endeavour

Who acts: We, Climbing, your, Captain, space station, She · What happens: attempt, do, try, endeavour, help, answer · To what, where: something, pupils, letter, mountain, great endeavour, Endeavour

«endeavour» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: endeavour in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Usage: noun, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

A serious effort or attempt to do something: «a new endeavour».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 effort	det
2	serious	serious	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 effort	amod
3	effort	effort	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 attempt	cc
5	attempt	attempt	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 effort	conj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 do	mark
7	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 attempt	xcomp
8	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	7 do	obj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	13 endeavour	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	13 endeavour	punct
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 endeavour	det
12	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 endeavour	amod
13	endeavour	endeavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 something	appos
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	13 endeavour	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 effort	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	attempt	infinitive							vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	do not said to happen	to-infinitive		something					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality

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: verb, formal — kept apart, not parsed.

To try hard to do something: «We endeavour to help all pupils».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	To	to	PART	_	2 try	mark
2	try	try	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hard	hard	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 try	advmod
4	to	to	PART	_	5 do	mark
5	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 try	xcomp
6	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	5 do	obj
7	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 endeavour	punct
8	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 endeavour	punct
9	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	10 endeavour	nsubj
10	endeavour	endeavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 something	appos
11	to	to	PART	_	12 help	mark
12	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 endeavour	acl
13	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	14 pupils	det
14	pupils	pupil	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 help	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 endeavour	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 try	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	try	to-infinitive				hard property	vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
2	do not said to happen	to-infinitive		something			vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality
3	endeavour in a quote		We				tree rules
4	help in a quote	to-infinitive			all pupils		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pupil=Beneficiary

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

Hard work towards a goal: «human endeavour».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Hard	hard	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 work	amod
2	work	work	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	towards	towards	ADP	_	5 goal	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 goal	det
5	goal	goal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 work	nmod
6	:	:	PUNCT	_	9 endeavour	punct
7	«	«	PUNCT	_	9 endeavour	punct
8	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 endeavour	amod
9	endeavour	endeavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 work	appos
10	»	»	PUNCT	_	9 endeavour	punct
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 work	punct

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Example 1

We endeavour to answer every letter.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	We	we	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 endeavour	nsubj
2	endeavour	endeavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 answer	mark
4	answer	answer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 endeavour	acl
5	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	6 letter	det
6	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 answer	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 endeavour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	answer speech: assert	to-infinitive		every letter					vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent letter=Eventuality

Example 2

Climbing the mountain was a great endeavour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Climbing	climb	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 endeavour	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 mountain	det
3	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Climbing	obj
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 endeavour	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 endeavour	det
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 endeavour	amod
7	endeavour	endeavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 endeavour	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	climb	gerund		the mountain					vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location mountain=Theme
2	is a	past	Climbing	a great endeavour					tree rules

Example 3

Good luck in all your future endeavours!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 luck	amod
2	luck	luck	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	7 endeavours	case
4	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	7 endeavours	det:predet
5	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 endeavours	nmod:poss
6	future	future	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 endeavours	amod
7	endeavours	endeavour	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 luck	nmod
8	!	!	PUNCT	_	2 luck	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	endeavour		your						nom endeavour «act intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 4

Captain Cook sailed the Endeavour to Australia and New Zealand.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Captain	Captain	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 sailed	nsubj
2	Cook	Cook	PROPN	Number=Sing	1 Captain	flat
3	sailed	sail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Endeavour	det
5	Endeavour	endeavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sailed	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 Australia	case
7	Australia	Australia	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 sailed	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 Zealand	cc
9	New	New	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Zealand	flat
10	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 Australia	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sail	past	Captain	the Endeavour		Australia and New Zealand			vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent endeavour=Theme to australia=Trajectory

Example 5

The space station is a triumph of human endeavour.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 station	det
2	space	space	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 station	compound
3	station	station	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 triumph	nsubj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 triumph	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 triumph	det
6	triumph	triumph	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 endeavour	case
8	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 endeavour	amod
9	endeavour	endeavour	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 triumph	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 triumph	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the space station	a triumph				of human endeavour	tree rules

Example 6

She endeavoured to finish the race despite her sore knee.

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 endeavoured	nsubj
2	endeavoured	endeavour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 finish	mark
4	finish	finish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 endeavoured	xcomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 race	det
6	race	race	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 finish	obj
7	despite	despite	ADP	_	10 knee	case
8	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 knee	nmod:poss
9	sore	sore	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 knee	amod
10	knee	knee	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 finish	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 endeavoured	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	endeavour	past	She						tree rules
2	finish	to-infinitive	She not said here	the race				despite her sore knee	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality race=Eventuality

Example 7

The other Centaurs, following his example, each endeavoured to capture a maiden.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 Centaurs	det
2	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 Centaurs	amod
3	Centaurs	centaur	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 example	punct
5	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 example	case
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 example	nmod:poss
7	example	example	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 Centaurs	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 endeavoured	punct
9	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	10 endeavoured	nsubj:pass
10	endeavoured	endeavour	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 Centaurs	acl:relcl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 capture	mark
12	capture	capture	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 endeavoured	xcomp
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 maiden	det
14	maiden	maiden	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 capture	obj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 Centaurs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	endeavour	participle · passive	the other Centaurs follow his example not said here	each	tree rules
3	capture	to-infinitive	the other Centaurs follow his example not said here	a maiden	vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maiden=Theme
4	exemplify		his = he		nom example «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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