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title: hotly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hotly» in the school dictionary: With strong feeling, angrily or sharply: «I am back,» he said hotly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hotly

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**Who acts:** I, he, That, she, hunter, two boys · **What happens:** be, say, pursue, not be, chase, deny · **To what, where:** great energy, deer, woods, it, fox · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hotly» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [hotly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hotly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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With strong feeling, angrily or sharply: «I am back,» he said hotly.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotly:m1:1
# text = With strong feeling, angrily or sharply: «I am back,» he said hotly.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	angrily	angrily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sharply	sharply	ADV	RB	_	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	hotly	hotly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | back *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  |  | with strong feeling; hotly *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent with feeling=Manner |

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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 -->
With great energy and speed, as in «hotly pursued».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotly:m2:1
# text = With great energy and speed, as in «hotly pursued».
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	hotly	hotly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	pursued	pursue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pursue** *in a quote* | participle |  | great energy and speed *not said here* |  |  |  | hotly *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"That's not fair!" she said hotly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotly:x1:1
# text = "That's not fair!" she said hotly.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
10	hotly	hotly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 | That |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | she |  |  |  |  | hotly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hunter chased the deer hotly through the woods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotly:x2:1
# text = The hunter chased the deer hotly through the woods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hunter	hunter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	chased	chase	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	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	hotly	hotly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase** | past | the hunter | the deer |  | the woods |  | hotly *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent deer=Theme through wood=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He denied it hotly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotly:x3:1
# text = He denied it hotly.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	denied	deny	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	hotly	hotly	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 | **deny** | past | He | it |  |  |  | hotly *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The two boys argued hotly about the game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotly:x4:1
# text = The two boys argued hotly about the game.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	argued	argue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	hotly	hotly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past | the two boys |  |  |  |  | about the game; hotly *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent about game=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The fox was hotly pursued by the hounds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hotly:x5:1
# text = The fox was hotly pursued by the hounds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	hotly	hotly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	pursued	pursue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hounds	hound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pursue** | past · passive | the hounds | the fox |  |  |  | hotly *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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