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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unbending | unbend | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 means | nsubj |
| 2 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | stiff | stiff | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 firm | cc |
| 5 | firm | firm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stiff | conj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 willing | punct |
| 7 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 8 willing | advmod |
| 8 | willing | willing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stiff | conj |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 give | mark |
| 10 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 willing | xcomp |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 give | compound:prt |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 change | cc |
| 13 | change | change | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 give | conj |
| 14 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 mind | nmod:poss |
| 15 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 14 one | case |
| 16 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 change | obj |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unbend | gerund | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | stiff property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | give in | to-infinitive | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | change | infinitive | one's mind | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient | |||||
| 5 | mind | one | nom 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.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unbending | unbend | 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 able | advmod |
| 4 | able | able | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | xcomp |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 bend | mark |
| 6 | bend | bend | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 able | xcomp |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 rigid | punct |
| 8 | very | very | ADV | _ | 9 rigid | advmod |
| 9 | rigid | rigid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 means | conj |
| 10 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unbend | gerund | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | able property | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | bend | to-infinitive | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Example 1
The judge was unbending and showed no mercy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 judge | det |
| 2 | judge | judge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 unbending | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 unbending | aux |
| 4 | unbending | unbend | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 showed | cc |
| 6 | showed | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 unbending | conj |
| 7 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 8 mercy | det |
| 8 | mercy | mercy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 showed | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 unbending | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unbend | past · progressive | the judge | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 2 | show | past | the judge not said here | no mercy | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mercy=Recipient |
Example 2
Her rule was unbending: be on time.
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 rule | nmod:poss |
| 2 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 unbending | nsubj |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 unbending | aux |
| 4 | unbending | unbend | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 8 time | punct |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 8 time | cop |
| 7 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 time | case |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 unbending | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 unbending | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | unbend | past · progressive | Her rule | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 2 | is | infinitive | on time | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | rule | Her = she | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |
Example 3
He stood unbending in the wind.
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 stood | nsubj |
| 2 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | unbending | unbend | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 stood | xcomp |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 wind | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 wind | det |
| 6 | wind | wind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 unbending | obl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stood | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | past | He | vn admire-31.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | unbend | gerund | He not said here | the wind | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
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