sneaky

Who acts: other people, sneaky fox, brother, That, Mum, question · What happens: do, not notice, get, trick, creep up, have · To what, where: things, secret, sly way, advantage, someone, henhouse · Speech: someone speaks here

«sneaky» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: sneaky in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Doing things in a secret, sly way so that other people do not notice.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Doing	obj
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 secret	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 secret	det
5	secret	secret	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Doing	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 way	punct
7	sly	sly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 way	amod
8	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 secret	appos
9	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	15 notice	mark
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 so	fixed
11	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 people	amod
12	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 notice	nsubj
13	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 notice	aux
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 notice	advmod
15	notice	notice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 way	acl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Doing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund		things		a secret			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality
2	not notice	present · do-support	other people	sly way not said here					vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer way=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

Done quietly or secretly, often to get an advantage or to trick someone.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	1 Done	advmod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 secretly	cc
4	secretly	secretly	ADV	_	2 quietly	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 get	punct
6	often	often	ADV	_	8 get	advmod
7	to	to	PART	_	8 get	mark
8	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Done	advcl
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 advantage	det
10	advantage	advantage	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 get	obj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 trick	cc
12	to	to	PART	_	13 trick	mark
13	trick	trick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 get	conj
14	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	13 trick	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	do	participle		quietly property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	get	to-infinitive	a advantage	often property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer advantage=Stimulus
3	trick	to-infinitive	someone		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Small and hidden but clever, like a sneaky trick or a sneaky snack.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 trick	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 hidden	cc
3	hidden	hidden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Small	conj
4	but	but	CCONJ	_	5 clever	cc
5	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Small	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 trick	punct
7	like	like	ADP	_	10 trick	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 trick	det
9	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 trick	amod
10	trick	trick	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	14 snack	cc
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 snack	det
13	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 snack	amod
14	snack	snack	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 trick	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 trick	punct

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

Example 1

The sneaky fox crept up to the henhouse at night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 fox	det
2	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 fox	amod
3	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crept	nsubj
4	crept	creep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	up	up	ADP	_	4 crept	compound:prt
6	to	to	ADP	_	8 henhouse	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 henhouse	det
8	henhouse	henhouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crept	obl
9	at	at	ADP	_	10 night	case
10	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crept	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 crept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	creep up	past	the sneaky fox			the henhouse	night		vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to henhouse=Destination

Example 2

My brother had a sneaky look at his presents before his birthday.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 look	det
5	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 look	amod
6	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obj
7	at	at	ADP	_	9 presents	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 presents	nmod:poss
9	presents	present	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obl
10	before	before	ADP	_	12 birthday	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 birthday	nmod:poss
12	birthday	birthday	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	My brother	a sneaky look		brother's presents	before brother's birthday		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent look=Patient

Example 3

That was a sneaky move in the chess game!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 move	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 move	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 move	det
4	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 move	amod
5	move	move	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	in	in	ADP	_	9 game	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 game	det
8	chess	chess	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 game	compound
9	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 move	nmod
10	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 move	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	That	a sneaky move		the chess game			tree rules

Example 4

Mum caught me having a sneaky biscuit before tea.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 caught	nsubj
2	caught	catch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 caught	obj
4	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 caught	advcl
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 biscuit	det
6	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 biscuit	amod
7	biscuit	biscuit	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 having	obj
8	before	before	ADP	_	9 tea	case
9	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 having	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 caught	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	catch	past	Mum	me					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme
2	have	gerund	Mum not said here	a sneaky biscuit			before tea		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent biscuit=Patient

Example 5

The question was sneaky: it asked for the difference, not the sum.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 question	det
2	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sneaky	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sneaky	cop
4	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 asked	punct
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 asked	nsubj
7	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sneaky	conj
8	for	for	ADP	_	10 difference	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 difference	det
10	difference	difference	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 asked	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 sum	punct
12	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	14 sum	advmod
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 sum	det
14	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 difference	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sneaky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the question					sneaky property	tree rules
2	ask speech: ask	past	question					for the difference and the sum	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

Don't be sneaky — tell the teacher what really happened.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	4 sneaky	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 sneaky	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 sneaky	cop
4	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	—	-	PUNCT	_	6 tell	punct
6	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 sneaky	parataxis
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 teacher	det
8	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tell	obj
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	11 happened	nsubj
10	really	really	ADV	_	11 happened	advmod
11	happened	happen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 tell	ccomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sneaky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	other	roles by
1	not is	imperative · do-support	you not said here		sneaky property	tree rules
2	tell speech: assert	infinitive		the teacher		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic
3	happen	past				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

The cat is sneaky and steals food off the bench.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sneaky	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sneaky	cop
4	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 steals	cc
6	steals	steal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 sneaky	conj
7	food	food	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 steals	obj
8	off	off	ADP	_	10 bench	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bench	det
10	bench	bench	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 steals	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sneaky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the cat					sneaky property	tree rules
2	steal	present	the cat not said here	food		the bench			vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent food=Theme off bench=Source

Example 8

She gave a sneaky smile because she knew the answer.

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	2 gave	nsubj
2	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 smile	det
4	sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 smile	amod
5	smile	smile	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gave	obj
6	because	because	SCONJ	_	8 knew	mark
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 knew	nsubj
8	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 gave	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 answer	det
10	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 knew	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	She	a sneaky smile					vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Theme
2	know	past	she	the answer					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer answer=Stimulus

Example 9

“Sneaky tell-tale!” Tink called out from somewhere round the corner.

Sentence 1: “Sneaky tell-tale!”

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	5 tale	punct
2	Sneaky	sneaky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 tale	amod
3	tell	tell	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tale	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 tell	punct
5	tale	tale	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 tale	punct
7	”	"	PUNCT	_	5 tale	punct

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

Sentence 2: Tink called out from somewhere round the corner.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tink	Tink	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 called	nsubj:pass
2	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	out	out	ADP	_	2 called	compound:prt
4	from	from	ADP	_	5 somewhere	case
5	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	PronType=Ind	2 called	obl
6	round	round	ADP	_	8 corner	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 corner	det
8	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 called	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call out speech: assert	participle · passive		Tink				round the corner	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from somewhere=Source

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