stealthy
Who acts: Stealthy, stealthy cat, We, stealthy thief · What happens: mean, move, not hear, see, cross, hear · To what, where: yard, stealthy steps, stairs, purse
«stealthy» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: stealthy in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Stealthy means quiet and secret, moving so as not to be heard or seen.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stealthy | stealthy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 secret | cc |
| 5 | secret | secret | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 quiet | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 moving | punct |
| 7 | moving | move | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 means | conj |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 7 moving | advmod |
| 9 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 13 heard | mark |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 13 heard | advmod |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 heard | mark |
| 12 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 13 heard | aux:pass |
| 13 | heard | hear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 moving | advcl |
| 14 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 15 seen | cc |
| 15 | seen | see | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 heard | conj |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Stealthy | quiet property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | move | gerund | Stealthy not said here | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | not hear | to-infinitive · passive | Stealthy not said here | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus» | |||||
| 4 | see | participle | Stealthy not said here | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
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.
Example 1
The stealthy cat crossed the yard.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 cat | det |
| 2 | stealthy | stealthy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 cat | amod |
| 3 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 crossed | nsubj |
| 4 | crossed | cross | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 yard | det |
| 6 | yard | yard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 crossed | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 crossed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cross | past | the stealthy cat | the yard | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yard=Patient |
Example 2
We heard stealthy steps on the stairs.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | We | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 2 heard | nsubj |
| 2 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | stealthy | stealthy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 steps | amod |
| 4 | steps | step | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 heard | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 stairs | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 stairs | det |
| 7 | stairs | stair | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 heard | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 heard | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hear | past | We | stealthy steps | the stairs | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer step=Stimulus |
Example 3
A stealthy thief took the purse.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 thief | det |
| 2 | stealthy | stealthy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 thief | amod |
| 3 | thief | thief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 took | nsubj |
| 4 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 purse | det |
| 6 | purse | purse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 took | obj |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 took | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | take | past | a stealthy thief | the purse | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purse=Theme |
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