Predicate: skim
Roleset id: skim.01 , move lightly over the surface of, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
skim.01: SKIM-V NOTES: I'm unsure what to do about 'John skimmed rocks on the millpond.' (from skim.01-v)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
skim (v.) | Self_motion | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: thing in motion
        Arg1-PPT: surface of what
Example: intransitive
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: full
        Galileo will skim past Earth in 1990 and 1992, *trace* collecting energy from the planet's gravitational field to gain momentum for its trip to Jupiter.
        Arg0: Galileo
        Argm-mod: will
        Rel: skim
        Argm-dir: past Earth
        Argm-tmp: in 1990 and 1992
        Argm-adv: *trace* collecting energy from the planet's gravitational field to gain momentum for its trip to Jupiter
Example: ARG0 and ARG1
        After skimming through this magazine , I realized that its editor - in - chief is a Lebanese Christian brother .
        Arg0: []
        Rel: skimming
        Arg1: through this magazine
Roleset id: skim.02 , remove from the very top, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
skim.02: SKIM-V NOTES: Member of VNcls wipe_manner-10.4.1. (from skim.02-v) SKIMMING-N NOTES: Automatically created by Julia as an alias file for unification. (from skimming.02-n)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
skimming (n.) | | |
skim (v.) | Removing | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: agent, remover (vnrole: 10.4.1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing removed, skimmed (vnrole: 10.4.1-Theme)
        Arg2-DIR: top of what, source (vnrole: 10.4.1-Source)
Predicate: skim_off
Roleset id: skim_off.03 , remove from the very top, phrasal, Source: , vncls: , framnet:
skim_off.03: SKIM_OFF-V NOTES: See VNcls wipe_manner-10.4.1. (from skim.03-v)
Aliases:
Alias | FrameNet | VerbNet |
skim_off (v.) | Removing | |
Roles:
        Arg0-PAG: agent, remover (vnrole: 10.4.1-Agent)
        Arg1-PPT: thing removed, skimmed (vnrole: 10.4.1-Theme)
        Arg2-DIR: top of what, source (vnrole: 10.4.1-Source)
Example: might not take source
        person: ns,  tense: ns,  aspect: ns,  voice: active,  form: infinitive
        Among unanswered questions are whether Mr. Papandreou received $23 million of stolen Bank of Crete funds and an additional $734,000 in bribes, as contended; whether the prime minister ordered [state agencies]-5 [*-5]to deposit some $57 million in Mr. Koskotas's bank and then skim off the interest; and, what PASOK's cut was from the $210 million Mr. Koskotas pinched.
        Arg0: [*-5]
        Argm-tmp: then
        Rel: [ skim] [ off]
        Arg1: the interest