weedy Who acts: Weedy, old garden, Frogs, We, weedy boy, lawn · What happens: mean, look, be, hide, clear, turn out · To what, where: weedy pond, weedy flower bed, story, anyone · Speech: someone speaks here
«weedy» 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: weedy in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Weedy means full of weeds: a weedy garden.
nsubj xcomp case obl punct det amod conj punct root Weedy ADJ means VERB full ADJ of ADP weeds NOUN : PUNCT a DET weedy ADJ garden NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Weedy weedy ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 full full ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 of of ADP _ 5 weeds case 5 weeds weed NOUN Number=Plur 3 full obl 6 : : PUNCT _ 9 garden punct 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 garden det 8 weedy weedy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 garden amod 9 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 2 means conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Weedy full property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
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 Informally (especially British), weedy means thin and weak-looking.
advmod punct advmod parataxis punct punct nsubj xcomp cc compound punct conj punct root Informally ADV ( PUNCT especially ADV British ADJ ) PUNCT , PUNCT weedy ADJ means VERB thin ADJ and CCONJ weak ADJ - PUNCT looking VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Informally informally ADV _ 8 means advmod 2 ( ( PUNCT _ 4 British punct 3 especially especially ADV _ 4 British advmod 4 British British ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Informally parataxis 5 ) ) PUNCT _ 4 British punct 6 , , PUNCT _ 1 Informally punct 7 weedy weedy ADJ Degree=Pos 8 means nsubj 8 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 9 thin thin ADJ Degree=Pos 8 means xcomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 13 looking cc 11 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 13 looking compound 12 - - PUNCT _ 11 weak punct 13 looking look VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 thin conj 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 means punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 mean present weedy informally, thin property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 look gerund weedy not said here vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus
Example 1 The old garden was weedy and wild.
det amod nsubj cop cc conj punct root The DET old ADJ garden NOUN was AUX weedy ADJ and CCONJ wild ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 garden det 2 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 3 garden amod 3 garden garden NOUN Number=Sing 5 weedy nsubj 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 weedy cop 5 weedy weedy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 wild cc 7 wild wild ADJ Degree=Pos 5 weedy conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 weedy punct
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1 is past the old garden weedy property tree rules 2 be the old garden not said here tree rules
Example 2 Frogs hid in the weedy pond.
nsubj case det amod obl punct root Frogs NOUN hid VERB in ADP the DET weedy ADJ pond NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Frogs frog NOUN Number=Plur 2 hid nsubj 2 hid hide VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 6 pond case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 pond det 5 weedy weedy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 pond amod 6 pond pond NOUN Number=Sing 2 hid obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 hid punct
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1 hide past Frogs the weedy pond vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in pond=Location
Example 3 We cleared the weedy flower bed.
nsubj det amod compound obj punct root We PRON cleared VERB the DET weedy ADJ flower NOUN bed NOUN . PUNCT 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 cleared nsubj 2 cleared clear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 bed det 4 weedy weedy ADJ Degree=Pos 6 bed amod 5 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 6 bed compound 6 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 2 cleared obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 cleared punct
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1 clear past We the weedy flower bed vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent bed=Source
Example 4 In the story, the weedy boy turned out to be very brave.
case det obl punct det amod nsubj compound:prt mark cop advmod advcl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET weedy ADJ boy NOUN turned VERB out ADP to PART be AUX very ADV brave ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 turned obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 boy det 6 weedy weedy ADJ Degree=Pos 7 boy amod 7 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 8 turned nsubj 8 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 out out ADP _ 8 turned compound:prt 10 to to PART _ 13 brave mark 11 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 13 brave cop 12 very very ADV _ 13 brave advmod 13 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos 8 turned advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 turned punct
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1 turn out past the weedy boy the story vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in story=Location 2 is to-infinitive the weedy boy not said here brave property tree rules
Example 5 The lawn had become weedy over the summer.
det nsubj aux xcomp case det obl punct root The DET lawn NOUN had AUX become VERB weedy ADJ over ADP the DET summer NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lawn det 2 lawn lawn NOUN Number=Sing 4 become nsubj 3 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 become aux 4 become become VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 5 weedy weedy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 become xcomp 6 over over ADP _ 8 summer case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 summer det 8 summer summer NOUN Number=Sing 5 weedy obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 become punct
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1 become past · perfect the lawn weedy property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 6 It's unkind to call anyone weedy.
nsubj cop mark advcl obj xcomp punct root It PRON 's AUX unkind ADJ to PART call VERB anyone PRON weedy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 It it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 unkind nsubj 2 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 unkind cop 3 unkind unkind ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 to to PART _ 5 call mark 5 call call VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 unkind advcl 6 anyone anyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 5 call obj 7 weedy weedy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 call xcomp 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 unkind punct
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1 is present It unkind property tree rules 2 call to-infinitive anyone weedy property vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent anyone=Recipient
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