spirited Who acts: spirited effort, defence, it, someone, team, She · What happens: spirit, mean, be, not win, spirit away, take away · To what, where: brave one, verb, kind, words, spirited pony, field · Speech: someone speaks here
«spirited» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: spirited in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Spirited means full of energy, courage and liveliness.
nsubj xcomp case obl punct appos cc conj punct root Spirited VERB means VERB full ADJ of ADP energy NOUN , PUNCT courage NOUN and CCONJ liveliness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 of of ADP _ 5 energy case 5 energy energy NOUN Number=Sing 3 full obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 courage punct 7 courage courage NOUN Number=Sing 5 energy appos 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 liveliness cc 9 liveliness liveliness NOUN Number=Sing 7 courage conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 spirit participle tree rules 2 mean present full property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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.
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:
"a spirited little pony".
punct det amod amod punct punct root " PUNCT a DET spirited ADJ little ADJ pony NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 " " PUNCT _ 5 pony punct 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 pony det 3 spirited spirited ADJ Degree=Pos 5 pony amod 4 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 pony amod 5 pony pony NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 " " PUNCT _ 5 pony punct 7 . . PUNCT _ 5 pony punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 2 A spirited effort or defence is a brave and lively one, even if it does not win.
The tree, 17 words det amod nsubj cc conj cop det amod cc conj punct advmod mark nsubj aux advmod parataxis punct root A DET spirited VERB effort NOUN or CCONJ defence NOUN is AUX a DET brave ADJ and CCONJ lively ADJ one NOUN , PUNCT even ADV if SCONJ it PRON does AUX not PART win VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 effort det 2 spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 effort amod 3 effort effort NOUN Number=Sing 11 one nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 defence cc 5 defence defence NOUN Number=Sing 3 effort conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 one cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 one det 8 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos 11 one amod 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 lively cc 10 lively lively ADJ Degree=Pos 8 brave conj 11 one one NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 , , PUNCT _ 18 win punct 13 even even ADV _ 18 win advmod 14 if if SCONJ _ 18 win mark 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 win nsubj 16 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 18 win aux 17 not not PART Polarity=Neg 18 win advmod 18 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 one parataxis 19 . . PUNCT _ 11 one punct
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1 spirit participle tree rules 2 is a present a spirited effort or defence a brave one tree rules 3 not win a condition, not said to happen present · do-support defence vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 Spirited away (verb) means taken away quickly and secretly, as if by magic.
The tree, 13 words nsubj advmod punct obl punct ccomp advmod advmod cc conj punct case fixed case obl punct root Spirited VERB away ADV ( PUNCT verb NOUN ) PUNCT means VERB taken VERB away ADV quickly ADV and CCONJ secretly ADV , PUNCT as ADP if SCONJ by ADP magic NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 means nsubj 2 away away ADV _ 1 Spirited advmod 3 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 verb punct 4 verb verb NOUN Number=Sing 1 Spirited obl 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 verb punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 taken take VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 means ccomp 8 away away ADV _ 7 taken advmod 9 quickly quickly ADV _ 7 taken advmod 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 secretly cc 11 secretly secretly ADV _ 9 quickly conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 magic punct 13 as as ADP ExtPos=ADP 16 magic case 14 if if SCONJ _ 13 as fixed 15 by by ADP _ 16 magic case 16 magic magic NOUN Number=Sing 7 taken obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 spirit away participle verb away property tree rules 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 take away participle as magic; away, quickly property vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Meaning 4 In words like high-spirited, mean-spirited, public-spirited, it tells what kind of mood or heart someone has.
The tree, 19 words case obl case amod punct nmod punct amod punct conj punct compound punct conj punct nsubj det obj case nmod cc conj nsubj acl:relcl punct root In ADP words NOUN like ADP high ADJ - PUNCT spirited ADJ , PUNCT mean ADJ - PUNCT spirited ADJ , PUNCT public ADJ - PUNCT spirited VERB , PUNCT it PRON tells VERB what DET kind NOUN of ADP mood NOUN or CCONJ heart NOUN someone PRON has VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 words case 2 words word NOUN Number=Plur 17 tells obl 3 like like ADP _ 6 spirited case 4 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 6 spirited amod 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 high punct 6 spirited spirited ADJ Degree=Pos 2 words nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 spirited punct 8 mean mean ADJ Degree=Pos 10 spirited amod 9 - - PUNCT _ 8 mean punct 10 spirited spirited ADJ Degree=Pos 6 spirited conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 14 spirited punct 12 public public ADJ Degree=Pos 14 spirited compound 13 - - PUNCT _ 12 public punct 14 spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 spirited conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 2 words punct 16 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 tells nsubj 17 tells tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 18 what what DET PronType=Int 19 kind det 19 kind kind NOUN Number=Sing 17 tells obj 20 of of ADP _ 21 mood case 21 mood mood NOUN Number=Sing 19 kind nmod 22 or or CCONJ _ 23 heart cc 23 heart heart NOUN Number=Sing 19 kind conj 24 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 25 has nsubj 25 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 kind acl:relcl 26 . . PUNCT _ 17 tells punct
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1 spirit participle tree rules 2 tell speech: assert present it what kind of mood or heart words like high spirited vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent kind=Recipient 3 have present someone what kind of mood or heart not said here vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Patient
Example 1 The spirited pony galloped across the field.
det amod acl case det obl punct root The DET spirited VERB pony NOUN galloped VERB across ADP the DET field NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 pony det 2 spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 pony amod 3 pony pony NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 galloped gallop VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 pony acl 5 across across ADP _ 7 field case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 field det 7 field field NOUN Number=Sing 4 galloped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 pony punct
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1 spirit participle tree rules 2 gallop participle the spirited pony not said here the field vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across field=Trajectory
Example 2 Our team put up a spirited fight but lost 2–1.
nmod:poss nsubj:outer compound:prt det amod obj cc conj obj case nmod punct root Our PRON team NOUN put VERB up ADP a DET spirited VERB fight NOUN but CCONJ lost VERB 2 NUM – SYM 1 NUM . PUNCT 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 team nmod:poss 2 team team NOUN Number=Sing 3 put nsubj:outer 3 put put VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 up up ADP _ 3 put compound:prt 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 fight det 6 spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 fight amod 7 fight fight NOUN Number=Sing 3 put obj 8 but but CCONJ _ 9 lost cc 9 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 put conj 10 2 2 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 9 lost obj 11 – – SYM ExtPos=ADP 12 1 case 12 1 1 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 10 2 nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 put punct
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1 put up participle Our team a spirited fight vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent fight=Goal 2 spirit participle tree rules 3 lose past Our team not said here 2 – 1 vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2=Eventuality
Example 3 She is a spirited girl who loves adventure.
nsubj cop det amod nsubj acl:relcl obj punct root She PRON is AUX a DET spirited ADJ girl NOUN who PRON loves VERB adventure 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 5 girl nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 girl cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 girl det 4 spirited spirited ADJ Degree=Pos 5 girl amod 5 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 who who PRON PronType=Rel 7 loves nsubj 7 loves love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 girl acl:relcl 8 adventure adventure NOUN Number=Sing 7 loves obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 girl punct
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1 is a present She a spirited girl tree rules 2 love present a spirited girl adventure vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer adventure=Stimulus
Example 4 The class had a spirited debate about homework.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root The DET class NOUN had VERB a DET spirited VERB debate NOUN about ADP homework NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 class det 2 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 debate det 5 spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 debate amod 6 debate debate NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 about about ADP _ 8 homework case 8 homework homework NOUN Number=Sing 6 debate nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the class a spirited debate about homework vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent debate=Patient 2 spirit participle tree rules
Example 5 The children were high-spirited after the trip.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass compound punct case det obl punct root The DET children NOUN were AUX high ADJ - PUNCT spirited VERB after ADP the DET trip NOUN . PUNCT 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 6 spirited nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 spirited aux:pass 4 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 6 spirited compound 5 - - PUNCT _ 4 high punct 6 spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 7 after after ADP _ 9 trip case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 trip det 9 trip trip NOUN Number=Sing 6 spirited obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 spirited punct
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1 spirit past · passive the children after the trip tree rules
Example 6 It was mean-spirited to laugh at his mistake.
nsubj:pass aux:pass compound punct mark xcomp case nmod:poss obl punct root It PRON was AUX mean ADJ - PUNCT spirited VERB to PART laugh VERB at ADP his PRON mistake NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 spirited nsubj:pass 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 spirited aux:pass 3 mean mean ADJ Degree=Pos 5 spirited compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 mean punct 5 spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 to to PART _ 7 laugh mark 7 laugh laugh VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 spirited xcomp 8 at at ADP _ 10 mistake case 9 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 10 mistake nmod:poss 10 mistake mistake NOUN Number=Sing 7 laugh obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 spirited punct
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1 spirit past · passive It tree rules 2 laugh to-infinitive his mistake vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 mistake his = he nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 7 The jewels were spirited away in the night.
det nsubj:pass aux:pass advmod case det obl punct root The DET jewels NOUN were AUX spirited VERB away ADV in ADP the DET night NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 jewels det 2 jewels jewel NOUN Number=Plur 4 spirited nsubj:pass 3 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 spirited aux:pass 4 spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 away away ADV _ 4 spirited advmod 6 in in ADP _ 8 night case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 night det 8 night night NOUN Number=Sing 4 spirited obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 spirited punct
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1 spirit away past · passive the jewels night away property tree rules
Example 8 The animal was fiery and spirited; they galloped round the lawn.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct nsubj conj case det obl punct root The DET animal NOUN was AUX fiery ADJ and CCONJ spirited VERB ; PUNCT they PRON galloped VERB round ADP the DET lawn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 animal det 2 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 4 fiery nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 fiery cop 4 fiery fiery ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 spirited cc 6 spirited spirit VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 fiery conj 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 galloped punct 8 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 galloped nsubj 9 galloped gallop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 fiery conj 10 round round ADP _ 12 lawn case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 lawn det 12 lawn lawn NOUN Number=Sing 9 galloped obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 fiery punct
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1 is past the animal fiery property tree rules 2 spirit participle the animal not said here tree rules 3 gallop past they the lawn vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme round lawn=Trajectory
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