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title: awfully — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «awfully» in the school dictionary: Very; extremely: «awfully kind», «awfully sorry». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# awfully

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**Who acts:** He, That, I, It, This, awfully jolly · **What happens:** behave, be, say, sing, laugh, thank · **To what, where:** awfully kind, awfully jolly, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«awfully» 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: [awfully in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/awfully.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: informal, a little old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very; extremely: «awfully kind», «awfully sorry».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awfully:m1:1
# text = Very; extremely: «awfully kind», «awfully sorry».
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	extremely	extremely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	awfully	awfully	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	awfully	awfully	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very badly: «He behaved awfully.».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awfully:m2:1
# text = Very badly: «He behaved awfully.».
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	behaved	behave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	awfully	awfully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behave** *in a quote* | past | He |  |  |  |  | awfully, badly *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That's awfully kind of you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awfully:x1:1
# text = That's awfully kind of you.
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	awfully	awfully	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | That | awfully kind |  |  |  | of you | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I'm awfully sorry I'm late.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awfully:x2:1
# text = I'm awfully sorry I'm late.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	awfully	awfully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | awfully, sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | I |  |  |  |  | late *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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It's awfully cold today.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awfully:x3:1
# text = It's awfully cold today.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	awfully	awfully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  |  | today | awfully, cold *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«This is awfully jolly!» said Tom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awfully:x4:1
# text = «This is awfully jolly!» said Tom.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	awfully	awfully	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	jolly	jolly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | This | awfully jolly |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | awfully jolly |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She sang awfully, so everyone laughed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awfully:x5:1
# text = She sang awfully, so everyone laughed.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	awfully	awfully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
7	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | She |  |  |  |  | awfully *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thank you awfully for the present.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:awfully:x6:1
# text = Thank you awfully for the present.
1	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	awfully	awfully	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  | for the present; awfully *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent you=Theme for present=Attribute |

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