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troublesome

Who acts: troublesome cough, troublesome puppy, Toad, last sum, Weeds, troublesome wind · What happens: cause, deal, keep, chew, be, blow away · To what, where: trouble, me, shoes, troublesome friend, garden, kite

«troublesome» 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: troublesome in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Causing trouble, worry or difficulty; annoying or hard to deal with.

csubjobjpunctconjccconjpunctccconjmarkccompoblpunctrootCausingVERBtroubleNOUN,PUNCTworryNOUNorCCONJdifficultyNOUN;PUNCTannoyingADJorCCONJhardADJtoPARTdealVERBwithADP.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1CausingcauseVERBVerbForm=Ger8 annoyingcsubj
2troubletroubleNOUNNumber=Sing1 Causingobj
3,,PUNCT_4 worrypunct
4worryworryNOUNNumber=Sing2 troubleconj
5ororCCONJ_6 difficultycc
6difficultydifficultyNOUNNumber=Sing2 troubleconj
7;;PUNCT_8 annoyingpunct
8annoyingannoyingADJDegree=Posrootroot
9ororCCONJ_10 hardcc
10hardhardADJDegree=Pos8 annoyingconj
11totoPART_12 dealmark
12dealdealVERBVerbForm=Inf10 hardccomp
13withwithADP_12 dealobl
14..PUNCT_8 annoyingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1causegerundtrouble and worry or difficultyvn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition trouble=Patient
2dealto-infinitivevn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: 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.

Example 1

That troublesome cough kept me awake.

detamodnsubjobjxcomppunctrootThatDETtroublesomeADJcoughNOUNkeptVERBmePRONawakeADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThatthatDETNumber=Sing PronType=Dem3 coughdet
2troublesometroublesomeADJDegree=Pos3 coughamod
3coughcoughNOUNNumber=Sing4 keptnsubj
4keptkeepVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5meIPRONCase=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs4 keptobj
6awakeawakeADJDegree=Pos4 keptxcomp
7..PUNCT_4 keptpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1keeppastthat troublesome coughmeawake propertyvn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme

Example 2

The troublesome puppy chewed my shoes.

detamodnsubjnmod:possobjpunctrootTheDETtroublesomeADJpuppyNOUNchewedVERBmyPRONshoesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 puppydet
2troublesometroublesomeADJDegree=Pos3 puppyamod
3puppypuppyNOUNNumber=Sing4 chewednsubj
4chewedchewVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs6 shoesnmod:poss
6shoesshoeNOUNNumber=Plur4 chewedobj
7..PUNCT_4 chewedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1chewpastthe troublesome puppymy shoesvn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient

Example 3

Toad was a troublesome friend.

nsubjcopdetamodpunctrootToadPROPNwasAUXaDETtroublesomeADJfriendNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ToadToadPROPNNumber=Sing5 friendnsubj
2wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin5 friendcop
3aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 frienddet
4troublesometroublesomeADJDegree=Pos5 friendamod
5friendfriendNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6..PUNCT_5 friendpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apastToada troublesome friendtree rules

Example 4

The last sum was the most troublesome.

detamodnsubjcopdetadvmodpunctrootTheDETlastADJsumNOUNwasAUXtheDETmostADVtroublesomeADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 sumdet
2lastlastADJDegree=Pos3 sumamod
3sumsumNOUNNumber=Sing7 troublesomensubj
4wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 troublesomecop
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art7 troublesomedet
6mostmostADVDegree=Sup7 troublesomeadvmod
7troublesometroublesomeADJDegree=Posrootroot
8..PUNCT_7 troublesomepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispastthe last sumtroublesome propertytree rules

Example 5

Weeds are troublesome in the garden.

nsubjcopcasedetoblpunctrootWeedsNOUNareAUXtroublesomeADJinADPtheDETgardenNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WeedsweedNOUNNumber=Plur3 troublesomensubj
2arebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 troublesomecop
3troublesometroublesomeADJDegree=Posrootroot
4ininADP_6 gardencase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 gardendet
6gardengardenNOUNNumber=Sing3 troublesomeobl
7..PUNCT_3 troublesomepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentWeedsthe gardentroublesome propertytree rules

Example 6

The troublesome wind kept blowing my kite away.

detamodnsubjxcompnmod:possobjadvmodpunctrootTheDETtroublesomeADJwindNOUNkeptVERBblowingVERBmyPRONkiteNOUNawayADV.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 winddet
2troublesometroublesomeADJDegree=Pos3 windamod
3windwindNOUNNumber=Sing4 keptnsubj
4keptkeepVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
5blowingblowVERBVerbForm=Ger4 keptxcomp
6mymyPRONCase=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs7 kitenmod:poss
7kitekiteNOUNNumber=Sing5 blowingobj
8awayawayADV_5 blowingadvmod
9..PUNCT_4 keptpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1keeppastthe troublesome windtree rules
2blow awaygerundthe troublesome wind not said heremy kiteaway propertyvn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent kite=Patient
3kitemynom kite «possession transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

They—they—they were so—so troublesome—that I could not manage them at all.

The tree, 15 words
nsubjpunctnsubjpunctnsubjcopadvmodpunctadvmodpunctmarknsubjauxadvmodconjobjcaseoblpunctrootTheyPRON—PUNCTtheyPRON—PUNCTtheyPRONwereAUXsoADV—PUNCTsoADVtroublesomeADJ—PUNCTthatSCONJIPRONcouldAUXnotPARTmanageVERBthemPRONatADPallDET.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TheytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs3 theynsubj
2—-PUNCT_1 Theypunct
3theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs10 troublesomensubj
4—-PUNCT_3 theypunct
5theytheyPRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs10 troublesomensubj
6werebeAUXMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin10 troublesomecop
7sosoADV_10 troublesomeadvmod
8—-PUNCT_10 troublesomepunct
9sosoADV_10 troublesomeadvmod
10troublesometroublesomeADJDegree=Posrootroot
11—-PUNCT_16 managepunct
12thatthatSCONJ_16 managemark
13IIPRONCase=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs16 managensubj
14couldcouldAUXVerbForm=Fin16 manageaux
15notnotPARTPolarity=Neg16 manageadvmod
16managemanageVERBVerbForm=Inf10 troublesomeconj
17themtheyPRONCase=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs16 manageobj
18atatADP_19 allcase
19allallDETPronType=Tot16 manageobl
20..PUNCT_10 troublesomepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispasttheytroublesome propertytree rules
2not managecouldIthem = theyallvn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent they=Theme at all=Eventuality

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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