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title: easily — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «easily» in the school dictionary: Easily means without difficulty: «She solved it easily». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# easily

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**Who acts:** She, Glass, It, I, Paper, Dry leaves · **What happens:** mean, solve, break, be, reach, tear · **To what, where:** difficulty, doubt, best cake, top shelf, fire, race · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«easily» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [easily in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/easily.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Easily means without difficulty: «She solved it easily».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:m1:1
# text = Easily means without difficulty: «She solved it easily».
1	Easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	solved	solve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | without difficulty; easily *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **solve** *in a quote* | past | She | difficulty |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

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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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Easily means very quickly or very likely: «Glass breaks easily».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:m2:1
# text = Easily means very quickly or very likely: «Glass breaks easily».
1	Easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
12	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | easily, quickly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **break** *in a quote* | present | Glass |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Easily can mean clearly, without doubt: «It is easily the best cake».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:m3:1
# text = Easily can mean clearly, without doubt: «It is easily the best cake».
1	Easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	doubt	doubt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
12	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	amod	_	_
15	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  | doubt and the best cake |  |  |  | clearly, easily *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doubt=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | It | the best cake |  |  |  | easily *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I can easily reach the top shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:x1:1
# text = I can easily reach the top shelf.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | can | I | the top shelf |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent shelf=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paper tears easily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:x2:1
# text = Paper tears easily.
1	Paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tears	tear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tear** | present | Paper |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dry leaves catch fire easily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:x3:1
# text = Dry leaves catch fire easily.
1	Dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	catch	catch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | present | Dry leaves | fire |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She won the race easily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:x4:1
# text = She won the race easily.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | She | the race |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Puppies get tired easily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:x5:1
# text = Puppies get tired easily.
1	Puppies	puppy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Puppies |  |  |  |  | easily, tired *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This is easily the biggest pumpkin I've seen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:x6:1
# text = This is easily the biggest pumpkin I've seen.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | This | the biggest pumpkin |  |  |  | easily *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | present · perfect | I | the biggest pumpkin *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pumpkin=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can easily check the answer by adding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:x7:1
# text = You can easily check the answer by adding.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	adding	add	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | can | You | the answer |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gets upset easily, so be kind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:x8:1
# text = He gets upset easily, so be kind.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
8	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | He |  |  |  |  | easily, upset *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | kind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I know how easily accidents happen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:easily:x9:1
# text = I know how easily accidents happen.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
4	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	accidents	accident	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | I |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **happen** | present | accidents |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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