toothless Who acts: Toothless, people, one, baby, brother, Grandpa · What happens: mean, have, lose, make, obey, enforce · To what, where: teeth, lost teeth, real power, people, toothless rule, big toothless smile · Speech: someone speaks here
«toothless» 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: toothless in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Toothless means having no teeth, or having lost teeth: a toothless baby, a toothless grin.
The tree, 15 words nsubj ccomp det obj punct cc advcl amod obj punct det amod parataxis punct det amod conj punct root Toothless NOUN means VERB having VERB no DET teeth NOUN , PUNCT or CCONJ having VERB lost VERB teeth NOUN : PUNCT a DET toothless ADJ baby NOUN , PUNCT a DET toothless ADJ grin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toothless toothless NOUN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 2 means ccomp 4 no no DET PronType=Neg 5 teeth det 5 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 3 having obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 having punct 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 having cc 8 having have VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 having advcl 9 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 teeth amod 10 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 8 having obj 11 : : PUNCT _ 14 baby punct 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 baby det 13 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos 14 baby amod 14 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 2 means parataxis 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 grin punct 16 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 grin det 17 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos 18 grin amod 18 grin grin NOUN Number=Sing 14 baby conj 19 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Toothless vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have gerund no teeth vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient 3 have gerund lost teeth vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Patient 4 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «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 Toothless also means having no real power to make people obey: a toothless law, a toothless rule that no one enforces.
The tree, 21 words nsubj advmod ccomp det amod obj mark advcl obj xcomp punct det amod conj punct det amod appos obj det nsubj acl:relcl punct root Toothless NOUN also ADV means VERB having VERB no DET real ADJ power NOUN to PART make VERB people NOUN obey VERB : PUNCT a DET toothless ADJ law NOUN , PUNCT a DET toothless ADJ rule NOUN that PRON no DET one NOUN enforces VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toothless toothless NOUN Number=Sing 3 means nsubj 2 also also ADV _ 3 means advmod 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 having have VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means ccomp 5 no no DET PronType=Neg 7 power det 6 real real ADJ Degree=Pos 7 power amod 7 power power NOUN Number=Sing 4 having obj 8 to to PART _ 9 make mark 9 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 having advcl 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 9 make obj 11 obey obey VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 make xcomp 12 : : PUNCT _ 15 law punct 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 law det 14 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos 15 law amod 15 law law NOUN Number=Sing 3 means conj 16 , , PUNCT _ 19 rule punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 rule det 18 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos 19 rule amod 19 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 15 law appos 20 that that PRON PronType=Rel 23 enforces obj 21 no no DET PronType=Neg 22 one det 22 one one NOUN Number=Sing 23 enforces nsubj 23 enforces enforce VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 19 rule acl:relcl 24 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 mean present Toothless vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 have gerund no real power vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient 3 make to-infinitive people tree rules 4 obey infinitive people not said here vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 5 enforce present no one a toothless rule vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme
Meaning 3 Toothless can also mean feeble or useless, as an insult.
nsubj aux advmod xcomp cc conj punct case det parataxis punct root Toothless NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB feeble ADJ or CCONJ useless ADJ , PUNCT as ADP an DET insult NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Toothless toothless NOUN Number=Sing 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 feeble feeble ADJ Degree=Pos 4 mean xcomp 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 useless cc 7 useless useless ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feeble conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 insult punct 9 as as ADP _ 11 insult case 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 insult det 11 insult insult NOUN Number=Sing 4 mean parataxis 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 mean punct
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1 mean can Toothless feeble property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 The baby gave us a big toothless smile.
det nsubj iobj det amod amod obj punct root The DET baby NOUN gave VERB us PRON a DET big ADJ toothless ADJ smile NOUN . PUNCT 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 gave nsubj 3 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 gave iobj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 smile det 6 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 8 smile amod 7 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos 8 smile amod 8 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 3 gave obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 gave punct
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1 give past the baby a big toothless smile us vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient smile=Theme
Example 2 After losing two front teeth, my brother had a toothless grin.
mark advcl nummod amod obj punct nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj punct root After SCONJ losing VERB two NUM front ADJ teeth NOUN , PUNCT my PRON brother NOUN had VERB a DET toothless ADJ grin NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after SCONJ _ 2 losing mark 2 losing lose VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 had advcl 3 two two NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 5 teeth nummod 4 front front ADJ Degree=Pos 5 teeth amod 5 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 2 losing obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 2 losing punct 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 brother nmod:poss 8 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 9 had nsubj 9 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 grin det 11 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos 12 grin amod 12 grin grin NOUN Number=Sing 9 had obj 13 . . PUNCT _ 9 had punct
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1 lose gerund my brother not said here two front teeth vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Eventuality 2 have past my brother a toothless grin vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grin=Patient
Example 3 Grandpa takes out his false teeth and looks toothless.
nsubj compound:prt nmod:poss amod obj cc conj xcomp punct root Grandpa NOUN takes VERB out ADP his PRON false ADJ teeth NOUN and CCONJ looks VERB toothless ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandpa grandpa NOUN Number=Sing 2 takes nsubj 2 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 takes compound:prt 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 teeth nmod:poss 5 false false ADJ Degree=Pos 6 teeth amod 6 teeth tooth NOUN Number=Plur 2 takes obj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 looks cc 8 looks look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 takes conj 9 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos 8 looks xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 takes punct
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1 take out present Grandpa Grandpa's false teeth vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme 2 look present Grandpa not said here toothless property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 Without fines, the new rule is toothless.
case obl punct det amod nsubj cop punct root Without ADP fines NOUN , PUNCT the DET new ADJ rule NOUN is AUX toothless ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Without without ADP _ 2 fines case 2 fines fine NOUN Number=Plur 8 toothless obl 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 fines punct 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 rule det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 rule amod 6 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 8 toothless nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 toothless cop 8 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos root root 9 . . PUNCT _ 8 toothless punct
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1 is present the new rule without fines; toothless property tree rules
Example 5 Critics called the committee a toothless watchdog.
acl det obj det amod xcomp punct root Critics NOUN called VERB the DET committee NOUN a DET toothless ADJ watchdog NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Critics critic NOUN Number=Plur root root 2 called call VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Critics acl 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 committee det 4 committee committee NOUN Number=Sing 2 called obj 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 watchdog det 6 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos 7 watchdog amod 7 watchdog watchdog NOUN Number=Sing 2 called xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 1 Critics punct
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1 call participle Critics not said here the committee vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent committee=Recipient
Example 6 In the film, Toothless is a black Night Fury dragon.
case det obl punct nsubj cop det amod compound compound punct root In ADP the DET film NOUN , PUNCT Toothless PROPN is AUX a DET black ADJ Night PROPN Fury PROPN dragon NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 film case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 film det 3 film film NOUN Number=Sing 11 dragon obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 film punct 5 Toothless Toothless PROPN Number=Sing 11 dragon nsubj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 11 dragon cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 dragon det 8 black black ADJ Degree=Pos 11 dragon amod 9 Night Night PROPN Number=Sing 10 Fury compound 10 Fury Fury PROPN Number=Sing 11 dragon compound 11 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing root root 12 . . PUNCT _ 11 dragon punct
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1 is a present Toothless a black Fury dragon the film tree rules
Example 7 Some whales are toothless and filter food instead.
det nsubj cop cc conj obj advmod punct root Some DET whales NOUN are AUX toothless ADJ and CCONJ filter VERB food NOUN instead ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Some some DET PronType=Ind 2 whales det 2 whales whale NOUN Number=Plur 4 toothless nsubj 3 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 toothless cop 4 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 filter cc 6 filter filter VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 toothless conj 7 food food NOUN Number=Sing 6 filter obj 8 instead instead ADV _ 6 filter advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 toothless punct
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1 is present some whales toothless property tree rules 2 filter present some whales not said here food instead property vn wipe_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial_location»: agent=Agent food=Initial_Location
Example 8 What have we to do with this toothless fool?
obj aux nsubj mark case det amod obl punct root What PRON have AUX we PRON to PART do VERB with ADP this DET toothless ADJ fool NOUN ? PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 What what PRON PronType=Int 5 do obj 2 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 do aux 3 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 5 do nsubj 4 to to PART _ 5 do mark 5 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 with with ADP _ 9 fool case 7 this this DET Number=Sing PronType=Dem 9 fool det 8 toothless toothless ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fool amod 9 fool fool NOUN Number=Sing 5 do obl 10 ? ? PUNCT _ 5 do punct
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1 do present we with this toothless fool vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality
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