softly Who acts: you, baby, Snow, She, music, He · What happens: mean, speak, be, fall, close, play · To what, where: roofs, door, background, kitten, trees, anyone · Speech: someone speaks here
«softly» 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: softly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Softly means quietly, not loudly.
advmod advmod punct advmod advmod punct root Softly ADV means VERB quietly ADV , PUNCT not PART loudly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Softly softly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 quietly quietly ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 loudly punct 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 loudly advmod 6 loudly loudly ADV _ 2 means advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present loudly, quietly, softly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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 Softly means gently, with little force.
advmod advmod punct case amod obl punct root Softly ADV means VERB gently ADV , PUNCT with ADP little ADJ force NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Softly softly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 gently gently ADV _ 2 means advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 7 force punct 5 with with ADP _ 7 force case 6 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 7 force amod 7 force force NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present with little force; gently, softly property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Softly can mean in a kind, tender way.
advmod aux case det amod punct amod obl punct root Softly ADV can AUX mean VERB in ADP a DET kind ADJ , PUNCT tender ADJ way NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Softly softly ADV _ 3 mean advmod 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 in in ADP _ 9 way case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 way det 6 kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 9 way amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 kind punct 8 tender tender ADJ Degree=Pos 9 way amod 9 way way NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can in a kind tender way; softly property vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute
Example 1 Please speak softly; the baby is asleep.
discourse advmod punct det nsubj cop advcl punct root Please INTJ speak VERB softly ADV ; PUNCT the DET baby NOUN is AUX asleep ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Please please INTJ _ 2 speak discourse 2 speak speak VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 3 softly softly ADV _ 2 speak advmod 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 asleep punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 baby det 6 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 8 asleep nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 asleep cop 8 asleep asleep ADJ Degree=Pos 2 speak advcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other imperative you not said here softly property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is present the baby asleep property tree rules
Example 2 Snow fell softly on the roofs.
nsubj advmod case det obl punct root Snow NOUN fell VERB softly ADV on ADP the DET roofs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Snow snow NOUN Number=Sing 2 fell nsubj 2 fell fall VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 softly softly ADV _ 2 fell advmod 4 on on ADP _ 6 roofs case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 roofs det 6 roofs roof NOUN Number=Plur 2 fell obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 fell punct
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1 fall past Snow the roofs softly property vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on roof=Location
Example 3 She closed the door softly behind her.
nsubj det obj advmod case obl punct root She PRON closed VERB the DET door NOUN softly ADV behind ADP her PRON . 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 2 closed nsubj 2 closed close VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 door det 4 door door NOUN Number=Sing 2 closed obj 5 softly softly ADV _ 2 closed advmod 6 behind behind ADP _ 7 her case 7 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 closed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 closed punct
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1 close past She the door behind her = she ; softly property vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient
Example 4 The music played softly in the background.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET music NOUN played VERB softly ADV in ADP the DET background NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 music det 2 music music NOUN Number=Sing 3 played nsubj 3 played play VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 softly softly ADV _ 3 played advmod 5 in in ADP _ 7 background case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 background det 7 background background NOUN Number=Sing 3 played obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 played punct
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1 play past the music the background softly property vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 He softly stroked the kitten.
nsubj advmod det obj punct root He PRON softly ADV stroked VERB the DET kitten 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 3 stroked nsubj 2 softly softly ADV _ 3 stroked advmod 3 stroked stroke VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 kitten det 5 kitten kitten NOUN Number=Sing 3 stroked obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 stroked punct
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1 stroke past He the kitten softly property vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitten=Experiencer
Example 6 The wind blew softly through the trees.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET wind NOUN blew VERB softly ADV through ADP the DET trees NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 wind det 2 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 3 blew nsubj 3 blew blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 softly softly ADV _ 3 blew advmod 5 through through ADP _ 7 trees case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 trees det 7 trees tree NOUN Number=Plur 3 blew obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 blew punct
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1 blow past the wind the trees softly property vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient
Example 7 "It's all right," Grandma said softly.
punct nsubj cop advmod punct punct nsubj conj advmod punct root " PUNCT It PRON 's AUX all ADV right ADJ , PUNCT " PUNCT Grandma NOUN said VERB softly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 right punct 2 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 right nsubj 3 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 right cop 4 all all ADV _ 5 right advmod 5 right right ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 said punct 7 " " PUNCT _ 9 said punct 8 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 9 said nsubj 9 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 right conj 10 softly softly ADV _ 9 said advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 right punct
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1 is in a quote present It all, right property tree rules 2 say speech: assert past Grandma softly property vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 8 Tiptoe softly so you don't wake anyone.
advmod mark nsubj aux advmod advcl obj punct root Tiptoe VERB softly ADV so SCONJ you PRON do AUX n't PART wake VERB anyone PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tiptoe tiptoe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 softly softly ADV _ 1 Tiptoe advmod 3 so so SCONJ _ 7 wake mark 4 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 wake nsubj 5 do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 wake aux 6 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 7 wake advmod 7 wake wake VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Tiptoe advcl 8 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 wake obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Tiptoe punct
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1 tiptoe imperative you not said here softly property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 not wake present · do-support you anyone vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent anyone=Patient
Example 9 She answered softly, “Yes, dear Beast.”
nsubj advmod punct punct discourse punct amod parataxis punct punct root She PRON answered VERB softly ADV , PUNCT “ PUNCT Yes INTJ , PUNCT dear ADJ Beast PROPN . PUNCT ” 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 2 answered nsubj 2 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 softly softly ADV _ 2 answered advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 Beast punct 5 “ " PUNCT _ 9 Beast punct 6 Yes yes INTJ Polarity=Pos 9 Beast discourse 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 Beast punct 8 dear dear ADJ Degree=Pos 9 Beast amod 9 Beast Beast PROPN Number=Sing 2 answered parataxis 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 Beast punct 11 ” " PUNCT _ 2 answered punct
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1 answer speech: assert past She softly property tree rules
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