staunch
Who acts: Staunch, staunch friend, things, She, hero, staunchest supporter · What happens: mean, not let, cause down, stay, go, be · To what, where: friend, staunch friend, staunch young friend, match, staunch
«staunch» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: staunch in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Staunch means loyal and firm, never letting a friend or cause down. A staunch friend stays with you when things go wrong. (A bit old-fashioned.).
Sentence 1: Staunch means loyal and firm, never letting a friend or cause down.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Staunch | staunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | loyal | loyal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 firm | cc |
| 5 | firm | firm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 loyal | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 letting | punct |
| 7 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 8 letting | advmod |
| 8 | letting | let | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 means | conj |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 friend | det |
| 10 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 letting | obj |
| 11 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 cause | cc |
| 12 | cause | cause | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 letting | conj |
| 13 | down | down | ADP | _ | 12 cause | compound:prt |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | Staunch | loyal property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | not let | gerund | Staunch not said here | a friend | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme | ||||
| 3 | cause down | infinitive | Staunch not said here | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
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.
Sentence 2: A staunch friend stays with you when things go wrong.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 friend | det |
| 2 | staunch | staunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 friend | compound |
| 3 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 stays | nsubj |
| 4 | stays | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 you | case |
| 6 | you | you | PRON | Case=Acc Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 stays | obl |
| 7 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 9 go | advmod |
| 8 | things | thing | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 go | nsubj |
| 9 | go | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 stays | advcl |
| 10 | wrong | wrong | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 go | xcomp |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 stays | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | present | a staunch friend | with you | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with you=Location | ||||
| 2 | go | present | things | wrong property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Sentence 3: (A bit old-fashioned.).
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ( | ( | PUNCT | _ | 6 fashioned | punct |
| 2 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 bit | det |
| 3 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 fashioned | obl:unmarked |
| 4 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 fashioned | amod |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 old | punct |
| 6 | fashioned | fashioned | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 fashioned | punct |
| 8 | ) | ) | PUNCT | _ | 6 fashioned | punct |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 fashioned | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Example 1
She is a staunch friend.
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 | 5 friend | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 friend | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 friend | det |
| 4 | staunch | staunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 friend | compound |
| 5 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 friend | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | She | a staunch friend | tree rules |
Example 2
The hero welcomed his staunch young friend warmly.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hero | det |
| 2 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 welcomed | nsubj |
| 3 | welcomed | welcome | 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 | 7 friend | nmod:poss |
| 5 | staunch | staunch | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 friend | amod |
| 6 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 friend | amod |
| 7 | friend | friend | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 welcomed | obj |
| 8 | warmly | warmly | ADV | _ | 3 welcomed | advmod |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 welcomed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | welcome | past | the hero | hero's staunch young friend | warmly property | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |
Example 3
Our staunchest supporter came to every match.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Our | our | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 supporter | nmod:poss |
| 2 | staunchest | staunch | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 3 supporter | amod |
| 3 | supporter | supporter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 came | nsubj |
| 4 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 match | case |
| 6 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 match | det |
| 7 | match | match | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 came | obl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 came | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | Our staunchest supporter | every match | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to match=Initial_Location |
Example 4
He stayed staunch even when everyone laughed.
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 stayed | nsubj |
| 2 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | staunch | staunch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stayed | obj |
| 4 | even | even | ADV | _ | 7 laughed | advmod |
| 5 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 7 laughed | mark |
| 6 | everyone | everyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Tot | 7 laughed | nsubj |
| 7 | laughed | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stayed | advcl |
| 8 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stayed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stay | past | He | staunch | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme staunch=Location | ||||
| 2 | laugh | past | everyone | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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