sleek

Who acts: Having, fur, sleek black cat, sleek new train, Dolphins, coat · What happens: look, have, dress, be, sit, speed · To what, where: smooth elegant shape, wall, sleek bodies, egg

«sleek» 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: sleek in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: of hair or fur — kept apart, not parsed.

Smooth, shiny and healthy-looking.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 shiny	punct
3	shiny	shiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Smooth	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 looking	cc
5	healthy	healthy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 looking	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 healthy	punct
7	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Smooth	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Smooth	punct

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

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: of shapes, cars, boats — kept apart, not parsed.

Having a smooth, elegant shape, often fast-looking.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 looking	csubj
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 shape	det
3	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 shape	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 smooth	punct
5	elegant	elegant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 shape	amod
6	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Having	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 looking	punct
8	often	often	ADV	_	11 looking	advmod
9	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	11 looking	advmod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 fast	punct
11	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	11 looking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	gerund		a smooth elegant shape					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Patient
2	look	gerund	Having					fast, often property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus

Meaning 3

Usage: of people — kept apart, not parsed.

Well-dressed and looking rich or too smooth.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Well	well	INTJ	_	3 dressed	discourse
2	-	-	PUNCT	_	1 Well	punct
3	dressed	dress	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 looking	cc
5	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 dressed	conj
6	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 looking	xcomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 smooth	cc
8	too	too	ADV	_	9 smooth	advmod
9	smooth	smooth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rich	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 dressed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dress	participle							vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	look	gerund						rich property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 1

The otter's fur was sleek and wet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 otter	det
2	otter	otter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 fur	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 otter	case
4	fur	fur	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sleek	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 sleek	cop
6	sleek	sleek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 wet	cc
8	wet	wet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sleek	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sleek	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the otter's fur					sleek property	tree rules
2	be		the otter's fur not said here						tree rules

Example 2

A sleek black cat sat on the wall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 cat	det
2	sleek	sleek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cat	amod
3	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cat	amod
4	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sat	nsubj
5	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 wall	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wall	det
8	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sat	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sat	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	past	a sleek black cat			the wall			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on wall=Location

Example 3

The sleek new train sped past.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 train	det
2	sleek	sleek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 train	amod
3	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 train	amod
4	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 sped	nsubj
5	sped	speed	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	past	past	ADV	_	5 sped	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speed	past	the sleek new train					past property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 4

Dolphins have sleek bodies for fast swimming.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dolphins	dolphin	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	sleek	sleek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 bodies	amod
4	bodies	body	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 have	obj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 swimming	case
6	fast	fast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 swimming	amod
7	swimming	swimming	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Dolphins	sleek bodies				for fast swimming	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Patient

Example 5

The horse's coat was sleek after brushing.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 horse	det
2	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 coat	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 horse	case
4	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sleek	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 sleek	cop
6	sleek	sleek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	after	after	SCONJ	_	8 brushing	mark
8	brushing	brush	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 sleek	advcl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sleek	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the horse's coat					sleek property	tree rules
2	brush	gerund	the horse's coat not said here						vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The Water Rat was sleek and brown.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Rat	det
2	Water	Water	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Rat	compound
3	Rat	Rat	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 sleek	nsubj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 sleek	cop
5	sleek	sleek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 brown	cc
7	brown	brown	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sleek	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 sleek	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the Water Rat					sleek property	tree rules
2	be		the Water Rat not said here						tree rules

Example 7

From that day the Hen became fat and sleek, and never once laid another egg.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	From	from	ADP	_	3 day	case
2	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	3 day	det
3	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 became	obl
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Hen	det
5	Hen	Hen	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 became	nsubj
6	became	become	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	fat	fat	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 became	xcomp
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 sleek	cc
9	sleek	sleek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 fat	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 laid	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 laid	cc
12	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	13 once	advmod
13	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	14 laid	advmod
14	laid	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 became	conj
15	another	another	DET	PronType=Ind	16 egg	det
16	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 laid	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 became	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past	the Hen				day	fat property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
2	lay	past	the Hen not said here	another egg				once property	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent egg=Result

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