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title: feat — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «feat» in the school dictionary: A feat is a great deed that needs skill, strength or courage: a feat of strength. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# feat

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**Who acts:** feat, great deed, Climbing, He, Eating · **What happens:** be, need, do, climb, tell, eat · **To what, where:** great deed, skill, clever act, mountain, great feat, sea · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«feat» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [feat in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/feat.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A feat is a great deed that needs skill, strength or courage: a feat of strength.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feat:m1:1
# text = A feat is a great deed that needs skill, strength or courage: a feat of strength.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feat	feat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	feat	feat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a feat | a great deed and a feat of strength |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** | present | a great deed and a feat of strength | skill and strength or courage |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot skill=Theme |

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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 -->
A feat can be a clever act done with ease.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feat:m2:1
# text = A feat can be a clever act done with ease.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feat	feat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	ease	ease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a feat | a clever act |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  | a clever act *not said here* |  |  |  | with ease | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Climbing the mountain was a great feat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feat:x1:1
# text = Climbing the mountain was a great feat.
1	Climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	feat	feat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | gerund |  | the mountain |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location mountain=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Climbing | a great feat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He told of his feats at sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feat:x2:1
# text = He told of his feats at sea.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	feats	feat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  | sea |  | of his feats | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eating the whole pie in five minutes was a feat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feat:x3:1
# text = Eating the whole pie in five minutes was a feat.
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	feat	feat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  | the whole pie |  |  | minute |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pie=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Eating | a feat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every feat added glory to his name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:feat:x4:1
# text = Every feat added glory to his name.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	feat	feat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	added	add	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	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	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **name** |  | feat |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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