squint

Who acts: squint, eyes, doctors, I, you, Grandpa · What happens: look, close, see, be, call, squint · To what, where: eyes, something, condition, squint, board, teacher · Speech: someone speaks here

«squint» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: squint in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To look with your eyes partly closed, for example in bright sun or to see something better.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 look	mark
2	look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 eyes	case
4	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 eyes	nmod:poss
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 look	obl
6	partly	partly	ADV	_	7 closed	advmod
7	closed	close	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 eyes	acl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 example	punct
9	for	for	ADP	_	10 example	case
10	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 look	obl
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 sun	case
12	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 sun	amod
13	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 example	nmod
14	or	or	CCONJ	_	16 see	cc
15	to	to	PART	_	16 see	mark
16	see	see	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	2 look	conj
17	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	16 see	obj
18	better	good	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	16 see	xcomp
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	look	to-infinitive		with your eyes; for example in bright sun	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for example=Theme
2	close	participle	your eyes not said here	partly property	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
3	see	to-infinitive	something	good property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer something=Stimulus

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

A squint is a condition where the eyes look in different directions; doctors call it strabismus.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 squint	det
2	squint	squint	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 condition	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 condition	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 condition	det
5	condition	condition	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 look	advmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 eyes	det
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 look	nsubj
9	look	look	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 condition	acl:relcl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 directions	case
11	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 directions	amod
12	directions	direction	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 look	obl
13	;	;	PUNCT	_	15 call	punct
14	doctors	doctor	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 call	nsubj
15	call	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 condition	parataxis
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 call	obj
17	strabismus	strabismus	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 call	xcomp
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 condition	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a squint	a condition		tree rules
2	look	present	the eyes		in different directions	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in direction=Theme
3	call	present	doctors	squint		vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient

Example 1

I squinted in the bright sunshine.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 squinted	nsubj
2	squinted	squint	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 sunshine	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 sunshine	det
5	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 sunshine	amod
6	sunshine	sunshine	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 squinted	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 squinted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	squint	past	I					in the bright sunshine	vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in sunshine=Theme

Example 2

If you squint to see the board, tell your teacher.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 squint	mark
2	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 squint	nsubj
3	squint	squint	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 tell	advcl
4	to	to	PART	_	5 see	mark
5	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 squint	xcomp
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 board	det
7	board	board	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 see	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 squint	punct
9	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 teacher	nmod:poss
11	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tell	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	squint a condition, not said to happen	present	you			tree rules
2	see	to-infinitive	you not said here	the board		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer board=Stimulus
3	tell speech: assert	imperative	you not said here		your teacher	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient

Example 3

Grandpa squinted at the small print.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 squinted	nsubj
2	squinted	squint	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	6 print	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 print	det
5	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 print	amod
6	print	print	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 squinted	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 squinted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	squint	past	Grandpa					at the small print	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at print=Theme

Example 4

The baby has a squint, so she wears a patch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 baby	det
2	baby	baby	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	5 squint	det
5	squint	squint	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 has	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 wears	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	9 wears	advmod
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 wears	nsubj
9	wears	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 has	conj
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 patch	det
11	patch	patch	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wears	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	the baby	a squint					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent squint=Patient
2	wear	present	baby	a patch					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent patch=Source

Example 5

She squinted through the keyhole.

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 squinted	nsubj
2	squinted	squint	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 keyhole	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 keyhole	det
5	keyhole	keyhole	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 squinted	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 squinted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	squint	past	She					through the keyhole	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through keyhole=Theme

Example 6

Wear sunglasses so you do not have to squint.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wear	wear	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	sunglasses	sunglasses	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wear	obj
3	so	so	SCONJ	_	7 have	mark
4	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 have	nsubj
5	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 have	aux
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 have	advmod
7	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Wear	advcl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 squint	mark
9	squint	squint	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 have	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wear	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	wear	imperative	you not said here	sunglasses	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent sunglasses=Source
2	not have	present · do-support	you		tree rules
3	squint	to-infinitive	you not said here		vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 7

But the Power that protects all creatures had put a squint into this man’s eye, so that he always threw crooked.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	9 put	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Power	det
3	Power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 put	nsubj:pass
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 protects	nsubj
5	protects	protect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 Power	acl:relcl
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 creatures	det
7	creatures	creature	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 protects	obj
8	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 put	aux
9	put	put	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 squint	det
11	squint	squint	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 put	obj
12	into	into	ADP	_	16 eye	case
13	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	14 man	det
14	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 eye	nmod:poss
15	’s	's	PART	_	14 man	case
16	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 put	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 threw	punct
18	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	22 threw	mark
19	that	that	SCONJ	_	18 so	fixed
20	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 threw	nsubj
21	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	22 threw	advmod
22	threw	throw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 put	conj
23	crooked	crooked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 threw	xcomp
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 put	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	protect	present	the Power	all creatures			vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent creature=Beneficiary
2	put	past · perfect · passive		the Power	this man's eye		vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Asset squint=Goal
3	throw	past	man			always, crooked property	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

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