stuffy Who acts: stuffy room, stuffy person, you, window, I, bus · What happens: have, block, be, breathe, not like, open · To what, where: warm stale air, stuffy nose, nose, fun, window, cold · Speech: someone speaks here
«stuffy» 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: stuffy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A stuffy room has warm, stale air with not enough fresh air.
det amod nsubj amod punct amod obj case advmod amod amod obl punct root A DET stuffy ADJ room NOUN has VERB warm ADJ , PUNCT stale ADJ air NOUN with ADP not PART enough ADJ fresh ADJ air NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 room det 2 stuffy stuffy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 room amod 3 room room NOUN Number=Sing 4 has nsubj 4 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 warm warm ADJ Degree=Pos 8 air amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 warm punct 7 stale stale ADJ Degree=Pos 8 air amod 8 air air NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obj 9 with with ADP _ 13 air case 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 enough advmod 11 enough enough ADJ Degree=Pos 13 air amod 12 fresh fresh ADJ Degree=Pos 13 air amod 13 air air NOUN Number=Sing 4 has obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 has punct
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1 have present a stuffy room warm stale air with enough fresh air vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Patient
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 stuffy nose is blocked, so it is hard to breathe through it, often because of a cold.
The tree, 18 words det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass punct advmod expl cop conj mark xcomp case obl punct advmod case fixed det conj punct root A DET stuffy ADJ nose NOUN is AUX blocked VERB , PUNCT so ADV it PRON is AUX hard ADJ to PART breathe VERB through ADP it PRON , PUNCT often ADV because ADP of ADP a DET cold NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 nose det 2 stuffy stuffy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 nose amod 3 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 5 blocked nsubj:pass 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 blocked aux:pass 5 blocked block VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 hard punct 7 so so ADV _ 10 hard advmod 8 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 hard expl 9 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 hard cop 10 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 blocked conj 11 to to PART _ 12 breathe mark 12 breathe breathe VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 hard xcomp 13 through through ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 12 breathe obl 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 cold punct 16 often often ADV _ 20 cold advmod 17 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 20 cold case 18 of of ADP _ 17 because fixed 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 cold det 20 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 12 breathe conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 5 blocked punct
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1 block present · passive a stuffy nose vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 is present hard property tree rules 3 breathe to-infinitive nose vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Meaning 3 A stuffy person is old-fashioned, formal and boring, and does not like fun or change.
The tree, 16 words det amod nsubj cop amod punct punct conj cc conj punct cc aux advmod parataxis obj cc conj punct root A DET stuffy ADJ person NOUN is AUX old ADJ - PUNCT fashioned ADJ , PUNCT formal ADJ and CCONJ boring ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ does AUX not PART like VERB fun NOUN or CCONJ change NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 person det 2 stuffy stuffy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 person amod 3 person person NOUN Number=Sing 7 fashioned nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 fashioned cop 5 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fashioned amod 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 old punct 7 fashioned fashioned ADJ Degree=Pos root root 8 , , PUNCT _ 9 formal punct 9 formal formal ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fashioned conj 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 boring cc 11 boring boring ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fashioned conj 12 , , PUNCT _ 16 like punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 16 like cc 14 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 16 like aux 15 not not PART Polarity=Neg 16 like advmod 16 like like VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 7 fashioned parataxis 17 fun fun NOUN Number=Sing 16 like obj 18 or or CCONJ _ 19 change cc 19 change change NOUN Number=Sing 17 fun conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 7 fashioned punct
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1 is present a stuffy person fashioned property tree rules 2 be a stuffy person not said here tree rules 3 be a stuffy person not said here tree rules 4 not like present · do-support fun or change vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot fun=Theme
Example 1 Open the window — it's stuffy in here.
det obj punct nsubj cop conj case obl punct root Open VERB the DET window NOUN — PUNCT it PRON 's AUX stuffy ADJ in ADP here ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Open open VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 window det 3 window window NOUN Number=Sing 1 Open obj 4 — - PUNCT _ 7 stuffy punct 5 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 stuffy nsubj 6 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 stuffy cop 7 stuffy stuffy ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Open conj 8 in in ADP _ 9 here case 9 here here ADV PronType=Dem 7 stuffy obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Open punct
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1 open imperative you not said here the window vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location window=Theme 2 is present window stuffy property tree rules
Example 2 I have a cold and a stuffy nose.
nsubj det obj cc det amod conj punct root I PRON have VERB a DET cold NOUN and CCONJ a DET stuffy ADJ nose NOUN . PUNCT 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 have nsubj 2 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 cold det 4 cold cold NOUN Number=Sing 2 have obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 8 nose cc 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 nose det 7 stuffy stuffy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 nose amod 8 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 4 cold conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 have punct
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1 have present I a cold and a stuffy nose vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cold=Patient
Example 3 The bus was hot and stuffy.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET bus NOUN was AUX hot ADJ and CCONJ stuffy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 bus det 2 bus bus NOUN Number=Sing 4 hot nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 hot cop 4 hot hot ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 stuffy cc 6 stuffy stuffy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 hot conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 hot punct
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1 is past the bus hot property tree rules 2 be the bus not said here tree rules
Example 4 The stuffy air made everyone yawn.
det amod nsubj acl obj punct root The DET stuffy ADJ air NOUN made VERB everyone PRON yawn VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 air det 2 stuffy stuffy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 air amod 3 air air NOUN Number=Sing 6 yawn nsubj 4 made make VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 3 air acl 5 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 4 made obj 6 yawn yawn VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 yawn punct
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1 make participle the stuffy air not said here everyone vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset everyone=Product 2 yawn infinitive the stuffy air vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 My grandad says the club is too stuffy.
nmod:poss nsubj det nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct root My PRON grandad NOUN says VERB the DET club NOUN is AUX too ADV stuffy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 grandad nmod:poss 2 grandad grandad NOUN Number=Sing 3 says nsubj 3 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 club det 5 club club NOUN Number=Sing 8 stuffy nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 stuffy cop 7 too too ADV _ 8 stuffy advmod 8 stuffy stuffy ADJ Degree=Pos 3 says ccomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 says punct
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1 say speech: assert present My grandad vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is present the club stuffy property tree rules
Example 6 Steam can help a stuffy nose.
nsubj aux det amod obj punct root Steam NOUN can AUX help VERB a DET stuffy ADJ nose NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Steam steam NOUN Number=Sing 3 help nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 help aux 3 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 nose det 5 stuffy stuffy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 nose amod 6 nose nose NOUN Number=Sing 3 help obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 help punct
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1 help can Steam a stuffy nose vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nose=Beneficiary
Example 7 The attic was dark and stuffy.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET attic NOUN was AUX dark ADJ and CCONJ stuffy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 attic det 2 attic attic NOUN Number=Sing 4 dark nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 dark cop 4 dark dark ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 stuffy cc 6 stuffy stuffy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 dark conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 dark punct
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1 is past the attic dark property tree rules 2 be the attic not said here tree rules
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