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quiet

Who acts: you, house, She, I, class, teacher · What happens: make, happen, not talk, become, be, speak · To what, where: little, much, library, quiet voice, peace, quiet street · Speech: someone speaks here

«quiet» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: quiet in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Making little or no noise.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Making	make	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Making	obj
3	or	or	CCONJ	_	5 noise	cc
4	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	5 noise	det
5	noise	noise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 little	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Making	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	gerund		little or no noise					vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset little=Product

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.

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a quiet voice".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 voice	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 voice	det
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 voice	amod
4	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 voice	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 voice	punct

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

Meaning 2

Peaceful, with not much happening.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Peaceful	peaceful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 happening	punct
3	with	with	SCONJ	_	6 happening	mark
4	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	5 much	advmod
5	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 happening	amod
6	happening	happen	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	1 Peaceful	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Peaceful	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	happen	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a quiet street".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 street	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 street	det
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 street	amod
4	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 street	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 street	punct

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

Meaning 3

Not talking much; shy.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	2 talking	advmod
2	talking	talk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 talking	obj
4	;	;	PUNCT	_	5 shy	punct
5	shy	shy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 much	conj
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 talking	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not talk	gerund		much					vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent much=Patient

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"a quiet boy".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 boy	punct
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 boy	det
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 boy	amod
4	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 boy	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 boy	punct

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

Meaning 4

As a noun, silence and calm.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 noun	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 noun	det
3	noun	noun	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 silence	punct
5	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 noun	conj
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 calm	cc
7	calm	calm	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 noun	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 noun	punct

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

The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

"peace and quiet".

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 quiet	punct
2	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 quiet	nsubj
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 quiet	cc
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	"	"	PUNCT	_	4 quiet	punct
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 quiet	punct

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

Meaning 5

As a verb, to make or become quiet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	As	as	ADP	_	3 verb	case
2	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 verb	det
3	verb	verb	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 make	obl
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct
5	to	to	PART	_	6 make	mark
6	make	make	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 become	cc
8	become	become	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	6 make	conj
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 become	xcomp
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 make	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	to-infinitive						as a verb	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
2	become	infinitive						quiet property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Please be quiet in the library.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Please	please	INTJ	_	3 quiet	discourse
2	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	3 quiet	cop
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 library	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 library	det
6	library	library	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 quiet	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 quiet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	imperative	you not said here			the library		quiet property	tree rules

Example 2

The house was quiet at night.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 house	det
2	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 quiet	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 quiet	cop
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 night	case
6	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 quiet	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 quiet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the house				night	quiet property	tree rules

Example 3

She is quiet but very kind.

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 quiet	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 quiet	cop
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	but	but	CCONJ	_	6 kind	cc
5	very	very	ADV	_	6 kind	advmod
6	kind	kind	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 quiet	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 quiet	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	She					quiet property	tree rules
2	be		She not said here						tree rules

Example 4

Speak in a quiet voice in the hospital.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Speak	speak	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	5 voice	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 voice	det
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 voice	amod
5	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Speak	obl
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 hospital	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 hospital	det
8	hospital	hospital	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 voice	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Speak	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	imperative	you not said here			a quiet voice in the hospital			vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

I need some peace and quiet.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	I	I	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs	2 need	nsubj
2	need	need	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	some	some	DET	PronType=Ind	4 peace	det
4	peace	peace	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 need	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 quiet	cc
6	quiet	quiet	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 peace	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 need	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	need	present	I	some peace and quiet					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot peace=Theme

Example 6

The class went quiet when the teacher came in.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 class	det
2	class	class	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 went	nsubj
3	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 went	xcomp
5	when	when	SCONJ	_	8 came	mark
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 teacher	det
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 came	nsubj
8	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 went	advcl
9	in	in	ADV	_	8 came	advmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 went	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	go	past	the class					quiet property	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	come in	past	the teacher						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 7

It's a quiet street with little traffic.

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	5 street	nsubj
2	's	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 street	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 street	det
4	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 street	amod
5	street	street	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 traffic	case
7	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 traffic	amod
8	traffic	traffic	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 street	nmod
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 street	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a quiet street				with little traffic	tree rules

Example 8

Keep quiet about the surprise party.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	1 Keep	xcomp
3	about	about	ADP	_	6 party	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 party	det
5	surprise	surprise	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 party	compound
6	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 quiet	obl
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here					quiet property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 9

But keep quiet or you will be sorry."

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	But	but	CCONJ	_	2 keep	cc
2	keep	keep	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 keep	xcomp
4	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 sorry	cc
5	you	you	PRON	Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs	8 sorry	nsubj
6	will	will	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 sorry	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 sorry	cop
8	sorry	sorry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 quiet	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 keep	punct
10	"	"	PUNCT	_	2 keep	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	imperative	you not said here					quiet property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	is	future	you					sorry property	tree rules

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