wally

Who acts: Wally, you, coat, I, Dad, We · What happens: make, tile, be, call, do, not be · To what, where: wally dug, close, name, Wally, USA, Waldo · Speech: someone speaks here

«wally» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: wally in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: UK slang, mild — kept apart, not parsed.

A silly or foolish person; a mild, often friendly insult.

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	silly	silly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	4 foolish	cc
4	foolish	foolish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 silly	conj
5	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	8 mild	punct
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 mild	det
8	mild	mild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 person	amod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 insult	punct
10	often	often	ADV	_	12 insult	advmod
11	friendly	friendly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 insult	amod
12	insult	insult	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 mild	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 person	punct

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

Meaning 2

Usage: Scotland, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Made of china or porcelain, as in a "wally dug" (a china dog ornament) or a tiled "wally close" (entrance).

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
2	of	of	ADP	_	3 china	case
3	china	china	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Made	obl
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 porcelain	cc
5	porcelain	porcelain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 china	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 dug	punct
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	12 dug	mark
8	in	in	ADP	_	12 dug	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 dug	det
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 dug	punct
11	wally	wally	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 dug	compound
12	dug	dug	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Made	obl
13	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 dug	punct
14	(	(	PUNCT	_	18 ornament	punct
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 ornament	det
16	china	china	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 dog	compound
17	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 ornament	compound
18	ornament	ornament	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 dug	appos
19	)	)	PUNCT	_	18 ornament	punct
20	or	or	CCONJ	_	21 a	cc
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 dug	conj
22	tiled	tile	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 a	acl
23	"	"	PUNCT	_	25 close	punct
24	wally	wally	ADV	_	25 close	advmod
25	close	close	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 tiled	obl
26	"	"	PUNCT	_	25 close	punct
27	(	(	PUNCT	_	28 entrance	punct
28	entrance	entrance	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 close	conj
29	)	)	PUNCT	_	25 close	punct
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	participle				a wally dug		of china or porcelain	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	tile	participle		close and entrance					vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent

Meaning 3

Wally is also a name, as in the books "Where's Wally?" (called "Where's Waldo?" in the USA and Canada).

Sentence 1: Wally is also a name, as in the books "Where's Wally?"

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wally	wally	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 name	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 name	cop
3	also	also	ADV	_	5 name	advmod
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 name	det
5	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 books	punct
7	as	as	ADP	_	10 books	case
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 books	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 books	det
10	books	book	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 name	appos
11	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 Wally	punct
12	Where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	14 Wally	advmod
13	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 Wally	cop
14	Wally	Wally	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 books	appos
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	14 Wally	punct
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	14 Wally	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Wally	a name					tree rules
2	is a in a quote	present		Wally					tree rules

Sentence 2: (called "Where's Waldo?" in the USA and Canada).

The tree, 9 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 called	punct
2	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 Waldo	punct
4	Where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	6 Waldo	advmod
5	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 Waldo	cop
6	Waldo	Waldo	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 called	xcomp
7	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 Waldo	punct
8	"	"	PUNCT	_	6 Waldo	punct
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 USA	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 USA	det
11	USA	USA	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 called	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 Canada	cc
13	Canada	Canada	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 USA	conj
14	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 called	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call speech: ask	participle				the USA and Canada			vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	is a in a quote	present		Waldo					tree rules

Example 1

Don't be a wally; put your coat on, it's freezing!

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 wally	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 wally	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 wally	det
5	wally	wally	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Do	obj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 put	punct
7	put	put	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Do	parataxis
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 coat	nmod:poss
9	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 put	obj
10	on	on	ADP	_	7 put	compound:prt
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 freezing	punct
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 freezing	nsubj
13	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 freezing	cop
14	freezing	freezing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 put	obl
15	!	!	PUNCT	_	1 Do	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	do	imperative	you not said here		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is a	infinitive		a wally	tree rules
3	put on	infinitive		your coat	vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent coat=Goal
4	is a	present	coat	freezing	tree rules

Example 2

I felt like a right wally when I fell off the stage.

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	2 felt	nsubj
2	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	like	like	ADP	_	6 wally	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 wally	det
5	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wally	amod
6	wally	wally	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 felt	obl
7	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	9 fell	advmod
8	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	9 fell	nsubj
9	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 felt	advcl
10	off	off	ADP	_	12 stage	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 stage	det
12	stage	stage	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 fell	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 felt	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	feel	past	I					like a right wally	vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like wally=Theme
2	fall off	past	I	the stage					vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient stage=Extent

Example 3

Dad, you wally, you've got your jumper on backwards!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 got	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Dad	punct
3	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 got	nsubj
4	wally	wally	ADV	_	8 got	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 got	punct
6	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 got	nsubj
7	've	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 got	aux
8	got	get	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
9	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 jumper	nmod:poss
10	jumper	jumper	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 got	obj
11	on	on	ADP	_	12 backwards	case
12	backwards	backwards	ADV	_	8 got	obl
13	!	!	PUNCT	_	8 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	present · perfect	Dad	your jumper				wally property	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent jumper=Theme on backwards=Source

Example 4

We spent ages trying to find Wally in the busy beach picture.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 spent	nsubj
2	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	ages	age	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 spent	obj
4	trying	try	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 spent	advcl
5	to	to	PART	_	6 find	mark
6	find	find	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 trying	xcomp
7	Wally	Wally	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 find	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	12 picture	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 picture	det
10	busy	busy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 picture	amod
11	beach	beach	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 picture	compound
12	picture	picture	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 find	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 spent	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	spend	past	We	ages		vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent age=Asset
2	try	gerund	We not said here			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
3	find not said to happen	to-infinitive	We not said here	Wally	the busy beach picture	vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wally=Topic

Example 5

My cousin called me a wally for losing my shoe.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	My	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 cousin	nmod:poss
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 called	nsubj
3	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	me	I	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 called	obj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 wally	det
6	wally	wally	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 called	xcomp
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	8 losing	mark
8	losing	lose	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 wally	acl
9	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 shoe	nmod:poss
10	shoe	shoe	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 losing	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	past	My cousin		me				vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient
2	lose	gerund	a wally not said here	my shoe					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Eventuality

Example 6

Nan has a pair of wally dugs on her mantelpiece in Glasgow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 pair	det
4	pair	pair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 has	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 dugs	case
6	wally	wally	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dugs	compound
7	dugs	dug	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 pair	nmod
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 mantelpiece	case
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 mantelpiece	nmod:poss
10	mantelpiece	mantelpiece	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 dugs	nmod
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 Glasgow	case
12	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 mantelpiece	nmod
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 has	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	Nan	a pair of wally dugs on Nan's mantelpiece in Glasgow					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pair=Patient

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