timidly Who acts: new girl, I, deer, Alice, He, puppy · What happens: mean, raise, come in, ask, step out, begin · To what, where: hand, Mole, wood, door, that · Speech: someone speaks here
«timidly» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: timidly in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Timidly means in a shy, nervous, frightened way, without confidence.
advmod case det amod punct conj punct amod obl punct case conj punct root Timidly ADV means VERB in ADP a DET shy ADJ , PUNCT nervous ADJ , PUNCT frightened ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT without ADP confidence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Timidly timidly ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 10 way case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 way det 5 shy shy ADJ Degree=Pos 10 way amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 nervous punct 7 nervous nervous ADJ Degree=Pos 5 shy conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 5 shy punct 9 frightened frightened ADJ Degree=Pos 10 way amod 10 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 13 confidence punct 12 without without ADP _ 13 confidence case 13 confidence confidence NOUN Number=Sing 10 way conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present in a shy frightened way and confidence; timidly property vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute
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.
Example 1 The new girl timidly raised her hand.
det amod nsubj advmod nmod:poss obj punct root The DET new ADJ girl NOUN timidly ADV raised VERB her PRON hand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 girl det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 girl amod 3 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 5 raised nsubj 4 timidly timidly ADV _ 5 raised advmod 5 raised raise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 hand nmod:poss 7 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 5 raised obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 raised punct
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1 raise past the new girl girl's hand timidly property vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme
Example 2 «May I come in?» asked Mole timidly.
punct aux nsubj ccomp advmod punct punct iobj advmod punct root « PUNCT May AUX I PRON come VERB in ADV ? PUNCT » PUNCT asked VERB Mole PROPN timidly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 come punct 2 May may AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 come aux 3 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 4 come nsubj 4 come come VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 asked ccomp 5 in in ADV _ 4 come advmod 6 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 come punct 7 » » PUNCT _ 4 come punct 8 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 Mole Mole PROPN Number=Sing 8 asked iobj 10 timidly timidly ADV _ 8 asked advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 8 asked punct
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1 come in in a quote may I vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 ask speech: ask past Mole timidly property vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP that S»: agent=Agent mole=Recipient clause=Topic
Example 3 The deer timidly stepped out of the wood.
det nsubj advmod case case det obl punct root The DET deer NOUN timidly ADV stepped VERB out ADP of ADP the DET wood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 deer det 2 deer deer NOUN Number=Plur 4 stepped nsubj 3 timidly timidly ADV _ 4 stepped advmod 4 stepped step VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 out out ADP _ 8 wood case 6 of of ADP _ 8 wood case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 wood det 8 wood wood NOUN Number=Sing 4 stepped obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 stepped punct
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1 step out past the deer the wood timidly property vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location wood=Theme
Example 4 Alice timidly began to explain.
nsubj advmod mark xcomp punct root Alice PROPN timidly ADV began VERB to PART explain VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Alice Alice PROPN Number=Sing 3 began nsubj 2 timidly timidly ADV _ 3 began advmod 3 began begin VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 to to PART _ 5 explain mark 5 explain explain VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 began xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 began punct
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1 begin past Alice timidly property vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 explain speech: assert to-infinitive Alice not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 He knocked timidly on the head teacher's door.
nsubj advmod case det compound nmod:poss case obl punct root He PRON knocked VERB timidly ADV on ADP the DET head NOUN teacher NOUN 's PART door NOUN . 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 knocked nsubj 2 knocked knock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 timidly timidly ADV _ 2 knocked advmod 4 on on ADP _ 9 door case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 teacher det 6 head head NOUN Number=Sing 7 teacher compound 7 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 9 door nmod:poss 8 's 's PART _ 7 teacher case 9 door door NOUN Number=Sing 2 knocked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 knocked punct
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1 knock past He the head teacher's door timidly property vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on door=Location
Example 6 The puppy timidly sniffed my hand.
det nsubj advmod nmod:poss obj punct root The DET puppy NOUN timidly ADV sniffed VERB my PRON hand NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 4 sniffed nsubj 3 timidly timidly ADV _ 4 sniffed advmod 4 sniffed sniff VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 hand nmod:poss 6 hand hand NOUN Number=Sing 4 sniffed obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 sniffed punct
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1 sniff past the puppy my hand timidly property vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme
Example 7 “What was that?” she asked timidly.
punct obj cop obl punct punct nsubj advmod punct root “ PUNCT What PRON was AUX that PRON ? PUNCT ” PUNCT she PRON asked VERB timidly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 8 asked punct 2 What what PRON PronType=Int 4 that obj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 that cop 4 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 8 asked obl 5 ? ? PUNCT _ 4 that punct 6 ” " PUNCT _ 4 that punct 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 asked nsubj 8 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 timidly timidly ADV _ 8 asked advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 8 asked punct
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1 is a in a quote past that tree rules 2 ask speech: ask past she timidly property vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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