reticence Who acts: habit, Mia, reticence, people, She, detective · What happens: not say, keep, do, tell, happen, make · To what, where: feelings, yourself, teacher, reticence, front · Speech: someone speaks here
«reticence» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: reticence in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 The habit of not saying much, or of keeping your feelings and thoughts to yourself.
The tree, 15 words det nsubj mark advmod advmod punct cc mark conj nmod:poss obj cc conj case obl punct root The DET habit NOUN of SCONJ not PART saying VERB much ADV , PUNCT or CCONJ of SCONJ keeping VERB your PRON feelings NOUN and CCONJ thoughts NOUN to ADP yourself PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 habit det 2 habit habit NOUN Number=Sing 5 saying nsubj 3 of of SCONJ _ 5 saying mark 4 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 saying advmod 5 saying say VERB VerbForm=Ger root root 6 much much ADV _ 5 saying advmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 keeping punct 8 or or CCONJ _ 10 keeping cc 9 of of SCONJ _ 10 keeping mark 10 keeping keep VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 saying conj 11 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 12 feelings nmod:poss 12 feelings feeling NOUN Number=Plur 10 keeping obj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 thoughts cc 14 thoughts thought NOUN Number=Plur 12 feelings conj 15 to to ADP _ 16 yourself case 16 yourself yourself PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes 10 keeping obl 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 saying punct
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1 not say speech: assert gerund the habit vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent 2 keep gerund the habit not said here your feelings and thoughts yourself vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feeling=Theme
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: sometimes, informal — kept apart, not parsed.
Unwillingness to do something; reluctance.
nmod:poss mark acl punct conj punct root Unwillingness NOUN to PART do VERB something PRON ; PUNCT reluctance NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Unwillingness unwillingness NOUN Number=Sing 4 something nmod:poss 2 to to PART _ 3 do mark 3 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Unwillingness acl 4 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind root root 5 ; ; PUNCT _ 6 reluctance punct 6 reluctance reluctance NOUN Number=Sing 4 something conj 7 . . PUNCT _ 4 something punct
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1 do to-infinitive vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 1 Despite her reticence, Mia told the teacher what had happened.
case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj det iobj nsubj aux ccomp punct root Despite ADP her PRON reticence NOUN , PUNCT Mia PROPN told VERB the DET teacher NOUN what PRON had AUX happened VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Despite despite ADP _ 3 reticence case 2 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 3 reticence nmod:poss 3 reticence reticence NOUN Number=Sing 6 told obl 4 , , PUNCT _ 3 reticence punct 5 Mia Mia PROPN Number=Sing 6 told nsubj 6 told tell VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 teacher det 8 teacher teacher NOUN Number=Sing 6 told iobj 9 what what PRON PronType=Int 11 happened nsubj 10 had have AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 11 happened aux 11 happened happen VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part 6 told ccomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 told punct
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1 tell speech: assert past Mia the teacher despite her reticence vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent teacher=Recipient clause=Topic 2 happen past · perfect vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 2 His reticence made some people think he was unfriendly.
nmod:poss nsubj det nsubj ccomp nsubj cop ccomp punct root His PRON reticence NOUN made VERB some DET people NOUN think VERB he PRON was AUX unfriendly ADJ . PUNCT 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 reticence nmod:poss 2 reticence reticence NOUN Number=Sing 3 made nsubj 3 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 some some DET PronType=Ind 5 people det 5 people people NOUN Number=Plur 6 think nsubj 6 think think VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 made ccomp 7 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 unfriendly nsubj 8 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 unfriendly cop 9 unfriendly unfriendly ADJ Degree=Pos 6 think ccomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 made punct
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1 make past His reticence tree rules 2 think speech: other present some people vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 3 is past reticence unfriendly property tree rules
Example 3 Grandad's reticence about the war meant he rarely talked about it.
nmod:poss case nsubj case det nmod nsubj advmod ccomp case obl punct root Grandad PROPN 's PART reticence NOUN about ADP the DET war NOUN meant VERB he PRON rarely ADV talked VERB about ADP it PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Grandad Grandad PROPN Number=Sing 3 reticence nmod:poss 2 's 's PART _ 1 Grandad case 3 reticence reticence NOUN Number=Sing 7 meant nsubj 4 about about ADP _ 6 war case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 war det 6 war war NOUN Number=Sing 3 reticence nmod 7 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 talked nsubj 9 rarely rarely ADV _ 10 talked advmod 10 talked talk VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 meant ccomp 11 about about ADP _ 12 it case 12 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 talked obl 13 . . PUNCT _ 7 meant punct
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1 mean past Grandad's reticence about the war vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 talk past reticence about war; rarely property vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic
Example 4 She overcame her reticence and sang in front of the class.
nsubj nmod:poss obj cc conj case obl case det nmod punct root She PRON overcame VERB her PRON reticence NOUN and CCONJ sang VERB in ADP front NOUN of ADP the DET class NOUN . PUNCT 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 overcame nsubj 2 overcame overcome VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 reticence nmod:poss 4 reticence reticence NOUN Number=Sing 2 overcame obj 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 sang cc 6 sang sing VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 overcame conj 7 in in ADP _ 8 front case 8 front front NOUN Number=Sing 6 sang obl 9 of of ADP _ 11 class case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 class det 11 class class NOUN Number=Sing 8 front nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 2 overcame punct
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1 overcome past She her reticence vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot reticence=Theme 2 sing speech: express past She not said here front of the class vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in front=Location
Example 5 The detective noticed the witness's reticence.
det nsubj det nmod:poss case obj punct root The DET detective NOUN noticed VERB the DET witness NOUN 's PART reticence NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 detective det 2 detective detective NOUN Number=Sing 3 noticed nsubj 3 noticed notice VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 witness det 5 witness witness NOUN Number=Sing 7 reticence nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 witness case 7 reticence reticence NOUN Number=Sing 3 noticed obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 3 noticed punct
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1 notice past the detective the witness's reticence vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer reticence=Stimulus
Example 6 Reticence is not the same as rudeness; some people are just quiet.
nsubj cop advmod det case obl punct det nsubj cop advmod advcl punct root Reticence NOUN is AUX not PART the DET same ADJ as ADP rudeness NOUN ; PUNCT some DET people NOUN are AUX just ADV quiet ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Reticence reticence NOUN Number=Sing 5 same nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 same cop 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 5 same advmod 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 same det 5 same same ADJ Degree=Pos root root 6 as as ADP _ 7 rudeness case 7 rudeness rudeness NOUN Number=Sing 5 same obl 8 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 quiet punct 9 some some DET PronType=Ind 10 people det 10 people people NOUN Number=Plur 13 quiet nsubj 11 are be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 13 quiet cop 12 just just ADV _ 13 quiet advmod 13 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos 5 same advcl 14 . . PUNCT _ 5 same punct
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1 not is present Reticence as rudeness; same property tree rules 2 is present some people quiet property tree rules
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