candour Who acts: quality, you, it, She, her, I · What happens: be, say, think, not be, hear, speak · To what, where: candour, team, question, affright, alarming agitation, them · Speech: someone speaks here
«candour» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: candour in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The quality of being honest, open and saying what you really think, even if it is not nice to hear.
The tree, 20 words det mark cop acl punct conj cc conj obj nsubj advmod acl:relcl punct advmod mark nsubj cop advmod ccomp mark xcomp punct root The DET quality NOUN of SCONJ being AUX honest ADJ , PUNCT open ADJ and CCONJ saying VERB what PRON you PRON really ADV think VERB , PUNCT even ADV if SCONJ it PRON is AUX not PART nice ADJ to PART hear VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 quality det 2 quality quality NOUN Number=Sing root root 3 of of SCONJ _ 5 honest mark 4 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 honest cop 5 honest honest ADJ Degree=Pos 2 quality acl 6 , , PUNCT _ 7 open punct 7 open open ADJ Degree=Pos 5 honest conj 8 and and CCONJ _ 9 saying cc 9 saying say VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 honest conj 10 what what PRON PronType=Int 9 saying obj 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 13 think nsubj 12 really really ADV _ 13 think advmod 13 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 what acl:relcl 14 , , PUNCT _ 20 nice punct 15 even even ADV _ 20 nice advmod 16 if if SCONJ _ 20 nice mark 17 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 20 nice nsubj 18 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 20 nice cop 19 not not PART Polarity=Neg 20 nice advmod 20 nice nice ADJ Degree=Pos 13 think ccomp 21 to to PART _ 22 hear mark 22 hear hear VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 nice xcomp 23 . . PUNCT _ 2 quality punct
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1 is gerund the quality not said here honest property tree rules 2 be the quality not said here tree rules 3 say speech: assert gerund the quality not said here vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic 4 think speech: other present you vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 5 not is a condition, not said to happen present it nice property tree rules 6 hear to-infinitive vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: 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.
Example 1 She spoke with surprising candour about her mistakes.
nsubj case amod obl case nmod:poss nmod punct root She PRON spoke VERB with ADP surprising ADJ candour NOUN about ADP her PRON mistakes NOUN . PUNCT 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 spoke nsubj 2 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 5 candour case 4 surprising surprising ADJ Degree=Pos 5 candour amod 5 candour candour NOUN Number=Sing 2 spoke obl 6 about about ADP _ 8 mistakes case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 mistakes nmod:poss 8 mistakes mistake NOUN Number=Plur 5 candour nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past She with surprising candour about her mistakes vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with candour=Co-Agent 2 mistake her = she nom mistake «act intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 I appreciate your candour.
nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root I PRON appreciate VERB your PRON candour 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 2 appreciate nsubj 2 appreciate appreciate VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 candour nmod:poss 4 candour candour NOUN Number=Sing 2 appreciate obj 5 . . PUNCT _ 2 appreciate punct
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1 appreciate present I your candour vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer candour=Stimulus
Example 3 The coach's candour helped the team improve.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det obj xcomp punct root The DET coach NOUN 's PART candour NOUN helped VERB the DET team NOUN improve VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coach det 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 4 candour nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 coach case 4 candour candour NOUN Number=Sing 5 helped nsubj 5 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 team det 7 team team NOUN Number=Sing 5 helped obj 8 improve improve VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 helped xcomp 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 helped punct
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1 help past the coach's candour the team vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent team=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 improve infinitive the team not said here vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
Example 4 He answered every question with candour.
nsubj det obj case nmod punct root He PRON answered VERB every DET question NOUN with ADP candour 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 2 answered nsubj 2 answered answer VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 every every DET PronType=Tot 4 question det 4 question question NOUN Number=Sing 2 answered obj 5 with with ADP _ 6 candour case 6 candour candour NOUN Number=Sing 4 question nmod 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 answered punct
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1 answer speech: assert past He every question with candour vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality
Example 5 Children often speak with complete candour.
nsubj advmod case amod obl punct root Children NOUN often ADV speak VERB with ADP complete ADJ candour NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Children child NOUN Number=Plur 3 speak nsubj 2 often often ADV _ 3 speak advmod 3 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 with with ADP _ 6 candour case 5 complete complete ADJ Degree=Pos 6 candour amod 6 candour candour NOUN Number=Sing 3 speak obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other present Children with complete candour; often property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with candour=Co-Agent
Example 6 They all gathered round him in affright, so alarming was his agitation; and with a fine candour he told them what he had hitherto concealed.
The tree, 25 words nsubj advmod case obl case obl punct advmod amod cop nmod:poss obl punct cc case det amod obl nsubj conj iobj obj nsubj aux advmod ccomp punct root They PRON all DET gathered VERB round ADP him PRON in ADP affright NOUN , PUNCT so ADV alarming ADJ was AUX his PRON agitation NOUN ; PUNCT and CCONJ with ADP a DET fine ADJ candour NOUN he PRON told VERB them PRON what PRON he PRON had AUX hitherto ADV concealed VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 gathered nsubj 2 all all DET PronType=Tot 3 gathered advmod 3 gathered gather VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 round round ADP _ 5 him case 5 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 3 gathered obl 6 in in ADP _ 7 affright case 7 affright affright NOUN Number=Sing 3 gathered obl 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 agitation punct 9 so so ADV _ 10 alarming advmod 10 alarming alarming ADJ Degree=Pos 13 agitation amod 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 agitation cop 12 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 agitation nmod:poss 13 agitation agitation NOUN Number=Sing 3 gathered obl 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 21 told punct 15 and and CCONJ _ 21 told cc 16 with with ADP _ 19 candour case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 candour det 18 fine fine ADJ Degree=Pos 19 candour amod 19 candour candour NOUN Number=Sing 21 told obl 20 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 told nsubj 21 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 gathered conj 22 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 21 told iobj 23 what what PRON PronType=Int 27 concealed obj 24 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 27 concealed nsubj 25 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 27 concealed aux 26 hitherto hitherto ADV _ 27 concealed advmod 27 concealed conceal VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 21 told ccomp 28 . . PUNCT _ 3 gathered punct
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1 gather past They affright round him = he vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 is a past his alarming agitation tree rules 3 tell speech: assert past he them = they with a fine candour vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clause=Topic 4 conceal past · perfect he hitherto property vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Patient
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