stillness Who acts: Stillness, bird call, we, lake, you, 's · What happens: be, break, hear, lie, let, sit · To what, where: stillness, owl, perfect stillness, 's, total stillness, deadly stillness
«stillness» 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: stillness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Stillness is being completely still, with no movement.
cop cop advmod advmod punct case det conj punct root Stillness NOUN is AUX being AUX completely ADV still ADV , PUNCT with ADP no DET movement NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stillness stillness NOUN Number=Sing root root 2 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 still cop 3 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 5 still cop 4 completely completely ADV _ 5 still advmod 5 still still ADV _ 1 Stillness advmod 6 , , PUNCT _ 9 movement punct 7 with with ADP _ 9 movement case 8 no no DET PronType=Neg 9 movement det 9 movement movement NOUN Number=Sing 1 Stillness conj 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Stillness punct
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1 is present completely, still property tree rules
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 Stillness is being quiet and calm, with no noise.
nsubj cop cop cc conj punct case det conj punct root Stillness NOUN is AUX being AUX quiet ADJ and CCONJ calm ADJ , PUNCT with ADP no DET noise NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Stillness stillness 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 and and CCONJ _ 6 calm cc 6 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 4 quiet conj 7 , , PUNCT _ 10 noise punct 8 with with ADP _ 10 noise case 9 no no DET PronType=Neg 10 noise det 10 noise noise NOUN Number=Sing 4 quiet conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 4 quiet punct
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1 is present Stillness quiet property tree rules 2 be Stillness not said here tree rules
Example 1 The stillness of the forest was broken by a bird call.
det nsubj:pass case det nmod aux:pass case det compound obl punct root The DET stillness NOUN of ADP the DET forest NOUN was AUX broken VERB by ADP a DET bird NOUN call NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 stillness det 2 stillness stillness NOUN Number=Sing 7 broken nsubj:pass 3 of of ADP _ 5 forest case 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 forest det 5 forest forest NOUN Number=Sing 2 stillness nmod 6 was be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 7 broken aux:pass 7 broken break VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass root root 8 by by ADP _ 11 call case 9 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 call det 10 bird bird NOUN Number=Sing 11 call compound 11 call call NOUN Number=Sing 7 broken obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 7 broken punct
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1 break past · passive a bird call the stillness of the forest vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Patient
Example 2 In the stillness of the night, we heard an owl.
case det obl case det nmod punct nsubj det obj punct root In ADP the DET stillness NOUN of ADP the DET night NOUN , PUNCT we PRON heard VERB an DET owl NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 In in ADP _ 3 stillness case 2 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 3 stillness det 3 stillness stillness NOUN Number=Sing 9 heard obl 4 of of ADP _ 6 night case 5 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 6 night det 6 night night NOUN Number=Sing 3 stillness nmod 7 , , PUNCT _ 3 stillness punct 8 we we PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 9 heard nsubj 9 heard hear VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 an a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 11 owl det 11 owl owl NOUN Number=Sing 9 heard obj 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 heard punct
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1 hear past we a owl the stillness of the night vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer owl=Stimulus
Example 3 The lake lay in perfect stillness.
det nsubj case amod obl punct root The DET lake NOUN lay VERB in ADP perfect ADJ stillness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 lake det 2 lake lake NOUN Number=Sing 3 lay nsubj 3 lay lie VERB Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 stillness case 5 perfect perfect ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stillness amod 6 stillness stillness NOUN Number=Sing 3 lay obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 lay punct
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1 lie past the lake perfect stillness vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in stillness=Location
Example 4 Let's sit in stillness for one minute and breathe.
obj xcomp case obl case nummod obl cc conj punct root Let VERB 's PRON sit VERB in ADP stillness NOUN for ADP one NUM minute NOUN and CCONJ breathe VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Let let VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 's we PRON Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs 1 Let obj 3 sit sit VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Let xcomp 4 in in ADP _ 5 stillness case 5 stillness stillness NOUN Number=Sing 3 sit obl 6 for for ADP _ 8 minute case 7 one one NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 8 minute nummod 8 minute minute NOUN Number=Sing 3 sit obl 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 breathe cc 10 breathe breathe VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 sit conj 11 . . PUNCT _ 1 Let punct
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1 let imperative you not said here 's tree rules 2 sit infinitive 's not said here stillness minute vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in stillness=Location 3 breathe infinitive 's not said here vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 The hunter waited in total stillness.
det nsubj case amod obl punct root The DET hunter NOUN waited VERB in ADP total ADJ stillness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 hunter det 2 hunter hunter NOUN Number=Sing 3 waited nsubj 3 waited wait VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 in in ADP _ 6 stillness case 5 total total ADJ Degree=Pos 6 stillness amod 6 stillness stillness NOUN Number=Sing 3 waited obl 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 waited punct
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1 wait past the hunter total stillness vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in stillness=Location
Example 6 A shout broke the stillness of the morning.
det nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root A DET shout NOUN broke VERB the DET stillness NOUN of ADP the DET morning NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 shout det 2 shout shout NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke nsubj 3 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 stillness det 5 stillness stillness NOUN Number=Sing 3 broke obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 morning case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 morning det 8 morning morning NOUN Number=Sing 5 stillness nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 broke punct
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1 break past a shout the stillness of the morning vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stillness=Patient
Example 7 A sudden clamor of high-pitched voices broke the deadly stillness of the dawn.
The tree, 14 words det amod nsubj case compound punct amod nmod det amod obj case det nmod punct root A DET sudden ADJ clamor NOUN of ADP high ADJ - PUNCT pitched VERB voices NOUN broke VERB the DET deadly ADJ stillness NOUN of ADP the DET dawn NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 3 clamor det 2 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 3 clamor amod 3 clamor clamor NOUN Number=Sing 9 broke nsubj 4 of of ADP _ 8 voices case 5 high high ADJ Degree=Pos 7 pitched compound 6 - - PUNCT _ 5 high punct 7 pitched pitch VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 8 voices amod 8 voices voice NOUN Number=Plur 3 clamor nmod 9 broke break VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 12 stillness det 11 deadly deadly ADJ Degree=Pos 12 stillness amod 12 stillness stillness NOUN Number=Sing 9 broke obj 13 of of ADP _ 15 dawn case 14 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 15 dawn det 15 dawn dawn NOUN Number=Sing 12 stillness nmod 16 . . PUNCT _ 9 broke punct
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1 pitch participle vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent 2 break past a sudden clamor of pitched voices the deadly stillness of the dawn vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stillness=Patient 3 clamor pitched voices nom clamor «event transitive»: of=patient
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