vast Who acts: vast majority, Pacific, Space, light, They, vast crowd · What happens: mean, be, take, cross, walk, pass · To what, where: all, vast ocean, light, vast, test, stadium
«vast» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: vast in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Extremely large in size, amount or area.
advmod case obl punct conj cc conj punct root Extremely ADV large ADJ in ADP size NOUN , PUNCT amount NOUN or CCONJ area NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Extremely extremely ADV _ 2 large advmod 2 large large ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 in in ADP _ 4 size case 4 size size NOUN Number=Sing 2 large obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 amount punct 6 amount amount NOUN Number=Sing 4 size conj 7 or or CCONJ _ 8 area cc 8 area area NOUN Number=Sing 4 size conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 large punct
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Meaning 2 «The vast majority» means nearly all.
punct det amod nsubj punct advmod obj punct root « PUNCT The DET vast ADJ majority NOUN » PUNCT means VERB nearly ADV all DET . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 4 majority punct 2 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 majority det 3 vast vast ADJ Degree=Pos 4 majority amod 4 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing 6 means nsubj 5 » » PUNCT _ 4 majority punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 nearly nearly ADV _ 8 all advmod 8 all all DET PronType=Tot 6 means obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 mean present the vast majority all vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent all=Topic
Example 1 The Pacific is a vast ocean.
det nsubj cop det amod punct root The DET Pacific PROPN is AUX a DET vast ADJ ocean NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Pacific det 2 Pacific Pacific PROPN Number=Sing 6 ocean nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 ocean cop 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 ocean det 5 vast vast ADJ Degree=Pos 6 ocean amod 6 ocean ocean NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 ocean punct
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1 is a present the Pacific a vast ocean tree rules
Example 2 Space is so vast that light takes years to cross it.
nsubj cop advmod mark nsubj advcl obj mark advcl obj punct root Space NOUN is AUX so ADV vast ADJ that SCONJ light NOUN takes VERB years NOUN to PART cross VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Space space NOUN Number=Sing 4 vast nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 vast cop 3 so so ADV _ 4 vast advmod 4 vast vast ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 that that SCONJ _ 7 takes mark 6 light light NOUN Number=Sing 7 takes nsubj 7 takes take VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 vast advcl 8 years year NOUN Number=Plur 7 takes obj 9 to to PART _ 10 cross mark 10 cross cross VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 takes advcl 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 cross obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 4 vast punct
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1 is present Space vast property tree rules 2 take present light year vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 cross to-infinitive light not said here light vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
Example 3 They walked across a vast, empty desert.
nsubj case det obl punct amod appos punct root They PRON walked VERB across ADP a DET vast NOUN , PUNCT empty ADJ desert NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 walked nsubj 2 walked walk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 across across ADP _ 5 vast case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 vast det 5 vast vast NOUN Number=Sing 2 walked obl 6 , , PUNCT _ 8 desert punct 7 empty empty ADJ Degree=Pos 8 desert amod 8 desert desert NOUN Number=Sing 5 vast appos 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 walked punct
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1 walk past They a vast vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across vast=Trajectory
Example 4 The vast majority of the class passed the test.
det amod nsubj case det nmod det obj punct root The DET vast ADJ majority NOUN of ADP the DET class NOUN passed VERB the DET test NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 majority det 2 vast vast ADJ Degree=Pos 3 majority amod 3 majority majority NOUN Number=Sing 7 passed nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 6 class case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 class det 6 class class NOUN Number=Sing 3 majority nmod 7 passed pass VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 test det 9 test test NOUN Number=Sing 7 passed obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 passed punct
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1 pass past the vast majority of the class the test vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme test=Trajectory
Example 5 A vast crowd filled the stadium.
det amod nsubj det obj punct root A DET vast ADJ crowd NOUN filled VERB the DET stadium NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 crowd det 2 vast vast ADJ Degree=Pos 3 crowd amod 3 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 4 filled nsubj 4 filled fill VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 stadium det 6 stadium stadium NOUN Number=Sing 4 filled obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 filled punct
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1 fill past a vast crowd the stadium vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent stadium=Patient
Example 6 The library has a vast number of books.
det nsubj det amod obj case nmod punct root The DET library NOUN has VERB a DET vast ADJ number NOUN of ADP books NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 library det 2 library library NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 number det 5 vast vast ADJ Degree=Pos 6 number amod 6 number number NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 of of ADP _ 8 books case 8 books book NOUN Number=Plur 6 number nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present the library a vast number of books vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent number=Patient
Example 7 Empty, vast, and cold were the halls of the Snow Queen.
amod punct conj punct cc conj cop det case det compound nmod punct root Empty ADJ , PUNCT vast ADJ , PUNCT and CCONJ cold ADJ were AUX the DET halls NOUN of ADP the DET Snow PROPN Queen PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Empty empty ADJ Degree=Pos 9 halls amod 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 vast punct 3 vast vast ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Empty conj 4 , , PUNCT _ 6 cold punct 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 cold cc 6 cold cold ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Empty conj 7 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 halls cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 halls det 9 halls hall NOUN Number=Plur root root 10 of of ADP _ 13 Queen case 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 Queen det 12 Snow Snow PROPN Number=Sing 13 Queen compound 13 Queen Queen PROPN Number=Sing 9 halls nmod 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 halls punct
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1 is a past the Empty halls of the Snow Queen tree rules
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