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unfortunate

Who acts: It, unfortunate boy, unfortunate mix up, Calling, shop, kind woman · What happens: have, cause, be, rain, drop, send · To what, where: bad luck, problems, ice cream, parcel, wrong town, new teacher · Speech: someone speaks here

«unfortunate» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: unfortunate in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Having bad luck; unlucky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 unlucky	csubj
2	bad	bad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 luck	amod
3	luck	luck	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Having	obj
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	5 unlucky	punct
5	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 unlucky	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	gerund		bad luck					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent luck=Patient

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

Causing problems or sad results: an unfortunate accident.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Causing	cause	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	problems	problem	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Causing	obj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 results	cc
4	sad	sad	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 results	amod
5	results	result	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 problems	conj
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Causing	punct
7	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 accident	det
8	unfortunate	unfortunate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 accident	amod
9	accident	accident	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Causing	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Causing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cause	gerund		problems or sad results				a unfortunate accident obl	vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition problem=Patient

Meaning 3

Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

Not suitable and a bit embarrassing: an unfortunate remark.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 suitable	advmod
2	suitable	suitable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 embarrassing	cc
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bit	det
5	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 embarrassing	obl:unmarked
6	embarrassing	embarrassing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 suitable	conj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 remark	punct
8	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 remark	det
9	unfortunate	unfortunate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 remark	amod
10	remark	remark	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 suitable	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 suitable	punct

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

Meaning 4

Usage: noun, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

A poor or unlucky person.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 person	det
2	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 unlucky	cc
4	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 poor	conj
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

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

Example 1

It was unfortunate that it rained on sports day.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 unfortunate	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 unfortunate	cop
3	unfortunate	unfortunate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	that	that	SCONJ	_	6 rained	mark
5	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 rained	nsubj
6	rained	rain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 unfortunate	ccomp
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 day	case
8	sports	sport	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 day	compound
9	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 rained	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 unfortunate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	It					unfortunate property	tree rules
2	rain	past	it				day		vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme»

Example 2

The unfortunate boy dropped his ice cream.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boy	det
2	unfortunate	unfortunate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 boy	amod
3	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dropped	nsubj
4	dropped	drop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 cream	nmod:poss
6	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 cream	compound
7	cream	cream	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dropped	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 dropped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drop	past	the unfortunate boy	boy's ice cream					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cream=Theme

Example 3

An unfortunate mix-up sent our parcel to the wrong town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 up	det
2	unfortunate	unfortunate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 up	amod
3	mix	mix	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 up	compound
4	-	-	PUNCT	_	3 mix	punct
5	up	up	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sent	nsubj
6	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	our	our	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 parcel	nmod:poss
8	parcel	parcel	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sent	obj
9	to	to	ADP	_	12 town	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 town	det
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 town	amod
12	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 sent	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 sent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	send	past	a unfortunate mix up	our parcel		the wrong town			vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent parcel=Theme to town=Destination

Example 4

Calling the new teacher by the wrong name was an unfortunate slip.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Calling	call	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	12 slip	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 teacher	det
3	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 teacher	amod
4	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Calling	obj
5	by	by	ADP	_	8 name	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 name	det
7	wrong	wrong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 name	amod
8	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Calling	obl
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 slip	cop
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 slip	det
11	unfortunate	unfortunate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 slip	amod
12	slip	slip	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 slip	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	gerund			the new teacher			by the wrong name	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient
2	is a	past	Calling	a unfortunate slip					tree rules

Example 5

Unfortunately, the shop was shut.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Unfortunately	unfortunately	ADV	_	6 shut	advmod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Unfortunately	punct
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 shop	det
4	shop	shop	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 shut	nsubj
5	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 shut	cop
6	shut	shut	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 shut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the shop					shut, unfortunately property	tree rules

Example 6

The kind woman helped the unfortunates of the town.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 woman	det
2	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 woman	amod
3	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helped	nsubj
4	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 unfortunates	det
6	unfortunates	unfortunate	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 helped	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 town	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 town	det
9	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 unfortunates	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 helped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	past	the kind woman	the unfortunates of the town					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent unfortunate=Beneficiary

Example 7

What had become of all these unfortunate children?

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	3 become	nsubj
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 become	aux
3	become	become	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	8 children	case
5	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 children	det:predet
6	these	this	DET	Number=Plur PronType=Dem	8 children	det
7	unfortunate	unfortunate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 children	amod
8	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 become	obl
9	?	?	PUNCT	_	3 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past · perfect						of all unfortunate children	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

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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