contentment Who acts: you, Grandma, we, Contentment, He, farmer · What happens: be, have, want, purr, smile, eat · To what, where: more, cat, lap, dinner, lots, sigh
«contentment» 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: contentment in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 A calm, happy feeling of being satisfied with what you have, without wanting more.
The tree, 14 words det amod punct amod case cop nmod case obl nsubj acl:relcl punct mark advcl obj punct root A DET calm ADJ , PUNCT happy ADJ feeling NOUN of ADP being AUX satisfied ADJ with ADP what PRON you PRON have VERB , PUNCT without SCONJ wanting VERB more ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 feeling det 2 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feeling amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 2 calm punct 4 happy happy ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feeling amod 5 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 of of ADP _ 8 satisfied case 7 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 8 satisfied cop 8 satisfied satisfied ADJ Degree=Pos 5 feeling nmod 9 with with ADP _ 10 what case 10 what what PRON PronType=Rel 8 satisfied obl 11 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 12 have nsubj 12 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 what acl:relcl 13 , , PUNCT _ 15 wanting punct 14 without without SCONJ _ 15 wanting mark 15 wanting want VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 12 have advcl 16 more more ADJ Degree=Cmp 15 wanting obj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 feeling punct
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1 is gerund with a calm happy feeling; satisfied property tree rules 2 have present you vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 3 want gerund you not said here more vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot more=Theme
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 The cat purred with contentment on my lap.
det acl case obl case nmod:poss obl punct root The DET cat NOUN purred VERB with ADP contentment NOUN on ADP my PRON lap NOUN . PUNCT 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 root root 3 purred purr VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 2 cat acl 4 with with ADP _ 5 contentment case 5 contentment contentment NOUN Number=Sing 3 purred obl 6 on on ADP _ 8 lap case 7 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 lap nmod:poss 8 lap lap NOUN Number=Sing 3 purred obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 cat punct
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1 purr participle the cat not said here my lap with contentment vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on lap=Location
Example 2 Grandma smiled with contentment as we all ate dinner together.
nsubj case obl mark nsubj advmod advcl obj advmod punct root Grandma NOUN smiled VERB with ADP contentment NOUN as SCONJ we PRON all DET ate VERB dinner NOUN together ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandma grandma NOUN Number=Sing 2 smiled nsubj 2 smiled smile VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 with with ADP _ 4 contentment case 4 contentment contentment NOUN Number=Sing 2 smiled obl 5 as as SCONJ _ 8 ate mark 6 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 8 ate nsubj 7 all all DET PronType=Tot 8 ate advmod 8 ate eat VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 smiled advcl 9 dinner dinner NOUN Number=Sing 8 ate obj 10 together together ADV _ 8 ate advmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 smiled punct
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1 smile past Grandma with contentment vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 eat past we dinner together property vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinner=Patient
Example 3 Contentment doesn't need lots of toys.
nsubj aux advmod obj case nmod punct root Contentment NOUN does AUX n't PART need VERB lots NOUN of ADP toys NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Contentment contentment NOUN Number=Sing 4 need nsubj 2 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 need aux 3 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 need advmod 4 need need VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 lots lot NOUN Number=Plur 4 need obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 toys case 7 toys toy NOUN Number=Plur 5 lots nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 4 need punct
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1 not need present · do-support Contentment lots of toys vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot lot=Theme
Example 4 He let out a sigh of contentment after a long swim.
nsubj compound:prt det obj case nmod case det amod obl punct root He PRON let VERB out ADP a DET sigh NOUN of ADP contentment NOUN after ADP a DET long ADJ swim 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 let nsubj 2 let let VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 out out ADP _ 2 let compound:prt 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 sigh det 5 sigh sigh NOUN Number=Sing 2 let obj 6 of of ADP _ 7 contentment case 7 contentment contentment NOUN Number=Sing 5 sigh nmod 8 after after ADP _ 11 swim case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 swim det 10 long long ADJ Degree=Pos 11 swim amod 11 swim swim NOUN Number=Sing 2 let obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 let punct
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1 let out past He a sigh of contentment after a long swim vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sigh=Theme 2 sigh contentment nom sigh «communication transitive»: of=patient
Example 5 Being grateful can bring contentment.
cop csubj aux obj punct root Being AUX grateful ADJ can AUX bring VERB contentment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 grateful cop 2 grateful grateful ADJ Degree=Pos 4 bring csubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 4 bring aux 4 bring bring VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 contentment contentment NOUN Number=Sing 4 bring obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 4 bring punct
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1 is gerund grateful property tree rules 2 bring can contentment vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent contentment=Theme
Example 6 The farmer lived a life of quiet contentment.
det nsubj det obj case amod nmod punct root The DET farmer NOUN lived VERB a DET life NOUN of ADP quiet ADJ contentment NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 farmer det 2 farmer farmer NOUN Number=Sing 3 lived nsubj 3 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 life det 5 life life NOUN Number=Sing 3 lived obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 contentment case 7 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 8 contentment amod 8 contentment contentment NOUN Number=Sing 5 life nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 lived punct
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1 live past the farmer a life of quiet contentment vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location
Example 7 Contentment with our lot is an element of happiness.
nsubj case nmod:poss nmod cop det case nmod punct root Contentment NOUN with ADP our PRON lot NOUN is AUX an DET element NOUN of ADP happiness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Contentment contentment NOUN Number=Sing 7 element nsubj 2 with with ADP _ 4 lot case 3 our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 lot nmod:poss 4 lot lot NOUN Number=Sing 1 Contentment nmod 5 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 element cop 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 element det 7 element element NOUN Number=Sing root root 8 of of ADP _ 9 happiness case 9 happiness happiness NOUN Number=Sing 7 element nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 element punct
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1 is a present Contentment with our lot a element of happiness tree rules
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