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title: crossly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «crossly» in the school dictionary: Crossly means in an angry or annoyed way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# crossly

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**Who acts:** Mum, teacher, He, toddler, cat, She · **What happens:** mean, clean up, say, look, slam, not be · **To what, where:** mess, door, tail, house, them · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Crossly means in an angry or annoyed way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crossly:m1:1
# text = Crossly means in an angry or annoyed way.
1	Crossly	crossly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	annoyed	annoyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in a angry way; crossly *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in way=Attribute |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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«Clean up this mess!» said Mum crossly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crossly:x1:1
# text = «Clean up this mess!» said Mum crossly.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	det	_	_
5	mess	mess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	Mum	Mum	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
10	crossly	crossly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean up** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | this mess |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mess=Patient |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | Mum |  |  |  |  | crossly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher looked crossly at the noisy boys.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crossly:x2:1
# text = The teacher looked crossly at the noisy boys.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	crossly	crossly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the teacher |  |  |  |  | at the noisy boys; crossly *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at boy=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He crossly slammed the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crossly:x3:1
# text = He crossly slammed the door.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	crossly	crossly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	slammed	slam	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slam** | past | He | the door |  |  |  | crossly *property* | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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«I'm not tired,» the toddler said crossly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crossly:x4:1
# text = «I'm not tired,» the toddler said crossly.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'm	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	toddler	toddler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	crossly	crossly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** *in a quote* | present | the toddler *= toddler* |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the toddler |  |  |  |  | crossly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The cat swished its tail crossly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crossly:x5:1
# text = The cat swished its tail crossly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swished	swish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	crossly	crossly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swish** | past | the cat | cat's tail |  |  |  | crossly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tail=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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She answered crossly because she was hungry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crossly:x6:1
# text = She answered crossly because she was hungry.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	crossly	crossly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | She |  |  |  |  | crossly *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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When they reached the house the old woman received them very crossly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:crossly:x7:1
# text = When they reached the house the old woman received them very crossly.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	very	very	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	crossly	crossly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | they | the house |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 2 | **receive** | past | the old woman | them *= they* |  |  |  | crossly *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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