spicy Who acts: Spicy food, food, spicy story, spices, curry, you · What happens: have, contain, be, describe, smell, want · To what, where: strong taste, spices, sweet warm smell, mild sauce, milk, soup · Speech: someone speaks here
«spicy» 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: spicy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Spicy food has a strong, hot or rich taste because it contains spices such as chilli or pepper.
The tree, 18 words amod nsubj det amod punct conj cc conj obj mark nsubj advcl obj case fixed nmod cc conj punct root Spicy ADJ food NOUN has VERB a DET strong ADJ , PUNCT hot ADJ or CCONJ rich ADJ taste NOUN because SCONJ it PRON contains VERB spices NOUN such ADJ as ADP chilli NOUN or CCONJ pepper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spicy spicy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 food amod 2 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 taste det 5 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 10 taste amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 hot punct 7 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos 5 strong conj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 rich cc 9 rich rich ADJ Degree=Pos 5 strong conj 10 taste taste NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 11 because because SCONJ _ 13 contains mark 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 contains nsubj 13 contains contain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 has advcl 14 spices spice NOUN Number=Plur 13 contains obj 15 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 17 chilli case 16 as as ADP _ 15 such fixed 17 chilli chilli NOUN Number=Sing 14 spices nmod 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 pepper cc 19 pepper pepper NOUN Number=Sing 17 chilli conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present Spicy food a strong taste vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent taste=Patient 2 contain present food spices such chilli or pepper vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot spice=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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.
A spicy story or piece of news is a bit shocking, exciting or naughty.
The tree, 14 words det amod nsubj cc conj case nmod cop det obl:unmarked punct conj cc conj punct root A DET spicy ADJ story NOUN or CCONJ piece NOUN of ADP news NOUN is AUX a DET bit NOUN shocking ADJ , PUNCT exciting ADJ or CCONJ naughty ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 story det 2 spicy spicy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 story amod 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 11 shocking nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 piece cc 5 piece piece NOUN Number=Sing 3 story conj 6 of of ADP _ 7 news case 7 news news NOUN Number=Sing 5 piece nmod 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 shocking cop 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 bit det 10 bit bit NOUN Number=Sing 11 shocking obl:unmarked 11 shocking shocking ADJ Degree=Pos root root 12 , , PUNCT _ 13 exciting punct 13 exciting exciting ADJ Degree=Pos 11 shocking conj 14 or or CCONJ _ 15 naughty cc 15 naughty naughty ADJ Degree=Pos 11 shocking conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 11 shocking punct
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1 is present a spicy story or piece of news a bit obl:unmarked ; shocking property tree rules 2 be a spicy story or piece of news not said here tree rules 3 be a spicy story or piece of news not said here tree rules
Meaning 3 Spicy can also describe a sweet, warm smell like that of spices.
advcl aux advmod det amod punct amod obj case nmod case nmod punct root Spicy ADJ can AUX also ADV describe VERB a DET sweet ADJ , PUNCT warm ADJ smell NOUN like ADP that PRON of ADP spices NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spicy spicy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 describe advcl 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 describe aux 3 also also ADV _ 4 describe advmod 4 describe describe VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 smell det 6 sweet sweet ADJ Degree=Pos 9 smell amod 7 , , PUNCT _ 6 sweet punct 8 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 9 smell amod 9 smell smell NOUN Number=Sing 4 describe obj 10 like like ADP _ 11 that case 11 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 smell nmod 12 of of ADP _ 13 spices case 13 spices spice NOUN Number=Plur 9 smell nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 describe punct
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1 describe can a sweet warm smell of spices like that vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent smell=Theme 2 smell spices like that nom smell «cognition intransitive»: like=obl of=agent
Example 1 This curry is too spicy for me.
det nsubj cop advmod case obl punct root This DET curry NOUN is AUX too ADV spicy ADJ for ADP me PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 This this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 2 curry det 2 curry curry NOUN Number=Sing 5 spicy nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 spicy cop 4 too too ADV _ 5 spicy advmod 5 spicy spicy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 for for ADP _ 7 me case 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 spicy obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 spicy punct
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1 is present this curry for me; spicy property tree rules
Example 2 Do you want the mild sauce or the spicy one?
aux nsubj det amod obj cc det amod conj punct root Do AUX you PRON want VERB the DET mild ADJ sauce NOUN or CCONJ the DET spicy ADJ one NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 want aux 2 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 want nsubj 3 want want VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 sauce det 5 mild mild ADJ Degree=Pos 6 sauce amod 6 sauce sauce NOUN Number=Sing 3 want obj 7 or or CCONJ _ 10 one cc 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 one det 9 spicy spicy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 one amod 10 one one NOUN Number=Sing 6 sauce conj 11 ? ? PUNCT _ 3 want punct
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1 want present · do-support you the mild sauce or the spicy one vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot sauce=Theme
Example 3 Drink some milk if your mouth burns from spicy food.
det obj mark nmod:poss nsubj advcl case amod obl punct root Drink VERB some DET milk NOUN if SCONJ your PRON mouth NOUN burns VERB from ADP spicy ADJ food NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Drink drink VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 some some DET PronType=Ind 3 milk det 3 milk milk NOUN Number=Sing 1 Drink obj 4 if if SCONJ _ 7 burns mark 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 mouth nmod:poss 6 mouth mouth NOUN Number=Sing 7 burns nsubj 7 burns burn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Drink advcl 8 from from ADP _ 10 food case 9 spicy spicy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 food amod 10 food food NOUN Number=Sing 7 burns obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Drink punct
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1 drink imperative you not said here some milk vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent milk=Patient 2 burn a condition, not said to happen present your mouth from spicy food vn pain-40.8.1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Patient from food=Stimulus
Example 4 Chilli makes the soup spicier.
nsubj det obj xcomp punct root Chilli NOUN makes VERB the DET soup NOUN spicier ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Chilli chilli NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes nsubj 2 makes make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 soup det 4 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 2 makes obj 5 spicier spicy ADJ Degree=Cmp 2 makes xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 makes punct
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1 make present Chilli the soup spicy property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset soup=Product
Example 5 The spiciest wings made Dad's eyes water.
det amod nsubj nmod:poss case compound obj punct root The DET spiciest ADJ wings NOUN made VERB Dad PROPN 's PART eyes NOUN water NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 wings det 2 spiciest spicy ADJ Degree=Sup 3 wings amod 3 wings wing NOUN Number=Plur 4 made nsubj 4 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 7 eyes nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 Dad case 7 eyes eye NOUN Number=Plur 8 water compound 8 water water NOUN Number=Sing 4 made obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 made punct
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1 make past the spiciest wings eyes water vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset water=Product
Example 6 She told me some spicy gossip about the new teacher.
nsubj iobj det amod obj case det amod nmod punct root She PRON told VERB me PRON some DET spicy ADJ gossip NOUN about ADP the DET new ADJ teacher 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 told nsubj 2 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 told iobj 4 some some DET PronType=Ind 6 gossip det 5 spicy spicy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 gossip amod 6 gossip gossip NOUN Number=Sing 2 told obj 7 about about ADP _ 10 teacher case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 teacher det 9 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 10 teacher amod 10 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 6 gossip nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past She some spicy gossip me about the new teacher vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient gossip=Topic
Example 7 Spicy food is popular in many countries.
amod nsubj cop case amod obl punct root Spicy ADJ food NOUN is AUX popular ADJ in ADP many ADJ countries NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spicy spicy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 food amod 2 food food NOUN Number=Sing 4 popular nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 popular cop 4 popular popular ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 in in ADP _ 7 countries case 6 many many ADJ Degree=Pos 7 countries amod 7 countries country NOUN Number=Plur 4 popular obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 popular punct
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1 is present Spicy food many countries popular property tree rules
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