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title: gracefully — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gracefully» in the school dictionary: Gracefully means moving in a smooth, light and beautiful way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gracefully

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**Who acts:** Gracefully, swan, ballerina, team, we, cat · **What happens:** mean, move, behave, lose, glide, leapt · **To what, where:** smooth light, lake, stage, hands, fence, place ribbon · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gracefully means moving in a smooth, light and beautiful way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gracefully:m1:1
# text = Gracefully means moving in a smooth, light and beautiful way.
1	Gracefully	Gracefully	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Gracefully |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **move** *not said to happen* | gerund | Gracefully *not said here* |  |  | a smooth light and beautiful way |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in light=Trajectory |

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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 -->
Gracefully means behaving politely and kindly, especially in a hard moment such as losing.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gracefully:m2:1
# text = Gracefully means behaving politely and kindly, especially in a hard moment such as losing.
1	Gracefully	Gracefully	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	behaving	behave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	ccomp	_	_
4	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	_
13	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Gracefully |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **behave** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | politely *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **lose** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The swan glided gracefully across the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gracefully:x1:1
# text = The swan glided gracefully across the lake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	swan	swan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	glided	glide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gracefully	gracefully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glide** | past | the swan |  |  | the lake |  | gracefully *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across lake=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ballerina leapt gracefully across the stage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gracefully:x2:1
# text = The ballerina leapt gracefully across the stage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ballerina	ballerina	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leapt	leapt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gracefully	gracefully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stage	stage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leapt** | past | the ballerina |  |  | the stage |  | gracefully *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team lost, but we shook hands gracefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gracefully:x3:1
# text = Our team lost, but we shook hands gracefully.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	gracefully	gracefully	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | participle | Our team |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **shake** | past | we | hands |  |  |  | gracefully *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat jumped gracefully onto the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gracefully:x4:1
# text = The cat jumped gracefully onto the fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gracefully	gracefully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | past | the cat |  |  | the fence |  | gracefully *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto fence=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gracefully accepted the second-place ribbon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gracefully:x5:1
# text = She gracefully accepted the second-place ribbon.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	gracefully	gracefully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	ribbon	ribbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | She | the place ribbon |  |  |  | gracefully *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ribbon=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma says she wants to grow old gracefully.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gracefully:x6:1
# text = Grandma says she wants to grow old gracefully.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	gracefully	gracefully	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Grandma |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **want** | present | Grandma |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **grow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Grandma *not said here* |  |  |  |  | gracefully, old *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gymnast landed gracefully on the mat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gracefully:x7:1
# text = The gymnast landed gracefully on the mat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gymnast	gymnast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gracefully	gracefully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mat	mat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | past | the gymnast |  |  | the mat |  | gracefully *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on mat=Destination |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She saluted the King gracefully, while a murmur of admiration rose from all around.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gracefully:x8:1
# text = She saluted the King gracefully, while a murmur of admiration rose from all around.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saluted	salute	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	gracefully	gracefully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	murmur	murmur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	admiration	admiration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	all	all	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	around	around	ADV	RB	_	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **salute** | past | She | the King |  |  |  | gracefully *property* | vn curtsey-40.3.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Topic |
| 2 | **rise** | past | a murmur of admiration |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from around=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **murmur** |  |  | admiration |  |  |  |  | nom murmur «event transitive»: of=patient |

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