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teeny

Who acts: Teeny, you, I, mouse, It, she · What happens: mean, look, want, have, be, say · To what, where: tiny bit, teeny piece, teeny pink paws, teeny scratch, lot, teeny socks · Speech: someone speaks here

«teeny» 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: teeny in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Very small; tiny.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Very	very	ADV	_	2 small	advmod
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	;	;	PUNCT	_	4 tiny	punct
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 small	conj
5	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 small	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 2

In «teeny-weeny» or «teeny-tiny» (informal, childish): extremely small.

The tree, 10 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	5 weeny	case
2	«	«	PUNCT	_	5 weeny	punct
3	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 weeny	amod
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 teeny	punct
5	weeny	weeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	»	»	PUNCT	_	5 weeny	punct
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 tiny	cc
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 tiny	punct
9	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 tiny	amod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 teeny	punct
11	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 weeny	conj
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 tiny	punct
13	(	(	PUNCT	_	14 informal	punct
14	informal	informal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 tiny	parataxis
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 childish	punct
16	childish	childish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 informal	conj
17	)	)	PUNCT	_	14 informal	punct
18	:	:	PUNCT	_	20 small	punct
19	extremely	extremely	ADV	_	20 small	advmod
20	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 weeny	conj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 weeny	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Meaning 3

Teeny can also mean a tiny bit, as in "a teeny bit more frightened.".

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bit	det
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 bit	amod
7	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 frightened	punct
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 frightened	mark
10	in	in	SCONJ	_	16 frightened	mark
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 frightened	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 bit	det
13	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 bit	amod
14	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 frightened	obl:unmarked
15	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	16 frightened	advmod
16	frightened	frightened	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mean	parataxis
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 frightened	punct
18	"	"	PUNCT	_	16 frightened	punct
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Teeny	a tiny bit					tree rules

Example 1

Look at the teeny little ladybird!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Look	look	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	at	at	ADP	_	6 ladybird	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 ladybird	det
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ladybird	amod
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 ladybird	amod
6	ladybird	ladybird	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Look	obl
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Look	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	look	imperative	you not said here					at the teeny little ladybird	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at ladybird=Theme

Example 2

I only want a teeny piece of cake.

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	3 want	nsubj
2	only	only	ADV	_	3 want	advmod
3	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 piece	det
5	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 piece	amod
6	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 want	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 cake	case
8	cake	cake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 piece	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 want	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	want	present	I	a teeny piece of cake					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot piece=Theme

Example 3

The mouse had teeny pink paws.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 mouse	det
2	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 had	nsubj
3	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 paws	amod
5	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 paws	amod
6	paws	paw	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 had	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	past	the mouse	teeny pink paws					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paw=Patient

Example 4

«It's a teeny scratch,» she said, but it was bleeding a lot — tell an adult.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	6 scratch	punct
2	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 scratch	nsubj
3	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 scratch	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 scratch	det
5	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 scratch	amod
6	scratch	scratch	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 said	ccomp
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 scratch	punct
8	»	»	PUNCT	_	6 scratch	punct
9	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 said	nsubj
10	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 bleeding	punct
12	but	but	CCONJ	_	15 bleeding	cc
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 bleeding	nsubj
14	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 bleeding	aux
15	bleeding	bleed	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 said	ccomp
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 lot	det
17	lot	lot	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 bleeding	obl:unmarked
18	—	-	PUNCT	_	19 tell	punct
19	tell	tell	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 said	conj
20	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 adult	det
21	adult	adult	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 tell	obj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a in a quote	present	It	a teeny scratch					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	she						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	bleed	past · progressive	scratch	a lot					vn substance_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source
4	tell speech: assert	infinitive	a adult						vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

The baby wore teeny socks.

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 wore	nsubj
3	wore	wear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 socks	amod
5	socks	sock	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 wore	obj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wore	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	past	the baby	teeny socks					vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sock=Theme

Example 6

There was a teeny-weeny spider in the bath.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	There	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	2 was	expl
2	was	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 spider	det
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 spider	amod
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 teeny	punct
6	weeny	weeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 spider	amod
7	spider	spider	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 was	nsubj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 bath	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bath	det
10	bath	bath	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 spider	nmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 was	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	be	past	a teeny weeny spider in the bath			there			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

That's a teeny bit unfair!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	6 unfair	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 unfair	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bit	det
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bit	amod
5	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 unfair	obl:unmarked
6	unfair	unfair	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 unfair	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	That					a teeny bit obl:unmarked; unfair property	tree rules

Example 8

This made the teeny-tiny woman a teeny-tiny more frightened, so she hid her teeny-tiny head a teeny-tiny further under the teeny-tiny clothes.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	This	this	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	2 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 woman	det
4	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 woman	amod
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 teeny	punct
6	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 woman	amod
7	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 tiny	det
9	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 tiny	amod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 teeny	punct
11	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 made	xcomp
12	more	more	ADV	Degree=Cmp	13 frightened	advmod
13	frightened	frighten	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 tiny	advcl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 hid	punct
15	so	so	ADV	_	17 hid	advmod
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 hid	nsubj
17	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 made	conj
18	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 head	nmod:poss
19	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 head	amod
20	-	-	PUNCT	_	19 teeny	punct
21	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 head	amod
22	head	head	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 hid	obj
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	27 further	det
24	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 tiny	amod
25	-	-	PUNCT	_	24 teeny	punct
26	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 further	amod
27	further	far	ADV	Degree=Cmp	17 hid	advmod
28	under	under	ADP	_	33 clothes	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	33 clothes	det
30	teeny	teeny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 tiny	amod
31	-	-	PUNCT	_	30 teeny	punct
32	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	33 clothes	amod
33	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	27 further	obl
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	This	the teeny tiny woman				tiny property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset woman=Product
2	frighten	participle	This not said here						vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	hide	past	woman	woman's teeny tiny head				far property	vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient

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