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title: agile — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «agile» in the school dictionary: Able to move quickly, easily and lightly: «an agile monkey». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# agile

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**Who acts:** Able, Agile, way, cat, Monkeys, goalkeeper · **What happens:** move, think, be, work, change, jump · **To what, where:** way, plans, fence, agile climbers, agile mind, puzzles

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«agile» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [agile in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/agile.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able to move quickly, easily and lightly: «an agile monkey».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agile:m1:1
# text = Able to move quickly, easily and lightly: «an agile monkey».
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	lightly	lightly	ADV	RB	_	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	agile	agile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	monkey	monkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | to-infinitive | Able |  |  |  |  | easily, quickly *property* | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able to think quickly and cleverly: «an agile mind».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agile:m2:1
# text = Able to think quickly and cleverly: «an agile mind».
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	cleverly	cleverly	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	agile	agile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: computing, work — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Agile» is a way of working in teams in short steps, changing plans often.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agile:m3:1
# text = «Agile» is a way of working in teams in short steps, changing plans often.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Agile	agile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	working	work	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	changing	change	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
16	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Agile | a way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in short steps; in teams | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in team=Theme |
| 3 | **change** | gerund | a way *not said here* | plans |  |  |  | often *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat was agile enough to jump onto the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agile:x1:1
# text = The cat was agile enough to jump onto the fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	agile	agile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	jump	jump	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the cat |  |  |  |  | agile, enough *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **jump** | to-infinitive | the cat *not said here* |  |  | the fence |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto fence=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Monkeys are agile climbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agile:x2:1
# text = Monkeys are agile climbers.
1	Monkeys	monkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	agile	agile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	climbers	climber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Monkeys | agile climbers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goalkeeper was quick and agile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agile:x3:1
# text = The goalkeeper was quick and agile.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	agile	agile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the goalkeeper |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the goalkeeper *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gymnasts must be strong and agile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agile:x4:1
# text = Gymnasts must be strong and agile.
1	Gymnasts	gymnast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	agile	agile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | must | Gymnasts |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Gymnasts *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa is still agile for his age.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agile:x5:1
# text = Grandpa is still agile for his age.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	agile	agile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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** | present | Grandpa |  |  |  | for his age; still | agile *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has an agile mind and solves puzzles fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agile:x6:1
# text = She has an agile mind and solves puzzles fast.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	agile	agile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	solves	solve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	puzzles	puzzle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | a agile mind |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient |
| 2 | **solve** | present | She *not said here* | puzzles |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent puzzle=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then he went on his way merrily, and being light and agile he never felt tired.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:agile:x7:1
# text = Then he went on his way merrily, and being light and agile he never felt tired.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	3	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	merrily	merrily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	agile	agile	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | he |  |  | his way | then |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on way=Location |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | light *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **feel** | past | he |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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