quickness

Who acts: quickness, cheetah, checking, your, They, power · What happens: be, think, understand, stir, notice, save · To what, where: movement, quickness, things, penalty, class, us

«quickness» 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: quickness in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Being fast in movement: «the quickness of a cat».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 movement	cop
2	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	4 movement	advmod
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 movement	case
4	movement	movement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	:	:	PUNCT	_	4 movement	punct
6	«	«	PUNCT	_	8 quickness	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 quickness	det
8	quickness	quickness	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 movement	appos
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 cat	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 cat	det
11	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 quickness	nmod
12	»	»	PUNCT	_	8 quickness	punct
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 movement	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund				movement		fast property	tree rules

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

Being clever and fast in thinking or understanding: «quickness of mind».

The tree, 11 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 clever	cop
2	clever	clever	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 fast	cc
4	fast	fast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 clever	conj
5	in	in	SCONJ	_	6 thinking	mark
6	thinking	think	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 clever	advcl
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 understanding	cc
8	understanding	understand	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 thinking	conj
9	:	:	PUNCT	_	11 quickness	punct
10	«	«	PUNCT	_	11 quickness	punct
11	quickness	quickness	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 understanding	obj
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 mind	case
13	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 quickness	nmod
14	»	»	PUNCT	_	11 quickness	punct
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 clever	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	gerund		clever property	tree rules
2	be				tree rules
3	think speech: other	gerund			vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	understand	gerund	quickness of mind		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer quickness=Stimulus

Meaning 3

Being easily stirred, especially to anger: «quickness of temper».

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 stirred	aux:pass
2	easily	easily	ADV	_	3 stirred	advmod
3	stirred	stir	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 anger	punct
5	especially	especially	ADV	_	7 anger	advmod
6	to	to	ADP	_	7 anger	case
7	anger	anger	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stirred	obl
8	:	:	PUNCT	_	10 quickness	punct
9	«	«	PUNCT	_	10 quickness	punct
10	quickness	quickness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stirred	parataxis
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 temper	case
12	temper	temper	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 quickness	nmod
13	»	»	PUNCT	_	10 quickness	punct
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stirred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stir	gerund · passive						to anger; easily property	tree rules

Meaning 4

Being quick to notice things with your eyes or ears.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 quick	cop
2	quick	quick	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 notice	mark
4	notice	notice	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 quick	advcl
5	things	thing	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 notice	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 eyes	case
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 eyes	nmod:poss
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 notice	obl
9	or	or	CCONJ	_	10 ears	cc
10	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 eyes	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 quick	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund						quick property	tree rules
2	notice	to-infinitive		things				with your eyes or ears	vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus

Example 1

The goalkeeper's quickness saved the penalty.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 goalkeeper	det
2	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 quickness	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 goalkeeper	case
4	quickness	quickness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 saved	nsubj
5	saved	save	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 penalty	det
7	penalty	penalty	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 saved	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 saved	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	save	past	the goalkeeper's quickness	the penalty					vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent penalty=Theme

Example 2

Her quickness at mental maths amazed the class.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 quickness	nmod:poss
2	quickness	quickness	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 amazed	nsubj
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 maths	case
4	mental	mental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 maths	amod
5	maths	math	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 quickness	nmod
6	amazed	amaze	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 class	det
8	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 amazed	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 amazed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	amaze	past	Her quickness at mental maths	the class					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus class=Experiencer

Example 3

The magician's quickness of hand fooled us all.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 magician	det
2	magician	magician	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 quickness	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 magician	case
4	quickness	quickness	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 fooled	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 hand	case
6	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 quickness	nmod
7	fooled	fool	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	us	we	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs	7 fooled	obj
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 us	nmod:unmarked
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 fooled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fool	past	the magician's quickness of hand	us					vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Patient

Example 4

A cheetah's quickness helps it catch prey.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cheetah	det
2	cheetah	cheetah	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 quickness	nmod:poss
3	's	's	PART	_	2 cheetah	case
4	quickness	quickness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 helps	nsubj
5	helps	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 helps	obj
7	catch	catch	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 helps	xcomp
8	prey	prey	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 catch	obj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 helps	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	help	present	a cheetah's quickness	cheetah					vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme
2	catch	infinitive	cheetah not said here	prey					vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Theme

Example 5

His quickness of temper got him into trouble.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 quickness	nmod:poss
2	quickness	quickness	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 got	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 temper	case
4	temper	temper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 quickness	nmod
5	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 got	obj
7	into	into	ADP	_	8 trouble	case
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 got	obl
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 got	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	get	past	His quickness of temper	him = he		trouble			vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus

Example 6

Quickness is useful, but checking your answers matters too.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Quickness	quickness	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 useful	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 useful	cop
3	useful	useful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 matters	punct
5	but	but	CCONJ	_	9 matters	cc
6	checking	check	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 matters	csubj
7	your	your	PRON	Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 answers	nmod:poss
8	answers	answer	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 checking	obj
9	matters	matter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 useful	advcl
10	too	too	ADV	_	9 matters	advmod
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 useful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	present	Quickness		useful property	tree rules
2	check	gerund		your answers		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme
3	matter	present	checking			vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus
4	answer		your			nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Example 7

They had also bestowed on him the power of changing his shape, and had increased the quickness of his eyes and ears so that nothing escaped him.

The tree, 27 words

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	4 bestowed	nsubj
2	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 bestowed	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 bestowed	advmod
4	bestowed	bestow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	on	on	ADP	_	6 him	case
6	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 bestowed	obl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 power	det
8	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 bestowed	obj
9	of	of	SCONJ	_	10 changing	mark
10	changing	change	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 power	acl
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 shape	nmod:poss
12	shape	shape	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 changing	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 increased	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 increased	cc
15	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 increased	aux
16	increased	increase	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 bestowed	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 quickness	det
18	quickness	quickness	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 increased	obj
19	of	of	ADP	_	21 eyes	case
20	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 eyes	nmod:poss
21	eyes	eye	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 quickness	nmod
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 ears	cc
23	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 eyes	conj
24	so	so	SCONJ	_	27 escaped	mark
25	that	that	SCONJ	_	27 escaped	mark
26	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	27 escaped	nsubj
27	escaped	escape	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 increased	advcl
28	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	27 escaped	obj
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 bestowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	bestow	past · perfect	They	the power	on him = he	tree rules
2	change	gerund	the power not said here	his shape		vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Patient
3	increase	past · perfect	They not said here	the quickness of his eyes and ears		vn caused_calibratable_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer quickness=Patient
4	escape	past	nothing	him = he		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Initial_Location

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