unsteadily Who acts: baby, I, foal, ladder, Dad, He · What happens: mean, walk, spin, stand up, rise, rock · To what, where: room, long legs, ladder, rock, light · Speech: someone speaks here
«unsteadily» 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: unsteadily in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Unsteadily means in a wobbly, shaky way, not firm or balanced.
advmod case det amod punct amod obl punct advmod appos cc conj punct root Unsteadily ADV means VERB in ADP a DET wobbly ADJ , PUNCT shaky ADJ way NOUN , PUNCT not PART firm ADJ or CCONJ balanced ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unsteadily unsteadily ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 8 way case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 way det 5 wobbly wobbly ADJ Degree=Pos 8 way amod 6 , , PUNCT _ 5 wobbly punct 7 shaky shaky ADJ Degree=Pos 8 way amod 8 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 11 firm punct 10 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 firm advmod 11 firm firm ADJ Degree=Pos 8 way appos 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 balanced cc 13 balanced balanced ADJ Degree=Pos 11 firm conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present in a wobbly shaky way; unsteadily 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 baby walked unsteadily across the room.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET baby NOUN walked VERB unsteadily ADV across ADP the DET room 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 walked nsubj 3 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 unsteadily unsteadily ADV _ 3 walked advmod 5 across across ADP _ 7 room case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 room det 7 room room NOUN Number=Sing 3 walked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 walked punct
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1 walk past the baby the room unsteadily property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across room=Trajectory
Example 2 After the spinning ride, I stood up unsteadily.
case det amod obl punct nsubj compound:prt advmod punct root After ADP the DET spinning VERB ride NOUN , PUNCT I PRON stood VERB up ADP unsteadily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 After after ADP _ 4 ride case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 ride det 3 spinning spin VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 ride amod 4 ride ride NOUN Number=Sing 7 stood obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 ride punct 6 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 stood nsubj 7 stood stand VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 up up ADP _ 7 stood compound:prt 9 unsteadily unsteadily ADV _ 7 stood advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 stood punct
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1 spin gerund vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme 2 stand up past I after the spinning ride unsteadily property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 3 The foal rose unsteadily on its long legs.
det nsubj advmod case nmod:poss amod obl punct root The DET foal NOUN rose VERB unsteadily ADV on ADP its PRON long ADJ legs NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 foal det 2 foal foal NOUN Number=Sing 3 rose nsubj 3 rose rise VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 unsteadily unsteadily ADV _ 3 rose advmod 5 on on ADP _ 8 legs case 6 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 legs nmod:poss 7 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 8 legs amod 8 legs leg NOUN Number=Plur 3 rose obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 rose punct
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1 rise past the foal foal's long legs unsteadily property vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on leg=Location
Example 4 The ladder rocked unsteadily, so Dad held it.
det nsubj advmod punct advmod nsubj conj obj punct root The DET ladder NOUN rocked VERB unsteadily ADV , PUNCT so ADV Dad PROPN held VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 ladder det 2 ladder ladder NOUN Number=Sing 3 rocked nsubj 3 rocked rock VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 unsteadily unsteadily ADV _ 3 rocked advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 held punct 6 so so ADV _ 8 held advmod 7 Dad Dad PROPN Number=Sing 8 held nsubj 8 held hold VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 rocked conj 9 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 held obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 rocked punct
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1 rock past the ladder unsteadily property vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 hold past Dad ladder vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
Example 5 He wrote unsteadily with his cold fingers.
nsubj advmod case nmod:poss amod obl punct root He PRON wrote VERB unsteadily ADV with ADP his PRON cold ADJ fingers 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 wrote nsubj 2 wrote write VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 unsteadily unsteadily ADV _ 2 wrote advmod 4 with with ADP _ 7 fingers case 5 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 fingers nmod:poss 6 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 7 fingers amod 7 fingers finger NOUN Number=Plur 2 wrote obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 wrote punct
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1 write past He with his cold fingers; unsteadily property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 She climbed unsteadily onto the rock.
nsubj advmod case det obl punct root She PRON climbed VERB unsteadily ADV onto ADP the DET rock NOUN . PUNCT 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 climbed nsubj 2 climbed climb VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 unsteadily unsteadily ADV _ 2 climbed advmod 4 onto onto ADP _ 6 rock case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 rock det 6 rock rock NOUN Number=Sing 2 climbed obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 climbed punct
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1 climb past She the rock unsteadily property vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto rock=Trajectory
Example 7 “Something blew out the light,” he said a little unsteadily.
punct nsubj ccomp compound:prt det obj punct punct nsubj det ccomp advmod punct root “ PUNCT Something PRON blew VERB out ADP the DET light NOUN , PUNCT ” PUNCT he PRON said VERB a DET little ADJ unsteadily ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 “ " PUNCT _ 3 blew punct 2 Something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 3 blew nsubj 3 blew blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 said ccomp 4 out out ADP _ 3 blew compound:prt 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 light det 6 light light NOUN Number=Sing 3 blew obj 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 blew punct 8 ” " PUNCT _ 3 blew punct 9 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 said nsubj 10 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 little det 12 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 10 said ccomp 13 unsteadily unsteadily ADV _ 12 little advmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 10 said punct
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1 blow out in a quote past Something the light vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent light=Patient 2 say speech: assert past he vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
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