Provides these phrases: `` as a verb`` returns a verb. If it couldn't find a verb it returns "the null verb", i.e., the value 0 cast as a verb. If there's a possibility of this, your code should make a test like ``if v is the null verb`` after calling the phrase. ``say showme-meaning of `` outputs one of: - Relation of objects: relation - For saying only - Property - I don't know the meaning of This improves on the default behavior of ``showme the meaning of `` which outputs "relation of objects: equality relation" for verbs that are for saying only and "relation of objects: relation" for verbs that are properties. If v is the verb to be and you use the built-in say phrase ``say "[v]"``, the output is "verb be". This extension adds ``say verb `` which outputs just "be". See Verbal Commands by Zed Lopez Section Changelog 1/211231 added documentation, use "line number 1" instead of a regexp to trim whitespace 1/211213 give verb-meaning more polished output
Version 1/211231 of Verbs by Zed Lopez begins here. "Provides a phrase that, given a text, returns a corresponding verb if it exists. For 6M62." Volume 1 Part 1 - All-verbs Chapter 1 - All-verbs var All-verbs is a list of verbs variable. Chapter 2 - Evil hard-coding of contraction verbs To decide what verb is 're-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_74 -). To decide what verb is 've-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_75 -). To decide what verb is aren't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_76 -). To decide what verb is can't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_77 -). To decide what verb is haven't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_78 -). To decide what verb is don't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_79 -). To decide what verb is mustn't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_80 -). To decide what verb is mightn't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_81 -). To decide what verb is mayn't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_82 -). To decide what verb is wouldn't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_83 -). To decide what verb is couldn't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_84 -). To decide what verb is shouldn't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_85 -). To decide what verb is won't-verb: (- ConjugateVerb_86 -). Chapter 3 - Load-all-verbs To load-all-verbs: repeat with v running through verbs begin; add v to all-verbs; end repeat; add 're-verb to all-verbs; add 've-verb to all-verbs; add aren't-verb to all-verbs; add can't-verb to all-verbs; add haven't-verb to all-verbs; add don't-verb to all-verbs; add mustn't-verb to all-verbs; add mightn't-verb to all-verbs; add mayn't-verb to all-verbs; add wouldn't-verb to all-verbs; add couldn't-verb to all-verbs; add shouldn't-verb to all-verbs; add won't-verb to all-verbs; Chapter 4 Verb -- that's what's happenin' To decide what verb is (T - a text) as a verb: let t be T in lower case; repeat with v running through all-verbs begin; if t is "[verb v]", decide on v; end repeat; decide on the null verb. chapter 5 Say verb [ If V is a verb, say V outputs the verb with "verb" in front, e.g., let v be "have" as a verb; say "[v]"; will output "verb have". This is an alternative that omits the "verb". let v be verb have; say "[verb v]"; will output "have". ] To say verb (V - a verb): (- {V}(1); -). Chapter 6 - Meaning To say the/-- showme-meaning of (V - a verb): showme the meaning of V. To decide what text is the verb-meaning of (V - a verb): if "[V]" is "verb be", decide on "Relation of objects: equality relation"; let result be "[showme-meaning of V]"; if result matches the text "relation of objects: relation", decide on "Property"; if result matches the text "relation of objects: equality relation", decide on "For saying only"; now result is line number 1 in result; [trim whitespace] replace the text "'meaning of V' = r" in result with "R"; decide on result. Volume 2 - Initialization Section 1 (for use with Alternative Startup Rules by Dannii Willis) After starting the virtual machine: load-all-verbs. Section 2 (for use without Alternative Startup Rules by Dannii Willis) When play begins: load-all-verbs. Volume 3 (For use without Central Typecasting by Zed Lopez) To decide which K is the/a/-- null (name of kind of value K): (- nothing -) Verbs ends here.
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