solemnly

Who acts: judge, Jack, Mock Turtle, children, He, Sea King · What happens: mean, smile, joke, speak, promise, look · To what, where: church, hands, flag · Speech: someone speaks here

«solemnly» 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: solemnly in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Solemnly means in a very serious way, without smiling or joking.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Solemnly	solemnly	ADV	_	2 means	advmod
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	7 way	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 way	det
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 serious	advmod
6	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 way	amod
7	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 smiling	punct
9	without	without	SCONJ	_	10 smiling	mark
10	smiling	smile	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 means	conj
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 joking	cc
12	joking	joke	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 smiling	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	mean	present	in a serious way; solemnly property	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute
2	smile	gerund		vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	joke speech: other	gerund		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

Solemnly can mean in a formal, important way, as in a promise or ceremony.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Solemnly	solemnly	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	formal	formal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 formal	punct
8	important	important	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 way	amod
9	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 promise	punct
11	as	as	ADP	_	14 promise	case
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 promise	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 promise	det
14	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	parataxis
15	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 ceremony	cc
16	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 promise	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can						in a formal important way; solemnly property	vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute

Example 1

The judge spoke solemnly to the court.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 judge	det
2	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	nsubj
3	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	solemnly	solemnly	ADV	_	3 spoke	advmod
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 court	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 court	det
7	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 spoke	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 spoke	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	past	the judge					to the court; solemnly property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to court=Co-Agent

Example 2

«I solemnly promise to look after the puppy,» said Jack.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 promise	punct
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	4 promise	nsubj
3	solemnly	solemnly	ADV	_	4 promise	advmod
4	promise	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 said	ccomp
5	to	to	PART	_	6 look	mark
6	look	look	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 promise	xcomp
7	after	after	ADP	_	9 puppy	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 puppy	det
9	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 look	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 promise	punct
11	»	»	PUNCT	_	4 promise	punct
12	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	Jack	Jack	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 said	nsubj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	promise speech: promise in a quote	present	Jack		solemnly property	vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	look not said to happen, in a quote	to-infinitive	Jack not said here	after the puppy		vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
3	say speech: assert	past	Jack			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic

Example 3

The Mock Turtle sighed solemnly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Turtle	det
2	Mock	Mock	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 Turtle	compound
3	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 sighed	nsubj
4	sighed	sigh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	solemnly	solemnly	ADV	_	4 sighed	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sighed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sigh	past	the Mock Turtle					solemnly property	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

The children walked solemnly into the church.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 children	det
2	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 walked	nsubj
3	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	solemnly	solemnly	ADV	_	3 walked	advmod
5	into	into	ADP	_	7 church	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 church	det
7	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 walked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	the children					into the church result; solemnly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into church=Result

Example 5

He solemnly shook hands with each of us.

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 shook	nsubj
2	solemnly	solemnly	ADV	_	3 shook	advmod
3	shook	shake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 shook	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 each	case
6	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	3 shook	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 us	case
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	6 each	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shook	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shake	past	He	hands				with each; solemnly property	vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient with each=Co-Patient

Example 6

The flag was solemnly lowered.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 flag	det
2	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lowered	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 lowered	aux:pass
4	solemnly	solemnly	ADV	_	5 lowered	advmod
5	lowered	lower	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 lowered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lower	past · passive		the flag				solemnly property	vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 7

Then the Sea King said solemnly:

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	5 said	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 King	det
3	Sea	Sea	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 King	compound
4	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 said	nsubj
5	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	solemnly	solemnly	ADV	_	5 said	advmod
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	the Sea King				then	solemnly property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

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