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title: belief — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «belief» in the school dictionary: A belief is something you think is true, even if you cannot prove it («a belief that ghosts exist»). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# belief

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**Who acts:** belief, you, ghosts, something, someone, me · **What happens:** be, think, not prove, exist, help, win · **To what, where:** something, belief, feeling, trust, me, religious idea · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«belief» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [belief in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/belief.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A belief is something you think is true, even if you cannot prove it («a belief that ghosts exist»).

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:m1:1
# text = A belief is something you think is true, even if you cannot prove it («a belief that ghosts exist»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
11	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	prove	prove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	parataxis	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	parataxis	_	_
21	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	ghosts	ghost	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj	_	_
23	exist	exist	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a belief | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **prove** *a condition, not said to happen* | can | you | belief |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent it=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 5 | **exist** *in a quote* | present | ghosts | a belief *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Belief is the feeling of being sure that something is true or real.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:m2:1
# text = Belief is the feeling of being sure that something is true or real.
1	Belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Belief | the feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | true *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Belief in someone is trust and confidence in them («Her belief in me helped me win»).

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:m3:1
# text = Belief in someone is trust and confidence in them («Her belief in me helped me win»).
1	Belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	confidence	confidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	_
16	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | someone |  |  | trust and confidence in Belief |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** *in a quote* | past | Belief and Her belief in me | me |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **win** *in a quote* | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **believe** *in a quote* |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  | in me | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent in=obl |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A belief is also a religious or moral idea a person holds («religious beliefs»).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:m4:1
# text = A belief is also a religious or moral idea a person holds («religious beliefs»).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	moral	moral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
9	idea	idea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a belief | a religious idea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | a person | a religious idea *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People hold many different beliefs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:x1:1
# text = People hold many different beliefs.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | People | many different beliefs |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belief=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is a common belief that goldfish have a three-second memory, but it is wrong.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:x2:1
# text = It is a common belief that goldfish have a three-second memory, but it is wrong.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	goldfish	goldfish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | a common belief |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | goldfish | a second memory |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent memory=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | memory |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her belief in herself helped her finish the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:x3:1
# text = Her belief in herself helped her finish the race.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	nmod	_	_
5	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Her belief in belief | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **finish** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | the race |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality race=Eventuality |
| 3 | **believe** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  | in belief | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent in=obl |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We should respect other people's beliefs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:x4:1
# text = We should respect other people's beliefs.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	respect	respect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	beliefs	belief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **respect** | should | We | other people's beliefs |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer belief=Stimulus |
| 2 | **believe** |  | other people |  |  |  |  |  | nom belief «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The view from the mountain was beautiful beyond belief.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:x5:1
# text = The view from the mountain was beautiful beyond belief.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the view from the mountain |  |  |  |  | beyond belief; beautiful *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Long ago, there was a belief that the Earth was flat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:x6:1
# text = Long ago, there was a belief that the Earth was flat.
1	Long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
2	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
5	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a belief |  |  | there |  | ago *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the Earth | a belief *not said here* |  |  |  | flat *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists test a belief with experiments.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:x7:1
# text = Scientists test a belief with experiments.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	test	test	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	experiments	experiment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | present | Scientists | a belief |  |  |  | with experiments | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belief=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He has a strong belief in being fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:belief:x8:1
# text = He has a strong belief in being fair.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	cop	_	_
8	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **have** | present | He | a strong belief |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belief=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | fair *property* | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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