gracious Who acts: Kind people, Christians, God, queen, she, you · What happens: have, show, say, be, meet, shake · To what, where: less power, surprise, defeat, hands, us, home · Speech: someone speaks here
«gracious» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: gracious in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Kind, polite and generous, especially to people who have less power.
amod punct conj cc conj punct advmod case nsubj acl:relcl amod obj punct root Kind ADJ , PUNCT polite ADJ and CCONJ generous ADJ , PUNCT especially ADV to ADP people NOUN who PRON have VERB less ADJ power NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Kind kind ADJ Degree=Pos 9 people amod 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 polite punct 3 polite polite ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Kind conj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 generous cc 5 generous generous ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Kind conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 people punct 7 especially especially ADV _ 9 people advmod 8 to to ADP _ 9 people case 9 people people NOUN Number=Plur root root 10 who who PRON PronType=Rel 11 have nsubj 11 have have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 people acl:relcl 12 less less ADJ Degree=Cmp 13 power amod 13 power power NOUN Number=Sing 11 have obj 14 . . PUNCT _ 9 people punct
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1 have present Kind people less power vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient
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 Graceful, comfortable and elegant: gracious living.
punct conj cc conj punct amod conj punct root Graceful ADJ , PUNCT comfortable ADJ and CCONJ elegant ADJ : PUNCT gracious ADJ living NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Graceful graceful ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 , , PUNCT _ 3 comfortable punct 3 comfortable comfortable ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Graceful conj 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 elegant cc 5 elegant elegant ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Graceful conj 6 : : PUNCT _ 8 living punct 7 gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos 8 living amod 8 living living NOUN Number=Sing 1 Graceful conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Graceful punct
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Meaning 3 Usage: exclamation, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.
Gracious! or Goodness gracious! shows surprise.
amod punct cc compound conj punct obj punct root Gracious ADJ ! PUNCT or CCONJ Goodness NOUN gracious ADJ ! PUNCT shows VERB surprise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos 7 shows amod 2 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Gracious punct 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 gracious cc 4 Goodness goodness NOUN Number=Sing 5 gracious compound 5 gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Gracious conj 6 ! ! PUNCT _ 1 Gracious punct 7 shows show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 surprise surprise NOUN Number=Sing 7 shows obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 7 shows punct
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1 show present surprise vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent surprise=Recipient
Meaning 4 Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.
Full of mercy and kindness, as when Christians say God is gracious.
case obl cc conj punct mark advmod nsubj conj nsubj cop ccomp punct root Full ADJ of ADP mercy NOUN and CCONJ kindness NOUN , PUNCT as SCONJ when ADV Christians PROPN say VERB God PROPN is AUX gracious ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Full full ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 of of ADP _ 3 mercy case 3 mercy mercy NOUN Number=Sing 1 Full obl 4 and and CCONJ _ 5 kindness cc 5 kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 3 mercy conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 say punct 7 as as SCONJ _ 10 say mark 8 when when ADV PronType=Int 10 say advmod 9 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 10 say nsubj 10 say say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Full conj 11 God God PROPN Number=Sing 13 gracious nsubj 12 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 gracious cop 13 gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos 10 say ccomp 14 . . PUNCT _ 1 Full punct
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1 say speech: assert present Christians vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 is present God gracious property tree rules
Example 1 The queen was gracious to everyone she met.
det nsubj cop case obl nsubj acl:relcl punct root The DET queen NOUN was AUX gracious ADJ to ADP everyone PRON she PRON met VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 queen det 2 queen queen NOUN Number=Sing 4 gracious nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 gracious cop 4 gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to ADP _ 6 everyone case 6 everyone everyone PRON Number=Sing PronType=Tot 4 gracious obl 7 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 met nsubj 8 met meet VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 everyone acl:relcl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 gracious punct
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1 is past the queen to everyone; gracious property tree rules 2 meet past she vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 2 Be gracious in defeat and shake hands with the winners.
cop csubj case obl cc obj case det obl punct root Be AUX gracious ADJ in ADP defeat NOUN and CCONJ shake VERB hands NOUN with ADP the DET winners NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Be be AUX VerbForm=Inf 2 gracious cop 2 gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos 6 shake csubj 3 in in ADP _ 4 defeat case 4 defeat defeat NOUN Number=Sing 2 gracious obl 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 shake cc 6 shake shake VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 hands hand NOUN Number=Plur 6 shake obj 8 with with ADP _ 10 winners case 9 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 10 winners det 10 winners winner NOUN Number=Plur 6 shake obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 6 shake punct
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1 is infinitive defeat gracious property tree rules 2 shake imperative you not said here hands with the winners vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient with winner=Co-Patient
Example 3 Goodness gracious, look at the mess in here!
nsubj amod punct case det obl case obl punct root Goodness NOUN gracious ADJ , PUNCT look VERB at ADP the DET mess NOUN in ADP here ADV ! PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Goodness goodness NOUN Number=Sing 4 look nsubj 2 gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Goodness amod 3 , , PUNCT _ 4 look punct 4 look look VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 5 at at ADP _ 7 mess case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 mess det 7 mess mess NOUN Number=Sing 4 look obl 8 in in ADP _ 9 here case 9 here here ADV PronType=Dem 4 look obl 10 ! ! PUNCT _ 4 look punct
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1 look infinitive Goodness at the mess vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at mess=Theme
Example 4 Our host was gracious and made us feel at home.
nmod:poss nsubj cop cc conj obj xcomp case obl punct root Our PRON host NOUN was AUX gracious ADJ and CCONJ made VERB us PRON feel VERB at ADP home NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Our our PRON Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 host nmod:poss 2 host host NOUN Number=Sing 4 gracious nsubj 3 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 gracious cop 4 gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 made cc 6 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 4 gracious conj 7 us we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 made obj 8 feel feel VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 made xcomp 9 at at ADP _ 10 home case 10 home home NOUN Number=Sing 8 feel obl 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 gracious punct
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1 is past Our host gracious property tree rules 2 make past Our host not said here us tree rules 3 feel infinitive us not said here home vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent at home=Location
Example 5 Christians believe God is gracious and forgiving.
nsubj nsubj cop ccomp cc conj punct root Christians PROPN believe VERB God PROPN is AUX gracious ADJ and CCONJ forgiving VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Christians Christian PROPN Number=Plur 2 believe nsubj 2 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 3 God God PROPN Number=Sing 5 gracious nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 gracious cop 5 gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos 2 believe ccomp 6 and and CCONJ _ 7 forgiving cc 7 forgiving forgive VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 gracious conj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 believe punct
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1 believe present Christians vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 2 is present God gracious property tree rules 3 forgive gerund God not said here vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
Example 6 They lived in a gracious old house with big gardens.
nsubj case det amod amod obl case amod nmod punct root They PRON lived VERB in ADP a DET gracious ADJ old ADJ house NOUN with ADP big ADJ gardens NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 They they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 lived nsubj 2 lived live VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 in in ADP _ 7 house case 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 house det 5 gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos 7 house amod 6 old old ADJ Degree=Pos 7 house amod 7 house house NOUN Number=Sing 2 lived obl 8 with with ADP _ 10 gardens case 9 big big ADJ Degree=Pos 10 gardens amod 10 gardens garden NOUN Number=Plur 7 house nmod 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 lived punct
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1 live past They a gracious old house with big gardens vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location
Example 7 Thank you, that's very gracious of you.
obj punct nsubj cop advmod conj case obl punct root Thank VERB you PRON , PUNCT that PRON 's AUX very ADV gracious ADJ of ADP you PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Thank thank VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 2 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 1 Thank obj 3 , , PUNCT _ 7 gracious punct 4 that that PRON Number=Sing PronType=Dem 7 gracious nsubj 5 's be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 gracious cop 6 very very ADV _ 7 gracious advmod 7 gracious gracious ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Thank conj 8 of of ADP _ 9 you case 9 you you PRON Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 gracious obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Thank punct
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1 thank speech: thank present you vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme 2 is present that of you; gracious property tree rules
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