courageous Who acts: Courageous, it, courageous firefighter, Standing, She, you · What happens: mean, do, be, run, tell, stand up · To what, where: something, burning house, truth, courageous thing, courageous little dog, courageous decision · Speech: someone speaks here
«courageous» 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: courageous in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Courageous means brave: willing to do something frightening, difficult or dangerous because it is right.
The tree, 15 words nsubj xcomp punct conj mark xcomp obj amod punct conj cc conj mark nsubj cop advcl punct root Courageous PROPN means VERB brave ADJ : PUNCT willing ADJ to PART do VERB something PRON frightening ADJ , PUNCT difficult ADJ or CCONJ dangerous ADJ because SCONJ it PRON is AUX right ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Courageous Courageous PROPN Number=Sing 2 means nsubj 2 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 brave brave ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means xcomp 4 : : PUNCT _ 5 willing punct 5 willing willing ADJ Degree=Pos 2 means conj 6 to to PART _ 7 do mark 7 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 willing xcomp 8 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 7 do obj 9 frightening frightening ADJ Degree=Pos 8 something amod 10 , , PUNCT _ 11 difficult punct 11 difficult difficult ADJ Degree=Pos 9 frightening conj 12 or or CCONJ _ 13 dangerous cc 13 dangerous dangerous ADJ Degree=Pos 9 frightening conj 14 because because SCONJ _ 17 right mark 15 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 17 right nsubj 16 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 17 right cop 17 right right ADJ Degree=Pos 7 do advcl 18 . . PUNCT _ 2 means punct
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1 mean present Courageous brave property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 2 do to-infinitive Courageous not said here something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 is present it right property tree rules
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 courageous firefighter ran into the burning house.
det amod nsubj case det compound obl punct root The DET courageous ADJ firefighter NOUN ran VERB into ADP the DET burning NOUN house NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 firefighter det 2 courageous courageous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 firefighter amod 3 firefighter firefighter NOUN Number=Sing 4 ran nsubj 4 ran run VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 into into ADP _ 8 house case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 house det 7 burning burning NOUN Number=Sing 8 house compound 8 house house NOUN Number=Sing 4 ran obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 ran punct
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1 run past the courageous firefighter into the burning house result vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into house=Result
Example 2 It was courageous of Lily to tell the truth.
nsubj cop case obl mark advcl det obj punct root It PRON was AUX courageous ADJ of ADP Lily PROPN to PART tell VERB the DET truth NOUN . PUNCT 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 courageous nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 courageous cop 3 courageous courageous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 of of ADP _ 5 Lily case 5 Lily Lily PROPN Number=Sing 3 courageous obl 6 to to PART _ 7 tell mark 7 tell tell VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 courageous advcl 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 truth det 9 truth truth NOUN Number=Sing 7 tell obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 courageous punct
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1 is past It of Lily; courageous property tree rules 2 tell speech: assert to-infinitive the truth vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent truth=Recipient
Example 3 Standing up for the new girl was a courageous thing to do.
csubj compound:prt case det amod obl cop det amod mark acl punct root Standing VERB up ADP for ADP the DET new ADJ girl NOUN was AUX a DET courageous ADJ thing NOUN to PART do VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Standing stand VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 10 thing csubj 2 up up ADP _ 1 Standing compound:prt 3 for for ADP _ 6 girl case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 girl det 5 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 6 girl amod 6 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 1 Standing obl 7 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 thing cop 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 10 thing det 9 courageous courageous ADJ Degree=Pos 10 thing amod 10 thing thing NOUN Number=Sing root root 11 to to PART _ 12 do mark 12 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 thing acl 13 . . PUNCT _ 10 thing punct
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1 stand up gerund for the new girl vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 is a past Standing a courageous thing tree rules 3 do to-infinitive vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 4 The courageous little dog barked at the bear.
det amod amod acl case det obl punct root The DET courageous ADJ little ADJ dog NOUN barked VERB at ADP the DET bear NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 dog det 2 courageous courageous ADJ Degree=Pos 4 dog amod 3 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 4 dog amod 4 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 barked bark VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 dog acl 6 at at ADP _ 8 bear case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bear det 8 bear bear NOUN Number=Sing 5 barked obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 dog punct
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1 bark participle the courageous little dog not said here at the bear vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at bear=Stimulus
Example 5 She made a courageous decision to try again after falling off her bike.
nsubj det amod obj mark acl advmod mark advcl case nmod:poss obl punct root She PRON made VERB a DET courageous ADJ decision NOUN to PART try VERB again ADV after SCONJ falling VERB off ADP her PRON bike 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 made nsubj 2 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 decision det 4 courageous courageous ADJ Degree=Pos 5 decision amod 5 decision decision NOUN Number=Sing 2 made obj 6 to to PART _ 7 try mark 7 try try VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 decision acl 8 again again ADV _ 7 try advmod 9 after after SCONJ _ 10 falling mark 10 falling fall VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 7 try advcl 11 off off ADP _ 13 bike case 12 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 13 bike nmod:poss 13 bike bike NOUN Number=Sing 10 falling obl 14 . . PUNCT _ 2 made punct
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1 make past She a courageous decision vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Product 2 try to-infinitive She not said here a courageous decision not said here again vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer 3 fall off gerund She not said here her bike vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient bike=Extent
Example 6 Being courageous doesn't mean you aren't scared.
cop csubj aux advmod nsubj cop advmod ccomp punct root Being AUX courageous ADJ does AUX n't PART mean VERB you PRON are AUX n't PART scared ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 courageous cop 2 courageous courageous ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mean csubj 3 does do AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 4 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 5 mean advmod 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 9 scared nsubj 7 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 scared cop 8 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 9 scared advmod 9 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 5 mean ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 is gerund courageous property tree rules 2 not mean present · do-support vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 not is present you scared property tree rules
Example 7 Good fortune gives courage, and Rudy was always courageous.
amod nsubj obj punct cc nsubj cop advmod conj punct root Good ADJ fortune NOUN gives VERB courage NOUN , PUNCT and CCONJ Rudy PROPN was AUX always ADV courageous ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Good good ADJ Degree=Pos 2 fortune amod 2 fortune fortune NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives nsubj 3 gives give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 courage courage NOUN Number=Sing 3 gives obj 5 , , PUNCT _ 10 courageous punct 6 and and CCONJ _ 10 courageous cc 7 Rudy Rudy PROPN Number=Sing 10 courageous nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 courageous cop 9 always always ADV PronType=Tot 10 courageous advmod 10 courageous courageous ADJ Degree=Pos 3 gives conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 gives punct
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1 give present Good fortune courage vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent courage=Theme 2 is past Rudy always, courageous property tree rules
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