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title: boldness — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «boldness» in the Judaism dictionary: Boldness is being brave and not afraid to act. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# boldness

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**Who acts:** Boldness, asking, wisdom, I, you · **What happens:** be, not be, act, mean, ask, make · **To what, where:** more, face, boldness, teacher

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«boldness» in the Judaism dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [boldness in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/boldness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Boldness is being brave and not afraid to act.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:boldness:m1:1
# text = Boldness is being brave and not afraid to act.
1	Boldness	boldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Boldness |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **be** |  | Boldness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **act** | to-infinitive | Boldness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#m2}

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Boldness can also mean being too forward or rude, asking for more than is fair.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:boldness:m2:1
# text = Boldness can also mean being too forward or rude, asking for more than is fair.
1	Boldness	boldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	4	xcomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	csubj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	11	obj	_	_
14	than	than	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Boldness |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | gerund | Boldness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | forward *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Boldness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  | more |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent more=Recipient |
| 5 | **is** | present | asking |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed. (Writings ECC.8.1, JPS 1917)

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*Sentence 1:* A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:boldness:x1:1
# text = A man's wisdom maketh his face to shine, and the boldness of his face is changed.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	maketh	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	shine	shine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	boldness	boldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a man's wisdom | wisdom's face |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset face=Product |
| 2 | **shine** | to-infinitive | a man's wisdom *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **change** | present · passive |  | the boldness of wisdom's face |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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*Sentence 2:* (Writings ECC.8.1, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:boldness:x1:2
# text = (Writings ECC.8.1, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	ECC.8.1	ECC.8.1	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

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I admired the boldness of the young knight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:boldness:x2:1
# text = I admired the boldness of the young knight.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	admired	admire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	boldness	boldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **admire** | past | I | the boldness of the young knight |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer boldness=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Please pardon my boldness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:boldness:x3:1
# text = Please pardon my boldness.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	pardon	pardon	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	boldness	boldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pardon** | imperative | you *not said here* | my boldness |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boldness=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Her boldness surprised the teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:boldness:x4:1
# text = Her boldness surprised the teacher.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	boldness	boldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	surprised	surprise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surprise** | past | Her boldness | the teacher |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus teacher=Experiencer |

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