thorough

Who acts: police, you, She, dentist, He, They · What happens: do, make, search, give, be, wash · To what, where: thorough check, everything, thorough search, house, bike, hands

«thorough» 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: thorough in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Done completely, carefully and with attention to every detail: a thorough check.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Done	do	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	completely	completely	ADV	_	1 Done	advmod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 carefully	punct
4	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	1 Done	advmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 attention	cc
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 attention	case
7	attention	attention	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 carefully	conj
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 detail	case
9	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	10 detail	det
10	detail	detail	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Done	obl
11	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 check	punct
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 check	det
13	thorough	thorough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 check	amod
14	check	check	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Done	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Done	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	participle		a thorough check				to every detail; carefully, completely property	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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

Usage: of a person — kept apart, not parsed.

Careful to do everything well.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	to	to	PART	_	3 do	mark
3	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Careful	xcomp
4	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	3 do	obj
5	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 do	advmod
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Careful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive		everything				well property	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Eventuality

Meaning 3

Usage: informal, UK — kept apart, not parsed.

Complete, total: a thorough nuisance.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Complete	complete	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 total	punct
3	total	total	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Complete	conj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 nuisance	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 nuisance	det
6	thorough	thorough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 nuisance	amod
7	nuisance	nuisance	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Complete	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Complete	punct

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

Example 1

The police made a thorough search of the house.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 police	det
2	police	police	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 search	det
5	thorough	thorough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 search	amod
6	search	search	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 house	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 house	det
9	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 search	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the police	a thorough search of the house					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset search=Product
2	search			the house					nom search «act transitive»: of=patient

Example 2

Give your bike a thorough check before a long ride.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Give	give	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 bike	nmod:poss
3	bike	bike	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Give	obj
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 check	det
5	thorough	thorough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 check	amod
6	check	check	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Give	obj
7	before	before	ADP	_	10 ride	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 ride	det
9	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 ride	amod
10	ride	ride	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Give	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Give	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	imperative	you not said here	your bike			before a long ride		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent bike=Recipient check=Theme

Example 3

She is very thorough with her homework.

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	4 thorough	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 thorough	cop
3	very	very	ADV	_	4 thorough	advmod
4	thorough	thorough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 homework	case
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 homework	nmod:poss
7	homework	homework	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 thorough	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 thorough	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	She					with her homework; thorough property	tree rules

Example 4

Wash your hands thoroughly with soap.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wash	wash	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 hands	nmod:poss
3	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Wash	obj
4	thoroughly	thoroughly	ADV	_	1 Wash	advmod
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 soap	case
6	soap	soap	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Wash	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Wash	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash	imperative	you not said here	your hands				with soap; thoroughly property	vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hand=Patient with soap=Instrument

Example 5

The dentist gave my teeth a thorough clean.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dentist	det
2	dentist	dentist	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 teeth	nmod:poss
5	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gave	obj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 clean	det
7	thorough	thorough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 clean	amod
8	clean	clean	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 gave	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the dentist	my teeth				a thorough clean obl	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme

Example 6

He's a thorough nuisance!

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	5 nuisance	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 nuisance	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 nuisance	det
4	thorough	thorough	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 nuisance	amod
5	nuisance	nuisance	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	!	!	PUNCT	_	5 nuisance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	He	a thorough nuisance					tree rules

Example 7

They found none, however: but the vines, after so thorough a digging, produced a crop such as had never before been seen.

The tree, 22 words

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	2 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	none	none	PRON	PronType=Neg	2 found	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 however	punct
5	however	however	ADV	_	2 found	advmod
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 vines	punct
7	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 vines	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 vines	det
9	vines	vine	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 found	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 produced	punct
11	after	after	SCONJ	_	17 produced	mark
12	so	so	ADV	_	17 produced	advmod
13	thorough	thorough	ADP	_	15 digging	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 digging	det
15	digging	digging	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 produced	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 digging	punct
17	produced	produce	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 vines	conj
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 crop	det
19	crop	crop	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 produced	obj
20	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=SCONJ	26 seen	mark
21	as	as	ADP	_	20 such	fixed
22	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 seen	aux
23	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	26 seen	advmod
24	before	before	ADV	_	26 seen	advmod
25	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	26 seen	aux:pass
26	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 crop	acl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	find	past	They	none	the vines obl; however property	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent none=Topic
2	produce	past	They not said here	a crop	thorough a digging	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=Result
3	not see	past · perfect · passive		a crop not said here	before property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»

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