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callous

Who acts: It, she, callous man, villain, Ignoring, judge · What happens: not care, show, be, laugh, fall over, kick · To what, where: all, pity, stray dog, callous joke, people, someone · Speech: someone speaks here

«callous» 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: callous in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Cruel and not caring at all about other people's feelings or pain.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Cruel	cruel	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 caring	cc
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 caring	advmod
4	caring	care	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Cruel	conj
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 all	case
6	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	4 caring	obl
7	about	about	ADP	_	11 feelings	case
8	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 people	amod
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 feelings	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 people	case
11	feelings	feeling	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 all	nmod
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 pain	cc
13	pain	pain	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 feelings	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Cruel	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not care	gerund				all			vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer

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

Showing no pity: «a callous remark».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Showing	show	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	3 pity	det
3	pity	pity	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Showing	obj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	1 Showing	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 remark	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 remark	det
7	callous	callous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 remark	amod
8	remark	remark	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Showing	ccomp
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 remark	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Showing	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	gerund		no pity					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent pity=Recipient

Example 1

It was callous to laugh when she fell over.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 callous	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 callous	cop
3	callous	callous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 laugh	mark
5	laugh	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 callous	xcomp
6	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 fell	advmod
7	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 fell	nsubj
8	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 laugh	advcl
9	over	over	ADV	_	8 fell	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 callous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	It					callous property	tree rules
2	laugh	to-infinitive							vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	fall over	past	she					over property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

The callous man kicked the stray dog.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 man	det
2	callous	callous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 man	amod
3	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kicked	nsubj
4	kicked	kick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 dog	det
6	stray	stray	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 dog	amod
7	dog	dog	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 kicked	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 kicked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	kick	past	the callous man	the stray dog					vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent dog=Patient

Example 3

The villain made a callous joke about the people he had cheated.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 villain	det
2	villain	villain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	nsubj
3	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 joke	det
5	callous	callous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 joke	amod
6	joke	joke	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 made	obj
7	about	about	ADP	_	9 people	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 people	det
9	people	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 joke	nmod
10	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 cheated	nsubj
11	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 cheated	aux
12	cheated	cheat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	9 people	acl:relcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the villain	a callous joke				about the people	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset joke=Product
2	cheat	past · perfect	villain	the people not said here					vn cheat-10.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Source

Example 4

Ignoring someone who needs help can be callous.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ignoring	ignore	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 callous	csubj
2	someone	someone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	1 Ignoring	obj
3	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 needs	nsubj
4	needs	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 someone	acl:relcl
5	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 needs	obj
6	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 callous	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 callous	cop
8	callous	callous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 callous	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ignore	gerund		someone					vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme
2	need	present		help					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme
3	is	can	Ignoring					callous property	tree rules

Example 5

The judge called the crime cold and callous.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 judge	det
2	judge	judge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 called	nsubj
3	called	call	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 crime	det
5	crime	crime	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 called	obj
6	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 crime	amod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 callous	cc
8	callous	callous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 cold	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 called	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	participle	the judge	the crime					vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent crime=Recipient

Example 6

She was shocked by his callous words.

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	3 shocked	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 shocked	aux:pass
3	shocked	shock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	7 words	case
5	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 words	nmod:poss
6	callous	callous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 words	amod
7	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 shocked	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shocked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shock	past · passive	his callous words	She					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer
2	word		his = he						nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

So great indeed was their faith in a mother’s love that they felt they could afford to be callous for a bit longer.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	So	so	ADV	_	2 great	advmod
2	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 faith	amod
3	indeed	indeed	ADV	_	2 great	advmod
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 faith	cop
5	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 faith	nmod:poss
6	faith	faith	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	in	in	ADP	_	11 love	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 mother	det
9	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 love	nmod:poss
10	’s	's	PART	_	9 mother	case
11	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 faith	nmod
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 felt	obj
13	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 felt	nsubj
14	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 love	acl:relcl
15	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 afford	nsubj
16	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 afford	aux
17	afford	afford	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 felt	ccomp
18	to	to	PART	_	20 callous	mark
19	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	20 callous	cop
20	callous	callous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 afford	xcomp
21	for	for	ADP	_	23 bit	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 bit	det
23	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 callous	obl
24	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	23 bit	advmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 faith	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past		their great faith		a mother's love			tree rules
2	feel	past	they	a mother's love					tree rules
3	afford	could	they						tree rules
4	is	to-infinitive	they not said here					for a bit; callous property	tree rules
5	love		a mother						nom love «feeling 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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