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simplicity

Who acts: honest plain way, Simplicity, I, you, beauty, They · What happens: be, understand, do, live, think, mean · To what, where: game, simplicity, numbers, farm, instructions, huge log · Speech: someone speaks here

«simplicity» 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: simplicity in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Being simple and easy to understand or do.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 simple	cop
2	simple	simple	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
3	and	and	CCONJ	_	4 easy	cc
4	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 simple	conj
5	to	to	PART	_	6 understand	mark
6	understand	understand	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 easy	xcomp
7	or	or	CCONJ	_	8 do	cc
8	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 understand	conj
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 simple	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	gerund						simple property	tree rules
2	be								tree rules
3	understand	to-infinitive							vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	do	infinitive							vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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 plain, without decoration or extras.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 plain	cop
2	plain	plain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 decoration	csubj
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 decoration	punct
4	without	without	ADP	_	5 decoration	case
5	decoration	decoration	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	or	or	CCONJ	_	7 extras	cc
7	extras	extra	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 decoration	conj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 decoration	punct

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

Meaning 3

An honest, plain way of living or thinking.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 way	det
2	honest	honest	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 way	amod
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 honest	punct
4	plain	plain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 way	amod
5	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	SCONJ	_	7 living	mark
7	living	live	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 way	acl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 thinking	cc
9	thinking	think	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 living	conj
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 way	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	live	gerund	a honest plain way not said here						vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	think speech: other	gerund	a honest plain way not said here						vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Simplicity can also mean being too trusting and easy to fool.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 mean	nsubj
2	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 mean	aux
3	also	also	ADV	_	4 mean	advmod
4	mean	mean	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 trusting	nsubj
6	too	too	ADV	_	7 trusting	advmod
7	trusting	trust	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 mean	ccomp
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 easy	cc
9	easy	easy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 trusting	conj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 fool	mark
11	fool	fool	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 easy	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 mean	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	can	Simplicity						vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	trust	gerund							vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	fool	to-infinitive							vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The simplicity of the game made it great for little children.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 simplicity	det
2	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 made	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 game	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 game	det
5	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 simplicity	nmod
6	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 made	obj
8	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 made	xcomp
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 children	case
10	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 children	amod
11	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 great	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 made	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	make	past	the simplicity of the game	game				great property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product

Example 2

I love the simplicity of a plain white room.

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 love	nsubj
2	love	love	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 simplicity	det
4	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 love	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 room	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 room	det
7	plain	plain	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 room	amod
8	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 room	amod
9	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 simplicity	nmod
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 love	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	love	present	I	the simplicity of a plain white room					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer simplicity=Stimulus

Example 3

For simplicity, round the numbers to the nearest ten.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	For	for	ADP	_	2 simplicity	case
2	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 round	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 simplicity	punct
4	round	round	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 numbers	det
6	numbers	number	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 round	obj
7	to	to	ADP	_	10 ten	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 ten	det
9	nearest	near	ADJ	Degree=Sup	10 ten	amod
10	ten	ten	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	4 round	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 round	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	round	imperative	you not said here	the numbers				for simplicity; to the nearest ten result	vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent number=Patient to ten=Result

Example 4

The beauty of the answer was its simplicity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 beauty	det
2	beauty	beauty	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 simplicity	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 answer	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 answer	det
5	answer	answer	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 beauty	nmod
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 simplicity	cop
7	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 simplicity	nmod:poss
8	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 simplicity	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the beauty of the answer	beauty's simplicity					tree rules

Example 5

They enjoyed the simplicity of life on the farm.

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	2 enjoyed	nsubj
2	enjoyed	enjoy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 simplicity	det
4	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 enjoyed	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 life	case
6	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 simplicity	nmod
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 farm	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 farm	det
9	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 enjoyed	obl
10	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 enjoyed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enjoy	past	They	the simplicity of life		the farm			vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer simplicity=Stimulus

Example 6

The instructions were written with great simplicity.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 instructions	det
2	instructions	instruction	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 written	nsubj:pass
3	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 written	aux:pass
4	written	write	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 simplicity	case
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 simplicity	amod
7	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 written	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 written	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	write	past · passive		the instructions				with great simplicity	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Example 7

Perceiving their simplicity, he cast down a huge log into the lake.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Perceiving	perceive	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 cast	advcl
2	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 simplicity	nmod:poss
3	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Perceiving	obj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Perceiving	punct
5	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 cast	nsubj
6	cast	cast	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	down	down	ADP	_	6 cast	compound:prt
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 log	det
9	huge	huge	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 log	amod
10	log	log	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cast	obj
11	into	into	ADP	_	13 lake	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 lake	det
13	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 cast	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	6 cast	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	perceive	gerund	he not said here	their simplicity					vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer simplicity=Stimulus
2	cast down	past	he	a huge log		the lake			vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent log=Material into lake=Product

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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