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snowy

Who acts: Snowy, snow, It, we, snowy mountains, you · What happens: mean, have, fall, be, build, look · To what, where: lot, snowy day, snowman, snowy roads, snowy white hair, white feathers

«snowy» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: snowy in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Snowy means having a lot of snow or with snow falling.

nsubjxcompdetobjcasenmodccmarknsubjconjpunctrootSnowyADJmeansVERBhavingVERBaDETlotNOUNofADPsnowNOUNorCCONJwithSCONJsnowNOUNfallingVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SnowysnowyADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3havinghaveVERBVerbForm=Ger2 meansxcomp
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 lotdet
5lotlotNOUNNumber=Sing3 havingobj
6ofofADP_7 snowcase
7snowsnowNOUNNumber=Sing5 lotnmod
8ororCCONJ_11 fallingcc
9withwithSCONJ_11 fallingmark
10snowsnowNOUNNumber=Sing11 fallingnsubj
11fallingfallVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part7 snowconj
12..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentSnowyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2have not said to happengerundSnowy not said herea lot of snowvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient
3fallgerundsnowvn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=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.

Meaning 2

Snowy also means white like snow, as in snowy hair or a snowy owl.

The tree, 14 words
nsubjadvmodxcompcaseoblpunctcasecaseamodoblccdetamodconjpunctrootSnowyADJalsoADVmeansVERBwhiteADJlikeADPsnowNOUN,PUNCTasADPinADPsnowyADJhairNOUNorCCONJaDETsnowyADJowlNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SnowysnowyADJDegree=Pos3 meansnsubj
2alsoalsoADV_3 meansadvmod
3meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4whitewhiteADJDegree=Pos3 meansxcomp
5likelikeADP_6 snowcase
6snowsnowNOUNNumber=Sing4 whiteobl
7,,PUNCT_11 hairpunct
8asasADP_11 haircase
9ininADP_11 haircase
10snowysnowyADJDegree=Pos11 hairamod
11hairhairNOUNNumber=Sing3 meansobl
12ororCCONJ_15 owlcc
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 owldet
14snowysnowyADJDegree=Pos15 owlamod
15owlowlNOUNNumber=Sing11 hairconj
16..PUNCT_3 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentSnowyas snowy hair or a snowy owl; white propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as hair=Attribute

Example 1

It was a snowy day, so we built a snowman.

nsubjcopdetamodpunctadvmodnsubjacl:relcldetobjpunctrootItPRONwasAUXaDETsnowyADJdayNOUN,PUNCTsoADVwePRONbuiltVERBaDETsnowmanNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs5 daynsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 daycop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 daydet
4snowysnowyADJDegree=Pos5 dayamod
5daydayNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6,,PUNCT_9 builtpunct
7sosoADV_9 builtadvmod
8wewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs9 builtnsubj
9builtbuildVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 dayacl:relcl
10aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art11 snowmandet
11snowmansnowmanNOUNNumber=Sing9 builtobj
12..PUNCT_5 daypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastIta snowy daytree rules
2buildpastwea snowmanvn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snowman=Product

Example 2

The snowy mountains looked beautiful.

detamodnsubjxcomppunctrootTheDETsnowyADJmountainsNOUNlookedVERBbeautifulADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 mountainsdet
2snowysnowyADJDegree=Pos3 mountainsamod
3mountainsmountainNOUNNumber=Plur4 lookednsubj
4lookedlookVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5beautifulbeautifulADJDegree=Pos4 lookedxcomp
6..PUNCT_4 lookedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lookpastthe snowy mountainsbeautiful propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Example 3

Drive slowly on snowy roads.

advmodcaseamodoblpunctrootDriveVERBslowlyADVonADPsnowyADJroadsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1DrivedriveVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2slowlyslowlyADV_1 Driveadvmod
3ononADP_5 roadscase
4snowysnowyADJDegree=Pos5 roadsamod
5roadsroadNOUNNumber=Plur1 Driveobl
6..PUNCT_1 Drivepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1driveimperativeyou not said heresnowy roadsslowly propertyvn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

Grandpa has snowy white hair.

nsubjamodamodobjpunctrootGrandpaPROPNhasVERBsnowyADJwhiteADJhairNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GrandpaGrandpaPROPNNumber=Sing2 hasnsubj
2hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3snowysnowyADJDegree=Pos5 hairamod
4whitewhiteADJDegree=Pos5 hairamod
5hairhairNOUNNumber=Sing2 hasobj
6..PUNCT_2 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentGrandpasnowy white hairvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient

Example 5

A snowy owl has white feathers.

detamodnsubjamodobjpunctrootADETsnowyADJowlNOUNhasVERBwhiteADJfeathersNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art3 owldet
2snowysnowyADJDegree=Pos3 owlamod
3owlowlNOUNNumber=Sing4 hasnsubj
4hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5whitewhiteADJDegree=Pos6 feathersamod
6feathersfeatherNOUNNumber=Plur4 hasobj
7..PUNCT_4 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresenta snowy owlwhite feathersvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Patient

Example 6

Canada has very snowy winters.

nsubjadvmodamodobjpunctrootCanadaPROPNhasVERBveryADVsnowyADJwintersNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CanadaCanadaPROPNNumber=Sing2 hasnsubj
2hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3veryveryADV_4 snowyadvmod
4snowysnowyADJDegree=Pos5 wintersamod
5winterswinterNOUNNumber=Plur2 hasobj
6..PUNCT_2 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentCanadawintervn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 7

This is the snowiest winter I can remember.

nsubjcopdetamodnsubjauxacl:relclpunctrootThisPRONisAUXtheDETsnowiestADJwinterNOUNIPRONcanAUXrememberVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThisthisPRONNumber=Sing PronType=Dem5 winternsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 wintercop
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 winterdet
4snowiestsnowyADJDegree=Sup5 winteramod
5winterwinterNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs8 remembernsubj
7cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin8 rememberaux
8rememberrememberVERBVerbForm=Inf5 winteracl:relcl
9..PUNCT_5 winterpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentThisthe snowiest wintertree rules
2remembercanIthe snowiest winter not said herevn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent winter=Theme

Example 8

The cat left footprints on the snowy path.

detnsubjobjcasedetamodoblpunctrootTheDETcatNOUNleftVERBfootprintsNOUNonADPtheDETsnowyADJpathNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 catdet
2catcatNOUNNumber=Sing3 leftnsubj
3leftleaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4footprintsfootprintNOUNNumber=Plur3 leftobj
5ononADP_8 pathcase
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 pathdet
7snowysnowyADJDegree=Pos8 pathamod
8pathpathNOUNNumber=Sing3 leftobl
9..PUNCT_3 leftpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1leavepastthe catfootprintsthe snowy pathvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent footprint=Theme on path=Location

Example 9

It was terribly cold and snowy, but aunt must go to the theatre.

The tree, 13 words
nsubjcopadvmodccconjpunctccnsubjauxparataxiscasedetoblpunctrootItPRONwasAUXterriblyADVcoldADJandCCONJsnowyADJ,PUNCTbutCCONJauntNOUNmustAUXgoVERBtoADPtheDETtheatreNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ItitPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs4 coldnsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 coldcop
3terriblyterriblyADV_4 coldadvmod
4coldcoldADJDegree=Posrootroot
5andandCCONJ_6 snowycc
6snowysnowyADJDegree=Pos4 coldconj
7,,PUNCT_11 gopunct
8butbutCCONJ_11 gocc
9auntauntNOUNNumber=Sing11 gonsubj
10mustmustAUXVerbForm=Fin11 goaux
11gogoVERBVerbForm=Inf4 coldparataxis
12totoADP_14 theatrecase
13thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art14 theatredet
14theatretheatreNOUNNumber=Sing11 goobl
15..PUNCT_4 coldpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastItcold, terribly propertytree rules
2betree rules
3gomustauntthe theatrevn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to theatre=Initial_Location

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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