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adversity

Who acts: She, family, Adversity, friends, story, boy · What happens: be, lose, face, show, win, make · To what, where: someone, danger, great courage, final, many adversities, friends

«adversity» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: adversity in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

A very hard or unlucky time, full of problems and troubles: illness, being poor, losing someone, or facing danger.

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 time	det
2	very	very	ADV	_	3 hard	advmod
3	hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 time	amod
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 unlucky	cc
5	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hard	conj
6	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 full	punct
8	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 time	amod
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 problems	case
10	problems	problem	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 full	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 troubles	cc
12	troubles	trouble	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 problems	conj
13	:	:	PUNCT	_	14 illness	punct
14	illness	illness	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 problems	appos
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 poor	punct
16	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	17 poor	cop
17	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 illness	amod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 losing	punct
19	losing	lose	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	17 poor	advcl
20	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	19 losing	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 facing	punct
22	or	or	CCONJ	_	23 facing	cc
23	facing	face	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	19 losing	conj
24	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 facing	obj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 time	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund						poor property	tree rules
2	lose	gerund		someone					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Eventuality
3	face	gerund		danger					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme danger=Destination

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.

Meaning 2

A particular difficult event or misfortune (plural adversities).

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 event	det
2	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 event	amod
3	difficult	difficult	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 event	amod
4	event	event	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 misfortune	cc
6	misfortune	misfortune	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 event	conj
7	(	(	PUNCT	_	9 adversities	punct
8	plural	plural	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 adversities	amod
9	adversities	adversity	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 misfortune	appos
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	9 adversities	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 event	punct

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

Example 1

She showed great courage in the face of adversity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 showed	nsubj
2	showed	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 courage	amod
4	courage	courage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 showed	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 face	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 face	det
7	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 showed	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 adversity	case
9	adversity	adversity	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 face	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 showed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	past	She	great courage				in the face of adversity	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent courage=Patient in face=Topic

Example 2

The team overcame adversity to win the final.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 team	det
2	team	team	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 adversity	nsubj
3	overcame	overcame	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 adversity	amod
4	adversity	adversity	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 win	mark
6	win	win	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 adversity	acl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 final	det
8	final	final	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 win	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 adversity	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	to-infinitive		the final					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent final=Eventuality

Example 3

The family faced many adversities after the flood.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 family	det
2	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 faced	nsubj
3	faced	face	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 adversities	amod
5	adversities	adversity	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 faced	obj
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 flood	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 flood	det
8	flood	flood	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 faced	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 faced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	face	past	the family	many adversities			after the flood		vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme adversity=Destination

Example 4

Adversity can make friends grow closer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Adversity	adversity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 make	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 make	aux
3	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 make	obj
5	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 make	xcomp
6	closer	close	ADV	Degree=Cmp	5 grow	advmod
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	can	Adversity	friends					tree rules
2	grow	infinitive	friends not said here					close property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 5

The story is about a boy who triumphs over adversity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 story	det
2	story	story	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 boy	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 boy	cop
4	about	about	ADP	_	6 boy	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 boy	det
6	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 triumphs	nsubj
8	triumphs	triumph	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 boy	acl:relcl
9	over	over	ADP	_	10 adversity	case
10	adversity	adversity	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 triumphs	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 boy	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the story					about a boy	tree rules
2	triumph	present	a boy			adversity			vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

Example 6

Helen Keller's life is an example of courage in adversity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Helen	Helen	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 life	nmod:poss
2	Keller	Keller	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Helen	flat
3	's	's	PART	_	1 Helen	case
4	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 example	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 example	cop
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 example	det
7	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 courage	case
9	courage	courage	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 example	nmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 adversity	case
11	adversity	adversity	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 courage	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 example	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Helen's life	a example				of courage in adversity	tree rules

Example 7

We must make friends in prosperity if we would have their help in adversity.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	3 make	nsubj
2	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	3 make	aux
3	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
4	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 make	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 prosperity	case
6	prosperity	prosperity	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 make	obl
7	if	if	SCONJ	_	10 have	mark
8	we	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 have	nsubj
9	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 have	aux
10	have	have	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 make	advcl
11	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 help	nmod:poss
12	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 have	obj
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 adversity	case
14	adversity	adversity	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 have	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	must	We	friends		prosperity			vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Product
2	have a condition, not said to happen	would	we	friends's help		adversity			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Patient
3	help		friends = friend						nom help «act transitive»: poss=agent

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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