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title: skilfully — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «skilfully» in the school dictionary: In a way that shows skill and good ability; cleverly and well. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# skilfully

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**Who acts:** way, She, surgeon, baker, He, we · **What happens:** show, dribble, repair, decorate, change, ask · **To what, where:** skill, three defenders, broken bone, cake, subject, story

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In a way that shows skill and good ability; cleverly and well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skilfully:m1:1
# text = In a way that shows skill and good ability; cleverly and well.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ability	ability	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	cleverly	cleverly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a way | skill and good ability |  |  |  | cleverly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent skill=Recipient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She skilfully dribbled past three defenders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skilfully:x1:1
# text = She skilfully dribbled past three defenders.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	skilfully	skilfully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	dribbled	dribble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	defenders	defender	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dribble** | past | She |  |  | three defenders |  | skilfully *property* | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past defender=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The surgeon skilfully repaired the broken bone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skilfully:x2:1
# text = The surgeon skilfully repaired the broken bone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surgeon	surgeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	skilfully	skilfully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	repaired	repair	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	broken	broken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	bone	bone	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 | **repair** | past | the surgeon | the broken bone |  |  |  | skilfully *property* | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bone=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The baker skilfully decorated the cake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skilfully:x3:1
# text = The baker skilfully decorated the cake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baker	baker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	skilfully	skilfully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | past | the baker | the cake |  |  |  | skilfully *property* | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He skilfully changed the subject when we asked about the broken window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skilfully:x4:1
# text = He skilfully changed the subject when we asked about the broken window.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	skilfully	skilfully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	changed	change	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	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	broken	broken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past | He | the subject |  |  |  | skilfully *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | we |  |  |  |  | about the broken window | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.topic whether S»: agent=Agent about window=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The story is skilfully written, with a twist at the end.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skilfully:x5:1
# text = The story is skilfully written, with a twist at the end.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	skilfully	skilfully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	twist	twist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | the story |  |  |  | with a twist at the end; skilfully *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The pilot skilfully landed the plane in the wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skilfully:x6:1
# text = The pilot skilfully landed the plane in the wind.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pilot	pilot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	skilfully	skilfully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | past | the pilot | the plane |  | the wind |  | skilfully *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent plane=Theme in wind=Destination |

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