tiptoe

Who acts: We, She, Tiptoe, you, They, dancers · What happens: walk, stand, reach, be, avoid, talk · To what, where: front parts, toes, tiptoe, sleeping baby, fence, burglar

«tiptoe» 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: tiptoe in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

To walk quietly and carefully on the front parts of your feet with your heels off the ground.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 walk	mark
2	walk	walk	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	2 walk	advmod
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 carefully	cc
5	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	3 quietly	conj
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 parts	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 parts	det
8	front	front	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 parts	amod
9	parts	part	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 walk	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 feet	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 feet	nmod:poss
12	feet	foot	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 parts	nmod
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 heels	case
14	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 heels	nmod:poss
15	heels	heel	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 walk	obl
16	off	off	ADP	_	18 ground	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 ground	det
18	ground	ground	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 walk	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 walk	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	walk	to-infinitive				the front parts of your feet		with your heels; off the ground; quietly property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on part=Trajectory

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

On tiptoe(s): standing or walking on your toes, sometimes to reach higher or to be quiet.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	On	on	ADP	_	2 tiptoe	case
2	tiptoe	tiptoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 reach	obl
3	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 s	punct
4	s	s	X	_	2 tiptoe	amod
5	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 s	punct
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 standing	punct
7	standing	stand	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 reach	advcl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 walking	cc
9	walking	walk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 standing	conj
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 toes	case
11	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 toes	nmod:poss
12	toes	toe	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 walking	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 reach	punct
14	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	PronType=Ind	16 reach	advmod
15	to	to	PART	_	16 reach	mark
16	reach	reach	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
17	higher	high	ADV	Degree=Cmp	16 reach	advmod
18	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 quiet	cc
19	to	to	PART	_	21 quiet	mark
20	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	21 quiet	cop
21	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 higher	conj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	16 reach	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	where	other	roles by
1	stand	gerund			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	walk	gerund	your toes		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on toe=Trajectory
3	reach	to-infinitive	tiptoe	high, sometimes property	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	is	to-infinitive		quiet property	tree rules

Meaning 3

Tiptoe around: to avoid talking about something difficult.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tiptoe	tiptoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	around	around	ADV	_	1 Tiptoe	advmod
3	:	:	PUNCT	_	5 avoid	punct
4	to	to	PART	_	5 avoid	mark
5	avoid	avoid	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Tiptoe	acl:relcl
6	talking	talk	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 avoid	xcomp
7	about	about	ADP	_	8 something	case
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	6 talking	obl
9	difficult	difficult	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 something	amod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Tiptoe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	avoid	to-infinitive							vn avoid-52 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	talk	gerund						about something	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about something=Topic

Example 1

We tiptoed past the sleeping baby.

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 tiptoed	nsubj
2	tiptoed	tiptoe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	past	past	ADP	_	6 baby	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 baby	det
5	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 baby	compound
6	baby	baby	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tiptoed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tiptoed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tiptoe	past	We			the sleeping baby			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past baby=Trajectory

Example 2

She stood on tiptoe to see over the fence.

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 stood	nsubj
2	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	4 tiptoe	case
4	tiptoe	tiptoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stood	obl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 see	mark
6	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 stood	advcl
7	over	over	ADP	_	9 fence	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 fence	det
9	fence	fence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 see	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	She			tiptoe			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on tiptoe=Location
2	see	to-infinitive	She not said here			the fence			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 3

The burglar tiptoed down the hall.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 burglar	det
2	burglar	burglar	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	tiptoed	tiptoe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 burglar	acl
4	down	down	ADP	_	6 hall	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 hall	det
6	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tiptoed	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 burglar	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tiptoe	participle		the burglar not said here		the hall			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down hall=Trajectory

Example 4

Tiptoe so you don't wake Grandma.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Tiptoe	tiptoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 wake	nsubj
2	so	so	ADV	_	6 wake	advmod
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	6 wake	nsubj
4	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 wake	aux
5	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	6 wake	advmod
6	wake	wake	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 wake	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 wake	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not wake	present · do-support	Tiptoe	Grandma					vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent grandma=Patient

Example 5

Don't stand on tiptoe on a wobbly stool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	AUX	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 stand	aux
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	3 stand	advmod
3	stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	5 tiptoe	case
5	tiptoe	tiptoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stand	obl
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 stool	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 stool	det
8	wobbly	wobbly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 stool	amod
9	stool	stool	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stand	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stand	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not stand	imperative · do-support	you not said here			tiptoe		on a wobbly stool	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on tiptoe=Location

Example 6

They tiptoed around the subject of the broken vase.

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 tiptoed	nsubj
2	tiptoed	tiptoe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	around	around	ADP	_	5 subject	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 subject	det
5	subject	subject	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tiptoed	obl
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 vase	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 vase	det
8	broken	break	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 vase	amod
9	vase	vase	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 subject	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 tiptoed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tiptoe	past	They			the subject of the broken vase			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around subject=Trajectory
2	break	participle							vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 7

In ballet, dancers dance on the tips of their toes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	In	in	ADP	_	2 ballet	case
2	ballet	ballet	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dance	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 ballet	punct
4	dancers	dancer	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 dance	nsubj
5	dance	dance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	on	on	ADP	_	8 tips	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 tips	det
8	tips	tip	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 dance	obl
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 toes	case
10	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 toes	nmod:poss
11	toes	toe	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 tips	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 dance	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dance	present	dancers			ballet		on the tips of dancers's toes	vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in ballet=Location

Example 8

Then the children crept on tiptoe to a crack in the rocks and got in.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 crept	advmod
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 children	det
3	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 crept	nsubj
4	crept	creep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 tiptoe	case
6	tiptoe	tiptoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crept	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 crack	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 crack	det
9	crack	crack	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 crept	obl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 rocks	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 rocks	det
12	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 crept	obl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 got	cc
14	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 crept	conj
15	in	in	ADV	_	14 got	advmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 crept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	creep	past	the children			tiptoe	then	to a crack; in the rocks	vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to crack=Destination
2	get in	past	the children not said here						vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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