slay Who acts: you, joke, knight, David, costume, cartoon · What happens: kill, look, slaye, make, laugh, slay · To what, where: dance, someone, lot, me, dragon, giant Goliath · Speech: someone speaks here
«slay» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: slay in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Usage: old, literary — kept apart, not parsed.
To kill violently, especially in battle or a story.
mark advmod punct advmod case parataxis cc det conj punct root To PART kill VERB violently ADV , PUNCT especially ADV in ADP battle NOUN or CCONJ a DET story NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 kill mark 2 kill kill VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 violently violently ADV _ 2 kill advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 battle punct 5 especially especially ADV _ 7 battle advmod 6 in in ADP _ 7 battle case 7 battle battle NOUN Number=Sing 2 kill parataxis 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 story cc 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 story det 10 story story NOUN Number=Sing 7 battle conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 kill punct
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1 kill to-infinitive violently property vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
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 Usage: slang — kept apart, not parsed.
To do something brilliantly or look amazing: «You slayed that dance!».
The tree, 11 words mark aux obj advmod cc xcomp punct punct nsubj conj det obj punct punct punct root To PART do AUX something PRON brilliantly ADV or CCONJ look VERB amazing ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT You PRON slayed VERB that DET dance NOUN ! PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 do mark 2 do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 look aux 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 do obj 4 brilliantly brilliantly ADV _ 2 do advmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 look cc 6 look look VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 7 amazing amazing ADJ Degree=Pos 6 look xcomp 8 : : PUNCT _ 11 slayed punct 9 « « PUNCT _ 11 slayed punct 10 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 slayed nsubj 11 slayed slaye VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 look conj 12 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 13 dance det 13 dance dance NOUN Number=Sing 11 slayed obj 14 ! ! PUNCT _ 6 look punct 15 » » PUNCT _ 6 look punct 16 . . PUNCT _ 6 look punct
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1 look imperative · do-support you not said here amazing property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus 2 slaye in a quote past You that dance tree rules
Meaning 3 Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
To make someone laugh a lot: «That joke slays me.».
The tree, 10 words mark advcl obj det obj punct punct det nsubj parataxis obj punct punct punct root To PART make VERB someone PRON laugh VERB a DET lot NOUN : PUNCT « PUNCT That DET joke NOUN slays VERB me PRON . PUNCT » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 make mark 2 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 laugh advcl 3 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 2 make obj 4 laugh laugh VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 lot det 6 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 4 laugh obj 7 : : PUNCT _ 11 slays punct 8 « « PUNCT _ 11 slays punct 9 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 10 joke det 10 joke joke NOUN Number=Sing 11 slays nsubj 11 slays slay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 laugh parataxis 12 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 11 slays obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 11 slays punct 14 » » PUNCT _ 11 slays punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 laugh punct
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1 make to-infinitive you not said here someone vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset someone=Product 2 laugh imperative you not said here a lot tree rules 3 slay in a quote present that joke me vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient
Example 1 The knight set off to slay the dragon.
det nsubj compound:prt mark xcomp det obj punct root The DET knight NOUN set VERB off ADP to PART slay VERB the DET dragon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 knight det 2 knight knight NOUN Number=Sing 3 set nsubj 3 set set VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 off off ADP _ 3 set compound:prt 5 to to PART _ 6 slay mark 6 slay slay VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 set xcomp 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 dragon det 8 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 6 slay obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 set punct
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1 set off past the knight tree rules 2 slay to-infinitive the knight not said here the dragon vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Patient
Example 2 In the Bible, David slew the giant Goliath.
case det obl punct nsubj det amod obj punct root In ADP the DET Bible PROPN , PUNCT David PROPN slew VERB the DET giant ADJ Goliath PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 Bible case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Bible det 3 Bible Bible PROPN Number=Sing 6 slew obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 Bible punct 5 David David PROPN Number=Sing 6 slew nsubj 6 slew slay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Goliath det 8 giant giant ADJ Degree=Pos 9 Goliath amod 9 Goliath Goliath PROPN Number=Sing 6 slew obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 slew punct
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1 slay past David the giant Goliath the Bible vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goliath=Patient
Example 3 You slayed that song at the talent show!
nsubj det obj case det compound obl punct root You PRON slayed VERB that DET song NOUN at ADP the DET talent NOUN show NOUN ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 2 slayed nsubj 2 slayed slaye VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 that that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 4 song det 4 song song NOUN Number=Sing 2 slayed obj 5 at at ADP _ 8 show case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 show det 7 talent talent NOUN Number=Sing 8 show compound 8 show show NOUN Number=Sing 2 slayed obl 9 ! ! PUNCT _ 2 slayed punct
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1 slaye past You that song the talent show tree rules
Example 4 Her costume totally slays.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod punct root Her PRON costume NOUN totally ADV slays VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 costume nmod:poss 2 costume costume NOUN Number=Sing 4 slays nsubj 3 totally totally ADV _ 4 slays advmod 4 slays slay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 . . PUNCT _ 4 slays punct
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1 slay present Her costume totally property vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 5 That cartoon slays me every time.
det nsubj obj det obl:unmarked punct root That DET cartoon NOUN slays VERB me PRON every DET time NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 That that DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 cartoon det 2 cartoon cartoon NOUN Number=Sing 3 slays nsubj 3 slays slay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 slays obj 5 every every DET PronType=Tot 6 time det 6 time time NOUN Number=Sing 3 slays obl:unmarked 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 slays punct
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1 slay present that cartoon me time vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient
Example 6 Many soldiers were slain in the battle.
amod nsubj aux:pass case det obl punct root Many ADJ soldiers NOUN were AUX slain VERB in ADP the DET battle NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Many many ADJ Degree=Pos 2 soldiers amod 2 soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 4 slain nsubj 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 slain aux:pass 4 slain slay VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 battle case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 battle det 7 battle battle NOUN Number=Sing 4 slain obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 slain punct
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1 slay past · passive Many soldiers the battle vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
Example 7 "Do not slay me," he said.
punct aux advmod ccomp obj punct punct nsubj punct root " PUNCT Do AUX not PART slay VERB me PRON , PUNCT " PUNCT he PRON said VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 4 slay punct 2 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 4 slay aux 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 slay advmod 4 slay slay VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 said ccomp 5 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 slay obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 4 slay punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 4 slay punct 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 said nsubj 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 said punct
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1 not slay in a quote infinitive · do-support me vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Patient 2 say speech: assert past he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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