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title: nervously — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nervously» in the school dictionary: In a worried, slightly afraid way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# nervously

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**Who acts:** She, He, Alice, Mole, cat · **What happens:** smile, wait, look round, enter, sniff, laugh · **To what, where:** new class, office, Wild Wood, dog

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a worried, slightly afraid way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nervously:m1:1
# text = In a worried, slightly afraid way.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
3	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She smiled nervously at her new class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nervously:x1:1
# text = She smiled nervously at her new class.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	smiled	smile	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nervously	nervously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smile** | past | She |  |  | her new class |  | nervously *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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He waited nervously outside the head's office.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nervously:x2:1
# text = He waited nervously outside the head's office.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nervously	nervously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	office	office	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 | **wait** | past | He |  |  | the head's office |  | nervously *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme outside office=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alice nervously looked round for the White Rabbit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nervously:x3:1
# text = Alice nervously looked round for the White Rabbit.
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	nervously	nervously	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	round	round	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	White	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	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 round** | past | Alice |  |  |  |  | for the White Rabbit; nervously, round *property* | vn rummage-35.5 «NP V PP.location PP.theme»: agent=Agent for rabbit=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The Mole nervously entered the Wild Wood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nervously:x4:1
# text = The Mole nervously entered the Wild Wood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	nervously	nervously	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	7	flat	_	_
7	Wood	Wood	PROPN	NNP	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 | **enter** | past | the Mole |  | the Wild Wood |  |  | nervously *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wood=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The cat sniffed the dog nervously.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nervously:x5:1
# text = The cat sniffed the dog nervously.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sniffed	sniff	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	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	nervously	nervously	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 | **sniff** | past | the cat | the dog |  |  |  | nervously *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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He laughed nervously before the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nervously:x6:1
# text = He laughed nervously before the test.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	nervously	nervously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | He |  |  |  | before the test | nervously *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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