reluctance Who acts: you, much material, I, reluctance, He, dog · What happens: not want, do, resist, turn off, go, be · To what, where: something, it, magnetic field, game, dentist, reluctance
«reluctance» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: reluctance in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Not wanting to do something, so that you do it slowly or unwillingly.
The tree, 13 words advmod mark xcomp obj punct mark fixed nsubj parataxis obj advmod cc conj punct root Not PART wanting VERB to PART do VERB something PRON , PUNCT so SCONJ that SCONJ you PRON do VERB it PRON slowly ADV or CCONJ unwillingly ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Not not PART Polarity=Neg 2 wanting advmod 2 wanting want VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 wanting xcomp 5 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 4 do obj 6 , , PUNCT _ 10 do punct 7 so so SCONJ ExtPos=SCONJ 10 do mark 8 that that SCONJ _ 7 so fixed 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 do nsubj 10 do do VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 2 wanting parataxis 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 do obj 12 slowly slowly ADV _ 10 do advmod 13 or or CCONJ _ 14 unwillingly cc 14 unwillingly unwillingly ADV _ 12 slowly conj 15 . . PUNCT _ 2 wanting punct
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1 not want gerund vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme 2 do not said to happen to-infinitive something vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 3 do present you it slowly property vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
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: science — kept apart, not parsed.
How much a material resists a magnetic field (a technical sense).
advmod amod det nsubj det amod obj punct det amod appos punct punct root How ADV much ADJ a DET material NOUN resists VERB a DET magnetic ADJ field NOUN ( PUNCT a DET technical ADJ sense NOUN ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 How how ADV PronType=Int 2 much advmod 2 much much ADJ Degree=Pos 4 material amod 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 material det 4 material material NOUN Number=Sing 5 resists nsubj 5 resists resist VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 field det 7 magnetic magnetic ADJ Degree=Pos 8 field amod 8 field field NOUN Number=Sing 5 resists obj 9 ( ( PUNCT _ 12 sense punct 10 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 12 sense det 11 technical technical ADJ Degree=Pos 12 sense amod 12 sense sense NOUN Number=Sing 8 field appos 13 ) ) PUNCT _ 12 sense punct 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 resists punct
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1 resist present a much material a magnetic field tree rules
Example 1 With great reluctance, I turned off the game.
case amod obl punct nsubj compound:prt det obj punct root With ADP great ADJ reluctance NOUN , PUNCT I PRON turned VERB off ADP the DET game NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 With with ADP _ 3 reluctance case 2 great great ADJ Degree=Pos 3 reluctance amod 3 reluctance reluctance NOUN Number=Sing 6 turned obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 reluctance punct 5 I I PRON Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 6 turned nsubj 6 turned turn VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 off off ADP _ 6 turned compound:prt 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 game det 9 game game NOUN Number=Sing 6 turned obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 6 turned punct
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1 turn off past I the game with great reluctance vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent game=Patient with reluctance=Instrument
Example 2 Her reluctance to go to the dentist was obvious.
nmod:poss nsubj mark acl case det obl cop punct root Her PRON reluctance NOUN to PART go VERB to ADP the DET dentist NOUN was AUX obvious ADJ . PUNCT 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 reluctance nmod:poss 2 reluctance reluctance NOUN Number=Sing 9 obvious nsubj 3 to to PART _ 4 go mark 4 go go VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 reluctance acl 5 to to ADP _ 7 dentist case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 dentist det 7 dentist dentist NOUN Number=Sing 4 go obl 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 obvious cop 9 obvious obvious ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 obvious punct
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1 go to-infinitive Her reluctance not said here the dentist vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to dentist=Initial_Location 2 is past Her reluctance obvious property tree rules
Example 3 He agreed, but with some reluctance.
nsubj punct cc case det obl punct root He PRON agreed VERB , PUNCT but CCONJ with ADP some DET reluctance NOUN . PUNCT 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 2 agreed nsubj 2 agreed agree VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 , , PUNCT _ 7 reluctance punct 4 but but CCONJ _ 7 reluctance cc 5 with with ADP _ 7 reluctance case 6 some some DET PronType=Ind 7 reluctance det 7 reluctance reluctance NOUN Number=Sing 2 agreed obl 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 agreed punct
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1 agree speech: agree past He with some reluctance vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with reluctance=Co-Agent
Example 4 The dog showed reluctance to get into the bath.
det nsubj obj mark advcl case det obl punct root The DET dog NOUN showed VERB reluctance NOUN to PART get VERB into ADP the DET bath NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 dog det 2 dog dog NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed nsubj 3 showed show VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 reluctance reluctance NOUN Number=Sing 3 showed obj 5 to to PART _ 6 get mark 6 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 showed advcl 7 into into ADP _ 9 bath case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 bath det 9 bath bath NOUN Number=Sing 6 get obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 showed punct
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1 show past the dog reluctance vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent reluctance=Recipient 2 get to-infinitive the dog not said here the bath vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into bath=Destination
Example 5 There was a reluctance among the players to change the rules.
expl det nsubj case det obl mark advcl det obj punct root There PRON was VERB a DET reluctance NOUN among ADP the DET players NOUN to PART change VERB the DET rules NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 There there PRON PronType=Dem 2 was expl 2 was be VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 4 reluctance det 4 reluctance reluctance NOUN Number=Sing 2 was nsubj 5 among among ADP _ 7 players case 6 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 7 players det 7 players player NOUN Number=Plur 2 was obl 8 to to PART _ 9 change mark 9 change change VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 was advcl 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 rules det 11 rules rule NOUN Number=Plur 9 change obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 was punct
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1 be past a reluctance the players; there vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme among player=Location 2 change to-infinitive a reluctance not said here the rules vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rule=Patient
Example 6 Despite her reluctance, she joined the choir and loved it.
case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj det obj cc conj obj punct root Despite ADP her PRON reluctance NOUN , PUNCT she PRON joined VERB the DET choir NOUN and CCONJ loved VERB it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Despite despite ADP _ 3 reluctance case 2 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 reluctance nmod:poss 3 reluctance reluctance NOUN Number=Sing 6 joined obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 reluctance punct 5 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 joined nsubj 6 joined join VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 choir det 8 choir choir NOUN Number=Sing 6 joined obj 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 loved cc 10 loved love VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 6 joined conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 loved obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 joined punct
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1 join past she the choir despite her reluctance vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent choir=Patient 2 love past she not said here choir vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus
Example 7 Gladly would she have plucked a flower, but she could not overcome her reluctance to break one off.
The tree, 18 words advmod aux nsubj aux det obj punct cc nsubj aux advmod conj nmod:poss obj mark advcl obj compound:prt punct root Gladly ADV would AUX she PRON have AUX plucked VERB a DET flower NOUN , PUNCT but CCONJ she PRON could AUX not PART overcome VERB her PRON reluctance NOUN to PART break VERB one NUM off ADP . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Gladly gladly ADV _ 5 plucked advmod 2 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 plucked aux 3 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 plucked nsubj 4 have have AUX VerbForm=Inf 5 plucked aux 5 plucked pluck VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part root root 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 7 flower det 7 flower flower NOUN Number=Sing 5 plucked obj 8 , , PUNCT _ 13 overcome punct 9 but but CCONJ _ 13 overcome cc 10 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 overcome nsubj 11 could could AUX VerbForm=Fin 13 overcome aux 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 13 overcome advmod 13 overcome overcome VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 plucked conj 14 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 15 reluctance nmod:poss 15 reluctance reluctance NOUN Number=Sing 13 overcome obj 16 to to PART _ 17 break mark 17 break break VERB VerbForm=Inf 13 overcome advcl 18 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 17 break obj 19 off off ADP _ 17 break compound:prt 20 . . PUNCT _ 5 plucked punct
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1 pluck would · perfect she a flower gladly property vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient 2 not overcome could she her reluctance vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot reluctance=Theme 3 break off to-infinitive she not said here one vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer one=Patient
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