noble

Who acts: way, Noble gases, noble metals, It, nobles, Helping · What happens: act, show, belong, react, not rust, be · To what, where: noble deed, way, fine character, lunch, castle, She

«noble» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: noble in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Good, brave and honest; acting in a way that shows a fine character: «a noble deed».

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Good	good	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 acting	amod
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 brave	punct
3	brave	brave	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Good	conj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 honest	cc
5	honest	honest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Good	conj
6	;	;	PUNCT	_	7 acting	punct
7	acting	act	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 way	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 way	det
10	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 acting	obl
11	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 shows	nsubj
12	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 way	acl:relcl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 character	det
14	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 character	amod
15	character	character	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 shows	obj
16	:	:	PUNCT	_	7 acting	punct
17	«	«	PUNCT	_	20 deed	punct
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 deed	det
19	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 deed	amod
20	deed	deed	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 acting	obl
21	»	»	PUNCT	_	20 deed	punct
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 acting	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	act	gerund		a noble deed		a way			vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	show	present	a way	a fine character					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent character=Recipient

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

Belonging to a high social rank, such as lords, dukes and princes.

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Belonging	belong	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	6 rank	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 rank	det
4	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rank	amod
5	social	social	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 rank	amod
6	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Belonging	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 lords	punct
8	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	10 lords	case
9	as	as	ADP	_	8 such	fixed
10	lords	lord	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 rank	conj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 dukes	punct
12	dukes	duke	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 rank	conj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 princes	cc
14	princes	prince	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 rank	conj
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Belonging	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	belong	gerund						to a high social rank and lords and dukes and princes	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

Meaning 3

Usage: noun — kept apart, not parsed.

A person of high rank in old times; a lord or lady.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 person	det
2	person	person	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 rank	case
4	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 rank	amod
5	rank	rank	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	nmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 times	case
7	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 times	amod
8	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 rank	nmod
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	11 lord	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 lord	det
11	lord	lord	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 person	conj
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 lady	cc
13	lady	lady	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 lord	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 person	punct

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

Meaning 4

Impressive and grand: «a noble horse».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Impressive	impressive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 horse	amod
2	and	and	CCONJ	_	3 grand	cc
3	grand	grand	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Impressive	conj
4	:	:	PUNCT	_	8 horse	punct
5	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 horse	punct
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 horse	det
7	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 horse	amod
8	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 horse	punct
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 horse	punct

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

Meaning 5

Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

Noble gases (helium, neon, argon…) hardly react with anything; noble metals like gold do not rust.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 gases	amod
2	gases	gas	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 react	nsubj
3	(	(	PUNCT	_	4 helium	punct
4	helium	helium	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gases	appos
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 neon	punct
6	neon	neon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helium	conj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 argon	punct
8	argon	argon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 helium	conj
9	…	.	PUNCT	_	4 helium	punct
10	)	)	PUNCT	_	4 helium	punct
11	hardly	hardly	ADV	_	12 react	advmod
12	react	react	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 anything	case
14	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	12 react	obl
15	;	;	PUNCT	_	17 metals	punct
16	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 metals	amod
17	metals	metal	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 rust	nsubj
18	like	like	ADP	_	19 gold	case
19	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 metals	nmod
20	do	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 rust	aux
21	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	22 rust	advmod
22	rust	rust	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 react	parataxis
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	12 react	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	react	present	Noble gases					with anything; hardly property	vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with anything=Eventuality
2	not rust	present · do-support	noble metals like gold						vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

It was noble of you to share your lunch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 noble	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 noble	cop
3	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 you	case
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs	3 noble	obl
6	to	to	PART	_	7 share	mark
7	share	share	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 noble	advcl
8	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 lunch	nmod:poss
9	lunch	lunch	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 share	obj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 noble	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	It					of you; noble property	tree rules
2	share	to-infinitive		your lunch					tree rules

Example 2

The nobles met at the king's castle.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 nobles	det
2	nobles	noble	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 met	nsubj
3	met	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	at	at	ADP	_	8 castle	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 king	det
6	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 castle	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 king	case
8	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 met	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 met	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	meet	past	the nobles			the king's castle			vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 3

She was born into a noble family.

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	3 born	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 born	aux:pass
3	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	7 family	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 family	det
6	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 family	amod
7	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 born	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 born	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	past · passive		She		a noble family			vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Example 4

Helping the poor is a noble cause.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Helping	help	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 cause	csubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 poor	det
3	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Helping	obj
4	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 cause	cop
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 cause	det
6	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 cause	amod
7	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 cause	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	gerund		the poor					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poor=Beneficiary
2	is a	present	Helping	a noble cause					tree rules

Example 5

Neon is a noble gas used in bright signs.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Neon	neon	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gas	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 gas	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 gas	det
4	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 gas	amod
5	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 gas	acl
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 signs	case
8	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 signs	amod
9	signs	sign	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 used	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 gas	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Neon	a noble gas					tree rules
2	use	participle		a noble gas not said here		bright signs			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 6

The knight did a noble thing and saved the village.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knight	det
2	knight	knight	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	nsubj
3	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 thing	det
5	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 thing	amod
6	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 did	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 saved	cc
8	saved	save	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 did	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 village	det
10	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 saved	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past	the knight	a noble thing					vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality
2	save	past	the knight not said here	the village					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent village=Theme

Example 7

Buddhists follow the Four Noble Truths.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Buddhists	buddhist	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 follow	nsubj
2	follow	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Truths	det
4	Four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 Truths	nummod
5	Noble	Noble	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 Truths	compound
6	Truths	Truth	PROPN	Number=Plur	2 follow	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 follow	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	present	Buddhists	the Four Noble Truths					vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Theme

Example 8

What a brave, noble man he was!

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	What	what	DET	PronType=Int	6 man	det
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 man	det
3	brave	brave	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 man	amod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 brave	punct
5	noble	noble	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 man	amod
6	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 was	nsubj
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 man	acl:relcl
9	!	!	PUNCT	_	6 man	punct

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

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