--- title: contemplation — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «contemplation» in the school dictionary: Quiet, long thinking; looking at something and thinking about it deeply. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [contemplation in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/contemplation.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Quiet, long thinking; looking at something and thinking about it deeply. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:contemplation:m1:1 # text = Quiet, long thinking; looking at something and thinking about it deeply. 1 Quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 3 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 thinking thinking NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 ; ; PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 6 looking look VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 conj _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 something something PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 6 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 thinking think VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 6 conj _ _ 11 about about ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ _ 13 deeply deeply ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **look** | gerund | | | | | | at something | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at something=Theme | | 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | | | | | | about thinking; deeply *property* | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about it=Topic | 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. ## Example 1 {#x1} The monk sat in quiet contemplation. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:contemplation:x1:1 # text = The monk sat in quiet contemplation. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 monk monk NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 sat sit VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 contemplation contemplation NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sit** | past | the monk | | | quiet contemplation | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in contemplation=Location | ## Example 2 {#x2} Her face showed deep contemplation. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:contemplation:x2:1 # text = Her face showed deep contemplation. 1 Her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 showed show VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 deep deep ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 contemplation contemplation NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | past | Her face | deep contemplation | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent contemplation=Recipient | ## Example 3 {#x3} A quiet garden is a good place for contemplation. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:contemplation:x3:1 # text = A quiet garden is a good place for contemplation. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 garden garden NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 contemplation contemplation NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | a quiet garden | a good place | | | | for contemplation | tree rules | **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. - ← previous: [contemplate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemplate/) - next →: [contemporaneous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/contemporaneous/) - ↑ back to [C in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/)