softness Who acts: Softness, I, We, Talc, you, coach · What happens: be, touch, press, mean, not be, love · To what, where: sound, gentleness, softness, materials, baby, Talc · Speech: someone speaks here
«softness» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: softness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Softness is being soft to touch: easy to press, smooth and gentle, like a pillow or a kitten's fur.
The tree, 20 words nsubj cop cop mark xcomp punct conj mark xcomp punct conj cc conj punct case det parataxis cc det nmod:poss case conj punct root Softness NOUN is AUX being AUX soft ADJ to PART touch VERB : PUNCT easy ADJ to PART press VERB , PUNCT smooth ADJ and CCONJ gentle ADJ , PUNCT like ADP a DET pillow NOUN or CCONJ a DET kitten NOUN 's PART fur NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 4 soft nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 soft cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 soft cop 4 soft soft ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 to to PART _ 6 touch mark 6 touch touch VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 soft xcomp 7 : : PUNCT _ 8 easy punct 8 easy easy ADJ Degree=Pos 4 soft conj 9 to to PART _ 10 press mark 10 press press VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 easy xcomp 11 , , PUNCT _ 12 smooth punct 12 smooth smooth ADJ Degree=Pos 8 easy conj 13 and and CCONJ _ 14 gentle cc 14 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 8 easy conj 15 , , PUNCT _ 18 pillow punct 16 like like ADP _ 18 pillow case 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 18 pillow det 18 pillow pillow NOUN Number=Sing 4 soft parataxis 19 or or CCONJ _ 23 fur cc 20 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 21 kitten det 21 kitten kitten NOUN Number=Sing 23 fur nmod:poss 22 's 's PART _ 21 kitten case 23 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 18 pillow conj 24 . . PUNCT _ 4 soft punct
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1 is present Softness soft property tree rules 2 touch to-infinitive Softness not said here vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 3 be Softness not said here tree rules 4 press to-infinitive Softness not said here vn push-12-1-1 «NP V PP»: 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 Softness is being quiet or gentle in sound or light: the softness of her voice, the softness of candlelight.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop cop cc conj case obl cc conj punct det parataxis case nmod:poss nmod punct det conj case nmod punct root Softness NOUN is AUX being AUX quiet ADJ or CCONJ gentle ADJ in ADP sound NOUN or CCONJ light NOUN : PUNCT the DET softness NOUN of ADP her PRON voice NOUN , PUNCT the DET softness NOUN of ADP candlelight NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 4 quiet nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 quiet cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 4 quiet cop 4 quiet quiet ADJ Degree=Pos root root 5 or or CCONJ _ 6 gentle cc 6 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 4 quiet conj 7 in in ADP _ 8 sound case 8 sound sound NOUN Number=Sing 4 quiet obl 9 or or CCONJ _ 10 light cc 10 light light NOUN Number=Sing 8 sound conj 11 : : PUNCT _ 13 softness punct 12 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 13 softness det 13 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 4 quiet parataxis 14 of of ADP _ 16 voice case 15 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 16 voice nmod:poss 16 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 13 softness nmod 17 , , PUNCT _ 19 softness punct 18 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 19 softness det 19 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 13 softness conj 20 of of ADP _ 21 candlelight case 21 candlelight candlelight NOUN Number=Sing 19 softness nmod 22 . . PUNCT _ 4 quiet punct
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1 is present Softness sound or light quiet property tree rules 2 be Softness not said here tree rules
Meaning 3 Softness is also gentleness and kindness in a person; sometimes it means being too weak or not strict enough.
The tree, 19 words nsubj cop advmod cc conj case det nmod punct advmod nsubj parataxis cop advmod ccomp cc advmod conj advmod punct root Softness NOUN is AUX also ADV gentleness NOUN and CCONJ kindness NOUN in ADP a DET person NOUN ; PUNCT sometimes ADV it PRON means VERB being AUX too ADV weak ADJ or CCONJ not PART strict ADJ enough ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 4 gentleness nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 gentleness cop 3 also also ADV _ 4 gentleness advmod 4 gentleness gentleness NOUN Number=Sing root root 5 and and CCONJ _ 6 kindness cc 6 kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 4 gentleness conj 7 in in ADP _ 9 person case 8 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 person det 9 person person NOUN Number=Sing 6 kindness nmod 10 ; ; PUNCT _ 13 means punct 11 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 13 means advmod 12 it it PRON Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 means nsubj 13 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 4 gentleness parataxis 14 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 16 weak cop 15 too too ADV _ 16 weak advmod 16 weak weak ADJ Degree=Pos 13 means ccomp 17 or or CCONJ _ 19 strict cc 18 not not PART Polarity=Neg 19 strict advmod 19 strict strict ADJ Degree=Pos 16 weak conj 20 enough enough ADV _ 19 strict advmod 21 . . PUNCT _ 4 gentleness punct
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1 is a present Softness gentleness and kindness in a person tree rules 2 mean present Softness sometimes property vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent 3 is gerund weak property tree rules 4 not be enough property tree rules
Example 1 I love the softness of my new blanket.
nsubj det obj case nmod:poss amod nmod punct root I PRON love VERB the DET softness NOUN of ADP my PRON new ADJ blanket NOUN . PUNCT 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 softness det 4 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 2 love obj 5 of of ADP _ 8 blanket case 6 my my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 blanket nmod:poss 7 new new ADJ Degree=Pos 8 blanket amod 8 blanket blanket NOUN Number=Sing 4 softness nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 2 love punct
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1 love present I the softness of my new blanket vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer softness=Stimulus
Example 2 We tested the softness of different materials by pressing them.
nsubj det obj case amod nmod mark advcl obj punct root We PRON tested VERB the DET softness NOUN of ADP different ADJ materials NOUN by SCONJ pressing VERB them PRON . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 We we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 2 tested nsubj 2 tested test VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 softness det 4 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 2 tested obj 5 of of ADP _ 7 materials case 6 different different ADJ Degree=Pos 7 materials amod 7 materials material NOUN Number=Plur 4 softness nmod 8 by by SCONJ _ 9 pressing mark 9 pressing press VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 tested advcl 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 pressing obj 11 . . PUNCT _ 2 tested punct
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1 test past We the softness of different materials vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent softness=Theme 2 press gerund We not said here materials = material vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
Example 3 The softness of her voice calmed the baby.
det nsubj case nmod:poss nmod det obj punct root The DET softness NOUN of ADP her PRON voice NOUN calmed VERB the DET baby NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 softness det 2 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 6 calmed nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 5 voice case 4 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 voice nmod:poss 5 voice voice NOUN Number=Sing 2 softness nmod 6 calmed calm VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 baby det 8 baby baby NOUN Number=Sing 6 calmed obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 6 calmed punct
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1 calm past the softness of softness's voice the baby vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus baby=Experiencer
Example 4 Talc is famous for its softness; you can scratch it with a fingernail.
The tree, 13 words nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl punct nsubj aux conj obj case det obl punct root Talc NOUN is AUX famous ADJ for ADP its PRON softness NOUN ; PUNCT you PRON can AUX scratch VERB it PRON with ADP a DET fingernail NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Talc talc NOUN Number=Sing 3 famous nsubj 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 3 famous cop 3 famous famous ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 for for ADP _ 6 softness case 5 its its PRON Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 softness nmod:poss 6 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 3 famous obl 7 ; ; PUNCT _ 10 scratch punct 8 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 scratch nsubj 9 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 10 scratch aux 10 scratch scratch VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 famous conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 scratch obj 12 with with ADP _ 14 fingernail case 13 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 14 fingernail det 14 fingernail fingernail NOUN Number=Sing 10 scratch obl 15 . . PUNCT _ 3 famous punct
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1 is present Talc for Talc's softness; famous property tree rules 2 scratch can you Talc with a fingernail vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient with fingernail=Instrument
Example 5 The softness of the morning light woke me gently.
det nsubj case det compound nmod obj advmod punct root The DET softness NOUN of ADP the DET morning NOUN light NOUN woke VERB me PRON gently ADV . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 softness det 2 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 7 woke nsubj 3 of of ADP _ 6 light case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 light det 5 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 6 light compound 6 light light NOUN Number=Sing 2 softness nmod 7 woke wake VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 8 me I PRON Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs 7 woke obj 9 gently gently ADV _ 7 woke advmod 10 . . PUNCT _ 7 woke punct
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1 wake past the softness of the morning light me gently property vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent i=Patient
Example 6 The coach said his softness with the team made them lazy.
det nsubj nmod:poss nsubj case det nmod ccomp obj xcomp punct root The DET coach NOUN said VERB his PRON softness NOUN with ADP the DET team NOUN made VERB them PRON lazy ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 coach det 2 coach coach NOUN Number=Sing 3 said nsubj 3 said say VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 5 softness nmod:poss 5 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 9 made nsubj 6 with with ADP _ 8 team case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 team det 8 team team NOUN Number=Sing 5 softness nmod 9 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 said ccomp 10 them they PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 made obj 11 lazy lazy ADJ Degree=Pos 9 made xcomp 12 . . PUNCT _ 3 said punct
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1 say speech: assert past the coach vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 make past coach's softness with the team them = they lazy property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product
Example 7 The kitten's fur has an amazing softness.
det nmod:poss case nsubj det amod obj punct root The DET kitten NOUN 's PART fur NOUN has VERB an DET amazing ADJ softness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 kitten det 2 kitten kitten NOUN Number=Sing 4 fur nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 kitten case 4 fur fur NOUN Number=Sing 5 has nsubj 5 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 6 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 softness det 7 amazing amazing ADJ Degree=Pos 8 softness amod 8 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 5 has obj 9 . . PUNCT _ 5 has punct
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1 have present the kitten's fur a amazing softness vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent softness=Patient
Example 8 In spite of the softness of the bed, he was very glad when morning came at last.
The tree, 17 words case obl case det nmod case det nmod punct nsubj cop advmod advmod nsubj advcl case obl punct root In ADP spite NOUN of ADP the DET softness NOUN of ADP the DET bed NOUN , PUNCT he PRON was AUX very ADV glad ADJ when ADV morning NOUN came VERB at ADP last ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 2 spite case 2 spite spite NOUN Number=Sing 13 glad obl 3 of of ADP _ 5 softness case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 softness det 5 softness softness NOUN Number=Sing 2 spite nmod 6 of of ADP _ 8 bed case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 bed det 8 bed bed NOUN Number=Sing 5 softness nmod 9 , , PUNCT _ 2 spite punct 10 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 glad nsubj 11 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 glad cop 12 very very ADV _ 13 glad advmod 13 glad glad ADJ Degree=Pos root root 14 when when ADV PronType=Int 16 came advmod 15 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 16 came nsubj 16 came come VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 13 glad advcl 17 at at ADP _ 18 last case 18 last last ADJ Degree=Pos 16 came obl 19 . . PUNCT _ 13 glad punct
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1 is past he spite of the softness of the bed glad property tree rules 2 come past morning last vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at last=Location 3 spite the softness of the bed nom spite «feeling transitive»: of=patient
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