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title: noble — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «noble» in the school dictionary: Good, brave and honest; acting in a way that shows a fine character: «a noble deed». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# noble

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**Who acts:** way, Noble gases, noble metals, It, nobles, Helping · **What happens:** act, show, belong, react, not rust, be · **To what, where:** noble deed, way, fine character, lunch, castle, She

<!-- .vabout -->
«noble» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [noble in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/noble.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good, brave and honest; acting in a way that shows a fine character: «a noble deed».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:m1:1
# text = Good, brave and honest; acting in a way that shows a fine character: «a noble deed».
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	acting	act	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	deed	deed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **act** | gerund |  | a noble deed |  | a way |  |  | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **show** | present | a way | a fine character |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent character=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 -->
Belonging to a high social rank, such as lords, dukes and princes.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:m2:1
# text = Belonging to a high social rank, such as lords, dukes and princes.
1	Belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	10	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	lords	lord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	dukes	duke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | to a high social rank and lords and dukes and princes | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person of high rank in old times; a lord or lady.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:m3:1
# text = A person of high rank in old times; a lord or lady.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Impressive and grand: «a noble horse».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:m4:1
# text = Impressive and grand: «a noble horse».
1	Impressive	impressive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Noble gases (helium, neon, argon…) hardly react with anything; noble metals like gold do not rust.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:m5:1
# text = Noble gases (helium, neon, argon…) hardly react with anything; noble metals like gold do not rust.
1	Noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	gases	gas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	helium	helium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	argon	argon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	…	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
11	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	react	react	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
16	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	metals	metal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	rust	rust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **react** | present | Noble gases |  |  |  |  | with anything; hardly *property* | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with anything=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **rust** | present · do-support | noble metals like gold |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was noble of you to share your lunch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:x1:1
# text = It was noble of you to share your lunch.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | of you; noble *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **share** | to-infinitive |  | your lunch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nobles met at the king's castle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:x2:1
# text = The nobles met at the king's castle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nobles	noble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | the nobles |  |  | the king's castle |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was born into a noble family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:x3:1
# text = She was born into a noble family.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past · passive |  | She |  | a noble family |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Helping the poor is a noble cause.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:x4:1
# text = Helping the poor is a noble cause.
1	Helping	help	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | gerund |  | the poor |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poor=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Helping | a noble cause |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Neon is a noble gas used in bright signs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:x5:1
# text = Neon is a noble gas used in bright signs.
1	Neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Neon | a noble gas |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a noble gas *not said here* |  | bright signs |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight did a noble thing and saved the village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:x6:1
# text = The knight did a noble thing and saved the village.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the knight | a noble thing |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality |
| 2 | **save** | past | the knight *not said here* | the village |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent village=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Buddhists follow the Four Noble Truths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:x7:1
# text = Buddhists follow the Four Noble Truths.
1	Buddhists	buddhist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	follow	follow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	Noble	Noble	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Truths	Truth	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | present | Buddhists | the Four Noble Truths |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What a brave, noble man he was!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noble:x8:1
# text = What a brave, noble man he was!
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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