skilfully Who acts: way, She, surgeon, baker, He, we · What happens: show, dribble, repair, decorate, change, ask · To what, where: skill, three defenders, broken bone, cake, subject, story
«skilfully» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: skilfully in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 In a way that shows skill and good ability; cleverly and well.
case det nsubj acl:relcl obj cc amod conj punct advmod cc conj punct root In ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON shows VERB skill NOUN and CCONJ good ADJ ability NOUN ; PUNCT cleverly ADV and CCONJ well ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 way case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 way det 3 way way NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 that that PRON PronType=Rel 5 shows nsubj 5 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 way acl:relcl 6 skill skill NOUN Number=Sing 5 shows obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 9 ability cc 8 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 9 ability amod 9 ability ability NOUN Number=Sing 6 skill conj 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 cleverly punct 11 cleverly cleverly ADV _ 5 shows advmod 12 and and CCONJ _ 13 well cc 13 well well ADV Degree=Pos 11 cleverly conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 3 way punct
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1 show present a way skill and good ability cleverly property vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent skill=Recipient
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 She skilfully dribbled past three defenders.
nsubj advmod case nummod obl punct root She PRON skilfully ADV dribbled VERB past ADP three NUM defenders 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 dribbled nsubj 2 skilfully skilfully ADV _ 3 dribbled advmod 3 dribbled dribble VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 past past ADP _ 6 defenders case 5 three three NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 6 defenders nummod 6 defenders defender NOUN Number=Plur 3 dribbled obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 dribbled punct
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1 dribble past She three defenders skilfully property vn substance_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past defender=Location
Example 2 The surgeon skilfully repaired the broken bone.
det nsubj advmod det amod obj punct root The DET surgeon NOUN skilfully ADV repaired VERB the DET broken ADJ bone NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 surgeon det 2 surgeon surgeon NOUN Number=Sing 4 repaired nsubj 3 skilfully skilfully ADV _ 4 repaired advmod 4 repaired repair VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 bone det 6 broken broken ADJ Degree=Pos 7 bone amod 7 bone bone NOUN Number=Sing 4 repaired obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 repaired punct
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1 repair past the surgeon the broken bone skilfully property vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bone=Patient
Example 3 The baker skilfully decorated the cake.
det nsubj advmod det obj punct root The DET baker NOUN skilfully ADV decorated VERB the DET cake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 baker det 2 baker baker NOUN Number=Sing 4 decorated nsubj 3 skilfully skilfully ADV _ 4 decorated advmod 4 decorated decorate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 cake det 6 cake cake NOUN Number=Sing 4 decorated obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 decorated punct
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1 decorate past the baker the cake skilfully property vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Destination
Example 4 He skilfully changed the subject when we asked about the broken window.
nsubj advmod det obj advmod nsubj advcl case det amod obl punct root He PRON skilfully ADV changed VERB the DET subject NOUN when ADV we PRON asked VERB about ADP the DET broken ADJ window 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 changed nsubj 2 skilfully skilfully ADV _ 3 changed advmod 3 changed change VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 subject det 5 subject subject NOUN Number=Sing 3 changed obj 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 8 asked advmod 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 asked nsubj 8 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 changed advcl 9 about about ADP _ 12 window case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 window det 11 broken broken ADJ Degree=Pos 12 window amod 12 window window NOUN Number=Sing 8 asked obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 changed punct
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1 change past He the subject skilfully property vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient 2 ask speech: ask past we about the broken window vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about window=Topic
Example 5 The story is skilfully written, with a twist at the end.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod punct case det obl case det nmod punct root The DET story NOUN is AUX skilfully ADV written VERB , PUNCT with ADP a DET twist NOUN at ADP the DET end NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 story det 2 story story NOUN Number=Sing 5 written nsubj:pass 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 written aux:pass 4 skilfully skilfully ADV _ 5 written advmod 5 written write VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 twist punct 7 with with ADP _ 9 twist case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 twist det 9 twist twist NOUN Number=Sing 5 written obl 10 at at ADP _ 12 end case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 end det 12 end end NOUN Number=Sing 9 twist nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 written punct
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1 write present · passive the story with a twist at the end; skilfully property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
Example 6 The pilot skilfully landed the plane in the wind.
det nsubj advmod det obj case det obl punct root The DET pilot NOUN skilfully ADV landed VERB the DET plane NOUN in ADP the DET wind NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pilot det 2 pilot pilot NOUN Number=Sing 4 landed nsubj 3 skilfully skilfully ADV _ 4 landed advmod 4 landed land VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 plane det 6 plane plane NOUN Number=Sing 4 landed obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 wind case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 wind det 9 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 4 landed obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 landed punct
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1 land past the pilot the plane the wind skilfully property vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent plane=Theme in wind=Destination
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