magnanimous
Who acts: Magnanimous, you, magnanimous dispute, Theseus · What happens: mean, forgive, put, take, be, fight · To what, where: others, advantage, risk, other, precious privilege, enemy
«magnanimous» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 3 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: magnanimous in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Magnanimous means very generous and noble, ready to forgive and to put others first, even when you could take advantage.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Magnanimous | Magnanimous | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | very | very | ADV | _ | 4 generous | advmod |
| 4 | generous | generous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 noble | cc |
| 6 | noble | noble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 generous | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 ready | punct |
| 8 | ready | ready | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 generous | conj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 forgive | mark |
| 10 | forgive | forgive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 ready | xcomp |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 put | cc |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 put | mark |
| 13 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 forgive | conj |
| 14 | others | other | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 put | obj |
| 15 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 13 put | advmod |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 take | punct |
| 17 | even | even | ADV | _ | 21 take | advmod |
| 18 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 21 take | advmod |
| 19 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 21 take | nsubj |
| 20 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 take | aux |
| 21 | take | take | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 put | conj |
| 22 | advantage | advantage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 take | obj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Magnanimous | generous property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | forgive | to-infinitive | Magnanimous not said here | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | put | to-infinitive | Magnanimous not said here | others | first property | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent other=Goal | |||
| 4 | take | could | you | advantage | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advantage=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
"You are too magnanimous, thus to fight for your friend and run the risk of being killed."
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 magnanimous | punct |
| 2 | You | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 5 magnanimous | nsubj |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 magnanimous | cop |
| 4 | too | too | ADV | _ | 5 magnanimous | advmod |
| 5 | magnanimous | magnanimous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 fight | punct |
| 7 | thus | thus | ADV | _ | 9 fight | advmod |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 fight | mark |
| 9 | fight | fight | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 5 magnanimous | parataxis |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 friend | case |
| 11 | your | your | PRON | Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 friend | nmod:poss |
| 12 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fight | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 run | cc |
| 14 | run | run | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 9 fight | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 risk | det |
| 16 | risk | risk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 run | obj |
| 17 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 19 killed | mark |
| 18 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 19 killed | aux:pass |
| 19 | killed | kill | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 risk | acl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 magnanimous | punct |
| 21 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 magnanimous | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | You | magnanimous property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | fight in a quote | to-infinitive | for your friend; thus property | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | run in a quote | infinitive | the risk | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme risk=Trajectory | |||||
| 4 | kill in a quote | gerund · passive | the risk not said here | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
Example 2
A magnanimous dispute now arose between the friends, and each besought the other to accept the precious privilege of life.
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 dispute | det |
| 2 | magnanimous | magnanimous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 dispute | amod |
| 3 | dispute | dispute | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 arose | nsubj |
| 4 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 arose | advmod |
| 5 | arose | arise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | between | between | ADP | _ | 8 friends | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 friends | det |
| 8 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 arose | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 besought | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 besought | cc |
| 11 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 12 besought | advmod |
| 12 | besought | beseech | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 arose | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 other | det |
| 14 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 besought | obj |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 accept | mark |
| 16 | accept | accept | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 besought | advcl |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 privilege | det |
| 18 | precious | precious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 privilege | amod |
| 19 | privilege | privilege | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 accept | obj |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 life | case |
| 21 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 privilege | nmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 arose | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arise | past | a magnanimous dispute | now | between the friends | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between friend=Location | |||
| 2 | beseech | past | a magnanimous dispute not said here | the other | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | accept | to-infinitive | a magnanimous dispute not said here | the precious privilege of life | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent privilege=Theme |
Example 3
Theseus was far too magnanimous to assault his enemy with insolent language.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theseus | Theseus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 magnanimous | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 magnanimous | cop |
| 3 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 5 magnanimous | advmod |
| 4 | too | too | ADV | _ | 5 magnanimous | advmod |
| 5 | magnanimous | magnanimous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 assault | mark |
| 7 | assault | assault | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 magnanimous | xcomp |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 enemy | nmod:poss |
| 9 | enemy | enemy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 assault | obj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 language | case |
| 11 | insolent | insolent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 language | compound |
| 12 | language | language | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 assault | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 magnanimous | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | Theseus | far, magnanimous property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | assault | to-infinitive | Theseus not said here | Theseus's enemy | with insolent language | vn attack-60.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enemy=Patient |
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