📖 obedientWho acts: parent, dog, Soldiers, someone, puppy, obedient servant · What happens: do, tell, train, follow, be, sit · To what, where: you, commands, obedient children, Soldiers, something, everything · Speech: someone speaks here
«obedient» in the English dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 11 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: obedient in the English dictionary .
Everyday, meaning 1 Doing what you are told by a parent, teacher, rule or owner.
The tree, 12 words obj nsubj:pass aux:pass acl:relcl case det obl punct conj punct conj cc conj punct root Doing VERB what PRON you PRON are AUX told VERB by ADP a DET parent NOUN , PUNCT teacher NOUN , PUNCT rule NOUN or CCONJ owner NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Doing do VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 2 what what PRON PronType=Int 1 Doing obj 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 5 told nsubj:pass 4 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 told aux:pass 5 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 what acl:relcl 6 by by ADP _ 8 parent case 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 parent det 8 parent parent NOUN Number=Sing 5 told obl 9 , , PUNCT _ 10 teacher punct 10 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 8 parent conj 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 rule punct 12 rule rule NOUN Number=Sing 8 parent conj 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 owner cc 14 owner owner NOUN Number=Sing 12 rule conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 1 Doing punct
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1 do gerund what obj vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality 2 tell speech: assert present · passive a parent and teacher and rule or owner you vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient
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 Usage: of animals — kept apart, not parsed.
Trained to follow commands, as in "an obedient dog".
mark xcomp obj punct case case punct det amod parataxis punct punct root Trained VERB to PART follow VERB commands NOUN , PUNCT as ADP in ADP " PUNCT an DET obedient ADJ dog NOUN " PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Trained train VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 2 to to PART _ 3 follow mark 3 follow follow VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Trained xcomp 4 commands command NOUN Number=Plur 3 follow obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 11 dog punct 6 as as ADP _ 11 dog case 7 in in ADP _ 11 dog case 8 " " PUNCT _ 11 dog punct 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 dog det 10 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos 11 dog amod 11 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 follow parataxis 12 " " PUNCT _ 11 dog punct 13 . . PUNCT _ 1 Trained punct
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1 train participle vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute 2 follow to-infinitive commands a obedient dog parataxis tree rules
Example 1 Our dog is very obedient; he sits when told.
nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod punct nsubj parataxis advmod advcl punct root Our PRON dog NOUN is AUX very ADV obedient ADJ ; PUNCT he PRON sits VERB when ADV told VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 dog nmod:poss 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 5 obedient nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 obedient cop 4 very very ADV _ 5 obedient advmod 5 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 ; ; PUNCT _ 8 sits punct 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 sits nsubj 8 sits sit VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 obedient parataxis 9 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 told advmod 10 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 sits advcl 11 . . PUNCT _ 5 obedient punct
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1 is present Our dog obedient property tree rules 2 sit present dog vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 tell speech: assert participle dog not said here vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 The obedient children lined up quietly.
det amod nsubj:pass compound:prt advmod punct root The DET obedient ADJ children NOUN lined VERB up ADP quietly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 children det 2 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 children amod 3 children child NOUN Number=Plur 4 lined nsubj:pass 4 lined line VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 5 up up ADP _ 4 lined compound:prt 6 quietly quietly ADV _ 4 lined advmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 lined punct
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1 line up participle · passive the obedient children quietly property vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination
Example 3 Soldiers are trained to be obedient.
nsubj:pass aux:pass mark cop xcomp punct root Soldiers NOUN are AUX trained VERB to PART be AUX obedient ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Soldiers soldier NOUN Number=Plur 3 trained nsubj:pass 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 trained aux:pass 3 trained train VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 to to PART _ 6 obedient mark 5 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 6 obedient cop 6 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 trained xcomp 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 trained punct
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1 train present · passive Soldiers vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme 2 is to-infinitive Soldiers not said here obedient property tree rules
Example 4 Being obedient doesn't mean doing something dangerous because someone says so.
cop csubj aux advmod xcomp obj amod mark nsubj advcl advmod punct root Being AUX obedient ADJ does AUX n't PART mean VERB doing VERB something PRON dangerous ADJ because SCONJ someone PRON says VERB so ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 obedient cop 2 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mean csubj 3 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 mean advmod 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 5 mean xcomp 7 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 doing obj 8 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos 7 something amod 9 because because SCONJ _ 11 says mark 10 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 11 says nsubj 11 says say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mean advcl 12 so so ADV _ 11 says advmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 is gerund obedient property tree rules 2 not mean present · do-support vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 do not said to happen gerund something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 4 say speech: assert present someone vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The puppy became more obedient after training.
det nsubj advmod xcomp case obl punct root The DET puppy NOUN became VERB more ADV obedient ADJ after ADP training NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 puppy det 2 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 3 became nsubj 3 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 more more ADV Degree=Cmp 5 obedient advmod 5 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 became xcomp 6 after after ADP _ 7 training case 7 training training NOUN Number=Sing 3 became obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 became punct
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1 become past the puppy after training obedient property vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 6 In the story, the obedient servant did everything the king asked.
case det obl punct det amod nsubj obj det nsubj acl:relcl punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET obedient ADJ servant NOUN did VERB everything PRON the DET king NOUN asked VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 8 did obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 servant det 6 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos 7 servant amod 7 servant servant NOUN Number=Sing 8 did nsubj 8 did do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 9 everything everything PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 8 did obj 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 king det 11 king king NOUN Number=Sing 12 asked nsubj 12 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 everything acl:relcl 13 . . PUNCT _ 8 did punct
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1 do past the obedient servant everything the story vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Eventuality 2 ask speech: ask past the king vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 7 Sheepdogs are clever and obedient.
nsubj cop cc conj punct root Sheepdogs NOUN are AUX clever ADJ and CCONJ obedient ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Sheepdogs sheepdog NOUN Number=Plur 3 clever nsubj 2 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 clever cop 3 clever clever ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 obedient cc 5 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos 3 clever conj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 clever punct
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1 is present Sheepdogs clever property tree rules 2 be Sheepdogs not said here tree rules
Example 8 I am still your obedient child.
nsubj cop advmod nmod:poss amod punct root I PRON am AUX still ADV your PRON obedient ADJ child NOUN . PUNCT 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 6 child nsubj 2 am be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 child cop 3 still still ADV _ 6 child advmod 4 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 child nmod:poss 5 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos 6 child amod 6 child child NOUN Number=Sing root root 7 . . PUNCT _ 6 child punct
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1 is a present I your obedient child still your nmod:poss tree rules
Example 9 If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land; (Prophets ISA.1.19, JPS 1917)
The tree, 18 words mark nsubj cop advcl cc conj punct nsubj aux det obj case det obl punct punct compound parataxis punct conj flat punct root If SCONJ ye PRON be AUX willing ADJ and CCONJ obedient ADJ , PUNCT ye PRON shall AUX eat VERB the DET good ADJ of ADP the DET land NOUN ; PUNCT ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN ISA.1.19 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 If if SCONJ _ 4 willing mark 2 ye ye PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 4 willing nsubj 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 willing cop 4 willing willing ADJ Degree=Pos 10 eat advcl 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 obedient cc 6 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos 4 willing conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 4 willing punct 8 ye ye PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch 10 eat nsubj 9 shall shall AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 eat aux 10 eat eat VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 11 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 good det 12 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 10 eat obj 13 of of ADP _ 15 land case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 land det 15 land land NOUN Number=Sing 12 good obl 16 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 ISA.1.19 punct 17 ( ( PUNCT _ 18 Prophets punct 18 Prophets prophet NOUN Number=Plur 19 ISA.1.19 compound 19 ISA.1.19 ISA.1.19 PROPN Number=Sing 10 eat parataxis 20 , , PUNCT _ 21 JPS punct 21 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 19 ISA.1.19 conj 22 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 19 ISA.1.19 flat 23 ) ) PUNCT _ 19 ISA.1.19 punct
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1 is a condition, not said to happen infinitive ye willing property tree rules 2 be ye not said here tree rules 3 eat shall ye the good of the land Prophets ISA.1.19 and JPS parataxis vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Patient
Example 10 As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. (Writings PRO.25.12, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
The tree, 21 words case det compound punct case nmod punct cc det appos case amod nmod punct advmod cop det amod conj case det amod nmod punct root As ADP an DET ear NOUN - PUNCT ring NOUN of ADP gold NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ an DET ornament NOUN of ADP fine ADJ gold NOUN , PUNCT so ADV is AUX a DET wise ADJ reprover NOUN upon ADP an DET obedient ADJ ear NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 As as ADP _ 5 ring case 2 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 ring det 3 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 5 ring compound 4 - - PUNCT _ 3 ear punct 5 ring ring NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 7 gold case 7 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 5 ring nmod 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 ornament punct 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 ornament cc 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 ornament det 11 ornament ornament NOUN Number=Sing 5 ring appos 12 of of ADP _ 14 gold case 13 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 14 gold amod 14 gold gold NOUN Number=Sing 11 ornament nmod 15 , , PUNCT _ 20 reprover punct 16 so so ADV _ 20 reprover advmod 17 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 reprover cop 18 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 20 reprover det 19 wise wise ADJ Degree=Pos 20 reprover amod 20 reprover reprover NOUN Number=Sing 5 ring conj 21 upon upon ADP _ 24 ear case 22 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 24 ear det 23 obedient obedient ADJ Degree=Pos 24 ear amod 24 ear ear NOUN Number=Sing 20 reprover nmod 25 . . PUNCT _ 5 ring punct
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1 is a present a wise reprover upon a obedient ear tree rules
Sentence 2: (Writings PRO.25.12, JPS 1917)
punct compound punct appos flat punct root ( PUNCT Writings NOUN PRO.25.12 NOUN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 ( ( PUNCT _ 3 PRO.25.12 punct 2 Writings writing NOUN Number=Plur 3 PRO.25.12 compound 3 PRO.25.12 pro.25.12 NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 PRO.25.12 appos 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 5 JPS flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 3 PRO.25.12 punct
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Example 11 He against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they obedient unto His law. (Prophets ISA.42.24, JPS 1917)
Sentence 1: He against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they obedient unto His law.
The tree, 21 words nsubj case obl nsubj aux punct cc case nmod:poss obl nsubj aux advmod acl:relcl punct cc cop nsubj conj case nmod:poss obl punct root He PRON against ADP whom PRON we PRON have AUX sinned VERB , PUNCT and CCONJ in ADP whose PRON ways NOUN they PRON would AUX not PART walk VERB , PUNCT neither CCONJ were AUX they PRON obedient VERB unto ADP His PRON law NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 He he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 sinned nsubj 2 against against ADP _ 3 whom case 3 whom whom PRON PronType=Rel 6 sinned obl 4 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 sinned nsubj 5 have have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 sinned aux 6 sinned sin VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 7 , , PUNCT _ 11 ways punct 8 and and CCONJ _ 11 ways cc 9 in in ADP _ 11 ways case 10 whose whose PRON Poss=Yes PronType=Rel 11 ways nmod:poss 11 ways way NOUN Number=Plur 6 sinned obl 12 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 walk nsubj 13 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 15 walk aux 14 not not PART Polarity=Neg 15 walk advmod 15 walk walk VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 ways acl:relcl 16 , , PUNCT _ 20 obedient punct 17 neither neither CCONJ Polarity=Neg 20 obedient cc 18 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 20 obedient cop 19 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 obedient nsubj 20 obedient obedient VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 15 walk conj 21 unto unto ADP _ 23 law case 22 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 23 law nmod:poss 23 law law NOUN Number=Sing 20 obedient obl 24 . . PUNCT _ 6 sinned punct
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1 sin present · perfect He ways whom obl ; we nsubj vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against whom=Maleficiary 2 not walk would ways = way ways not said here vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme way=Trajectory 3 is past ways = way unto His law; obedient property tree rules
Sentence 2: (Prophets ISA.42.24, JPS 1917)
punct appos punct flat flat punct root ( PUNCT Prophets NOUN ISA.42.24 PROPN , PUNCT JPS PROPN 1917 NUM ) PUNCT 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.42.24 ISA.42.24 PROPN Number=Sing 2 Prophets appos 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 JPS punct 5 JPS JPS PROPN Number=Sing 3 ISA.42.24 flat 6 1917 1917 NUM NumForm=Digit NumType=Card 3 ISA.42.24 flat 7 ) ) PUNCT _ 2 Prophets punct
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