snobbish Who acts: you, She, snobbish lady, tea shop, Toad, He · What happens: think, be, look down, play, do, not be · To what, where: snobbish remark · Speech: someone speaks here
«snobbish» 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: snobbish in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Thinking you are better than other people because you are richer, posher or more educated, and looking down on them.
The tree, 20 words nsubj nsubj cop case amod obl mark nsubj cop advcl punct conj cc advmod conj punct cc advcl advmod case obl punct root Thinking VERB you PRON are AUX better ADJ than ADP other ADJ people NOUN because SCONJ you PRON are AUX richer ADJ , PUNCT posher ADJ or CCONJ more ADV educated ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ looking VERB down ADV on ADP them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thinking think VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 better nsubj 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 better nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 better cop 4 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 7 people case 6 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 7 people amod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 better obl 8 because because SCONJ _ 11 richer mark 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 richer nsubj 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 richer cop 11 richer rich ADJ Degree=Cmp 4 better advcl 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 posher punct 13 posher posh ADJ Degree=Cmp 11 richer conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 16 educated cc 15 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 16 educated advmod 16 educated educated ADJ Degree=Pos 11 richer conj 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 looking punct 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 looking cc 19 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 better advcl 20 down down ADV _ 19 looking advmod 21 on on ADP _ 22 them case 22 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 looking obl 23 . . PUNCT _ 4 better punct
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1 think speech: other gerund vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present than other people; good property tree rules 3 is present you rich property tree rules 4 be you not said here tree rules 5 be you not said here tree rules 6 look down gerund on people; down property vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on they=Theme
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 was too snobbish to play with the village children.
nsubj cop advmod mark advcl case det compound obl punct root She PRON was AUX too ADV snobbish ADJ to PART play VERB with ADP the DET village NOUN children 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 4 snobbish nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 snobbish cop 3 too too ADV _ 4 snobbish advmod 4 snobbish snobbish ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 play mark 6 play play VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 snobbish advcl 7 with with ADP _ 10 children case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 children det 9 village village NOUN Number=Sing 10 children compound 10 children child NOUN Number=Plur 6 play obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 snobbish punct
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1 is past She snobbish property tree rules 2 play to-infinitive She not said here with the village children vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with child=Co-Agent
Example 2 Don't be snobbish about other people's clothes.
advmod cop obj case amod nmod:poss case obl punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX snobbish ADJ about ADP other ADJ people NOUN 's PART clothes NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 snobbish advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 snobbish cop 4 snobbish snobbish ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do obj 5 about about ADP _ 9 clothes case 6 other other ADJ Degree=Pos 7 people amod 7 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 clothes nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 people case 9 clothes clothes NOUN Number=Ptan 4 snobbish obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is infinitive about other people's clothes; snobbish property tree rules
Example 3 The snobbish lady said the tea-shop was not good enough.
det amod nsubj det compound punct nsubj cop advmod ccomp advmod punct root The DET snobbish ADJ lady NOUN said VERB the DET tea NOUN - PUNCT shop NOUN was AUX not PART good ADJ enough ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 lady det 2 snobbish snobbish ADJ Degree=Pos 3 lady amod 3 lady lady NOUN Number=Sing 4 said nsubj 4 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 shop det 6 tea tea NOUN Number=Sing 8 shop compound 7 - - PUNCT _ 6 tea punct 8 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 11 good nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 good cop 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 good advmod 11 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 4 said ccomp 12 enough enough ADV _ 11 good advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the snobbish lady vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 not is past the tea shop enough, good property tree rules
Example 4 Toad was a little snobbish about his motor-car.
nsubj cop det obl:unmarked case nmod:poss compound punct obl punct root Toad PROPN was AUX a DET little ADJ snobbish ADJ about ADP his PRON motor NOUN - PUNCT car NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toad Toad PROPN Number=Sing 5 snobbish nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 snobbish cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 little det 4 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 snobbish obl:unmarked 5 snobbish snobbish ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 about about ADP _ 10 car case 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 car nmod:poss 8 motor motor NOUN Number=Sing 10 car compound 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 motor punct 10 car car NOUN Number=Sing 5 snobbish obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 snobbish punct
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1 is past Toad about Toad's motor car; a little obl:unmarked ; snobbish property tree rules
Example 5 He made a snobbish remark about her accent.
nsubj det amod obj case nmod:poss nmod punct root He PRON made VERB a DET snobbish ADJ remark NOUN about ADP her PRON accent 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 2 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 remark det 4 snobbish snobbish ADJ Degree=Pos 5 remark amod 5 remark remark NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 about about ADP _ 8 accent case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 accent nmod:poss 8 accent accent NOUN Number=Sing 5 remark nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past He a snobbish remark about her accent vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remark=Product 2 accent her = she nom accent «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The new kid thought we were snobbish, but we were just shy.
det amod nsubj nsubj cop ccomp punct cc nsubj cop advmod conj punct root The DET new ADJ kid NOUN thought VERB we PRON were AUX snobbish ADJ , PUNCT but CCONJ we PRON were AUX just ADV shy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 kid det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 kid amod 3 kid kid NOUN Number=Sing 4 thought nsubj 4 thought think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 snobbish nsubj 6 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 snobbish cop 7 snobbish snobbish ADJ Degree=Pos 4 thought ccomp 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 shy punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 13 shy cc 10 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 13 shy nsubj 11 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 shy cop 12 just just ADV _ 13 shy advmod 13 shy shy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 snobbish conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 thought punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 think speech: other past the new kid vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is past we snobbish property tree rules 3 is past we shy property tree rules
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