steadfast Who acts: you, Rat, tin soldier, She, he, her · What happens: not change, believe, support, not move, be, stay · To what, where: steadfast friend, Mole, belief, steadfast look, her · Speech: someone speaks here
«steadfast» 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: steadfast in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Firm and loyal; not changing in what you believe or in who you support: a steadfast friend.
The tree, 17 words cc conj punct advmod csubj case obl nsubj acl:relcl cc mark nsubj nsubj conj punct det amod obl punct root Firm ADJ and CCONJ loyal ADJ ; PUNCT not PART changing VERB in ADP what PRON you PRON believe VERB or CCONJ in SCONJ who PRON you PRON support VERB : PUNCT a DET steadfast ADJ friend NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Firm firm ADJ Degree=Pos root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 3 loyal cc 3 loyal loyal ADJ Degree=Pos 1 Firm conj 4 ; ; PUNCT _ 19 friend punct 5 not not PART Polarity=Neg 6 changing advmod 6 changing change VERB VerbForm=Ger 19 friend csubj 7 in in ADP _ 8 what case 8 what what PRON PronType=Rel 6 changing obl 9 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 10 believe nsubj 10 believe believe VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 what acl:relcl 11 or or CCONJ _ 15 support cc 12 in in SCONJ _ 15 support mark 13 who who PRON PronType=Rel 15 support nsubj 14 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 15 support nsubj 15 support support VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 10 believe conj 16 : : PUNCT _ 19 friend punct 17 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 19 friend det 18 steadfast steadfast ADJ Degree=Pos 19 friend amod 19 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing 1 Firm obl 20 . . PUNCT _ 1 Firm punct
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1 not change gerund in a steadfast friend vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 believe present you vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer 3 support present vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
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 Firm and not moving: a steadfast gaze.
cc advmod conj punct det amod conj punct root Firm NOUN and CCONJ not PART moving VERB : PUNCT a DET steadfast ADJ gaze NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Firm firm NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 and and CCONJ _ 4 moving cc 3 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 moving advmod 4 moving move VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Firm conj 5 : : PUNCT _ 8 gaze punct 6 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 8 gaze det 7 steadfast steadfast ADJ Degree=Pos 8 gaze amod 8 gaze gaze NOUN Number=Sing 1 Firm conj 9 . . PUNCT _ 1 Firm punct
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1 not move gerund vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme
Example 1 Rat was a steadfast friend to Mole.
nsubj cop det amod case nmod punct root Rat PROPN was AUX a DET steadfast ADJ friend NOUN to ADP Mole PROPN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Rat Rat PROPN Number=Sing 5 friend nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 5 friend cop 3 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 5 friend det 4 steadfast steadfast ADJ Degree=Pos 5 friend amod 5 friend friend NOUN Number=Sing root root 6 to to ADP _ 7 Mole case 7 Mole Mole PROPN Number=Sing 5 friend nmod 8 . . PUNCT _ 5 friend punct
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1 is a past Rat a steadfast friend Mole tree rules
Example 2 The tin soldier stayed steadfast to the end.
det compound nsubj advmod case det obl punct root The DET tin NOUN soldier NOUN stayed VERB steadfast ADV to ADP the DET end NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 soldier det 2 tin tin NOUN Number=Sing 3 soldier compound 3 soldier soldier NOUN Number=Sing 4 stayed nsubj 4 stayed stay VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 steadfast steadfast ADV _ 4 stayed advmod 6 to to ADP _ 8 end case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 end det 8 end end NOUN Number=Sing 4 stayed obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 stayed punct
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1 stay past the tin soldier to the end steadfast property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
Example 3 She was steadfast in her belief that he was innocent.
nsubj cop case nmod:poss obl mark nsubj cop acl punct root She PRON was AUX steadfast ADJ in ADP her PRON belief NOUN that SCONJ he PRON was AUX innocent ADJ . 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 3 steadfast nsubj 2 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 3 steadfast cop 3 steadfast steadfast ADJ Degree=Pos root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 belief case 5 her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 belief nmod:poss 6 belief belief NOUN Number=Sing 3 steadfast obl 7 that that SCONJ _ 10 innocent mark 8 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 innocent nsubj 9 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 10 innocent cop 10 innocent innocent ADJ Degree=Pos 6 belief acl 11 . . PUNCT _ 3 steadfast punct
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1 is past She her belief steadfast property tree rules 2 is past he her belief not said here innocent property tree rules 3 believe her = she nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
Example 4 The Psalms speak of God's steadfast love.
det nsubj case nmod:poss case amod obl punct root The DET Psalms NOUN speak VERB of ADP God PROPN 's PART steadfast ADJ love NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 Psalms det 2 Psalms psalm NOUN Number=Plur 3 speak nsubj 3 speak speak VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 of of ADP _ 8 love case 5 God God PROPN Number=Sing 8 love nmod:poss 6 's 's PART _ 5 God case 7 steadfast steadfast ADJ Degree=Pos 8 love amod 8 love love NOUN Number=Sing 3 speak obl 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 speak punct
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1 speak speech: other present the Psalms of God's steadfast love vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent 2 love God nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 The dog waited, steadfast, by the door.
det nsubj punct conj punct case det obl punct root The DET dog NOUN waited VERB , PUNCT steadfast ADJ , PUNCT by ADP the DET door 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 waited nsubj 3 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 , , PUNCT _ 5 steadfast punct 5 steadfast steadfast ADJ Degree=Pos 3 waited conj 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 door punct 7 by by ADP _ 9 door case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 door det 9 door door NOUN Number=Sing 3 waited obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 waited punct
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1 wait past the dog by the door vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by door=Location
Example 6 He gave her a steadfast look.
nsubj iobj det amod obj punct root He PRON gave VERB her PRON a DET steadfast ADJ look 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 gave nsubj 2 gave give VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 2 gave iobj 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 look det 5 steadfast steadfast ADJ Degree=Pos 6 look amod 6 look look NOUN Number=Sing 2 gave obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 2 gave punct
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1 give past He a steadfast look her = she vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient look=Theme
Example 7 He looked at the little lady, she looked at him, and he felt that he was melting; but he remained steadfast, with his gun at his shoulder.
The tree, 27 words nsubj case det amod obl punct nsubj parataxis case obl punct cc nsubj conj mark nsubj aux advcl punct cc nsubj conj xcomp punct case nmod:poss obl case nmod:poss nmod punct root He PRON looked VERB at ADP the DET little ADJ lady NOUN , PUNCT she PRON looked VERB at ADP him PRON , PUNCT and CCONJ he PRON felt VERB that SCONJ he PRON was AUX melting VERB ; PUNCT but CCONJ he PRON remained VERB steadfast ADJ , PUNCT with ADP his PRON gun NOUN at ADP his PRON shoulder 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 looked nsubj 2 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 at at ADP _ 6 lady case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 lady det 5 little little ADJ Degree=Pos 6 lady amod 6 lady lady NOUN Number=Sing 2 looked obl 7 , , PUNCT _ 9 looked punct 8 she she PRON Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 looked nsubj 9 looked look VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 looked parataxis 10 at at ADP _ 11 him case 11 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 9 looked obl 12 , , PUNCT _ 15 felt punct 13 and and CCONJ _ 15 felt cc 14 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 15 felt nsubj 15 felt feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 9 looked conj 16 that that SCONJ _ 19 melting mark 17 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 19 melting nsubj 18 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 19 melting aux 19 melting melt VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 15 felt advcl 20 ; ; PUNCT _ 23 remained punct 21 but but CCONJ _ 23 remained cc 22 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 23 remained nsubj 23 remained remain VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 looked conj 24 steadfast steadfast ADJ Degree=Pos 23 remained xcomp 25 , , PUNCT _ 28 gun punct 26 with with ADP _ 28 gun case 27 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 28 gun nmod:poss 28 gun gun NOUN Number=Sing 23 remained obl 29 at at ADP _ 31 shoulder case 30 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 31 shoulder nmod:poss 31 shoulder shoulder NOUN Number=Sing 28 gun nmod 32 . . PUNCT _ 2 looked punct
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1 look past He at the little lady vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at lady=Theme 2 look past she at him = he vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at he=Theme 3 feel past he vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus 4 melt past · progressive he vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient 5 remain past he with his gun at his shoulder; steadfast property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
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