thinness Who acts: Thinness, We, vet, excuse, everyone, His · What happens: be, not be, have, mean, not have, make · To what, where: little fat, body, thinness, ice, neighbours, light · Speech: someone speaks here
«thinness» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: thinness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Thinness is being thin: not thick, as with a thin sheet of paper or ice.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop cop punct advmod conj punct case case det amod conj case nmod cc conj punct root Thinness NOUN is AUX being AUX thin ADJ : PUNCT not PART thick ADJ , PUNCT as ADP with ADP a DET thin ADJ sheet NOUN of ADP paper NOUN or CCONJ ice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thinness thinness NOUN Number=Sing 4 thin nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 thin cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 thin cop 4 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 : : PUNCT _ 7 thick punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 7 thick advmod 7 thick thick ADJ Degree=Pos 4 thin conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 sheet punct 9 as as ADP _ 13 sheet case 10 with with ADP _ 13 sheet case 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 sheet det 12 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 13 sheet amod 13 sheet sheet NOUN Number=Sing 7 thick conj 14 of of ADP _ 15 paper case 15 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 13 sheet nmod 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 ice cc 17 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 13 sheet conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 4 thin punct
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1 is present Thinness thin property tree rules 2 not be Thinness not said here tree rules
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 Thinness of a person or animal is having little fat on the body, sometimes because of illness or hunger.
The tree, 19 words nsubj case det nmod cc conj aux amod obj case det obl punct advmod case fixed obl cc conj punct root Thinness NOUN of ADP a DET person NOUN or CCONJ animal NOUN is AUX having VERB little ADJ fat NOUN on ADP the DET body NOUN , PUNCT sometimes ADV because ADP of ADP illness NOUN or CCONJ hunger NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thinness thinness NOUN Number=Sing 8 having nsubj 2 of of ADP _ 4 person case 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 person det 4 person person NOUN Number=Sing 1 Thinness nmod 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 animal cc 6 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 4 person conj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 having aux 8 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 9 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 10 fat amod 10 fat fat NOUN Number=Sing 8 having obj 11 on on ADP _ 13 body case 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 body det 13 body body NOUN Number=Sing 8 having obl 14 , , PUNCT _ 18 illness punct 15 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 18 illness advmod 16 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 18 illness case 17 of of ADP _ 16 because fixed 18 illness illness NOUN Number=Sing 8 having obl 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 hunger cc 20 hunger hunger NOUN Number=Sing 18 illness conj 21 . . PUNCT _ 8 having punct
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1 have present · progressive Thinness of a person or animal little fat the body because illness or hunger vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fat=Patient
Meaning 3 Thinness can mean being weak or watery, or not having much in it: the thinness of a soup or of an excuse.
The tree, 22 words nsubj aux cop obj cc conj punct cc advmod conj advmod case obl punct det obl case det nmod cc case det conj punct root Thinness NOUN can AUX mean VERB being AUX weak ADJ or CCONJ watery ADJ , PUNCT or CCONJ not PART having VERB much ADV in ADP it PRON : PUNCT the DET thinness NOUN of ADP a DET soup NOUN or CCONJ of ADP an DET excuse NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thinness thinness NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 weak cop 5 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean obj 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 watery cc 7 watery watery ADJ Degree=Pos 5 weak conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 having punct 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 having cc 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 having advmod 11 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 weak conj 12 much much ADV _ 11 having advmod 13 in in ADP _ 14 it case 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 11 having obl 15 : : PUNCT _ 17 thinness punct 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 thinness det 17 thinness thinness NOUN Number=Sing 11 having obl 18 of of ADP _ 20 soup case 19 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 soup det 20 soup soup NOUN Number=Sing 17 thinness nmod 21 or or CCONJ _ 24 excuse cc 22 of of ADP _ 24 excuse case 23 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 excuse det 24 excuse excuse NOUN Number=Sing 20 soup conj 25 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Thinness vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 is gerund weak property tree rules 3 be tree rules 4 not have gerund the thinness of a soup or a excuse Thinness vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The thinness of the ice made it dangerous to walk on.
det nsubj case det nmod obj xcomp mark advcl advmod punct root The DET thinness NOUN of ADP the DET ice NOUN made VERB it PRON dangerous ADJ to PART walk VERB on ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 thinness det 2 thinness thinness NOUN Number=Sing 6 made nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 ice case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 ice det 5 ice ice NOUN Number=Sing 2 thinness nmod 6 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 made obj 8 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos 6 made xcomp 9 to to PART _ 10 walk mark 10 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 made advcl 11 on on ADV _ 10 walk advmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
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1 make past the thinness of the ice ice dangerous property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 2 walk on to-infinitive the thinness of the ice not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 We compared the thinness of different kinds of paper.
nsubj det obj case amod nmod case nmod punct root We PRON compared VERB the DET thinness NOUN of ADP different ADJ kinds NOUN of ADP paper NOUN . PUNCT 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 compared nsubj 2 compared compare VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 thinness det 4 thinness thinness NOUN Number=Sing 2 compared obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 kinds case 6 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 7 kinds amod 7 kinds kind NOUN Number=Plur 4 thinness nmod 8 of of ADP _ 9 paper case 9 paper paper NOUN Number=Sing 7 kinds nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 compared punct
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1 compare past We the thinness of different kinds of paper vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thinness=Patient
Example 3 The vet was worried about the stray cat's thinness.
det nsubj cop case det amod nmod:poss case obl punct root The DET vet NOUN was AUX worried ADJ about ADP the DET stray ADJ cat NOUN 's PART thinness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 vet det 2 vet vet NOUN Number=Sing 4 worried nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 worried cop 4 worried worried ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 about about ADP _ 10 thinness case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 cat det 7 stray stray ADJ Degree=Pos 8 cat amod 8 cat cat NOUN Number=Sing 10 thinness nmod:poss 9 's 's PART _ 8 cat case 10 thinness thinness NOUN Number=Sing 4 worried obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 worried punct
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1 is past the vet about the stray cat's thinness; worried property tree rules
Example 4 The thinness of the walls meant we could hear the neighbours.
det nsubj case det nmod nsubj aux ccomp det obj punct root The DET thinness NOUN of ADP the DET walls NOUN meant VERB we PRON could AUX hear VERB the DET neighbours NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 thinness det 2 thinness thinness NOUN Number=Sing 6 meant nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 walls case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 walls det 5 walls wall NOUN Number=Plur 2 thinness nmod 6 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 hear nsubj 8 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 9 hear aux 9 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 meant ccomp 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 neighbours det 11 neighbours neighbour NOUN Number=Plur 9 hear obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 meant punct
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1 mean past the thinness of the walls vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 hear could we the neighbours vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer neighbour=Stimulus
Example 5 His excuse had a thinness everyone noticed.
nmod:poss nsubj det obj nsubj acl:relcl punct root His PRON excuse NOUN had VERB a DET thinness NOUN everyone PRON noticed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 excuse nmod:poss 2 excuse excuse NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 thinness det 5 thinness thinness NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 6 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 7 noticed nsubj 7 noticed notice VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 thinness acl:relcl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past His excuse a thinness vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thinness=Patient 2 notice past everyone a thinness not said here vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thinness=Stimulus 3 excuse His = he nom excuse «communication transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 You can see light through a leaf because of its thinness.
nsubj aux obj case det obl case fixed nmod:poss obl punct root You PRON can AUX see VERB light NOUN through ADP a DET leaf NOUN because ADP of ADP its PRON thinness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 You you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 3 see nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 see aux 3 see see VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 light light NOUN Number=Sing 3 see obj 5 through through ADP _ 7 leaf case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 leaf det 7 leaf leaf NOUN Number=Sing 3 see obl 8 because because ADP ExtPos=ADP 11 thinness case 9 of of ADP _ 8 because fixed 10 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 11 thinness nmod:poss 11 thinness thinness NOUN Number=Sing 3 see obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 see punct
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1 see can You light a leaf because leaf's thinness vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer light=Stimulus
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