temper Who acts: temper, Your, something, temper metal, you, toddler · What happens: be, temper, lose, mean, get, stop · To what, where: sudden fit, temper, chocolate, mood, temper tantrum, shop · Speech: someone speaks here
«temper» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: temper in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Your temper is how easily you get angry: «a quick temper».
The tree, 11 words nmod:poss nsubj cop advmod advmod nsubj xcomp punct punct det amod parataxis punct punct root Your PRON temper NOUN is AUX how ADV easily ADV you PRON get VERB angry ADJ : PUNCT « PUNCT a DET quick ADJ temper NOUN » PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 temper nmod:poss 2 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 7 get nsubj 3 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 7 get cop 4 how how ADV PronType=Int 5 easily advmod 5 easily easily ADV _ 7 get advmod 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 get nsubj 7 get get VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 8 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 7 get xcomp 9 : : PUNCT _ 13 temper punct 10 « « PUNCT _ 13 temper punct 11 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 13 temper det 12 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 13 temper amod 13 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 7 get parataxis 14 » » PUNCT _ 13 temper punct 15 . . PUNCT _ 7 get punct
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1 is present Your temper angry, easily, get property tree rules 2 temper Your nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=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 A temper or temper tantrum is a sudden fit of anger.
det nsubj cc compound conj cop det amod case nmod punct root A DET temper NOUN or CCONJ temper NOUN tantrum NOUN is AUX a DET sudden ADJ fit NOUN of ADP anger NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 A a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 2 temper det 2 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 9 fit nsubj 3 or or CCONJ _ 5 tantrum cc 4 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 5 tantrum compound 5 tantrum tantrum NOUN Number=Sing 2 temper conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 fit cop 7 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 9 fit det 8 sudden sudden ADJ Degree=Pos 9 fit amod 9 fit fit NOUN Number=Sing root root 10 of of ADP _ 11 anger case 11 anger anger NOUN Number=Sing 9 fit nmod 12 . . PUNCT _ 9 fit punct
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1 is a present a temper or temper tantrum a sudden fit of anger tree rules
Meaning 3 «Lose your temper» means to get angry and stop being calm; «keep your temper» means stay calm.
The tree, 17 words punct nsubj nmod:poss obj punct mark xcomp xcomp cc conj cop xcomp punct punct csubj nmod:poss obj punct parataxis ccomp xcomp punct root « PUNCT Lose VERB your PRON temper NOUN » PUNCT means VERB to PART get VERB angry ADJ and CCONJ stop VERB being AUX calm ADJ ; PUNCT « PUNCT keep VERB your PRON temper NOUN » PUNCT means VERB stay VERB calm ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 « « PUNCT _ 2 Lose punct 2 Lose lose VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin 6 means nsubj 3 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 temper nmod:poss 4 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 2 Lose obj 5 » » PUNCT _ 2 Lose punct 6 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 7 to to PART _ 8 get mark 8 get get VERB VerbForm=Inf 6 means xcomp 9 angry angry ADJ Degree=Pos 8 get xcomp 10 and and CCONJ _ 11 stop cc 11 stop stop VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 get conj 12 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 13 calm cop 13 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 11 stop xcomp 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 16 keep punct 15 « « PUNCT _ 16 keep punct 16 keep keep VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 means csubj 17 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 18 temper nmod:poss 18 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 16 keep obj 19 » » PUNCT _ 16 keep punct 20 means mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 means parataxis 21 stay stay VERB VerbForm=Inf 20 means ccomp 22 calm calm ADJ Degree=Pos 21 stay xcomp 23 . . PUNCT _ 6 means punct
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1 lose in a quote infinitive your temper vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Eventuality 2 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 3 get not said to happen to-infinitive angry property vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer 4 stop infinitive vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality 5 is gerund calm property tree rules 6 keep in a quote infinitive your temper vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Theme 7 mean present vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 8 stay infinitive calm property vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme 9 temper in a quote your nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent 10 temper in a quote your nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Meaning 4 To temper something is to make it milder or less strong.
mark compound nsubj cop mark obj xcomp cc advmod conj punct root To PART temper NOUN something PRON is AUX to PART make VERB it PRON milder ADJ or CCONJ less ADV strong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 2 temper mark 2 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 3 something compound 3 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 6 make nsubj 4 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 6 make cop 5 to to PART _ 6 make mark 6 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 make obj 8 milder mild ADJ Degree=Cmp 6 make xcomp 9 or or CCONJ _ 11 strong cc 10 less less ADV Degree=Cmp 11 strong advmod 11 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 8 milder conj 12 . . PUNCT _ 6 make punct
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1 is present something make, mild property tree rules
Meaning 5 To temper metal or chocolate is to heat and cool it to make it hard and strong (or shiny).
The tree, 19 words mark compound nsubj cc conj cop mark cc conj obj mark advcl obj xcomp cc conj punct cc conj punct punct root To PART temper NOUN metal NOUN or CCONJ chocolate NOUN is AUX to PART heat VERB and CCONJ cool VERB it PRON to PART make VERB it PRON hard ADJ and CCONJ strong ADJ ( PUNCT or CCONJ shiny ADJ ) PUNCT . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 To to PART _ 3 metal mark 2 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 3 metal compound 3 metal metal NOUN Number=Sing 8 heat nsubj 4 or or CCONJ _ 5 chocolate cc 5 chocolate chocolate NOUN Number=Sing 3 metal conj 6 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 8 heat cop 7 to to PART _ 8 heat mark 8 heat heat VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 9 and and CCONJ _ 10 cool cc 10 cool cool VERB VerbForm=Inf 8 heat conj 11 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 10 cool obj 12 to to PART _ 13 make mark 13 make make VERB VerbForm=Inf 10 cool advcl 14 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 13 make obj 15 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 13 make xcomp 16 and and CCONJ _ 17 strong cc 17 strong strong ADJ Degree=Pos 15 hard conj 18 ( ( PUNCT _ 20 shiny punct 19 or or CCONJ _ 20 shiny cc 20 shiny shiny ADJ Degree=Pos 15 hard conj 21 ) ) PUNCT _ 20 shiny punct 22 . . PUNCT _ 8 heat punct
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1 is present temper metal or chocolate heat property tree rules 2 cool infinitive temper metal or chocolate not said here chocolate vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient 3 make to-infinitive temper metal or chocolate not said here chocolate hard property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
Meaning 6 Your temper can also mean your mood or nature, such as being cheerful or gentle.
The tree, 15 words nmod:poss nsubj aux advmod nmod:poss obj cc conj punct case fixed cop appos cc conj punct root Your PRON temper NOUN can AUX also ADV mean VERB your PRON mood NOUN or CCONJ nature NOUN , PUNCT such ADJ as ADP being AUX cheerful ADJ or CCONJ gentle ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 temper nmod:poss 2 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean nsubj 3 can can AUX VerbForm=Fin 5 mean aux 4 also also ADV _ 5 mean advmod 5 mean mean VERB VerbForm=Inf root root 6 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 7 mood nmod:poss 7 mood mood NOUN Number=Sing 5 mean obj 8 or or CCONJ _ 9 nature cc 9 nature nature NOUN Number=Sing 7 mood conj 10 , , PUNCT _ 14 cheerful punct 11 such such ADJ Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP 14 cheerful case 12 as as ADP _ 11 such fixed 13 being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 14 cheerful cop 14 cheerful cheerful ADJ Degree=Pos 7 mood appos 15 or or CCONJ _ 16 gentle cc 16 gentle gentle ADJ Degree=Pos 14 cheerful conj 17 . . PUNCT _ 5 mean punct
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1 mean can Your temper your mood or nature vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mood=Topic 2 is gerund cheerful property tree rules 3 be tree rules 4 temper Your nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 1 Try not to lose your temper.
advmod mark xcomp nmod:poss obj punct root Try VERB not PART to PART lose VERB your PRON temper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Try try VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 not not PART Polarity=Neg 4 lose advmod 3 to to PART _ 4 lose mark 4 lose lose VERB VerbForm=Inf 1 Try xcomp 5 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 6 temper nmod:poss 6 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 4 lose obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 1 Try punct
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1 try imperative you not said here vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality 2 not lose not said to happen to-infinitive you not said here your temper vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Eventuality 3 temper your nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 2 The toddler had a temper tantrum in the shop.
det nsubj det compound obj case det obl punct root The DET toddler NOUN had VERB a DET temper NOUN tantrum NOUN in ADP the DET shop NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 toddler det 2 toddler toddler NOUN Number=Sing 3 had nsubj 3 had have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 tantrum det 5 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 6 tantrum compound 6 tantrum tantrum NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obj 7 in in ADP _ 9 shop case 8 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 9 shop det 9 shop shop NOUN Number=Sing 3 had obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 had punct
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1 have past the toddler a temper tantrum the shop vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tantrum=Patient
Example 3 My brother has a quick temper.
nmod:poss nsubj det amod obj punct root My PRON brother NOUN has VERB a DET quick ADJ temper NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 My my PRON Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 brother nmod:poss 2 brother brother NOUN Number=Sing 3 has nsubj 3 has have VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin root root 4 a a DET Definite=Ind PronType=Art 6 temper det 5 quick quick ADJ Degree=Pos 6 temper amod 6 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 3 has obj 7 . . PUNCT _ 3 has punct
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1 have present My brother a quick temper vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Patient
Example 4 He kept his temper even when they teased him.
nsubj nmod:poss obj advmod mark nsubj advcl obj punct root He PRON kept VERB his PRON temper NOUN even ADV when SCONJ they PRON teased VERB him PRON . 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 kept nsubj 2 kept keep VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 his his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 4 temper nmod:poss 4 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 2 kept obj 5 even even ADV _ 6 when advmod 6 when when SCONJ _ 8 teased mark 7 they they PRON Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 teased nsubj 8 teased tease VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin 2 kept advcl 9 him he PRON Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 8 teased obj 10 . . PUNCT _ 2 kept punct
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1 keep past He his temper vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent temper=Theme 2 tease past they him = he vn bully-59.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient 3 temper his = he nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 5 Count to ten when you feel your temper rising.
case obl advmod nsubj advcl nmod:poss obj xcomp punct root Count VERB to ADP ten NUM when ADV you PRON feel VERB your PRON temper NOUN rising VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Count count VERB Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin root root 2 to to ADP _ 3 ten case 3 ten ten NUM NumForm=Word NumType=Card 1 Count obl 4 when when ADV PronType=Int 6 feel advmod 5 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 6 feel nsubj 6 feel feel VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 1 Count advcl 7 your your PRON Case=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 8 temper nmod:poss 8 temper temper NOUN Number=Sing 6 feel obj 9 rising rise VERB VerbForm=Ger 6 feel xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 1 Count punct
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1 count imperative you not said here to ten vn matter-91 «NP V PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ten=Experiencer 2 feel present you your temper tree rules 3 rise gerund your temper not said here vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent 4 temper your nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
Example 6 The blacksmith tempered the steel.
det nsubj det obj punct root The DET blacksmith NOUN tempered VERB the DET steel NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 blacksmith det 2 blacksmith blacksmith NOUN Number=Sing 3 tempered nsubj 3 tempered temper VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 steel det 5 steel steel NOUN Number=Sing 3 tempered obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 tempered punct
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1 temper past the blacksmith the steel tree rules
Example 7 Her kindness tempered his anger.
nmod:poss nsubj nmod:poss obj punct root Her PRON kindness NOUN tempered VERB his PRON anger NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Her her PRON Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 kindness nmod:poss 2 kindness kindness NOUN Number=Sing 3 tempered nsubj 3 tempered temper 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 anger nmod:poss 5 anger anger NOUN Number=Sing 3 tempered obj 6 . . PUNCT _ 3 tempered punct
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1 temper past Her kindness kindness's anger tree rules 2 anger kindness nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent
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