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astute

Who acts: That, astute detective, Badger, astute old animal, weasels, She · What happens: understand, use, be, notice, know, trick · To what, where: people, that, astute guess, mud, boots, astute old animal

«astute» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: astute in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Clever at understanding people and situations quickly, and using that to your advantage; sharp and shrewd.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Clever	clever	ADV	_	3 understanding	advmod
2	at	at	SCONJ	_	3 understanding	mark
3	understanding	understand	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 understanding	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 situations	cc
6	situations	situation	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 people	conj
7	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	3 understanding	advmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 using	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 using	cc
10	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 understanding	conj
11	that	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	10 using	obj
12	to	to	ADP	_	14 advantage	case
13	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 advantage	nmod:poss
14	advantage	advantage	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 using	obl
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	16 sharp	punct
16	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 understanding	parataxis
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 shrewd	cc
18	shrewd	shrewd	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 sharp	conj
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 understanding	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	understand	gerund		people and situations				clever, quickly property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus
2	use	gerund		that				to your advantage	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient

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.

Example 1

That was an astute guess.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	That	that	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	5 guess	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 guess	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 guess	det
4	astute	astute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 guess	amod
5	guess	guess	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 guess	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	That	a astute guess					tree rules

Example 2

The astute detective noticed the mud on the boots.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 detective	det
2	astute	astute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 detective	amod
3	detective	detective	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 noticed	nsubj
4	noticed	notice	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 mud	det
6	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 noticed	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 boots	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 boots	det
9	boots	boot	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 noticed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 noticed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	notice	past	the astute detective	the mud		the boots			vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer mud=Stimulus

Example 3

Badger was an astute old animal who knew the weasels' tricks.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Badger	Badger	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 animal	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 animal	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 animal	det
4	astute	astute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 animal	amod
5	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 animal	amod
6	animal	animal	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 knew	nsubj
8	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 animal	acl:relcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 weasels	det
10	weasels	weasel	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 tricks	nmod:poss
11	'	's	PART	_	10 weasels	case
12	tricks	trick	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 knew	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 animal	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Badger	a astute old animal					tree rules
2	know	past	a astute old animal	the weasels's tricks					vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer trick=Stimulus
3	trick		the weasels						nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

She made an astute choice and saved money.

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 made	nsubj
2	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 choice	det
4	astute	astute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 choice	amod
5	choice	choice	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 made	obj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 saved	cc
7	saved	save	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 made	conj
8	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 saved	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	She	a astute choice					vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent choice=Product
2	save	past	She not said here	money					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent money=Theme

Example 5

An astute reader will spot the clue in chapter one.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 reader	det
2	astute	astute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 reader	amod
3	reader	reader	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spot	nsubj
4	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 spot	aux
5	spot	spot	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 clue	det
7	clue	clue	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spot	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 chapter	case
9	chapter	chapter	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 spot	obl
10	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 chapter	flat
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 spot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	spot	future	a astute reader	the clue				in chapter	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent clue=Destination in chapter=Theme

Example 6

The Cat was astute and made a clever bargain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Cat	det
2	Cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 astute	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 astute	cop
4	astute	astute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 made	cc
6	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 astute	conj
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 bargain	det
8	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 bargain	amod
9	bargain	bargain	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 astute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the Cat					astute property	tree rules
2	make	past	the Cat not said here	a clever bargain					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bargain=Product

Example 7

But Hermes, astute as he was dishonest, determined to test the shepherd's integrity.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	4 astute	cc
2	Hermes	Hermes	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 astute	nsubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 astute	punct
4	astute	astute	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	as	as	SCONJ	_	8 dishonest	mark
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 dishonest	nsubj
7	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 dishonest	cop
8	dishonest	dishonest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 astute	advcl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 determined	punct
10	determined	determined	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 dishonest	conj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 test	mark
12	test	test	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 determined	xcomp
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 shepherd	det
14	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 integrity	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 shepherd	case
16	integrity	integrity	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 test	obj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 astute	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	Hermes					dishonest property	tree rules
2	be		Hermes not said here						tree rules
3	test	to-infinitive	Hermes not said here	the shepherd's integrity					vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent integrity=Theme

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