somnolence
Who acts: warm room, medicine, village, doctor, pleasant somnolence, strange somnolence · What happens: be, fall, fill, cause, not operate, lie · To what, where: class, somnolence, machines, castle
«somnolence» 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: somnolence in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.
Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready to fall asleep.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sleepiness | sleepiness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 feeling | nsubj |
| 2 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 4 feeling | punct |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 feeling | det |
| 4 | feeling | feeling | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 drowsy | case |
| 6 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 drowsy | cop |
| 7 | drowsy | drowsy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 feeling | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 heavy | cc |
| 9 | heavy | heavy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 drowsy | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 ready | punct |
| 11 | ready | ready | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 drowsy | conj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 fall | mark |
| 13 | fall | fall | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 ready | xcomp |
| 14 | asleep | asleep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 fall | xcomp |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 feeling | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | gerund | drowsy property | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | be | tree rules | |||||||
| 3 | be | tree rules | |||||||
| 4 | fall | to-infinitive | asleep property | vn 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
Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.
A sleepy, very quiet state of a place.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 state | det |
| 2 | sleepy | sleepy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 state | amod |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 sleepy | punct |
| 4 | very | very | ADV | _ | 5 quiet | advmod |
| 5 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 state | amod |
| 6 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 place | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 place | det |
| 9 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 state | nmod |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 state | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
A warm room and a long talk filled the class with somnolence.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 room | det |
| 2 | warm | warm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 room | amod |
| 3 | room | room | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 filled | nsubj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 talk | cc |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 talk | det |
| 6 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 talk | amod |
| 7 | talk | talk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 room | conj |
| 8 | filled | fill | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 class | det |
| 10 | class | class | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 filled | obj |
| 11 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 somnolence | case |
| 12 | somnolence | somnolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 filled | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 filled | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fill | past | a warm room and a long talk | the class | with somnolence | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent class=Patient with somnolence=Instrument |
Example 2
The medicine may cause somnolence, so don't operate machines.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 medicine | det |
| 2 | medicine | medicine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cause | nsubj |
| 3 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 cause | aux |
| 4 | cause | cause | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | somnolence | somnolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cause | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 operate | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 operate | advmod |
| 8 | do | do | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 10 operate | aux |
| 9 | n't | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 operate | advmod |
| 10 | operate | operate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 cause | conj |
| 11 | machines | machine | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 operate | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 cause | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cause | may | the medicine | somnolence | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition somnolence=Patient | ||||
| 2 | not operate | infinitive · do-support | the medicine not said here | machines | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Theme machine=Attribute |
Example 3
The village lay in the somnolence of a summer afternoon.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 village | det |
| 2 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lay | nsubj |
| 3 | lay | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 somnolence | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 somnolence | det |
| 6 | somnolence | somnolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lay | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 afternoon | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 afternoon | det |
| 9 | summer | summer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 afternoon | compound |
| 10 | afternoon | afternoon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 somnolence | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 lay | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lie | past | the village | the somnolence of a summer afternoon | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in somnolence=Location |
Example 4
The doctor noted the patient's somnolence.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 doctor | det |
| 2 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 noted | nsubj |
| 3 | noted | note | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 patient | det |
| 5 | patient | patient | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 somnolence | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 patient | case |
| 7 | somnolence | somnolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 noted | obj |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 noted | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | note | past | the doctor | the patient's somnolence | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent somnolence=Topic |
Example 5
After the big lunch, a pleasant somnolence crept over Grandad.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | After | after | ADP | _ | 4 lunch | case |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 lunch | det |
| 3 | big | big | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 lunch | amod |
| 4 | lunch | lunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 crept | obl |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 lunch | punct |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 somnolence | det |
| 7 | pleasant | pleasant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 somnolence | amod |
| 8 | somnolence | somnolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 crept | nsubj |
| 9 | crept | creep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | over | over | ADP | _ | 11 Grandad | case |
| 11 | Grandad | Grandad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 crept | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 crept | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | creep | past | a pleasant somnolence | after the big lunch | over Grandad | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over grandad=Trajectory |
Example 6
A strange somnolence fell over the castle in the fairy tale.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 somnolence | det |
| 2 | strange | strange | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 somnolence | amod |
| 3 | somnolence | somnolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fell | nsubj |
| 4 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | over | over | ADP | _ | 7 castle | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 castle | det |
| 7 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fell | obl |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 tale | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 tale | det |
| 10 | fairy | fairy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 tale | amod |
| 11 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fell | obl |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 fell | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fall | past | a strange somnolence | the castle | in the fairy tale | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over castle=Location |
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