wilfulness Who acts: you, Doing, wilfulness, princess, judge, pony · What happens: be, do, want, not tell, know, make · To what, where: something, purpose, princess, palace, wilfulness, pony · Speech: someone speaks here
«wilfulness» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: wilfulness in the school dictionary .
Meaning 1 Being determined to do what you want, even when told not to; stubbornness.
The tree, 13 words cop mark xcomp obj nsubj acl:relcl punct advmod advmod advcl advmod fixed punct conj punct root Being AUX determined ADJ to PART do VERB what PRON you PRON want VERB , PUNCT even ADV when ADV told VERB not PART to PART ; PUNCT stubbornness NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Being be AUX Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 2 determined cop 2 determined determined ADJ Degree=Pos root root 3 to to PART _ 4 do mark 4 do do VERB VerbForm=Inf 2 determined xcomp 5 what what PRON PronType=Int 4 do obj 6 you you PRON Case=Nom Person=2 PronType=Prs 7 want nsubj 7 want want VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 5 what acl:relcl 8 , , PUNCT _ 11 told punct 9 even even ADV _ 11 told advmod 10 when when ADV PronType=Int 11 told advmod 11 told tell VERB Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass 4 do advcl 12 not not PART Polarity=Neg 11 told advmod 13 to to PART _ 12 not fixed 14 ; ; PUNCT _ 15 stubbornness punct 15 stubbornness stubbornness NOUN Number=Sing 2 determined conj 16 . . PUNCT _ 2 determined punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 is gerund determined property tree rules 2 do to-infinitive vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality 3 want present you vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot 4 not tell speech: assert participle vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: 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 Usage: formal, law — kept apart, not parsed.
Doing something on purpose, knowing it is wrong.
csubj obj case obl punct advcl obj cop punct root Doing VERB something PRON on ADP purpose NOUN , PUNCT knowing VERB it PRON is AUX wrong ADJ . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Doing do VERB VerbForm=Ger 9 wrong csubj 2 something something PRON Number=Sing PronType=Ind 1 Doing obj 3 on on ADP _ 4 purpose case 4 purpose purpose NOUN Number=Sing 1 Doing obl 5 , , PUNCT _ 6 knowing punct 6 knowing know VERB Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part 1 Doing advcl 7 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 6 knowing obj 8 is be AUX Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin 9 wrong cop 9 wrong wrong ADJ Degree=Pos root root 10 . . PUNCT _ 9 wrong punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 do gerund something purpose vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality 2 know gerund purpose vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus 3 is present Doing wrong property tree rules
Example 1 The princess's wilfulness made her run away from the palace.
det nmod:poss case nsubj obj xcomp advmod case det obl punct root The DET princess NOUN 's PART wilfulness NOUN made VERB her PRON run VERB away ADV from ADP the DET palace NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 princess det 2 princess princess NOUN Number=Sing 4 wilfulness nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 princess case 4 wilfulness wilfulness NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj 5 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 made obj 7 run run VERB VerbForm=Inf 5 made xcomp 8 away away ADV _ 7 run advmod 9 from from ADP _ 11 palace case 10 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 11 palace det 11 palace palace NOUN Number=Sing 7 run obl 12 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past the princess's wilfulness princess tree rules 2 run away infinitive princess not said here the palace away property vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from palace=Trajectory
Example 2 His wilfulness meant he would never listen to advice.
nmod:poss nsubj nsubj aux advmod ccomp case obl punct root His PRON wilfulness NOUN meant VERB he PRON would AUX never ADV listen VERB to ADP advice NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 His his PRON Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs 2 wilfulness nmod:poss 2 wilfulness wilfulness NOUN Number=Sing 3 meant nsubj 3 meant mean VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 he he PRON Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 7 listen nsubj 5 would would AUX VerbForm=Fin 7 listen aux 6 never never ADV PronType=Neg 7 listen advmod 7 listen listen VERB VerbForm=Inf 3 meant ccomp 8 to to ADP _ 9 advice case 9 advice advice NOUN Number=Sing 7 listen obl 10 . . PUNCT _ 3 meant punct
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1 mean past His wilfulness vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic 2 not listen would wilfulness to advice vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to advice=Theme
Example 3 The judge noted the wilfulness of the damage.
det nsubj det obj case det nmod punct root The DET judge NOUN noted VERB the DET wilfulness NOUN of ADP the DET damage NOUN . PUNCT 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 3 noted nsubj 3 noted note VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 4 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 5 wilfulness det 5 wilfulness wilfulness NOUN Number=Sing 3 noted obj 6 of of ADP _ 8 damage case 7 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 8 damage det 8 damage damage NOUN Number=Sing 5 wilfulness nmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 3 noted punct
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1 note past the judge the wilfulness of the damage vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent wilfulness=Topic
Example 4 The pony's wilfulness made it hard to ride.
det nmod:poss case nsubj obj xcomp mark xcomp punct root The DET pony NOUN 's PART wilfulness NOUN made VERB it PRON hard ADJ to PART ride VERB . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 The the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 2 pony det 2 pony pony NOUN Number=Sing 4 wilfulness nmod:poss 3 's 's PART _ 2 pony case 4 wilfulness wilfulness NOUN Number=Sing 5 made nsubj 5 made make VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 6 it it PRON Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 5 made obj 7 hard hard ADJ Degree=Pos 5 made xcomp 8 to to PART _ 9 ride mark 9 ride ride VERB VerbForm=Inf 7 hard xcomp 10 . . PUNCT _ 5 made punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 make past the pony's wilfulness pony hard property vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product 2 ride to-infinitive pony not said here vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
Example 5 Her wilfulness sometimes helped her win, too.
nmod:poss nsubj advmod obj xcomp punct advmod punct root Her PRON wilfulness NOUN sometimes ADV helped VERB her PRON win VERB , PUNCT too ADV . 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 wilfulness nmod:poss 2 wilfulness wilfulness NOUN Number=Sing 4 helped nsubj 3 sometimes sometimes ADV PronType=Ind 4 helped advmod 4 helped help VERB Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 5 her she PRON Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs 4 helped obj 6 win win VERB VerbForm=Inf 4 helped xcomp 7 , , PUNCT _ 8 too punct 8 too too ADV _ 6 win advmod 9 . . PUNCT _ 4 helped punct
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1 help past Her wilfulness her = she sometimes property vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme 2 win infinitive her = she not said here vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
Example 6 Parents found the toddler's wilfulness tiring.
nsubj det nmod:poss case compound obj punct root Parents NOUN found VERB the DET toddler NOUN 's PART wilfulness NOUN tiring NOUN . PUNCT The words, one row each (CoNLL-U) # word lemma UPOS features head relation 1 Parents parent NOUN Number=Plur 2 found nsubj 2 found find VERB Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin root root 3 the the DET Definite=Def PronType=Art 4 toddler det 4 toddler toddler NOUN Number=Sing 7 tiring nmod:poss 5 's 's PART _ 4 toddler case 6 wilfulness wilfulness NOUN Number=Sing 7 tiring compound 7 tiring tiring NOUN Number=Sing 2 found obj 8 . . PUNCT _ 2 found punct
# verb tense, mood who what, whom to whom where when other roles by
1 find past Parents the toddler's wilfulness tiring vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tiring=Topic
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