sulky Who acts: Sulky, you, others, Tom, She, little sister · What happens: mean, temper, be, want, notice, wheel · To what, where: others, sulky face, light wheeled cart, one person, harness racing, game · Speech: someone speaks here
«sulky» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: sulky in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Sulky means bad-tempered and silent because you are upset or annoyed, and you want others to notice: «a sulky face».
The tree, 21 words nsubj compound punct ccomp cc conj mark nsubj cop advcl cc conj punct cc nsubj conj obj mark xcomp punct punct det amod obl punct punct root Sulky NOUN means VERB bad ADJ - PUNCT tempered VERB and CCONJ silent ADJ because SCONJ you PRON are AUX upset ADJ or CCONJ annoyed ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ you PRON want VERB others NOUN to PART notice VERB : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET sulky ADJ face NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sulky sulky NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 bad bad ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tempered compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 bad punct 5 tempered temper VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 means ccomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 silent cc 7 silent silent ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tempered conj 8 because because SCONJ _ 11 upset mark 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 11 upset nsubj 10 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 upset cop 11 upset upset ADJ Degree=Pos 5 tempered advcl 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 annoyed cc 13 annoyed annoyed ADJ Degree=Pos 11 upset conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 17 want punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 17 want cc 16 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 17 want nsubj 17 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 means conj 18 others other NOUN Number=Plur 17 want obj 19 to to PART _ 20 notice mark 20 notice notice VERB VerbForm=Inf 17 want xcomp 21 : : PUNCT _ 25 face punct 22 « « PUNCT _ 25 face punct 23 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 25 face det 24 sulky sulky ADJ Degree=Pos 25 face amod 25 face face NOUN Number=Sing 20 notice obl 26 » » PUNCT _ 25 face punct 27 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Sulky vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 temper participle tree rules 3 is present you upset property tree rules 4 be you not said here tree rules 5 want present you others tree rules 6 notice not said to happen to-infinitive others not said here a sulky face vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S_ING»: 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.
Meaning 2 A sulky is also a light two-wheeled cart for one person pulled by a horse in harness racing.
The tree, 19 words det nsubj cop advmod det amod compound punct amod case nummod nmod acl case det obl:agent case compound obl punct root A DET sulky ADJ is AUX also ADV a DET light ADJ two NUM - PUNCT wheeled VERB cart NOUN for ADP one NUM person NOUN pulled VERB by ADP a DET horse NOUN in ADP harness NOUN racing NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 sulky det 2 sulky sulky ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cart nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 cart cop 4 also also ADV _ 10 cart advmod 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 cart det 6 light light ADJ Degree=Pos 10 cart amod 7 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 9 wheeled compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 two punct 9 wheeled wheel VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 cart amod 10 cart cart NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 for for ADP _ 13 person case 12 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 13 person nummod 13 person person NOUN Number=Sing 10 cart nmod 14 pulled pull VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 13 person acl 15 by by ADP _ 17 horse case 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 17 horse det 17 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 14 pulled obl:agent 18 in in ADP _ 20 racing case 19 harness harness NOUN Number=Sing 20 racing compound 20 racing racing NOUN Number=Sing 14 pulled obl 21 . . PUNCT _ 10 cart punct
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1 wheel participle vn drive-11.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 is a present a sulky a light wheeled cart for one person tree rules 3 pull participle one person not said here harness racing vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Tom was sulky all afternoon because he lost the game.
nsubj cop det obl:unmarked mark nsubj advcl det obj punct root Tom PROPN was AUX sulky ADJ all DET afternoon NOUN because SCONJ he PRON lost VERB the DET game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Tom Tom PROPN Number=Sing 3 sulky nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 sulky cop 3 sulky sulky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 all all DET PronType=Tot 5 afternoon det 5 afternoon afternoon NOUN Number=Sing 3 sulky obl:unmarked 6 because because SCONJ _ 8 lost mark 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 lost nsubj 8 lost lose VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 sulky advcl 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 game det 10 game game NOUN Number=Sing 8 lost obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 sulky punct
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1 is past Tom afternoon sulky property tree rules 2 lose past Tom the game vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality
Example 2 Don't be sulky — tell me what's wrong.
advmod cop obj punct parataxis iobj nsubj cop ccomp punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX sulky ADJ — PUNCT tell VERB me PRON what PRON 's AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 sulky advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 sulky cop 4 sulky sulky ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do obj 5 — - PUNCT _ 6 tell punct 6 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 sulky parataxis 7 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 tell iobj 8 what what PRON PronType=Int 10 wrong nsubj 9 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 wrong cop 10 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos 6 tell ccomp 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is infinitive sulky property tree rules 3 tell speech: assert infinitive me vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient 4 is present wrong property tree rules
Example 3 She gave a sulky shrug and looked away.
nsubj det amod obj cc conj advmod punct root She PRON gave VERB a DET sulky ADJ shrug NOUN and CCONJ looked VERB away ADV . 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 2 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 shrug det 4 sulky sulky ADJ Degree=Pos 5 shrug amod 5 shrug shrug NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 looked cc 7 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 gave conj 8 away away ADV _ 7 looked advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She a sulky shrug vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shrug=Theme 2 look away past She not said here away property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 My little sister went into a sulk when it was bedtime.
nmod:poss amod nsubj case det obl advmod nsubj cop obl punct root My PRON little ADJ sister NOUN went VERB into ADP a DET sulk NOUN when ADV it PRON was AUX bedtime NOUN . 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 3 sister nmod:poss 2 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 sister amod 3 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 4 went nsubj 4 went go VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 into into ADP _ 7 sulk case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 sulk det 7 sulk sulk NOUN Number=Sing 4 went obl 8 when when ADV PronType=Int 11 bedtime advmod 9 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 bedtime nsubj 10 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 bedtime cop 11 bedtime bedtime NOUN Number=Sing 4 went obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 went punct
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1 go past My little sister a sulk vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into sulk=Initial_Location 2 is a past sulk bedtime tree rules
Example 5 The sulky teenager in the story wouldn't come down for dinner.
det amod nsubj case det nmod aux advmod advmod case obl punct root The DET sulky ADJ teenager NOUN in ADP the DET story NOUN would AUX n't PART come VERB down ADV for ADP dinner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 teenager det 2 sulky sulky ADJ Degree=Pos 3 teenager amod 3 teenager teenager NOUN Number=Sing 9 come nsubj 4 in in ADP _ 6 story case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 story det 6 story story NOUN Number=Sing 3 teenager nmod 7 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 come aux 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 come advmod 9 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 10 down down ADV _ 9 come advmod 11 for for ADP _ 12 dinner case 12 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 9 come obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 come punct
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1 not come down would the sulky teenager in the story for dinner; down property vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 He answered sulkily, «Fine. Whatever.»
Sentence 1: He answered sulkily, «Fine.
nsubj advmod punct punct conj punct root He PRON answered VERB sulkily ADV , PUNCT « PUNCT Fine ADJ . PUNCT 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 2 answered nsubj 2 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 sulkily sulkily ADV _ 2 answered advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 Fine punct 5 « « PUNCT _ 6 Fine punct 6 Fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 2 answered conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 answered punct
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1 answer speech: assert past He sulkily property vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Sentence 2: Whatever.»
punct punct root Whatever PRON . PUNCT » PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Whatever whatever PRON PronType=Rel root root 2 . . PUNCT _ 1 Whatever punct 3 » » PUNCT _ 1 Whatever punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 7 In harness racing, the driver sits in a sulky behind the horse.
case compound obl punct det nsubj case det xcomp case det obl punct root In ADP harness NOUN racing NOUN , PUNCT the DET driver NOUN sits VERB in ADP a DET sulky ADJ behind ADP the DET horse NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 racing case 2 harness harness NOUN Number=Sing 3 racing compound 3 racing racing NOUN Number=Sing 7 sits obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 racing punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 driver det 6 driver driver NOUN Number=Sing 7 sits nsubj 7 sits sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 in in ADP _ 10 sulky case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 sulky det 10 sulky sulky ADJ Degree=Pos 7 sits xcomp 11 behind behind ADP _ 13 horse case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 horse det 13 horse horse NOUN Number=Sing 10 sulky obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 7 sits punct
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1 sit present the driver harness racing sulky property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in racing=Location
Example 8 The King was sulky and savage, and never enjoyed himself at all.
det nsubj cop cc conj punct cc advmod conj obj case obl punct root The DET King PROPN was AUX sulky ADJ and CCONJ savage ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ never ADV enjoyed VERB himself PRON at ADP all DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 King det 2 King King PROPN Number=Sing 4 sulky nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 sulky cop 4 sulky sulky ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 savage cc 6 savage savage ADJ Degree=Pos 4 sulky conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 enjoyed punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 10 enjoyed cc 9 never never ADV PronType=Neg 10 enjoyed advmod 10 enjoyed enjoy VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 sulky conj 11 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 10 enjoyed obj 12 at at ADP _ 13 all case 13 all all DET PronType=Tot 10 enjoyed obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 4 sulky punct
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1 is past the King sulky property tree rules 2 be the King not said here tree rules 3 not enjoy past the King not said here King all vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer himself=Stimulus
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