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title: eloquent — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eloquent» in the school dictionary: Able to speak or write well, clearly and movingly, so that people are persuaded or touched. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eloquent

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**Who acts:** Martin, class captain, silence, Her, Water Rat, dog · **What happens:** speak, write, persuade, touch, show, give · **To what, where:** people, feeling, eloquent speeches, eloquent speech, assembly, river · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«eloquent» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [eloquent in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/eloquent.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Able to speak or write well, clearly and movingly, so that people are persuaded or touched.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eloquent:m1:1
# text = Able to speak or write well, clearly and movingly, so that people are persuaded or touched.
1	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
6	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	movingly	movingly	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	16	mark	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	touched	touch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **write** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | clearly, well *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **persuade** | present · passive |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **touch** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: of a look, silence or gesture — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Showing a feeling clearly without words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eloquent:m2:1
# text = Showing a feeling clearly without words.
1	Showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  | a feeling |  |  |  | without words; clearly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent feeling=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Martin Luther King gave eloquent speeches about freedom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eloquent:x1:1
# text = Martin Luther King gave eloquent speeches about freedom.
1	Martin	Martin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Luther	Luther	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	eloquent	eloquent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	speeches	speech	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Martin | eloquent speeches |  |  |  | about freedom | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class captain made an eloquent speech at assembly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eloquent:x2:1
# text = Our class captain made an eloquent speech at assembly.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	eloquent	eloquent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Our class captain | a eloquent speech |  | assembly |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset speech=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her silence was more eloquent than any words.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eloquent:x3:1
# text = Her silence was more eloquent than any words.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	eloquent	eloquent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her silence |  |  |  |  | than any words; eloquent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **silence** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom silence «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Water Rat spoke eloquently about the joys of the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eloquent:x4:1
# text = The Water Rat spoke eloquently about the joys of the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Water	Water	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	eloquently	eloquently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	joys	joy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the Water Rat |  |  |  |  | about the joys of the river; eloquently *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about joy=Topic |
| 2 | **joy** |  |  | the river |  |  |  |  | nom joy «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog gave me an eloquent look at its empty bowl.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eloquent:x5:1
# text = The dog gave me an eloquent look at its empty bowl.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	eloquent	eloquent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the dog | a eloquent look | me | dog's empty bowl |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient look=Theme at bowl=Asset |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wrote an eloquent letter to the council about saving the library.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eloquent:x6:1
# text = She wrote an eloquent letter to the council about saving the library.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	eloquent	eloquent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	saving	save	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | She | a eloquent letter | the council |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent letter=Topic to council=Recipient |
| 2 | **save** | gerund | She *not said here* | the library |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent library=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You don't need long words to be eloquent; you need clear ones.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eloquent:x7:1
# text = You don't need long words to be eloquent; you need clear ones.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	need	need	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	eloquent	eloquent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	ones	one	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **need** | present · do-support | You | long words |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot word=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | You *not said here* |  |  |  |  | eloquent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **need** | present | you | clear ones |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot one=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His eyes were quite eloquent, and his words possessed a magic power; he offered her his hand, and she was obliged to follow him.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eloquent:x8:1
# text = His eyes were quite eloquent, and his words possessed a magic power; he offered her his hand, and she was obliged to follow him.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	eloquent	eloquent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
17	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	conj	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	xcomp	_	_
27	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | His eyes |  |  |  |  | eloquent *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **possess** | past | his words | a magic power |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot power=Theme |
| 3 | **offer** | past | he | his hand | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent she=Goal hand=Theme |
| 4 | **oblige** | past · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 5 | **follow** | to-infinitive |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 6 | **word** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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