punct advmod advmod advmod punct root Answer VERB the DET questions NOUN singly ADV , PUNCT not PART all ADV together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Answer answer VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 questions det 3 questions question NOUN Number=Plur 1 Answer obj 4 singly singly ADV _ 1 Answer advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 together punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 together advmod 7 all all ADV _ 8 together advmod 8 together together ADV _ 1 Answer advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Answer punct
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1 answer speech: assert imperative you not said here the questions singly, together property vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality
Example 6 The guests arrived singly or in pairs.
det nsubj advmod cc case conj punct root The DET guests NOUN arrived VERB singly ADV or CCONJ in ADP pairs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 guests det 2 guests guest NOUN Number=Plur 3 arrived nsubj 3 arrived arrive VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 singly singly ADV _ 3 arrived advmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 7 pairs cc 6 in in ADP _ 7 pairs case 7 pairs pair NOUN Number=Plur 3 arrived conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 arrived punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 arrive past the guests singly property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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