solemn Who acts: Solemn, solemn promise, She, crowd, minute, face · What happens: mean, joke, be, make, look, silence · To what, where: serious sincere promise, solemn promise, bad news, us, solemn occasion, truth · Speech: someone speaks here
«solemn» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: solemn in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Solemn means very serious and not happy or joking, often in an important or sad moment.
The tree, 16 words nsubj advmod ccomp cc advmod conj cc conj punct advmod case det amod cc conj obl punct root Solemn ADJ means VERB very ADV serious ADJ and CCONJ not PART happy ADJ or CCONJ joking VERB , PUNCT often ADV in ADP an DET important ADJ or CCONJ sad ADJ moment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Solemn solemn ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 very very ADV _ 4 serious advmod 4 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means ccomp 5 and and CCONJ _ 7 happy cc 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 happy advmod 7 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 serious conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 joking cc 9 joking joke VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 happy conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 17 moment punct 11 often often ADV _ 17 moment advmod 12 in in ADP _ 17 moment case 13 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 moment det 14 important important ADJ Degree=Pos 17 moment amod 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 sad cc 16 sad sad ADJ Degree=Pos 14 important conj 17 moment moment NOUN Number=Sing 9 joking obl 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Solemn vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 joke speech: other gerund Solemn not said here moment vn chit_chat-37.6 «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 A solemn promise is a very serious, sincere promise.
det amod nsubj cop det advmod amod punct amod punct root A DET solemn ADJ promise NOUN is AUX a DET very ADV serious ADJ , PUNCT sincere ADJ promise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 promise det 2 solemn solemn ADJ Degree=Pos 3 promise amod 3 promise promise NOUN Number=Sing 10 promise nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 promise cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 promise det 6 very very ADV _ 7 serious advmod 7 serious serious ADJ Degree=Pos 10 promise amod 8 , , PUNCT _ 7 serious punct 9 sincere sincere ADJ Degree=Pos 10 promise amod 10 promise promise NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 . . PUNCT _ 10 promise punct
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1 is a present a solemn promise a serious sincere promise tree rules
Example 1 She made a solemn promise to look after the puppy.
nsubj det amod obj mark acl case det obl punct root She PRON made VERB a DET solemn ADJ promise NOUN to PART look VERB after ADP the DET puppy 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 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 promise det 4 solemn solemn ADJ Degree=Pos 5 promise amod 5 promise promise NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 to to PART _ 7 look mark 7 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 promise acl 8 after after ADP _ 10 puppy case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 puppy det 10 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 7 look obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past She a solemn promise vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Product 2 look to-infinitive She not said here a solemn promise not said here after the puppy vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 2 The crowd was solemn during the minute's silence.
det nsubj cop case det nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET crowd NOUN was AUX solemn ADJ during ADP the DET minute NOUN 's PART silence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 crowd det 2 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 4 solemn nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 solemn cop 4 solemn solemn ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 during during ADP _ 9 silence case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 minute det 7 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 9 silence nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 minute case 9 silence silence NOUN Number=Sing 4 solemn obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 4 solemn punct
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1 is past the crowd during the minute's silence solemn property tree rules 2 silence the minute nom silence «state transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 His face was solemn as he told us the bad news.
nmod:poss nsubj cop mark nsubj advcl iobj det amod obj punct root His PRON face NOUN was AUX solemn ADJ as SCONJ he PRON told VERB us PRON the DET bad ADJ news NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 face nmod:poss 2 face face NOUN Number=Sing 4 solemn nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 solemn cop 4 solemn solemn ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 as as SCONJ _ 7 told mark 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 told nsubj 7 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 solemn advcl 8 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 told iobj 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 news det 10 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 11 news amod 11 news news NOUN Number=Sing 7 told obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 solemn punct
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1 is past His face solemn property tree rules 2 tell speech: assert past he the bad news us vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient news=Topic
Example 4 The funeral was a solemn occasion.
det nsubj cop det amod punct root The DET funeral NOUN was AUX a DET solemn ADJ occasion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 funeral det 2 funeral funeral NOUN Number=Sing 6 occasion nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 occasion cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 occasion det 5 solemn solemn ADJ Degree=Pos 6 occasion amod 6 occasion occasion NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 occasion punct
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1 is a past the funeral a solemn occasion tree rules
Example 5 I solemnly swear to tell the truth.
nsubj advmod mark xcomp det obj punct root I PRON solemnly ADV swear VERB to PART tell VERB the DET truth NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 swear nsubj 2 solemnly solemnly ADV _ 3 swear advmod 3 swear swear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 tell mark 5 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 swear xcomp 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 truth det 7 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 5 tell obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 swear punct
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1 swear present I solemnly property vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme 2 tell speech: assert to-infinitive I not said here the truth vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient
Example 6 Anzac Day begins with a solemn dawn service.
compound nsubj case det amod compound obl punct root Anzac PROPN Day PROPN begins VERB with ADP a DET solemn ADJ dawn NOUN service NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Anzac Anzac PROPN Number=Sing 2 Day compound 2 Day Day PROPN Number=Sing 3 begins nsubj 3 begins begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 8 service case 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 service det 6 solemn solemn ADJ Degree=Pos 8 service amod 7 dawn dawn NOUN Number=Sing 8 service compound 8 service service NOUN Number=Sing 3 begins obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 begins punct
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1 begin present Anzac Day with a solemn dawn service vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with service=Subeventuality
Example 7 He struck a most solemn blow upon the piece of wood.
nsubj det advmod amod obj case det obl case nmod punct root He PRON struck VERB a DET most ADV solemn ADJ blow NOUN upon ADP the DET piece NOUN of ADP wood 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 struck nsubj 2 struck strike VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 blow det 4 most most ADV Degree=Sup 5 solemn advmod 5 solemn solemn ADJ Degree=Pos 6 blow amod 6 blow blow NOUN Number=Sing 2 struck obj 7 upon upon ADP _ 9 piece case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 piece det 9 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 2 struck obl 10 of of ADP _ 11 wood case 11 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 9 piece nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 struck punct
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1 strike past He a solemn blow upon the piece of wood vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blow=Patient
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