solicitous
Who acts: nurse, He, waiter, She, I, host · What happens: do, be, check, refill, ask, comfort · To what, where: something, water glasses, soup · Speech: someone speaks here
«solicitous» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: solicitous in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Caring and anxious about someone's health, comfort or happiness; very attentive.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Caring | caring | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 anxious | cc |
| 3 | anxious | anxious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Caring | conj |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 health | case |
| 5 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 7 health | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 someone | case |
| 7 | health | health | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 anxious | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 comfort | punct |
| 9 | comfort | comfort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 health | conj |
| 10 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 happiness | cc |
| 11 | happiness | happiness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 health | conj |
| 12 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 attentive | punct |
| 13 | very | very | ADV | _ | 14 attentive | advmod |
| 14 | attentive | attentive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Caring | conj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Caring | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Eager or anxious to do something.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eager | eager | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 2 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 3 anxious | cc |
| 3 | anxious | anxious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 1 Eager | conj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 do | mark |
| 5 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 anxious | xcomp |
| 6 | something | something | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 5 do | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Eager | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | to-infinitive | something | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |
Example 1
The nurse was solicitous, checking on us every hour.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 nurse | det |
| 2 | nurse | nurse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 solicitous | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 solicitous | cop |
| 4 | solicitous | solicitous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 checking | punct |
| 6 | checking | check | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 solicitous | advcl |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 us | case |
| 8 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 6 checking | obl |
| 9 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 hour | det |
| 10 | hour | hour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 checking | obj |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 solicitous | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the nurse | solicitous property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | check | gerund | the nurse not said here | hour | on us | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on we=Location |
Example 2
He was solicitous about his grandmother's health.
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 solicitous | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 solicitous | cop |
| 3 | solicitous | solicitous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 8 health | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 grandmother | nmod:poss |
| 6 | grandmother | grandmother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 health | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 grandmother | case |
| 8 | health | health | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 solicitous | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 solicitous | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | He | about his grandmother's health; solicitous property | tree rules |
Example 3
The waiter was solicitous, refilling our water glasses.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 waiter | det |
| 2 | waiter | waiter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 solicitous | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 solicitous | cop |
| 4 | solicitous | solicitous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 refilling | punct |
| 6 | refilling | refill | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 solicitous | advcl |
| 7 | our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 glasses | nmod:poss |
| 8 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 glasses | compound |
| 9 | glasses | glass | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 refilling | obj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 solicitous | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the waiter | solicitous property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | refill | gerund | the waiter not said here | our water glasses | tree rules |
Example 4
She asked solicitously whether I was warm enough.
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 asked | nsubj |
| 2 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | solicitously | solicitously | ADV | _ | 2 asked | advmod |
| 4 | whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 7 warm | mark |
| 5 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 warm | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 warm | cop |
| 7 | warm | warm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 asked | ccomp |
| 8 | enough | enough | ADV | _ | 7 warm | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 asked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | past | She | solicitously property | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | is | past | I | enough, warm property | tree rules |
Example 5
The host was solicitous of every guest's comfort.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 host | det |
| 2 | host | host | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 solicitous | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 solicitous | cop |
| 4 | solicitous | solicitous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 comfort | case |
| 6 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 guest | det |
| 7 | guest | guest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 comfort | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 guest | case |
| 9 | comfort | comfort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 solicitous | obl |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 solicitous | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | the host | of every guest's comfort; solicitous property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | comfort | every guest | nom comfort «state transitive»: poss=agent |
Example 6
Our neighbour was very solicitous when Mum was ill, bringing soup every day.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 neighbour | nmod:poss |
| 2 | neighbour | neighbour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 solicitous | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 solicitous | cop |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 solicitous | advmod |
| 5 | solicitous | solicitous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 9 ill | mark |
| 7 | Mum | mum | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ill | nsubj |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 ill | cop |
| 9 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 solicitous | advcl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 bringing | punct |
| 11 | bringing | bring | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 solicitous | advcl |
| 12 | soup | soup | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 bringing | obj |
| 13 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 14 day | det |
| 14 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 bringing | obl:unmarked |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 solicitous | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Our neighbour | solicitous property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | past | Mum | ill property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | bring | gerund | Our neighbour not said here | soup | day | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent soup=Theme |
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