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title: blithesome — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blithesome» in the school dictionary: Cheerful, merry and light-hearted. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# blithesome

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**Who acts:** blithesome lark, Toad, everything, poem, blithesome girl, It · **What happens:** sing, set off, go, tell, dance, be · **To what, where:** fields, blithesome mood, green, blithesome spring morning, happy one, old word · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: old-fashioned, literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cheerful, merry and light-hearted.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blithesome:m1:1
# text = Cheerful, merry and light-hearted.
1	Cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	merry	merry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hearted	hearted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Carefree, not worried about anything.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blithesome:m2:1
# text = Carefree, not worried about anything.
1	Carefree	Carefree	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The blithesome lark sang over the fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blithesome:x1:1
# text = The blithesome lark sang over the fields.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	blithesome	blithesome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lark	lark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fields	field	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 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the blithesome lark |  |  | the fields |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over field=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Toad set off in a blithesome mood, sure everything would go well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blithesome:x2:1
# text = Toad set off in a blithesome mood, sure everything would go well.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	blithesome	blithesome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	mood	mood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
10	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set off** | past | Toad |  |  | a blithesome mood |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | would | everything |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The poem tells of a blithesome girl dancing on the green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blithesome:x3:1
# text = The poem tells of a blithesome girl dancing on the green.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	blithesome	blithesome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	dancing	dance	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	green	green	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the poem |  |  |  |  | of a blithesome girl | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **dance** | gerund | a blithesome girl *not said here* |  |  | the green |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on green=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a blithesome spring morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blithesome:x4:1
# text = It was a blithesome spring morning.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	blithesome	blithesome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a blithesome spring morning |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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In old books a blithesome heart means a happy one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blithesome:x5:1
# text = In old books a blithesome heart means a happy one.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	blithesome	blithesome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a blithesome heart | a happy one |  |  |  | in old books | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot one=Theme in book=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Grandma laughed at the old word and said, «Just say cheerful!»

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blithesome:x6:1
# text = Grandma laughed at the old word and said, «Just say cheerful!»
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Just	just	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
13	cheerful	cheerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **laugh** | past | Grandma |  |  | the old word |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: express* | past | Grandma *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | infinitive |  | cheerful |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent cheerful=Topic |

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