cunning

Who acts: Cunning, you, cunning plan, skill, cunning fox, I · What happens: mean, trick, get, want, be, think out · To what, where: people, sly way, skill, cunning little puppy, crow, cheese

«cunning» in the English dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 14 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: cunning in the English dictionary.

Everyday, meaning 1

Cunning means clever at tricking people or getting what you want, often in a sly or dishonest way.

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 means	xcomp
4	at	at	SCONJ	_	5 tricking	mark
5	tricking	trick	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 means	advcl
6	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 tricking	obj
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 getting	cc
8	getting	get	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 tricking	conj
9	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	11 want	obj
10	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	11 want	nsubj
11	want	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 getting	ccomp
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 way	punct
13	often	often	ADV	_	19 way	advmod
14	in	in	ADP	_	19 way	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 way	det
16	sly	sly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 way	amod
17	or	or	CCONJ	_	18 dishonest	cc
18	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 sly	conj
19	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 tricking	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	mean	present	Cunning			clever property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	trick	gerund	Cunning not said here	people	a sly way		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient
3	get	gerund	Cunning not said here				vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
4	want	present	you			what obj	vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot what=Theme

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.

Everyday, meaning 2

A cunning plan or idea is clever and well thought out.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 plan	det
2	cunning	cunning	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 plan	amod
3	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 clever	nsubj
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 idea	cc
5	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 plan	conj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 clever	cop
7	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 thought	cc
9	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	10 thought	advmod
10	thought	think	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 clever	conj
11	out	out	ADP	_	10 thought	compound:prt
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 clever	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	a cunning plan or idea					clever property	tree rules
2	think out speech: other	participle	a cunning plan or idea not said here					well property	vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Everyday, meaning 3

Cunning (noun) is the skill of tricking or deceiving people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 skill	nsubj
2	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 noun	punct
3	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Cunning	appos
4	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 noun	punct
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 skill	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 skill	det
7	skill	skill	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	SCONJ	_	9 tricking	mark
9	tricking	trick	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 skill	acl
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	11 deceiving	cc
11	deceiving	deceive	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 tricking	conj
12	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 deceiving	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 skill	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	Cunning	the skill	tree rules
2	trick	gerund	the skill not said here		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	deceive	gerund	the skill not said here	people	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient

Everyday, meaning 4

Usage: US, old informal — kept apart, not parsed.

Cunning can mean cute: a cunning little puppy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 mean	aux
3	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	cute	cute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 mean	xcomp
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 puppy	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 puppy	det
7	cunning	cunning	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 puppy	amod
8	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 puppy	amod
9	puppy	puppy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 mean	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Cunning	a cunning little puppy				cute property	vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent

Early Modern English, meaning 1

Clever with the hands or mind, or clever at tricking people.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clever	clever	ADV	_	4 hands	advmod
2	with	with	ADP	_	4 hands	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 hands	det
4	hands	hand	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 mind	cc
6	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 hands	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 clever	punct
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 clever	cc
9	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 hands	conj
10	at	at	SCONJ	_	11 tricking	mark
11	tricking	trick	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 clever	advcl
12	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 tricking	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 hands	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trick	gerund		people					vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient

Example 1

The cunning fox tricked the crow into dropping her cheese.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 fox	det
2	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fox	compound
3	fox	fox	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tricked	nsubj
4	tricked	trick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 crow	det
6	crow	crow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 tricked	obj
7	into	into	SCONJ	_	8 dropping	mark
8	dropping	drop	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 tricked	advcl
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 cheese	nmod:poss
10	cheese	cheese	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 dropping	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tricked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trick	past	the cunning fox	the crow					vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crow=Patient
2	drop	gerund	the cunning fox not said here	fox's cheese					vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheese=Theme

Example 2

I have a cunning plan to win the treasure hunt.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 have	nsubj
2	have	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 plan	det
4	cunning	cunning	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 plan	amod
5	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 have	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 win	mark
7	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 plan	acl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hunt	det
9	treasure	treasure	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hunt	compound
10	hunt	hunt	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 win	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 have	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	have	present	I	a cunning plan					vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient
2	win	to-infinitive	I not said here	the treasure hunt					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hunt=Eventuality

Example 3

The thief used cunning to get past the guards.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 thief	det
2	thief	thief	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	nsubj
3	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 used	obj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 get	mark
6	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 used	advcl
7	past	past	ADP	_	9 guards	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 guards	det
9	guards	guard	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 get	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 used	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	past	the thief	cunning					vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cunning=Patient
2	get	to-infinitive	the thief not said here			the guards			vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme past guard=Destination

Example 4

Odysseus was famous for his cunning in the Trojan horse story.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 famous	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 famous	cop
3	famous	famous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 cunning	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 cunning	nmod:poss
6	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 famous	obl
7	in	in	ADP	_	11 story	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 story	det
9	Trojan	trojan	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 story	amod
10	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 story	compound
11	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cunning	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 famous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Odysseus					for Odysseus's cunning in the Trojan horse story; famous property	tree rules

Example 5

The cunning cat waited until we left the kitchen.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 cat	det
2	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 cat	compound
3	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 waited	nsubj
4	waited	wait	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	until	until	SCONJ	_	7 left	mark
6	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 left	nsubj
7	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 waited	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 kitchen	det
9	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 left	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 waited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wait	past	the cunning cat						vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	leave	past	we	the kitchen					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitchen=Theme

Example 6

Scammers can be very cunning, so never share your password.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Scammers	scammer	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 cunning	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 cunning	aux
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 cunning	cop
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 cunning	advmod
5	cunning	cunning	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 share	punct
7	so	so	ADV	_	9 share	advmod
8	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	9 share	advmod
9	share	share	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	5 cunning	parataxis
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 password	nmod:poss
11	password	password	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 share	obj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 cunning	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	can	Scammers					cunning property	tree rules
2	not share	infinitive		your password					tree rules

Example 7

Common sense is always worth more than cunning.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Common	common	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 sense	amod
2	sense	sense	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 worth	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 worth	cop
4	always	always	ADV	PronType=Tot	5 worth	advmod
5	worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	more	more	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	5 worth	obj
7	than	than	ADP	_	8 cunning	case
8	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 more	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 worth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Common sense					always, worth property	tree rules

Example 8

And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents. (Torah GEN.25.27, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 grew	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boys	det
3	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 grew	nsubj
4	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 hunter	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 Esau	cc
7	Esau	Esau	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 hunter	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 hunter	cop
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 hunter	det
10	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hunter	compound
11	hunter	hunter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grew	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 man	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 man	det
14	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hunter	conj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 field	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 field	det
17	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 man	nmod
18	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 man	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 man	cc
20	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 man	nsubj
21	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 man	cop
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 man	det
23	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 man	amod
24	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grew	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 dwelling	punct
26	dwelling	dwell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 grew	advcl
27	in	in	ADP	_	28 tents	case
28	tents	tent	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 dwelling	obl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	grow	past	the boys				vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	past	Esau	a cunning hunter and a man of the field		a man of the field conj	tree rules
3	is a	past	Jacob	a quiet man			tree rules
4	dwell	gerund	the boys not said here		tents		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tent=Location

Sentence 2: (Torah GEN.25.27, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.25.27	punct
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.25.27	compound
3	GEN.25.27	GEN.25.27	PROPN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 GEN.25.27	conj
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	5 JPS	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	3 GEN.25.27	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 9

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. (Writings PSA.137.5, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	If	if	SCONJ	_	3 forget	mark
2	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 forget	nsubj
3	forget	forget	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 let	advcl
4	thee	thou	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch	3 forget	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 Jerusalem	punct
6	O	O	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Jerusalem	compound
7	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 forget	vocative
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 forget	punct
9	let	let	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	my	my	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 hand	nmod:poss
11	right	right	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 hand	amod
12	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 let	obj
13	forget	forget	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 let	xcomp
14	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 cunning	nmod:poss
15	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 forget	obj
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 let	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	forget a condition, not said to happen	present	I	thee	O Jerusalem vocative	tree rules
2	let	imperative	you not said here	my right hand		tree rules
3	forget	infinitive	my right hand not said here	Jerusalem's cunning		tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.137.5, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.137.5	PSA.137.5	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.137.5	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.137.5	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 10

Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells. (Writings PSA.58.6, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: Which hearkeneth not to the voice of charmers, or of the most cunning binder of spells.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	2 hearkeneth	nsubj
2	hearkeneth	hearken	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 hearkeneth	advmod
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 voice	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 voice	det
6	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hearkeneth	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 charmers	case
8	charmers	charmer	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 voice	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 binder	punct
10	or	or	CCONJ	_	15 binder	cc
11	of	of	ADP	_	15 binder	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 binder	det
13	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	14 cunning	advmod
14	cunning	cunning	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 binder	amod
15	binder	binder	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hearkeneth	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 spells	case
17	spells	spell	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 binder	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hearkeneth	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not hearken	present						to the voice of charmers; of the cunning binder of spells; Which nsubj	tree rules

Sentence 2: (Writings PSA.58.6, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	PSA.58.6	PSA.58.6	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Writings	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 PSA.58.6	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 PSA.58.6	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Writings	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 11

The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter. (Prophets ISA.3.3, JPS 1917)

Sentence 1: The captain of fifty, and the man of rank, and the counsellor, and the cunning charmer, and the skilful enchanter.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 captain	det
2	captain	captain	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 fifty	case
4	fifty	fifty	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 captain	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 man	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 man	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 man	det
8	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 captain	conj
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 rank	case
10	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 man	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 counsellor	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 counsellor	cc
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 counsellor	det
14	counsellor	counsellor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 captain	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 charmer	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 charmer	cc
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 charmer	det
18	cunning	cunning	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 charmer	amod
19	charmer	charmer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 captain	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 enchanter	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 enchanter	cc
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 enchanter	det
23	skilful	skilful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 enchanter	amod
24	enchanter	enchanter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 captain	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 captain	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.3.3, JPS 1917)

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	(	(	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	ISA.3.3	ISA.3.3	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 Prophets	appos
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 JPS	punct
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 ISA.3.3	flat
6	1917	1917	NUM	NumForm=Digit NumType=Card	3 ISA.3.3	flat
7	)	)	PUNCT	_	2 Prophets	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 12

And the boys grew; and Esau was a cunning hunter, a man of the field; and Jacob was a quiet man, dwelling in tents.

From Torah GEN.25.27, JPS 1917.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	And	and	CCONJ	_	4 grew	cc
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 boys	det
3	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 grew	nsubj
4	grew	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 hunter	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 Esau	cc
7	Esau	Esau	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 hunter	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 hunter	cop
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 hunter	det
10	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hunter	compound
11	hunter	hunter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grew	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 man	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 man	det
14	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hunter	conj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 field	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 field	det
17	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 man	nmod
18	;	;	PUNCT	_	24 man	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 man	cc
20	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	Number=Sing	24 man	nsubj
21	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 man	cop
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 man	det
23	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 man	amod
24	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 grew	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 dwelling	punct
26	dwelling	dwell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 grew	advcl
27	in	in	ADP	_	28 tents	case
28	tents	tent	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 dwelling	obl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 grew	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	grow	past	the boys				vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is a	past	Esau	a cunning hunter and a man of the field		a man of the field conj	tree rules
3	is a	past	Jacob	a quiet man			tree rules
4	dwell	gerund	the boys not said here		tents		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tent=Location

Example 13

“He is very old and very cunning.

From The Jungle Book.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	“	"	PUNCT	_	5 old	punct
2	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 old	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 old	cop
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 old	advmod
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 cunning	cc
7	very	very	ADV	_	8 cunning	advmod
8	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 old	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 old	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present	He					cunning conj; old property	tree rules

Example 14

Then he tried to get out by cunning.

From The Arabian Nights Entertainments.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	3 tried	advmod
2	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 tried	nsubj
3	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 get	mark
5	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 tried	xcomp
6	out	out	ADV	_	5 get	advmod
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 cunning	case
8	cunning	cunning	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 get	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 tried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	try	past	he				then		vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	get out not said to happen	to-infinitive	he not said here					by cunning; out property	vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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📖 cunning

Everyday, meaning 1

Everyday, meaning 2

Everyday, meaning 3

Everyday, meaning 4

Early Modern English, meaning 1

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