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title: invincible — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «invincible» in the school dictionary: Too strong to be beaten or defeated by anyone. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# invincible

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**Who acts:** nothing, team, Superman, kryptonite, Toad, his · **What happens:** beat, defeat, shake, win, seem, be · **To what, where:** it, match, him, Spanish Armada, Armada, wheel · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Too strong to be beaten or defeated by anyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invincible:m1:1
# text = Too strong to be beaten or defeated by anyone.
1	Too	too	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	defeated	defeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beat** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V» |
| 2 | **defeat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by anyone | tree rules |

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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 -->
So firm that nothing can shake it, as in «invincible hope» or «invincible courage».

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invincible:m2:1
# text = So firm that nothing can shake it, as in «invincible hope» or «invincible courage».
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	shake	shake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	invincible	invincible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	invincible	invincible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | can | nothing | it |  |  |  | as invincible hope or invincible courage | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team won every match and seemed invincible.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invincible:x1:1
# text = The team won every match and seemed invincible.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	match	match	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	invincible	invincible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the team | every match |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent match=Eventuality |
| 2 | **seem** | past | the team *not said here* |  |  |  |  | invincible *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Superman is almost invincible, but kryptonite makes him weak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invincible:x2:1
# text = Superman is almost invincible, but kryptonite makes him weak.
1	Superman	superman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	invincible	invincible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	kryptonite	kryptonite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Superman |  |  |  |  | almost, invincible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | kryptonite | him *= he* |  |  |  | weak *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Spanish Armada was called invincible, yet it was beaten in 1588.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invincible:x3:1
# text = The Spanish Armada was called invincible, yet it was beaten in 1588.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Armada	Armada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	invincible	invincible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	1588	1588	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past · passive |  | the Spanish Armada |  |  |  | invincible *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **beat** | past · passive |  | Armada |  |  |  | in 1588 | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: subject=Patient in 1588=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After his first win, Toad felt invincible behind the wheel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invincible:x4:1
# text = After his first win, Toad felt invincible behind the wheel.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	win	win	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	invincible	invincible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wheel	wheel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | Toad |  |  | the wheel | after his first win | invincible *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **win** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom win «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wearing her new boots, she felt invincible on the climbing frame.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invincible:x5:1
# text = Wearing her new boots, she felt invincible on the climbing frame.
1	Wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	invincible	invincible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	climbing	climbing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund | she *not said here* | her new boots |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent boot=Theme |
| 2 | **feel** | past | she |  |  | the climbing frame |  | invincible *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No one is invincible, so always wear a helmet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invincible:x6:1
# text = No one is invincible, so always wear a helmet.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	invincible	invincible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	so	so	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	8	advmod	_	_
8	wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | no one |  |  |  |  | invincible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | infinitive |  | a helmet |  |  |  | always *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent helmet=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Their invincible hope kept them going through the long winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invincible:x7:1
# text = Their invincible hope kept them going through the long winter.
1	Their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	invincible	invincible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | Their invincible hope | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | them *= they* *not said here* |  |  |  | winter |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hope** |  | Their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom hope «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a long walk for such a little boy, but he had plenty of strength and invincible courage.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:invincible:x8:1
# text = It was a long walk for such a little boy, but he had plenty of strength and invincible courage.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	10	det:predet	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
15	plenty	plenty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	invincible	invincible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a long walk |  |  |  | for such little boy | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | past | boy | plenty of strength and invincible courage |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plenty=Patient |

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