fierceness Who acts: Fierceness, She, fire, Cadmus · What happens: be, attack, mean, frighten, blow down, defend · To what, where: great strength, strong passionate feeling, visitors, fence, little brother, We · Speech: someone speaks here
«fierceness» 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: fierceness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Fierceness is being wild, angry and ready to attack, like a fierce animal.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop cop punct conj cc conj mark xcomp punct case det amod advcl punct root Fierceness NOUN is AUX being AUX wild ADJ , PUNCT angry ADJ and CCONJ ready ADJ to PART attack VERB , PUNCT like ADP a DET fierce ADJ animal NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fierceness fierceness NOUN Number=Sing 4 wild nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 wild cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 wild cop 4 wild wild ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 angry punct 6 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wild conj 7 and and CCONJ _ 8 ready cc 8 ready ready ADJ Degree=Pos 4 wild conj 9 to to PART _ 10 attack mark 10 attack attack VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 ready xcomp 11 , , PUNCT _ 15 animal punct 12 like like ADP _ 15 animal case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 15 animal det 14 fierce fierce ADJ Degree=Pos 15 animal amod 15 animal animal NOUN Number=Sing 10 attack advcl 16 . . PUNCT _ 4 wild punct
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1 is present Fierceness wild property tree rules 2 be Fierceness not said here tree rules 3 be Fierceness not said here tree rules 4 attack to-infinitive Fierceness not said here vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
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 Fierceness is very great strength or force, such as of a storm, fire or competition.
The tree, 15 words nsubj cop advmod amod cc conj punct case fixed fixed det conj punct conj cc conj punct root Fierceness NOUN is AUX very ADV great ADJ strength NOUN or CCONJ force NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP of ADP a DET storm NOUN , PUNCT fire NOUN or CCONJ competition NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fierceness fierceness NOUN Number=Sing 5 strength nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 strength cop 3 very very ADV _ 4 great advmod 4 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 5 strength amod 5 strength strength NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 or or CCONJ _ 7 force cc 7 force force NOUN Number=Sing 5 strength conj 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 storm punct 9 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 13 storm case 10 as as ADP _ 9 such fixed 11 of of ADP _ 10 as fixed 12 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 storm det 13 storm storm NOUN Number=Sing 5 strength conj 14 , , PUNCT _ 15 fire punct 15 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 13 storm conj 16 or or CCONJ _ 17 competition cc 17 competition competition NOUN Number=Sing 13 storm conj 18 . . PUNCT _ 5 strength punct
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1 is a present Fierceness great strength or force and a storm and fire or competition tree rules
Meaning 3 Fierceness can mean strong, passionate feeling, such as fierce love or loyalty.
The tree, 12 words nsubj aux amod punct amod obj punct case fixed amod parataxis cc conj punct root Fierceness NOUN can AUX mean VERB strong ADJ , PUNCT passionate ADJ feeling NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP fierce ADJ love NOUN or CCONJ loyalty NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Fierceness fierceness NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean nsubj 2 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 3 mean aux 3 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 4 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 7 feeling amod 5 , , PUNCT _ 4 strong punct 6 passionate passionate ADJ Degree=Pos 7 feeling amod 7 feeling feeling NOUN Number=Sing 3 mean obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 12 love punct 9 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 12 love case 10 as as ADP _ 9 such fixed 11 fierce fierce ADJ Degree=Pos 12 love amod 12 love love NOUN Number=Sing 7 feeling parataxis 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 loyalty cc 14 loyalty loyalty NOUN Number=Sing 12 love conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 mean punct
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1 mean can Fierceness strong passionate feeling vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Topic
Example 1 The tiger's fierceness frightened the visitors.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det obj punct root The DET tiger NOUN 's PART fierceness NOUN frightened VERB the DET visitors NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 tiger det 2 tiger tiger NOUN Number=Sing 4 fierceness nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 tiger case 4 fierceness fierceness NOUN Number=Sing 5 frightened nsubj 5 frightened frighten VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 visitors det 7 visitors visitor NOUN Number=Plur 5 frightened obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 frightened punct
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1 frighten past the tiger's fierceness the visitors vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus visitor=Experiencer
Example 2 The fierceness of the wind blew the fence down.
det nsubj case det nmod det obj advmod punct root The DET fierceness NOUN of ADP the DET wind NOUN blew VERB the DET fence NOUN down ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fierceness det 2 fierceness fierceness NOUN Number=Sing 6 blew nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 wind case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 wind det 5 wind wind NOUN Number=Sing 2 fierceness nmod 6 blew blow VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 fence det 8 fence fence NOUN Number=Sing 6 blew obj 9 down down ADV _ 6 blew advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 blew punct
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1 blow down past the fierceness of the wind the fence down property vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent fence=Patient
Example 3 She defended her little brother with surprising fierceness.
nsubj nmod:poss amod obj case amod obl punct root She PRON defended VERB her PRON little ADJ brother NOUN with ADP surprising ADJ fierceness 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 defended nsubj 2 defended defend 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 5 brother nmod:poss 4 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 5 brother amod 5 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 2 defended obj 6 with with ADP _ 8 fierceness case 7 surprising surprising ADJ Degree=Pos 8 fierceness amod 8 fierceness fierceness NOUN Number=Sing 2 defended obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 defended punct
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1 defend past She her little brother with surprising fierceness vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Beneficiary
Example 4 We were amazed by the fierceness of the competition.
nsubj:pass aux:pass case det obl case det nmod punct root We PRON were AUX amazed VERB by ADP the DET fierceness NOUN of ADP the DET competition NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 amazed nsubj:pass 2 were be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 amazed aux:pass 3 amazed amaze VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 4 by by ADP _ 6 fierceness case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 fierceness det 6 fierceness fierceness NOUN Number=Sing 3 amazed obl 7 of of ADP _ 9 competition case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 competition det 9 competition competition NOUN Number=Sing 6 fierceness nmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 amazed punct
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1 amaze past · passive the fierceness of the competition We vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer
Example 5 The dog's fierceness was only an act; it was really scared.
det nmod:poss case nsubj cop advmod det punct nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root The DET dog NOUN 's PART fierceness NOUN was AUX only ADV an DET act NOUN ; PUNCT it PRON was AUX really ADV scared ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 4 fierceness nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 dog case 4 fierceness fierceness NOUN Number=Sing 8 act nsubj 5 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 8 act cop 6 only only ADV _ 8 act advmod 7 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 act det 8 act act NOUN Number=Sing root root 9 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 scared punct 10 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 scared nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 scared cop 12 really really ADV _ 13 scared advmod 13 scared scared ADJ Degree=Pos 8 act advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 8 act punct
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1 is a past the dog's fierceness a act tree rules 2 is past fierceness scared property tree rules
Example 6 The fierceness of the fire made it hard to get close.
det nsubj case det nmod obj xcomp mark xcomp xcomp punct root The DET fierceness NOUN of ADP the DET fire NOUN made VERB it PRON hard ADJ to PART get VERB close ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 fierceness det 2 fierceness fierceness NOUN Number=Sing 6 made nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 fire case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 fire det 5 fire fire NOUN Number=Sing 2 fierceness nmod 6 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 made obj 8 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 6 made xcomp 9 to to PART _ 10 get mark 10 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 hard xcomp 11 close close ADJ Degree=Pos 10 get xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 made punct
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1 make past the fierceness of the fire fire hard property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 2 get to-infinitive fire not said here close property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer
Example 7 But Cadmus was wiser than these earth-born creatures, with the dragon's fierceness in them, and knew better how to use their strength and hardihood.
The tree, 26 words cc nsubj cop case det compound punct amod obl punct case det nmod:poss case nmod case nmod punct cc conj xcomp advmod mark ccomp nmod:poss obj cc conj punct root But CCONJ Cadmus PROPN was AUX wiser ADJ than ADP these DET earth NOUN - PUNCT born VERB creatures NOUN , PUNCT with ADP the DET dragon NOUN 's PART fierceness NOUN in ADP them PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ knew VERB better ADJ how ADV to PART use VERB their PRON strength NOUN and CCONJ hardihood NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 But but CCONJ _ 4 wiser cc 2 Cadmus Cadmus PROPN Number=Sing 4 wiser nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 wiser cop 4 wiser wise ADJ Degree=Cmp root root 5 than than ADP _ 10 creatures case 6 these this DET Number=Plur PronType=Dem 10 creatures det 7 earth earth NOUN Number=Sing 9 born compound 8 - - PUNCT _ 7 earth punct 9 born bear VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 10 creatures amod 10 creatures creature NOUN Number=Plur 4 wiser obl 11 , , PUNCT _ 16 fierceness punct 12 with with ADP _ 16 fierceness case 13 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 14 dragon det 14 dragon dragon NOUN Number=Sing 16 fierceness nmod:poss 15 's 's PART _ 14 dragon case 16 fierceness fierceness NOUN Number=Sing 10 creatures nmod 17 in in ADP _ 18 them case 18 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 16 fierceness nmod 19 , , PUNCT _ 21 knew punct 20 and and CCONJ _ 21 knew cc 21 knew know VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 wiser conj 22 better good ADJ Degree=Cmp 21 knew xcomp 23 how how ADV PronType=Int 25 use advmod 24 to to PART _ 25 use mark 25 use use VERB VerbForm=Inf 21 knew ccomp 26 their their PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 27 strength nmod:poss 27 strength strength NOUN Number=Sing 25 use obj 28 and and CCONJ _ 29 hardihood cc 29 hardihood hardihood NOUN Number=Sing 27 strength conj 30 . . PUNCT _ 4 wiser punct
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1 is past Cadmus than this born creatures with the dragon's fierceness in creatures; wise property tree rules 2 bear participle vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 3 know past Cadmus not said here good property vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus 4 use to-infinitive creatures's strength and hardihood vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strength=Patient
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