confidant Who acts: person, Grandma, I, confidant, She, Everyone · What happens: trust, tell, be, know, plan, become · To what, where: secrets, closest confidant, plans, confidant, worries, only confidant · Speech: someone speaks here
«confidant» 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: confidant in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A person you trust and tell your secrets and private feelings to.
det nsubj nsubj cc conj nmod:poss obj cc amod conj xcomp punct root A DET person NOUN you PRON trust VERB and CCONJ tell VERB your PRON secrets NOUN and CCONJ private ADJ feelings NOUN to PART . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 person det 2 person person NOUN Number=Sing 4 trust nsubj 3 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 4 trust nsubj 4 trust trust VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 tell cc 6 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 trust conj 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 secrets nmod:poss 8 secrets secret NOUN Number=Plur 6 tell obj 9 and and CCONJ _ 11 feelings cc 10 private private ADJ Degree=Pos 11 feelings amod 11 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 8 secrets conj 12 to to PART _ 6 tell xcomp 13 . . PUNCT _ 4 trust punct
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1 trust present a person vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 tell speech: assert infinitive a person not said here your secrets and private feelings vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent secret=Recipient
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 Grandma was my closest confidant when I was little.
nsubj cop nmod:poss amod advmod nsubj cop appos punct root Grandma NOUN was AUX my PRON closest ADJ confidant NOUN when ADV I PRON was AUX little ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 5 confidant nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 confidant cop 3 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 confidant nmod:poss 4 closest close ADJ Degree=Sup 5 confidant amod 5 confidant confidant NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 when when ADV PronType=Int 9 little advmod 7 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 little nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 little cop 9 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 confidant appos 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 confidant punct
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1 is a past Grandma my closest confidant tree rules 2 is past I little property tree rules
Example 2 The king's confidant knew all his plans.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det:predet nmod:poss obj punct root The DET king NOUN 's PART confidant NOUN knew VERB all DET his PRON plans NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 king det 2 king king NOUN Number=Sing 4 confidant nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 king case 4 confidant confidant NOUN Number=Sing 5 knew nsubj 5 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 plans det:predet 7 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 plans nmod:poss 8 plans plan NOUN Number=Plur 5 knew obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 knew punct
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1 know past the king's confidant confidant's plans vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer plan=Stimulus 2 plan confidant nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 3 She became her sister's confidant after the move.
nsubj nmod:poss nmod:poss case xcomp case det obl punct root She PRON became VERB her PRON sister NOUN 's PART confidant NOUN after ADP the DET move 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 became nsubj 2 became become VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 sister nmod:poss 4 sister sister NOUN Number=Sing 6 confidant nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 sister case 6 confidant confidant NOUN Number=Sing 2 became xcomp 7 after after ADP _ 9 move case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 move det 9 move move NOUN Number=Sing 2 became obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 became punct
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1 become past She her sister's confidant after the move vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
Example 4 Everyone needs a confidant to share worries with.
nsubj det obj mark acl obj obl punct root Everyone PRON needs VERB a DET confidant NOUN to PART share VERB worries NOUN with ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 2 needs nsubj 2 needs need VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 confidant det 4 confidant confidant NOUN Number=Sing 2 needs obj 5 to to PART _ 6 share mark 6 share share VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 confidant acl 7 worries worry NOUN Number=Plur 6 share obj 8 with with ADP _ 6 share obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 needs punct
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1 need present Everyone a confidant vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot confidant=Theme 2 share to-infinitive Everyone not said here worries tree rules
Example 5 In the story, the dog is the boy's only confidant.
case det obl punct det nsubj cop det nmod:poss case amod punct root In ADP the DET story NOUN , PUNCT the DET dog NOUN is AUX the DET boy NOUN 's PART only ADJ confidant NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 story case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 story det 3 story story NOUN Number=Sing 12 confidant obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 story punct 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 dog det 6 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 12 confidant nsubj 7 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 12 confidant cop 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 boy det 9 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 12 confidant nmod:poss 10 's 's PART _ 9 boy case 11 only only ADJ Degree=Pos 12 confidant amod 12 confidant confidant NOUN Number=Sing root root 13 . . PUNCT _ 12 confidant punct
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1 is a present the dog the boy's only confidant the story tree rules
Example 6 A good confidant listens and keeps secrets safe — unless someone is in danger.
The tree, 13 words det amod nsubj cc conj obj xcomp punct mark nsubj cop case obl punct root A DET good ADJ confidant NOUN listens VERB and CCONJ keeps VERB secrets NOUN safe ADJ — PUNCT unless SCONJ someone PRON is AUX in ADP danger NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 confidant det 2 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 3 confidant amod 3 confidant confidant NOUN Number=Sing 4 listens nsubj 4 listens listen VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 keeps cc 6 keeps keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 listens conj 7 secrets secret NOUN Number=Plur 6 keeps obj 8 safe safe ADJ Degree=Pos 6 keeps xcomp 9 — - PUNCT _ 14 danger punct 10 unless unless SCONJ _ 14 danger mark 11 someone someone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 14 danger nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 14 danger cop 13 in in ADP _ 14 danger case 14 danger danger NOUN Number=Sing 4 listens obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 4 listens punct
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1 listen present a good confidant vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent 2 keep present a good confidant not said here secrets safe property vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme 3 is a condition, not said to happen present someone danger tree rules
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