--- title: stealthily — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «stealthily» in the school dictionary: Stealthily means quietly and secretly, so that nobody hears or sees you. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [stealthily in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stealthily.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Stealthily means quietly and secretly, so that nobody hears or sees you. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:stealthily:m1:1 # text = Stealthily means quietly and secretly, so that nobody hears or sees you. 1 Stealthily stealthily ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 nsubj _ _ 2 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 quietly quietly ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 secretly secretly ADV RB _ 3 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 so so ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 8 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 nobody nobody PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Neg 10 nsubj _ _ 10 hears hear VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 11 or or CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 sees see VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 13 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | Stealthily | | | | | quietly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **hear** | present | nobody | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **see** | present | nobody *not said here* | you | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus | 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} She crept stealthily down the stairs. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:stealthily:x1:1 # text = She crept stealthily down the stairs. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 crept creep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 stealthily stealthily ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 down down ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 stairs stair NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **creep** | past | She | | | the stairs | | stealthily *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down stair=Trajectory | ## Example 2 {#x2} The cat moved stealthily towards the bird. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:stealthily:x2:1 # text = The cat moved stealthily towards the bird. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cat cat NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 moved move VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 stealthily stealthily ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 towards towards ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **move** | past | the cat | | | | | towards the bird; stealthily *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme towards bird=Trajectory | ## Example 3 {#x3} He opened the box stealthily. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:stealthily:x3:1 # text = He opened the box stealthily. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 opened open 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 box box NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 stealthily stealthily ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **open** | past | He | the box | | | | stealthily *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location box=Theme | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [stealth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealth/) - next →: [stealthy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/stealthy/) - ↑ back to [S in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/)