vaguely Who acts: way, I, face, She, we, cloud · What happens: mean, not be, be, remember, look, answer · To what, where: baby, him · Speech: someone speaks here
«vaguely» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: vaguely in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Vaguely means in a way that is not clear or exact.
advmod case det obl nsubj cop advmod acl:relcl cc conj punct root Vaguely ADV means VERB in ADP a DET way NOUN that PRON is AUX not PART clear ADJ or CCONJ exact ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vaguely vaguely ADV _ 2 means advmod 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 5 way case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 way det 5 way way NOUN Number=Sing 2 means obl 6 that that PRON PronType=Rel 9 clear nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 clear cop 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 clear advmod 9 clear clear ADJ Degree=Pos 5 way acl:relcl 10 or or CCONJ _ 11 exact cc 11 exact exact ADJ Degree=Pos 9 clear conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present in a way; vaguely property vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute 2 not is present a way clear property tree rules 3 be a way not said here tree rules
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 Vaguely can mean slightly, a little.
advmod aux advmod punct det conj punct root Vaguely ADV can AUX mean VERB slightly ADV , PUNCT a DET little ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Vaguely vaguely ADV _ 3 mean advmod 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 slightly slightly ADV _ 3 mean advmod 5 , , PUNCT _ 7 little punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 little det 7 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 3 mean conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can slightly, vaguely property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
Example 1 I vaguely remember being a baby.
nsubj advmod cop det obj punct root I PRON vaguely ADV remember VERB being AUX a DET baby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 3 remember nsubj 2 vaguely vaguely ADV _ 3 remember advmod 3 remember remember VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 6 baby cop 5 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 baby det 6 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 3 remember obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 remember punct
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1 remember present I vaguely property vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent 2 is a gerund a baby tree rules
Example 2 His face looked vaguely familiar.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod xcomp punct root His PRON face NOUN looked VERB vaguely ADV familiar ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 face nmod:poss 2 face face NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 vaguely vaguely ADV _ 5 familiar advmod 5 familiar familiar ADJ Degree=Pos 3 looked xcomp 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past His face familiar property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 3 She answered vaguely, so we were still confused.
nsubj advmod punct advmod nsubj cop advmod conj punct root She PRON answered VERB vaguely ADV , PUNCT so ADV we PRON were AUX still ADV confused ADJ . 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 answered nsubj 2 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 vaguely vaguely ADV _ 2 answered advmod 4 , , PUNCT _ 9 confused punct 5 so so ADV _ 9 confused advmod 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 confused nsubj 7 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 confused cop 8 still still ADV _ 9 confused advmod 9 confused confused ADJ Degree=Pos 2 answered conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 answered punct
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1 answer speech: assert past She vaguely property vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is past we still confused property tree rules
Example 4 The cloud looked vaguely like a rabbit.
det nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET cloud NOUN looked VERB vaguely ADV like ADP a DET rabbit NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 cloud det 2 cloud cloud NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked nsubj 3 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 vaguely vaguely ADV _ 3 looked advmod 5 like like ADP _ 7 rabbit case 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 rabbit det 7 rabbit rabbit NOUN Number=Sing 3 looked obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 looked punct
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1 look past the cloud like a rabbit; vaguely property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 5 Don't write vaguely; say exactly what happened.
aux advmod advmod punct conj advmod nsubj ccomp punct root Do AUX n't PART write VERB vaguely ADV ; PUNCT say VERB exactly ADV what PRON happened VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do AUX Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 write aux 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 3 write advmod 3 write write VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 4 vaguely vaguely ADV _ 3 write advmod 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 say punct 6 say say VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 3 write conj 7 exactly exactly ADV _ 8 what advmod 8 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 happened nsubj 9 happened happen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 say ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 write punct
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1 not write imperative · do-support you not said here vaguely property vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 say speech: assert infinitive you not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 happen past vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 6 He was vaguely aware of someone calling him.
nsubj cop advmod case obl acl obj punct root He PRON was AUX vaguely ADV aware ADJ of ADP someone PRON calling VERB him PRON . 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 4 aware nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 aware cop 3 vaguely vaguely ADV _ 4 aware advmod 4 aware aware ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 of of ADP _ 6 someone case 6 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 aware obl 7 calling call VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 someone acl 8 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 calling obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 aware punct
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1 is past He of someone; aware, vaguely property tree rules 2 call gerund him = he vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient
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