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title: conviction — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conviction» in the school dictionary: A strong belief or opinion: «She has a deep conviction that animals should be treated kindly». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conviction

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** She, feeling, you, He, someone, It · **What happens:** have, treat, be, show, speak, act · **To what, where:** deep conviction, court, record, previous convictions, poem, conviction · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«conviction» 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: [conviction in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/conviction.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A strong belief or opinion: «She has a deep conviction that animals should be treated kindly».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:m1:1
# text = A strong belief or opinion: «She has a deep conviction that animals should be treated kindly».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
18	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *in a quote* | present | She | a deep conviction |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conviction=Patient |
| 2 | **treat** *in a quote* | should · passive |  | a deep conviction |  |  |  | kindly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

<!-- .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 -->
The feeling of being sure, shown in how you speak or act: «He spoke with conviction».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:m2:1
# text = The feeling of being sure, shown in how you speak or act: «He spoke with conviction».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	act	act	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | the feeling |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **show** | participle | the feeling *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **act** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **speak** *speech: other* *in a quote* | past | He |  |  |  |  | with conviction | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with conviction=Co-Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The decision of a court that someone is guilty of a crime: «a conviction for theft».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:m3:1
# text = The decision of a court that someone is guilty of a crime: «a conviction for theft».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	guilty	guilty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	acl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	theft	theft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | someone | a court *not said here* |  |  |  | of a crime; guilty *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **decide** |  |  | a court |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: law — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A record that someone has been found guilty before: «He had no previous convictions».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:m4:1
# text = A record that someone has been found guilty before: «He had no previous convictions».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	record	record	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	guilty	guilty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
14	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
15	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	convictions	conviction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · perfect · passive |  | a record |  |  |  | guilty *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *in a quote* | past | He | no previous convictions |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conviction=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She read her poem aloud with real conviction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:x1:1
# text = She read her poem aloud with real conviction.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	aloud	aloud	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | She | her poem |  |  |  | with real conviction; aloud *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poem=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is my conviction that everyone deserves a second chance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:x2:1
# text = It is my conviction that everyone deserves a second chance.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
7	deserves	deserve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | my conviction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **deserve** | present | everyone | a second chance |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The thief's conviction was announced in court.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:x3:1
# text = The thief's conviction was announced in court.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	announced	announce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | the thief's conviction |  | court |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **convict** |  | the thief |  |  |  |  |  | nom conviction «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The man had no previous convictions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:x4:1
# text = The man had no previous convictions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
5	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	convictions	conviction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the man | no previous convictions |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conviction=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He has the courage of his convictions and speaks up for what is right.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:x5:1
# text = He has the courage of his convictions and speaks up for what is right.
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	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	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	convictions	conviction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	14	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | He | the courage of his convictions |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent courage=Patient |
| 2 | **speak up** *speech: other* | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | right *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **convict** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom conviction «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Without evidence, there can be no conviction.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:x6:1
# text = Without evidence, there can be no conviction.
1	Without	without	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	evidence	evidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	6	expl	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **can** | can | no conviction |  |  | there |  | without evidence | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team played with conviction and won.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:x7:1
# text = The team played with conviction and won.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | the team |  |  |  |  | with conviction | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with conviction=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | past | the team *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“So it is,” Michael said, but not with much conviction.

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conviction:x8:1
# text = “So it is,” Michael said, but not with much conviction.
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	So	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	Michael	Michael	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **be** *in a quote* | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Michael |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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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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