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title: adroit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «adroit» in the school dictionary: Very skilful and clever with the hands or body. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# adroit

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**Who acts:** juggler, She, cat, He, adroit steering, captain · **What happens:** deal, be, give, make, fix, save · **To what, where:** adroit answer, tricky question, adroit leap, fence, bikes, boat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«adroit» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [adroit in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/adroit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very skilful and clever with the hands or body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adroit:m1:1
# text = Very skilful and clever with the hands or body.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	skilful	skilful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clever and quick at dealing with people or difficult situations.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adroit:m2:1
# text = Clever and quick at dealing with people or difficult situations.
1	Clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	dealing	deal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	situations	situation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deal** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with people or difficult situations | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with people=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The juggler was adroit with five balls.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adroit:x1:1
# text = The juggler was adroit with five balls.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	juggler	juggler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	adroit	adroit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the juggler |  |  |  |  | with five balls; adroit *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave an adroit answer to the tricky question.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adroit:x2:1
# text = She gave an adroit answer to the tricky question.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	adroit	adroit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	tricky	tricky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | a adroit answer | the tricky question |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent answer=Theme to question=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat made an adroit leap onto the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adroit:x3:1
# text = The cat made an adroit leap onto the fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	adroit	adroit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	leap	leap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the cat | a adroit leap |  | the fence |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leap=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is adroit at fixing bikes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adroit:x4:1
# text = He is adroit at fixing bikes.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	adroit	adroit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fixing	fix	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	advcl	_	_
6	bikes	bike	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | adroit *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fix** | gerund | He *not said here* | bikes |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent bike=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The captain's adroit steering saved the boat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adroit:x5:1
# text = The captain's adroit steering saved the boat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	adroit	adroit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	steering	steering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | the captain's adroit steering | the boat |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme |
| 2 | **steer** |  | the captain |  |  |  |  |  | nom steering «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With adroit fingers she tied the knot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adroit:x6:1
# text = With adroit fingers she tied the knot.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	adroit	adroit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	knot	knot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past | she | the knot |  |  |  | with adroit fingers | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent knot=Patient with finger=Co-Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Racine, more adroit, pretended to think that the poem was a piece of ingenious irony.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:adroit:x7:1
# text = Racine, more adroit, pretended to think that the poem was a piece of ingenious irony.
1	Racine	racine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	4	advmod	_	_
4	adroit	adroit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	ingenious	ingenious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	irony	irony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | the poem | a piece |  |  |  | of ingenious irony | tree rules |

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