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title: wally — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wally» in the school dictionary: A silly or foolish person; a mild, often friendly insult. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wally

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Wally, you, coat, I, Dad, We · **What happens:** make, tile, be, call, do, not be · **To what, where:** wally dug, close, name, Wally, USA, Waldo · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«wally» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [wally in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wally.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK slang, mild — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A silly or foolish person; a mild, often friendly insult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wally:m1:1
# text = A silly or foolish person; a mild, often friendly insult.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	silly	silly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	foolish	foolish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	friendly	friendly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	insult	insult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Scotland, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Made of china or porcelain, as in a "wally dug" (a china dog ornament) or a tiled "wally close" (entrance).

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wally:m2:1
# text = Made of china or porcelain, as in a "wally dug" (a china dog ornament) or a tiled "wally close" (entrance).
1	Made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	china	china	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	porcelain	porcelain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	wally	wally	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	dug	dug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	china	china	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	ornament	ornament	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	conj	_	_
22	tiled	tile	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
23	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	wally	wally	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	_
27	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	entrance	entrance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  |  |  | a wally dug |  | of china or porcelain | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **tile** | participle |  | close and entrance |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wally is also a name, as in the books "Where's Wally?" (called "Where's Waldo?" in the USA and Canada).

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Wally is also a name, as in the books "Where's Wally?"

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wally:m3:1
# text = Wally is also a name, as in the books "Where's Wally?"
1	Wally	wally	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	Wally	Wally	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wally | a name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | Wally |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (called "Where's Waldo?" in the USA and Canada).

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wally:m3:2
# text = (called "Where's Waldo?" in the USA and Canada).
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Waldo	Waldo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: ask* | participle |  |  |  | the USA and Canada |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | Waldo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't be a wally; put your coat on, it's freezing!

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wally:x1:1
# text = Don't be a wally; put your coat on, it's freezing!
1	Do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wally	wally	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	freezing	freezing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | infinitive |  | a wally |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **put on** | infinitive |  | your coat |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent coat=Goal |
| 4 | **is a** | present | coat | freezing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I felt like a right wally when I fell off the stage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wally:x2:1
# text = I felt like a right wally when I fell off the stage.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	wally	wally	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | I |  |  |  |  | like a right wally | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V S»: agent=Agent like wally=Theme |
| 2 | **fall off** | past | I | the stage |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient stage=Extent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad, you wally, you've got your jumper on backwards!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wally:x3:1
# text = Dad, you wally, you've got your jumper on backwards!
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
4	wally	wally	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	got	get	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	jumper	jumper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	backwards	backwards	ADV	RB	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present · perfect | Dad | your jumper |  |  |  | wally *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent jumper=Theme on backwards=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We spent ages trying to find Wally in the busy beach picture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wally:x4:1
# text = We spent ages trying to find Wally in the busy beach picture.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ages	age	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	trying	try	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	Wally	Wally	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | past | We | ages |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent age=Asset |
| 2 | **try** | gerund | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **find** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | Wally |  | the busy beach picture |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wally=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin called me a wally for losing my shoe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wally:x5:1
# text = My cousin called me a wally for losing my shoe.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wally	wally	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | My cousin |  | me |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent i=Recipient |
| 2 | **lose** | gerund | a wally *not said here* | my shoe |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nan has a pair of wally dugs on her mantelpiece in Glasgow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wally:x6:1
# text = Nan has a pair of wally dugs on her mantelpiece in Glasgow.
1	Nan	Nan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	wally	wally	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	dugs	dug	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	mantelpiece	mantelpiece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Glasgow	Glasgow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Nan | a pair of wally dugs on Nan's mantelpiece in Glasgow |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pair=Patient |

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