sluggish

Who acts: I, laptop, Lizards, sun, Toy sales, sluggish traffic · What happens: move, work, respond, not grow, flow, feel · To what, where: much, Lizards, us, living enemy

«sluggish» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: sluggish in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Moving or working slowly, without energy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moving	move	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 working	cc
3	working	work	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Moving	conj
4	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	3 working	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 energy	punct
6	without	without	ADP	_	7 energy	case
7	energy	energy	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Moving	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Moving	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	gerund						without energy	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
2	work	gerund						slowly property	vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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 a machine, body or computer — kept apart, not parsed.

Slow to respond.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 respond	mark
3	respond	respond	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Slow	xcomp
4	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Slow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	respond speech: other	to-infinitive							vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: of money, trade or the economy — kept apart, not parsed.

Not growing much; slow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 growing	advmod
2	growing	grow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 growing	obj
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	5 slow	punct
5	slow	slow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 much	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 growing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not grow	gerund		much					vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location much=Theme

Meaning 4

Usage: of a river — kept apart, not parsed.

Flowing slowly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Flowing	flow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	1 Flowing	advmod
3	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Flowing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	flow	gerund						slowly property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

I feel sluggish after a big Sunday lunch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 feel	nsubj
2	feel	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	sluggish	sluggish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 feel	xcomp
4	after	after	ADP	_	8 lunch	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 lunch	det
6	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 lunch	amod
7	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 lunch	compound
8	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 feel	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 feel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	present	I				after a big Sunday lunch	sluggish property	vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 2

The laptop is sluggish; it needs restarting.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 laptop	det
2	laptop	laptop	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sluggish	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sluggish	cop
4	sluggish	sluggish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 needs	punct
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 needs	nsubj
7	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sluggish	parataxis
8	restarting	restart	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 needs	xcomp
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sluggish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	the laptop	sluggish property	tree rules
2	need	present	laptop		vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	restart not said to happen	gerund	laptop not said here		tree rules

Example 3

Lizards are sluggish until the sun warms them.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lizards	lizard	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sluggish	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 sluggish	cop
3	sluggish	sluggish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	until	until	SCONJ	_	7 warms	mark
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sun	det
6	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 warms	nsubj
7	warms	warm	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 sluggish	advcl
8	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 warms	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sluggish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Lizards					sluggish property	tree rules
2	warm	present	the sun	Lizards = lizard					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient

Example 4

The sluggish river wound slowly through the fields.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wound	det
2	sluggish	sluggish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 wound	amod
3	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wound	compound
4	wound	wound	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	8 fields	advmod
6	through	through	ADP	_	8 fields	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fields	det
8	fields	field	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 wound	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wound	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 5

Toy sales were sluggish this year.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Toy	toy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 sales	amod
2	sales	sale	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 sluggish	nsubj
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sluggish	cop
4	sluggish	sluggish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 year	det
6	year	year	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sluggish	obl:unmarked
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sluggish	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Toy sales				year	sluggish property	tree rules

Example 6

The sluggish traffic made us late for school.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 traffic	det
2	sluggish	sluggish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 traffic	amod
3	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 made	nsubj
4	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 made	obj
6	late	late	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 made	xcomp
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 school	case
8	school	school	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 late	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the sluggish traffic	us				late property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset we=Product

Example 7

He wrestled with the big and sluggish stone, as if it had been a living enemy.

The tree, 16 words

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 wrestled	nsubj
2	wrestled	wrestle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	8 stone	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 stone	det
5	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stone	amod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 sluggish	cc
7	sluggish	sluggish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 big	conj
8	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrestled	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 enemy	punct
10	as	as	SCONJ	_	17 enemy	mark
11	if	if	SCONJ	_	17 enemy	mark
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 enemy	nsubj
13	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 enemy	aux
14	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	17 enemy	cop
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 enemy	det
16	living	living	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 enemy	amod
17	enemy	enemy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrestled	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrestled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wrestle	past	He					with the big stone	vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with stone=Co-Agent
2	is a a condition, not said to happen	past · perfect	stone	a living enemy					tree rules

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