meek

Who acts: others, Jesus, they, Christians, meek little mouse, He · What happens: not want, argue, do, say, be, inherit · To what, where: earth, meekness, thank, meek man, idea, teacher · Speech: someone speaks here

«meek» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: meek in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Quiet, gentle and patient; not easily angry and not wanting to argue.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 gentle	punct
3	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Quiet	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 patient	cc
5	patient	patient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Quiet	conj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	9 angry	punct
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 angry	advmod
8	easily	easily	ADV	_	9 angry	advmod
9	angry	angry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Quiet	conj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 wanting	cc
11	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	12 wanting	advmod
12	wanting	want	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 angry	conj
13	to	to	PART	_	14 argue	mark
14	argue	argue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 wanting	xcomp
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Quiet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not want	gerund							vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
2	argue speech: disagree not said to happen	to-infinitive							vn correspond-36.1-1 «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

Usage: often disapproving — kept apart, not parsed.

Too quiet and ready to do what others say: «meek and timid».

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Too	too	ADV	_	2 quiet	advmod
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 ready	cc
4	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 quiet	conj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 do	mark
6	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 ready	xcomp
7	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	9 say	obj
8	others	other	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 say	nsubj
9	say	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 do	advcl
10	:	:	PUNCT	_	12 meek	punct
11	«	«	PUNCT	_	12 meek	punct
12	meek	meek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 say	ccomp
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 timid	cc
14	timid	timid	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 meek	conj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 meek	punct
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 quiet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	to-infinitive							vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	say speech: assert	present	others						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic

Meaning 3

Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

Jesus said «Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth»; Christians see meekness as gentle strength, not weakness.

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 said	nsubj
2	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	«	«	PUNCT	_	4 Blessed	punct
4	Blessed	bless	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 said	ccomp
5	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 Blessed	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 meek	det
7	meek	meek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 Blessed	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 inherit	punct
9	for	for	SCONJ	_	12 inherit	mark
10	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 inherit	nsubj
11	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	12 inherit	aux
12	inherit	inherit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 Blessed	advcl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 earth	det
14	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 inherit	obj
15	»	»	PUNCT	_	12 inherit	punct
16	;	;	PUNCT	_	18 see	punct
17	Christians	Christian	PROPN	Number=Plur	18 see	nsubj
18	see	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 said	conj
19	meekness	meekness	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 see	obj
20	as	as	ADP	_	22 strength	case
21	gentle	gentle	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 strength	amod
22	strength	strength	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 see	obl
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 weakness	punct
24	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	25 weakness	advmod
25	weakness	weakness	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 strength	conj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	say speech: assert	past	Jesus			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	is in a quote	present			the meek obl; bless property	tree rules
3	inherit in a quote	shall	they	the earth		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earth=Theme
4	see	present	Christians	meekness	as gentle strength and weakness	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer meekness=Stimulus as strength=Attribute

Example 1

«Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.»

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	«	«	PUNCT	_	2 Blessed	punct
2	Blessed	bless	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 Blessed	cop
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 meek	det
5	meek	meek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 Blessed	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 inherit	punct
7	for	for	SCONJ	_	10 inherit	mark
8	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 inherit	nsubj
9	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 inherit	aux
10	inherit	inherit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 Blessed	advcl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 earth	det
12	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 inherit	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 inherit	punct
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 inherit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is in a quote	present						the meek obl; bless property	tree rules
2	inherit in a quote	shall	they	the earth					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earth=Theme

Example 2

The meek little mouse squeaked a thank you.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 mouse	det
2	meek	meek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mouse	amod
3	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 mouse	amod
4	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 squeaked	nsubj
5	squeaked	squeak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 thank	det
7	thank	thank	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 squeaked	obj
8	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	7 thank	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 squeaked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	squeak	past	the meek little mouse	a thank					vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent thank=Theme

Example 3

He meekly said sorry and sat down.

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 said	nsubj
2	meekly	meekly	ADV	_	3 said	advmod
3	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	sorry	sorry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 said	xcomp
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 sat	cc
6	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 said	conj
7	down	down	ADP	_	6 sat	compound:prt
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 said	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	say speech: apologize	past	He					meekly, sorry property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	sit down	past	He not said here						vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 4

She seemed meek, but she stood up to the bully.

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 seemed	nsubj
2	seemed	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	meek	meek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 seemed	xcomp
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 stood	punct
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	7 stood	cc
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 stood	nsubj
7	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 seemed	conj
8	up	up	ADP	_	7 stood	compound:prt
9	to	to	ADP	_	11 bully	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 bully	det
11	bully	bully	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 stood	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 seemed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seem	past	She					meek property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme
2	stand up	past	she					to the bully	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

Moses was a very meek man, the Bible says.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Moses	Moses	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 man	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 man	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 man	det
4	very	very	ADV	_	5 meek	advmod
5	meek	meek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 man	amod
6	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 says	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Bible	det
9	Bible	Bible	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 says	nsubj
10	says	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 man	acl:relcl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 man	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	Moses	a meek man					tree rules
2	say speech: assert	present	the Bible	a meek man not said here					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent man=Topic

Example 6

Don't be so meek; tell the teacher your idea!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 tell	advcl
2	n't	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 meek	advmod
3	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 meek	cop
4	so	so	ADV	_	5 meek	advmod
5	meek	meek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Do	advcl
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 tell	punct
7	tell	tell	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 teacher	det
9	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tell	obj
10	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 idea	nmod:poss
11	idea	idea	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 tell	obj
12	!	!	PUNCT	_	7 tell	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	do	infinitive	you not said here				vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is	infinitive	you not said here			meek property	tree rules
3	tell speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	your idea	the teacher		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient idea=Topic

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