stooping

Who acts: that, She, old man, We, I, Stooping · What happens: bend, stand, walk, do, be, stoop · To what, where: top part, shoulders, something, usual standards, coin, stick · Speech: someone speaks here

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

Meaning 1

Bending the top part of your body forwards and down.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Bending	bend	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 part	det
3	top	top	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 part	amod
4	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Bending	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 body	case
6	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 body	nmod:poss
7	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 part	nmod
8	forwards	forwards	ADV	_	1 Bending	advmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 down	cc
10	down	down	ADV	_	8 forwards	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Bending	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bend	gerund		the top part of your body				forwards property	vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent part=Material

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

Standing or walking with your back and shoulders bent forwards, often because of age or habit.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Standing	stand	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	or	or	CCONJ	_	3 walking	cc
3	walking	walk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Standing	conj
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 back	case
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 back	nmod:poss
6	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 walking	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 shoulders	cc
8	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 back	conj
9	bent	bend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 shoulders	acl
10	forwards	forwards	ADV	_	9 bent	advmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 age	punct
12	often	often	ADV	_	15 age	advmod
13	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	15 age	case
14	of	of	ADP	_	13 because	fixed
15	age	age	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Standing	obl
16	or	or	CCONJ	_	17 habit	cc
17	habit	habit	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 age	conj
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Standing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	stand	gerund		because age or habit		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	walk	gerund			with your back and shoulders	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	bend	participle	shoulders not said here		forwards property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Usage: in «stooping to» — kept apart, not parsed.

Doing something mean, unfair or dishonest that is below your usual standards.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Doing	do	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Doing	obj
3	mean	mean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 something	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 unfair	punct
5	unfair	unfair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	conj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 dishonest	cc
7	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	conj
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 standards	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 standards	cop
10	below	below	ADP	_	13 standards	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 standards	nmod:poss
12	usual	usual	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 standards	amod
13	standards	standard	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 something	nmod
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Doing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	gerund		something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
2	is	present	that			your usual standards			tree rules

Example 1

She was stooping to pick up a coin.

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	3 stooping	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 stooping	aux
3	stooping	stoop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 pick	mark
5	pick	pick	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 stooping	xcomp
6	up	up	ADP	_	5 pick	compound:prt
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 coin	det
8	coin	coin	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 pick	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stooping	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stoop	past · progressive	She						tree rules
2	pick up	to-infinitive	She not said here	a coin					vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Topic

Example 2

The old man walked slowly, stooping over his stick.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 walked	nsubj
4	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	4 walked	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 stooping	punct
7	stooping	stoop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 walked	advcl
8	over	over	ADP	_	10 stick	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 stick	nmod:poss
10	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stooping	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 walked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	past	the old man					slowly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	stoop	gerund	the old man not said here			man's stick			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over stick=Location

Example 3

We had to go through the low tunnel stooping.

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 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 go	mark
4	go	go	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 had	xcomp
5	through	through	ADP	_	8 tunnel	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tunnel	det
7	low	low	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 tunnel	amod
8	tunnel	tunnel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 go	obl
9	stooping	stoop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 go	advcl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	roles by
1	have	past	We		tree rules
2	go	to-infinitive	We not said here	the low tunnel	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through tunnel=Initial_Location
3	stoop	gerund	We not said here		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

I'm not stooping to their level by calling names.

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	4 stooping	nsubj
2	'm	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 stooping	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 stooping	advmod
4	stooping	stoop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 level	case
6	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 level	nmod:poss
7	level	level	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 stooping	obl
8	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 calling	mark
9	calling	call	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 stooping	advcl
10	names	name	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 calling	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 stooping	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not stoop	present · progressive	I					to their level	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	call	gerund	I not said here	names					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient

Example 5

Stooping all day in the garden hurt Grandma's back.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Stooping	stoop	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 hurt	csubj
2	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	3 day	det
3	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stooping	obl:unmarked
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 garden	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 garden	det
6	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Stooping	obl
7	hurt	hurt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 back	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 Grandma	case
10	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hurt	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 hurt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stoop	gerund				the garden	day		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in garden=Location
2	hurt	past	Stooping	Grandma's back					vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer back=Patient

Example 6

He was stooping over the map, looking for the route.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 stooping	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 stooping	aux
3	stooping	stoop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 map	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 map	det
6	map	map	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stooping	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 looking	punct
8	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 stooping	conj
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 route	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 route	det
11	route	route	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 looking	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stooping	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stoop	past · progressive	He			the map			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over map=Location
2	look	gerund	He not said here					for the route	vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for route=Theme

Example 7

They won't win by stooping to cheating.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 win	nsubj
2	wo	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 win	aux
3	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 win	advmod
4	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	by	by	SCONJ	_	6 stooping	mark
6	stooping	stoop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 win	advcl
7	to	to	ADP	_	8 cheating	case
8	cheating	cheating	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 stooping	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 win	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not win	future	They						vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	stoop	gerund	They not said here					to cheating	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 8

Gently stooping over him she kissed his forehead, and at her touch he awoke.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Gently	gently	ADV	_	2 stooping	advmod
2	stooping	stoop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 kissed	advcl
3	over	over	ADP	_	4 him	case
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 stooping	obl
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 kissed	nsubj
6	kissed	kiss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 forehead	nmod:poss
8	forehead	forehead	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kissed	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 awoke	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 awoke	cc
11	at	at	ADP	_	13 touch	case
12	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 touch	nmod:poss
13	touch	touch	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 awoke	obl
14	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 awoke	nsubj
15	awoke	awake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 kissed	conj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 kissed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	stoop	gerund	she not said here			over him = he; gently property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over he=Location
2	kiss	past	she	his forehead			vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent forehead=Co-Agent
3	awake	past	he		her touch		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at touch=Location
4	touch		her = she				nom touch «event transitive»: poss=agent

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