diffident Who acts: diffident boy, Mole, She, He, his, you · What happens: not want, speak up, push, speak, feel, give · To what, where: yourself, class, diffident smile, drawing, new girl, diffident voice · Speech: someone speaks here
«diffident» 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: diffident in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Shy and not sure of yourself; not wanting to speak up or push yourself forward.
The tree, 15 words cc advmod conj case obl punct advmod advcl mark xcomp compound:prt cc conj obj advmod punct root Shy ADJ and CCONJ not PART sure ADJ of ADP yourself PRON ; PUNCT not PART wanting VERB to PART speak VERB up ADP or CCONJ push VERB yourself PRON forward ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Shy shy ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 4 sure cc 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 sure advmod 4 sure sure ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Shy conj 5 of of ADP _ 6 yourself case 6 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 4 sure obl 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 9 wanting punct 8 not not PART Polarity=Neg 9 wanting advmod 9 wanting want VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Shy advcl 10 to to PART _ 11 speak mark 11 speak speak VERB VerbForm=Inf 9 wanting xcomp 12 up up ADP _ 11 speak compound:prt 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 push cc 14 push push VERB VerbForm=Inf 11 speak conj 15 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 14 push obj 16 forward forward ADV _ 14 push advmod 17 . . PUNCT _ 1 Shy punct
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1 not want gerund vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 speak up speech: other not said to happen to-infinitive vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 push infinitive yourself forward property vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourself=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 diffident boy rarely spoke in class.
det amod nsubj advmod case obl punct root The DET diffident ADJ boy NOUN rarely ADV spoke VERB in ADP class NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 boy det 2 diffident diffident ADJ Degree=Pos 3 boy amod 3 boy boy NOUN Number=Sing 5 spoke nsubj 4 rarely rarely ADV _ 5 spoke advmod 5 spoke speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 in in ADP _ 7 class case 7 class class NOUN Number=Sing 5 spoke obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 spoke punct
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1 speak speech: other past the diffident boy class rarely property vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Mole felt diffident in front of the great Badger.
nsubj xcomp case obl case det amod nmod punct root Mole PROPN felt VERB diffident ADJ in ADP front NOUN of ADP the DET great ADJ Badger PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Mole Mole PROPN Number=Sing 2 felt nsubj 2 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 diffident diffident ADJ Degree=Pos 2 felt xcomp 4 in in ADP _ 5 front case 5 front front NOUN Number=Sing 2 felt obl 6 of of ADP _ 9 Badger case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 Badger det 8 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 9 Badger amod 9 Badger Badger PROPN Number=Sing 5 front nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 felt punct
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1 feel past Mole in front of the great Badger; diffident property vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Theme in front=Attribute
Example 3 She gave a diffident smile.
nsubj det amod obj punct root She PRON gave VERB a DET diffident ADJ smile 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 smile det 4 diffident diffident ADJ Degree=Pos 5 smile amod 5 smile smile NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past She a diffident smile vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent smile=Theme
Example 4 He was diffident about showing his drawing.
nsubj cop mark advcl nmod:poss obj punct root He PRON was AUX diffident ADJ about SCONJ showing VERB his PRON drawing 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 3 diffident nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 diffident cop 3 diffident diffident ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 about about SCONJ _ 5 showing mark 5 showing show VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 3 diffident advcl 6 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 drawing nmod:poss 7 drawing drawing NOUN Number=Sing 5 showing obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 diffident punct
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1 is past He diffident property tree rules 2 show gerund He not said here his drawing vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent drawing=Recipient 3 draw his = he nom drawing «communication intransitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Don't be diffident — your idea is good!
advmod cop obj punct nmod:poss nsubj cop conj punct root Do VERB n't PART be AUX diffident ADJ — PUNCT your PRON idea NOUN is AUX good ADJ ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Do do VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 n't not PART Polarity=Neg 4 diffident advmod 3 be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 4 diffident cop 4 diffident diffident ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do obj 5 — - PUNCT _ 9 good punct 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 idea nmod:poss 7 idea idea NOUN Number=Sing 9 good nsubj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 good cop 9 good good ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Do conj 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Do punct
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1 do imperative you not said here vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 not is infinitive diffident property tree rules 3 is present your idea good property tree rules
Example 6 The new girl was diffident on her first day.
det amod nsubj:pass aux:pass case nmod:poss amod obl punct root The DET new ADJ girl NOUN was AUX diffident VERB on ADP her PRON first ADJ day NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 girl det 2 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 3 girl amod 3 girl girl NOUN Number=Sing 5 diffident nsubj:pass 4 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 diffident aux:pass 5 diffident diffident VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 6 on on ADP _ 9 day case 7 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 9 day nmod:poss 8 first first ADJ Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord 9 day amod 9 day day NOUN Number=Sing 5 diffident obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 diffident punct
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1 diffident past · passive the new girl day tree rules
Example 7 In a diffident voice, he asked for help.
case det amod obl punct nsubj case obl punct root In ADP a DET diffident ADJ voice NOUN , PUNCT he PRON asked VERB for ADP help NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 4 voice case 2 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 voice det 3 diffident diffident ADJ Degree=Pos 4 voice amod 4 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 7 asked obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 voice punct 6 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 asked nsubj 7 asked ask VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 for for ADP _ 9 help case 9 help help NOUN Number=Sing 7 asked obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 asked punct
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1 ask speech: ask past he a diffident voice for help vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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