compassion Who acts: Christians, Jesus, Showing, Good Samaritan, She, school · What happens: suffer, want, help, show, believe, treat · To what, where: feeling, Kindness, people, compassion, sick, food · Speech: someone speaks here
«compassion» 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: compassion in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A strong feeling of sympathy and sadness for someone who is suffering, together with wanting to help them.
The tree, 18 words det amod case nmod cc conj case nmod nsubj aux acl:relcl punct advmod mark advcl mark xcomp obj punct root A DET strong ADJ feeling NOUN of ADP sympathy NOUN and CCONJ sadness NOUN for ADP someone PRON who PRON is AUX suffering VERB , PUNCT together ADV with SCONJ wanting VERB to PART help VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 feeling det 2 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 3 feeling amod 3 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 sympathy case 5 sympathy sympathy NOUN Number=Sing 3 feeling nmod 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 sadness cc 7 sadness sadness NOUN Number=Sing 3 feeling conj 8 for for ADP _ 9 someone case 9 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 sadness nmod 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 12 suffering nsubj 11 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 suffering aux 12 suffering suffer VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 9 someone acl:relcl 13 , , PUNCT _ 14 together punct 14 together together ADV _ 12 suffering advmod 15 with with SCONJ _ 16 wanting mark 16 wanting want VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 suffering advcl 17 to to PART _ 18 help mark 18 help help VERB VerbForm=Inf 16 wanting xcomp 19 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 18 help obj 20 . . PUNCT _ 3 feeling punct
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1 suffer present · progressive together property vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer 2 want gerund vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 3 help not said to happen to-infinitive feeling vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Beneficiary
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 Usage: church, ethics — kept apart, not parsed.
Kindness and care shown to people in need; Christians believe Jesus showed compassion to the sick and poor.
The tree, 18 words cc conj acl case obl case nmod punct nsubj parataxis nsubj ccomp obj case det obl cc conj punct root Kindness NOUN and CCONJ care NOUN shown VERB to ADP people NOUN in ADP need NOUN ; PUNCT Christians PROPN believe VERB Jesus PROPN showed VERB compassion NOUN to ADP the DET sick ADJ and CCONJ poor ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 care cc 3 care care NOUN Number=Sing 1 Kindness conj 4 shown show VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 1 Kindness acl 5 to to ADP _ 6 people case 6 people people NOUN Number=Plur 4 shown obl 7 in in ADP _ 8 need case 8 need need NOUN Number=Sing 6 people nmod 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 11 believe punct 10 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 11 believe nsubj 11 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Kindness parataxis 12 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 13 showed nsubj 13 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 believe ccomp 14 compassion compassion NOUN Number=Sing 13 showed obj 15 to to ADP _ 17 sick case 16 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 17 sick det 17 sick sick ADJ Degree=Pos 13 showed obl 18 and and CCONJ _ 19 poor cc 19 poor poor ADJ Degree=Pos 17 sick conj 20 . . PUNCT _ 1 Kindness punct
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1 show participle Kindness and care not said here people in need vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to people=Recipient 2 believe present Christians vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 3 show past Jesus compassion the sick vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent compassion=Topic to sick=Recipient
Example 1 The nurse treated every patient with compassion.
det nsubj amod det case nmod punct root The DET nurse NOUN treated VERB every DET patient NOUN with ADP compassion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 nurse det 2 nurse nurse NOUN Number=Sing 5 patient nsubj 3 treated treat VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 5 patient amod 4 every every DET PronType=Tot 5 patient det 5 patient patient NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 with with ADP _ 7 compassion case 7 compassion compassion NOUN Number=Sing 5 patient nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 patient punct
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1 treat participle vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Jesus felt compassion for the hungry crowd.
nsubj obj case det amod obl punct root Jesus PROPN felt VERB compassion NOUN for ADP the DET hungry ADJ crowd NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Jesus Jesus PROPN Number=Sing 2 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 compassion compassion NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obj 4 for for ADP _ 7 crowd case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 crowd det 6 hungry hungry ADJ Degree=Pos 7 crowd amod 7 crowd crowd NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past Jesus compassion for the hungry crowd vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent compassion=Location for crowd=Theme
Example 3 Showing compassion means helping, not just feeling sorry.
csubj obj xcomp punct advmod advmod conj xcomp punct root Showing VERB compassion NOUN means VERB helping VERB , PUNCT not PART just ADV feeling VERB sorry ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Showing show VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means csubj 2 compassion compassion NOUN Number=Sing 1 Showing obj 3 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 helping help VERB VerbForm=Ger 3 means xcomp 5 , , PUNCT _ 8 feeling punct 6 not not PART Polarity=Neg 8 feeling advmod 7 just just ADV _ 8 feeling advmod 8 feeling feel VERB VerbForm=Ger 4 helping conj 9 sorry sorry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 feeling xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 means punct
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1 show gerund compassion vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent compassion=Recipient 2 mean present Showing vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 help not said to happen gerund Showing not said here vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 4 not feel gerund Showing not said here sorry property vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus
Example 4 The Good Samaritan stopped out of compassion.
det amod nsubj case case obl punct root The DET Good ADJ Samaritan PROPN stopped VERB out ADP of ADP compassion NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 Samaritan det 2 Good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 Samaritan amod 3 Samaritan Samaritan PROPN Number=Sing 4 stopped nsubj 4 stopped stop VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 out out ADP _ 7 compassion case 6 of of ADP _ 7 compassion case 7 compassion compassion NOUN Number=Sing 4 stopped obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 stopped punct
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1 stop out past the Good Samaritan compassion vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector compassion=Eventuality
Example 5 She felt compassion for the lost puppy.
nsubj obj case det amod obl punct root She PRON felt VERB compassion NOUN for ADP the DET lost VERB puppy 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 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 compassion compassion NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obj 4 for for ADP _ 7 puppy case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 puppy det 6 lost lose VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 7 puppy amod 7 puppy puppy NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past She compassion for the lost puppy vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent compassion=Location for puppy=Theme 2 lose participle vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Our school collects food for families, as an act of compassion.
nmod:poss nsubj obj case obl punct case det obl case nmod punct root Our PRON school NOUN collects VERB food NOUN for ADP families NOUN , PUNCT as ADP an DET act NOUN of ADP compassion NOUN . 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 school nmod:poss 2 school school NOUN Number=Sing 3 collects nsubj 3 collects collect VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 food food NOUN Number=Sing 3 collects obj 5 for for ADP _ 6 families case 6 families family NOUN Number=Plur 3 collects obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 act punct 8 as as ADP _ 10 act case 9 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 act det 10 act act NOUN Number=Sing 3 collects obl 11 of of ADP _ 12 compassion case 12 compassion compassion NOUN Number=Sing 10 act nmod 13 . . PUNCT _ 3 collects punct
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1 collect present Our school food for families; as a act of compassion vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme 2 act compassion nom act «communication intransitive»: of=agent
Example 7 Touched with compassion, he said to himself:
ccomp case obl punct nsubj case obl punct root Touched VERB with ADP compassion NOUN , PUNCT he PRON said VERB to ADP himself PRON : PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Touched touch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 6 said ccomp 2 with with ADP _ 3 compassion case 3 compassion compassion NOUN Number=Sing 1 Touched obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 1 Touched punct 5 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 said nsubj 6 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to ADP _ 8 himself case 8 himself himself PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 6 said obl 9 : : PUNCT _ 6 said punct
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1 touch participle with compassion vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 2 say speech: assert past he himself = he vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to himself=Experiencer clause=Topic
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