unbelieving
Who acts: other people, refusing, old man, you, voice · What happens: unbeliev, mean, not believe, refuse, not accept, say · To what, where: unbelieving shake, voice · Speech: someone speaks here
«unbelieving» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 2 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: unbelieving in the school dictionary.
Meaning 1
Unbelieving means not believing; refusing to accept what other people say is true.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unbelieving | unbeliev | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 believing | advmod |
| 4 | believing | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | xcomp |
| 5 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 14 true | punct |
| 6 | refusing | refuse | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 14 true | csubj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 accept | mark |
| 8 | accept | accept | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 refusing | xcomp |
| 9 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 12 say | obj |
| 10 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 people | amod |
| 11 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 say | nsubj |
| 12 | say | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 accept | ccomp |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 true | cop |
| 14 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | parataxis |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unbeliev | gerund | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | not believe not said to happen | gerund | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 4 | refuse | gerund | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ||||||
| 5 | not accept | to-infinitive | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | ||||||
| 6 | say speech: assert | present | other people | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | |||||
| 7 | is | present | refusing | true 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.
Example 1
The old man gave an unbelieving shake of his head.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | nsubj |
| 4 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 shake | det |
| 6 | unbelieving | unbelieving | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 shake | amod |
| 7 | shake | shake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 gave | obj |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 head | case |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 head | nmod:poss |
| 10 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 shake | nmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 gave | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the old man | a unbelieving shake of man's head | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shake=Theme |
Example 2
"Do you believe me now?" asked the voice to the unbelieving fisherman.
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 believe | punct |
| 2 | Do | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 believe | aux |
| 3 | you | you | PRON | Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs | 4 believe | nsubj |
| 4 | believe | believe | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 asked | ccomp |
| 5 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 believe | iobj |
| 6 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 4 believe | advmod |
| 7 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 believe | punct |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 believe | punct |
| 9 | asked | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 voice | det |
| 11 | voice | voice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 asked | obj |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 fisherman | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 fisherman | det |
| 14 | unbelieving | unbeliev | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 15 fisherman | amod |
| 15 | fisherman | fisherman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 asked | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 asked | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe in a quote | present · do-support | you | the voice = voice | now | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | |||
| 2 | ask speech: ask | past | the voice | to the unbelieving fisherman | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | unbeliev | gerund | tree rules |
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