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unbending

Who acts: one, judge, rule, Her, He · What happens: unbend, mean, give in, change, mind, bend · To what, where: mind, mercy, wind

«unbending» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: unbending in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Unbending means stiff and firm, not willing to give in or change one's mind.

The tree, 15 words
nsubjxcompccconjpunctadvmodconjmarkxcompcompound:prtccconjnmod:posscaseobjpunctrootUnbendingVERBmeansVERBstiffADJandCCONJfirmADJ,PUNCTnotPARTwillingADJtoPARTgiveVERBinADPorCCONJchangeVERBoneNOUN'sPARTmindNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UnbendingunbendVERBVerbForm=Ger2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3stiffstiffADJDegree=Pos2 meansxcomp
4andandCCONJ_5 firmcc
5firmfirmADJDegree=Pos3 stiffconj
6,,PUNCT_8 willingpunct
7notnotPARTPolarity=Neg8 willingadvmod
8willingwillingADJDegree=Pos3 stiffconj
9totoPART_10 givemark
10givegiveVERBVerbForm=Inf8 willingxcomp
11ininADP_10 givecompound:prt
12ororCCONJ_13 changecc
13changechangeVERBVerbForm=Inf10 giveconj
14oneoneNOUNNumber=Sing16 mindnmod:poss
15's'sPART_14 onecase
16mindmindNOUNNumber=Sing13 changeobj
17..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1unbendgerundvn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2meanpresentstiff propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3give into-infinitivevn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4changeinfinitiveone's mindvn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient
5mindonenom mind «cognition 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

Unbending means not able to bend, very rigid.

nsubjadvmodxcompmarkxcomppunctadvmodconjpunctrootUnbendingVERBmeansVERBnotPARTableADJtoPARTbendVERB,PUNCTveryADVrigidADJ.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1UnbendingunbendVERBVerbForm=Ger2 meansnsubj
2meansmeanVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3notnotPARTPolarity=Neg4 ableadvmod
4ableableADJDegree=Pos2 meansxcomp
5totoPART_6 bendmark
6bendbendVERBVerbForm=Inf4 ablexcomp
7,,PUNCT_9 rigidpunct
8veryveryADV_9 rigidadvmod
9rigidrigidADJDegree=Pos2 meansconj
10..PUNCT_2 meanspunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1unbendgerundvn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2meanpresentable propertyvn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
3bendto-infinitivevn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Example 1

The judge was unbending and showed no mercy.

detnsubjauxccconjdetobjpunctrootTheDETjudgeNOUNwasAUXunbendingVERBandCCONJshowedVERBnoDETmercyNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 judgedet
2judgejudgeNOUNNumber=Sing4 unbendingnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 unbendingaux
4unbendingunbendVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
5andandCCONJ_6 showedcc
6showedshowVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 unbendingconj
7nonoDETPronType=Neg8 mercydet
8mercymercyNOUNNumber=Sing6 showedobj
9..PUNCT_4 unbendingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1unbendpast · progressivethe judgevn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2showpastthe judge not said hereno mercyvn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mercy=Recipient

Example 2

Her rule was unbending: be on time.

nmod:possnsubjauxpunctcopcaseoblpunctrootHerPRONruleNOUNwasAUXunbendingVERB:PUNCTbeAUXonADPtimeNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HerherPRONCase=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs2 rulenmod:poss
2ruleruleNOUNNumber=Sing4 unbendingnsubj
3wasbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin4 unbendingaux
4unbendingunbendVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Partrootroot
5::PUNCT_8 timepunct
6bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf8 timecop
7ononADP_8 timecase
8timetimeNOUNNumber=Sing4 unbendingobl
9..PUNCT_4 unbendingpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1unbendpast · progressiveHer rulevn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2isinfinitiveon timetree rules
3ruleHer = shenom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent

Example 3

He stood unbending in the wind.

nsubjxcompcasedetoblpunctrootHePRONstoodVERBunbendingVERBinADPtheDETwindNOUN.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1HehePRONCase=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs2 stoodnsubj
2stoodstandVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Finrootroot
3unbendingunbendVERBVerbForm=Ger2 stoodxcomp
4ininADP_6 windcase
5thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art6 winddet
6windwindNOUNNumber=Sing3 unbendingobl
7..PUNCT_2 stoodpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1standpastHevn admire-31.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2unbendgerundHe not said herethe windvn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient

Text: the school dictionary of Mova's schools (world/data/dictionary-schools/), written for Mova. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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