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toughness

Who acts: Toughness, your, material, Rubber boots, We, goalkeeper · What happens: be, break, bend, damage, put up, mind · To what, where: mind, much energy, toughness, mud, real toughness, steak

«toughness» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: toughness in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Toughness is being strong and hard to break, bend or damage.

nsubjcopcopccconjmarkxcomppunctconjccconjpunctrootToughnessNOUNisAUXbeingAUXstrongADJandCCONJhardADJtoPARTbreakVERB,PUNCTbendVERBorCCONJdamageVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ToughnesstoughnessNOUNNumber=Sing4 strongnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 strongcop
3beingbeAUXTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 strongcop
4strongstrongADJDegree=Posrootroot
5andandCCONJ_6 hardcc
6hardhardADJDegree=Pos4 strongconj
7totoPART_8 breakmark
8breakbreakVERBVerbForm=Inf6 hardxcomp
9,,PUNCT_10 bendpunct
10bendbendVERBVerbForm=Inf8 breakconj
11ororCCONJ_12 damagecc
12damagedamageVERBVerbForm=Inf8 breakconj
13..PUNCT_4 strongpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentToughnessstrong propertytree rules
2beToughness not said heretree rules
3breakto-infinitiveToughness not said herevn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
4bendinfinitiveToughness not said herevn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5damageinfinitiveToughness not said herevn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: 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

Toughness is being brave and strong in your mind, able to put up with pain or hard times.

The tree, 18 words
nsubjcopcopccconjcasenmod:possoblpunctconjmarkxcompcompound:prtcaseoblccamodconjpunctrootToughnessNOUNisAUXbeingAUXbraveADJandCCONJstrongADJinADPyourPRONmindNOUN,PUNCTableADJtoPARTputVERBupADPwithADPpainNOUNorCCONJhardADJtimesNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ToughnesstoughnessNOUNNumber=Sing4 bravensubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 bravecop
3beingbeAUXTense=Pres VerbForm=Part4 bravecop
4bravebraveADJDegree=Posrootroot
5andandCCONJ_6 strongcc
6strongstrongADJDegree=Pos4 braveconj
7ininADP_9 mindcase
8youryourPRONCase=Gen Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs9 mindnmod:poss
9mindmindNOUNNumber=Sing6 strongobl
10,,PUNCT_11 ablepunct
11ableableADJDegree=Pos4 braveconj
12totoPART_13 putmark
13putputVERBVerbForm=Inf11 ablexcomp
14upupADP_13 putcompound:prt
15withwithADP_16 paincase
16painpainNOUNNumber=Sing13 putobl
17ororCCONJ_19 timescc
18hardhardADJDegree=Pos19 timesamod
19timestimeNOUNNumber=Plur16 painconj
20..PUNCT_4 bravepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentToughnessbrave propertytree rules
2beToughness not said hereyour mindtree rules
3beToughness not said heretree rules
4put upto-infinitiveToughness not said herewith pain or hard timesvn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent
5mindyournom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Meaning 3

Toughness of meat or food is being hard to cut or chew.

nsubjcasenmodccconjcopcopmarkxcompccconjpunctrootToughnessNOUNofADPmeatNOUNorCCONJfoodNOUNisAUXbeingAUXhardADJtoPARTcutVERBorCCONJchewVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ToughnesstoughnessNOUNNumber=Sing8 hardnsubj
2ofofADP_3 meatcase
3meatmeatNOUNNumber=Sing1 Toughnessnmod
4ororCCONJ_5 foodcc
5foodfoodNOUNNumber=Sing3 meatconj
6isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin8 hardcop
7beingbeAUXTense=Pres VerbForm=Part8 hardcop
8hardhardADJDegree=Posrootroot
9totoPART_10 cutmark
10cutcutVERBVerbForm=Inf8 hardxcomp
11ororCCONJ_12 chewcc
12chewchewVERBVerbForm=Inf10 cutconj
13..PUNCT_8 hardpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentToughness of meat or foodhard propertytree rules
2cutto-infinitiveToughness of meat or food not said herevn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3chewinfinitiveToughness of meat or food not said herevn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Meaning 4

Usage: materials science — kept apart, not parsed.

Toughness is how much energy a material can take before it breaks.

nsubjcopadvmodamoddetnsubjauxacl:relclmarknsubjadvclpunctrootToughnessNOUNisAUXhowADVmuchADJenergyNOUNaDETmaterialNOUNcanAUXtakeVERBbeforeSCONJitPRONbreaksVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ToughnesstoughnessNOUNNumber=Sing5 energynsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin5 energycop
3howhowADVPronType=Int4 muchadvmod
4muchmuchADJDegree=Pos5 energyamod
5energyenergyNOUNNumber=Singrootroot
6aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 materialdet
7materialmaterialNOUNNumber=Sing9 takensubj
8cancanAUXVerbForm=Fin9 takeaux
9taketakeVERBVerbForm=Inf5 energyacl:relcl
10beforebeforeSCONJ_12 breaksmark
11ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs12 breaksnsubj
12breaksbreakVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin9 takeadvcl
13..PUNCT_5 energypunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1is apresentToughnessmuch energytree rules
2takecana materialmuch energy not said herevn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent energy=Theme
3breakpresentmaterialvn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Example 1

Rubber boots need toughness to survive the mud.

compoundnsubjobjmarkxcompdetobjpunctrootRubberNOUNbootsNOUNneedVERBtoughnessNOUNtoPARTsurviveVERBtheDETmudNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1RubberrubberNOUNNumber=Sing2 bootscompound
2bootsbootNOUNNumber=Plur3 neednsubj
3needneedVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4toughnesstoughnessNOUNNumber=Sing3 needobj
5totoPART_6 survivemark
6survivesurviveVERBVerbForm=Inf3 needxcomp
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 muddet
8mudmudNOUNNumber=Sing6 surviveobj
9..PUNCT_3 needpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1needpresentRubber bootstoughnesstree rules
2survive not said to happento-infinitivetoughness not said herethe mudvn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mud=Circumstance

Example 2

We tested the toughness of three kinds of paper.

nsubjdetobjcasenummodnmodcasenmodpunctrootWePRONtestedVERBtheDETtoughnessNOUNofADPthreeNUMkindsNOUNofADPpaperNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1WewePRONCase=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs2 testednsubj
2testedtestVERBMood=Ind Number=Plur Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art4 toughnessdet
4toughnesstoughnessNOUNNumber=Sing2 testedobj
5ofofADP_7 kindscase
6threethreeNUMNumForm=Word NumType=Card7 kindsnummod
7kindskindNOUNNumber=Plur4 toughnessnmod
8ofofADP_9 papercase
9paperpaperNOUNNumber=Sing7 kindsnmod
10..PUNCT_2 testedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1testpastWethe toughness of three kinds of papervn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toughness=Theme

Example 3

The goalkeeper showed real toughness after the injury.

detnsubjamodobjcasedetoblpunctrootTheDETgoalkeeperNOUNshowedVERBrealADJtoughnessNOUNafterADPtheDETinjuryNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 goalkeeperdet
2goalkeepergoalkeeperNOUNNumber=Sing3 showednsubj
3showedshowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
4realrealADJDegree=Pos5 toughnessamod
5toughnesstoughnessNOUNNumber=Sing3 showedobj
6afterafterADP_8 injurycase
7thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 injurydet
8injuryinjuryNOUNNumber=Sing3 showedobl
9..PUNCT_3 showedpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1showpastthe goalkeeperreal toughnessafter the injuryvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent toughness=Recipient

Example 4

The toughness of the steak made it hard to chew.

detnsubjcasedetnmodobjxcompmarkxcomppunctrootTheDETtoughnessNOUNofADPtheDETsteakNOUNmadeVERBitPRONhardADJtoPARTchewVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 toughnessdet
2toughnesstoughnessNOUNNumber=Sing6 madensubj
3ofofADP_5 steakcase
4thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art5 steakdet
5steaksteakNOUNNumber=Sing2 toughnessnmod
6mademakeVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
7ititPRONCase=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs6 madeobj
8hardhardADJDegree=Pos6 madexcomp
9totoPART_10 chewmark
10chewchewVERBVerbForm=Inf8 hardxcomp
11..PUNCT_6 madepunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1makepastthe toughness of the steaksteakhard propertyvn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product
2chewto-infinitivesteak not said herevn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 5

True toughness is staying calm when someone wants a fight.

amodnsubjauxxcompadvmodnsubjadvcldetobjpunctrootTrueADJtoughnessNOUNisAUXstayingVERBcalmADJwhenADVsomeonePRONwantsVERBaDETfightNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1TruetrueADJDegree=Pos2 toughnessamod
2toughnesstoughnessNOUNNumber=Sing4 stayingnsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 stayingaux
4stayingstayVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
5calmcalmADJDegree=Pos4 stayingxcomp
6whenwhenADVPronType=Int8 wantsadvmod
7someonesomeonePRONNumber=Sing PronType=Ind8 wantsnsubj
8wantswantVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 stayingadvcl
9aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art10 fightdet
10fightfightNOUNNumber=Sing8 wantsobj
11..PUNCT_4 stayingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1staypresent · progressiveTrue toughnesscalm propertyvn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2wantpresentsomeonea fightvn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot fight=Theme

Example 6

Glass is hard but has little toughness, so it shatters.

nsubjcopccconjamodobjpunctadvmodnsubjconjpunctrootGlassNOUNisAUXhardADJbutCCONJhasVERBlittleADJtoughnessNOUN,PUNCTsoADVitPRONshattersVERB.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1GlassglassNOUNNumber=Sing3 hardnsubj
2isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 hardcop
3hardhardADJDegree=Posrootroot
4butbutCCONJ_5 hascc
5hashaveVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 hardconj
6littlelittleADJDegree=Pos7 toughnessamod
7toughnesstoughnessNOUNNumber=Sing5 hasobj
8,,PUNCT_11 shatterspunct
9sosoADV_11 shattersadvmod
10ititPRONCase=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs11 shattersnsubj
11shattersshatterVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin3 hardconj
12..PUNCT_3 hardpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ispresentGlasshard propertytree rules
2havepresentGlass not said herelittle toughnessvn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toughness=Patient
3shatterpresentGlassvn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

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