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sparkly

Who acts: Sparkly, light, Sparkly drinks, She, We, snow · What happens: mean, shine, flash, be, wear, make · To what, where: fizzy ones, sparkly dress, sparkly Christmas cards, sun., sparkly shoes, sparkly wand

«sparkly» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: sparkly in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Sparkly means shining with lots of tiny flashes of light, like glitter, sequins, frost or diamonds.

The tree, 16 words
nsubjxcompcaseoblcaseamodnmodcasenmodpunctcaseoblpunctconjpunctapposccconjpunctrootSparklyADJmeansVERBshiningVERBwithADPlotsNOUNofADPtinyADJflashesNOUNofADPlightNOUN,PUNCTlikeADPglitterNOUN,PUNCTsequinsNOUN,PUNCTfrostNOUNorCCONJdiamondsNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SparklysparklyADJDegree=Pos2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3shiningshineVERBVerbForm=Ger2 meansxcomp
4withwithADP_5 lotscase
5lotslotNOUNNumber=Plur3 shiningobl
6ofofADP_8 flashescase
7tinytinyADJDegree=Pos8 flashesamod
8flashesflashNOUNNumber=Plur5 lotsnmod
9ofofADP_10 lightcase
10lightlightNOUNNumber=Sing8 flashesnmod
11,,PUNCT_13 glitterpunct
12likelikeADP_13 glittercase
13glitterglitterNOUNNumber=Sing3 shiningobl
14,,PUNCT_15 sequinspunct
15sequinssequinNOUNNumber=Plur13 glitterconj
16,,PUNCT_17 frostpunct
17frostfrostNOUNNumber=Sing15 sequinsappos
18ororCCONJ_19 diamondscc
19diamondsdiamondNOUNNumber=Plur17 frostconj
20..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meanpresentSparklyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2shine not said to happengerundSparkly not said herewith lots of tiny flashes of light; like glitter and sequinsvn light_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with lot=Theme
3flashlightnom flash «event intransitive»: of=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

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Sparkly can also mean lively, bright and full of fun: a sparkly personality.

The tree, 13 words
advmodauxadvmodxcomppunctconjccconjcaseoblpunctdetamodparataxispunctrootSparklyADVcanAUXalsoADVmeanVERBlivelyADJ,PUNCTbrightADJandCCONJfullADJofADPfunNOUN:PUNCTaDETsparklyADJpersonalityNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SparklysparklyADV_4 meanadvmod
2cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin4 meanaux
3alsoalsoADV_4 meanadvmod
4meanmeanVERBVerbForm=Infrootroot
5livelylivelyADJDegree=Pos4 meanxcomp
6,,PUNCT_7 brightpunct
7brightbrightADJDegree=Pos5 livelyconj
8andandCCONJ_9 fullcc
9fullfullADJDegree=Pos5 livelyconj
10ofofADP_11 funcase
11funfunNOUNNumber=Sing9 fullobl
12::PUNCT_15 personalitypunct
13aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art15 personalitydet
14sparklysparklyADJDegree=Pos15 personalityamod
15personalitypersonalityNOUNNumber=Sing4 meanparataxis
16..PUNCT_4 meanpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1meancanlively, sparkly propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Sparkly drinks are fizzy ones.

amodnsubjcopamodpunctrootSparklyADJdrinksNOUNareAUXfizzyADJonesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SparklysparklyADJDegree=Pos2 drinksamod
2drinksdrinkNOUNNumber=Plur5 onesnsubj
3arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 onescop
4fizzyfizzyADJDegree=Pos5 onesamod
5onesoneNOUNNumber=Plurrootroot
6..PUNCT_5 onespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentSparkly drinksfizzy onestree rules

Example 1

She wore a sparkly dress to the party.

nsubjdetamodobjcasedetoblpunctrootShePRONworeVERBaDETsparklyADJdressNOUNtoADPtheDETpartyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1SheshePRONCase=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 worensubj
2worewearVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 dressdet
4sparklysparklyADJDegree=Pos5 dressamod
5dressdressNOUNNumber=Sing2 woreobj
6totoADP_8 partycase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 partydet
8partypartyNOUNNumber=Sing2 woreobl
9..PUNCT_2 worepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1wearpastShea sparkly dressto the partyvn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme

Example 2

We made sparkly Christmas cards with glitter.

nsubjamodcompoundobjcaseoblpunctrootWePRONmadeVERBsparklyADJChristmasPROPNcardsNOUNwithADPglitterNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 madensubj
2mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3sparklysparklyADJDegree=Pos5 cardsamod
4ChristmasChristmasPROPNNumber=Sing5 cardscompound
5cardscardNOUNNumber=Plur2 madeobj
6withwithADP_7 glittercase
7glitterglitterNOUNNumber=Sing2 madeobl
8..PUNCT_2 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastWesparkly Christmas cardswith glittervn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Product

Example 3

The snow was sparkly in the sun.

detnsubjcopcasedetoblrootTheDETsnowNOUNwasAUXsparklyADJinADPtheDETsun.NOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 snowdet
2snowsnowNOUNNumber=Sing4 sparklynsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 sparklycop
4sparklysparklyADJDegree=Posrootroot
5ininADP_7 sun.case
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 sun.det
7sun.sun.NOUNNumber=Sing4 sparklyobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe snowthe sun.sparkly propertytree rules

Example 4

My little sister loves sparkly shoes.

nmod:possamodnsubjamodobjpunctrootMyPRONlittleADJsisterNOUNlovesVERBsparklyADJshoesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1MymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs3 sisternmod:poss
2littlelittleADJDegree=Pos3 sisteramod
3sistersisterNOUNNumber=Sing4 lovesnsubj
4lovesloveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
5sparklysparklyADJDegree=Pos6 shoesamod
6shoesshoeNOUNNumber=Plur4 lovesobj
7..PUNCT_4 lovespunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1lovepresentMy little sistersparkly shoesvn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer shoe=Stimulus

Example 5

The fairy had a sparkly wand.

detnsubjdetamodobjpunctrootTheDETfairyNOUNhadVERBaDETsparklyADJwandNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 fairydet
2fairyfairyNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadnsubj
3hadhaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art6 wanddet
5sparklysparklyADJDegree=Pos6 wandamod
6wandwandNOUNNumber=Sing3 hadobj
7..PUNCT_3 hadpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepastthe fairya sparkly wandvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wand=Patient

Example 6

He has sparkly eyes when he laughs.

nsubjamodobjmarknsubjadvclpunctrootHePRONhasVERBsparklyADJeyesNOUNwhenSCONJhePRONlaughsVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 hasnsubj
2hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3sparklysparklyADJDegree=Pos4 eyesamod
4eyeseyeNOUNNumber=Plur2 hasobj
5whenwhenSCONJ_7 laughsmark
6hehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs7 laughsnsubj
7laughslaughVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin2 hasadvcl
8..PUNCT_2 haspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1havepresentHesparkly eyesvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient
2laughpresenthevn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

The frost made the grass look sparkly.

detnsubjdetobjxcompxcomppunctrootTheDETfrostNOUNmadeVERBtheDETgrassNOUNlookVERBsparklyADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 frostdet
2frostfrostNOUNNumber=Sing3 madensubj
3mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 grassdet
5grassgrassNOUNNumber=Sing3 madeobj
6looklookVERBVerbForm=Inf3 madexcomp
7sparklysparklyADJDegree=Pos6 lookxcomp
8..PUNCT_3 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastthe frostthe grasstree rules
2lookinfinitivethe grass not said heresparkly propertyvn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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