wary

Who acts: something, cat, you, emails, deer, Mum · What happens: be, trust, keep out, stay, ask, give · To what, where: someone, eye, shelf, wary look, us, trees · Speech: someone speaks here

«wary» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: wary in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Careful and a little worried because something might be dangerous or tricky.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Careful	careful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 worried	cc
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 worried	det
4	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 worried	obl:unmarked
5	worried	worried	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Careful	conj
6	because	because	SCONJ	_	10 dangerous	mark
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	10 dangerous	nsubj
8	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 dangerous	aux
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 dangerous	cop
10	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 worried	advcl
11	or	or	CCONJ	_	12 tricky	cc
12	tricky	tricky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 dangerous	conj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Careful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	might	something					dangerous property	tree rules
2	be		something 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

Not quick to trust someone or something: «wary of strangers».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 quick	advmod
2	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 trust	mark
4	trust	trust	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 quick	advcl
5	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	4 trust	obj
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 something	cc
7	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 someone	conj
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 wary	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 wary	punct
10	wary	wary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 something	amod
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 strangers	case
12	strangers	stranger	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 wary	obl
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 wary	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 quick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trust	to-infinitive		someone					vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme

Meaning 3

Watchful, keeping an eye out for trouble.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Watchful	watchful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 keeping	punct
3	keeping	keep	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Watchful	advcl
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 eye	det
5	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keeping	obj
6	out	out	ADP	_	3 keeping	compound:prt
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 trouble	case
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 keeping	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Watchful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep out	gerund		a eye				for trouble	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme

Example 1

The cat was wary of the new dog and stayed on the shelf.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cat	det
2	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wary	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 wary	cop
4	wary	wary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 dog	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 dog	det
7	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 dog	amod
8	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 wary	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 stayed	cc
10	stayed	stay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 wary	conj
11	on	on	ADP	_	13 shelf	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 shelf	det
13	shelf	shelf	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 stayed	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wary	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the cat					of the new dog; wary property	tree rules
2	stay	past	the cat not said here			the shelf			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on shelf=Location

Example 2

Be wary of emails that ask for your password.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	2 wary	cop
2	wary	wary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 emails	case
4	emails	email	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 wary	obl
5	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 ask	nsubj
6	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 emails	acl:relcl
7	for	for	ADP	_	9 password	case
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 password	nmod:poss
9	password	password	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 ask	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wary	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	imperative	you not said here					of emails; wary property	tree rules
2	ask speech: ask	present	emails					for your password	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

The deer gave us a wary look and ran into the trees.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 deer	det
2	deer	deer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 gave	nsubj
3	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 gave	iobj
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 look	det
6	wary	wary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 look	amod
7	look	look	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 gave	obj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 ran	cc
9	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 gave	conj
10	into	into	ADP	_	12 trees	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 trees	det
12	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 ran	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 gave	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	give	past	the deer	a wary look	us				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient look=Theme
2	run	past	the deer not said here					into the trees result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into tree=Result

Example 4

Mum is wary of buying things from pop-up adverts.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 wary	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 wary	cop
3	wary	wary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 buying	mark
5	buying	buy	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 wary	advcl
6	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 buying	obj
7	from	from	ADP	_	11 adverts	case
8	pop	pop	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 adverts	compound
9	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 up	punct
10	up	up	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 pop	compound
11	adverts	advert	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 buying	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 wary	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Mum					wary property	tree rules
2	buy	gerund	Mum not said here	things		pop adverts			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent thing=Theme from advert=Source

Example 5

I was a bit wary of the big slide at first.

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	5 wary	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 wary	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bit	det
4	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wary	obl:unmarked
5	wary	wary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 slide	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 slide	det
8	big	big	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 slide	amod
9	slide	slide	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wary	obl
10	at	at	ADP	_	11 first	case
11	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	5 wary	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 wary	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	I					of the big slide; a bit obl:unmarked; wary property	tree rules

Example 6

The lifeguard kept a wary eye on the swimmers near the rocks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 lifeguard	det
2	lifeguard	lifeguard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	nsubj
3	kept	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 eye	det
5	wary	wary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 eye	amod
6	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 kept	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 swimmers	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 swimmers	det
9	swimmers	swimmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 kept	obl
10	near	near	ADP	_	12 rocks	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 rocks	det
12	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 kept	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 kept	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	past	the lifeguard	a wary eye		the swimmers		near the rocks	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent eye=Theme on swimmer=Location

Example 7

Pupils should be wary of websites that promise free prizes.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 wary	nsubj
2	should	should	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 wary	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	4 wary	cop
4	wary	wary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 websites	case
6	websites	website	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 wary	obl
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 promise	nsubj
8	promise	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 websites	acl:relcl
9	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 prizes	amod
10	prizes	prize	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 promise	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 wary	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	should	Pupils					of websites; wary property	tree rules
2	promise speech: promise	present	websites	free prizes					vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent prize=Theme

Example 8

"Be wary," said the king, "there are men within the stable, let us get at them somehow."

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 wary	punct
2	Be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 wary	cop
3	wary	wary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 said	ccomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 wary	punct
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	3 wary	punct
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 king	det
8	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 said	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 are	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	12 are	punct
11	there	there	PRON	PronType=Dem	12 are	expl
12	are	be	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 let	advcl
13	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 are	nsubj
14	within	within	ADP	_	16 stable	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 stable	det
16	stable	stable	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 are	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 let	punct
18	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 said	ccomp
19	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	18 let	obj
20	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 let	xcomp
21	at	at	ADP	_	22 them	case
22	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 get	obl
23	somehow	somehow	ADV	_	20 get	advmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	18 let	punct
25	"	"	PUNCT	_	18 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	infinitive				wary property	tree rules
2	say speech: assert	past	the king				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	does in a quote	present	men		there	within the stable	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	let in a quote	infinitive		us			tree rules
5	get in a quote	infinitive	us not said here			at men = man; somehow property	vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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