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title: quickness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quickness» in the school dictionary: Being fast in movement: «the quickness of a cat». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# quickness

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**Who acts:** quickness, cheetah, checking, your, They, power · **What happens:** be, think, understand, stir, notice, save · **To what, where:** movement, quickness, things, penalty, class, us

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«quickness» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [quickness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quickness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being fast in movement: «the quickness of a cat».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:m1:1
# text = Being fast in movement: «the quickness of a cat».
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
2	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	quickness	quickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  | movement |  | fast *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
Being clever and fast in thinking or understanding: «quickness of mind».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:m2:1
# text = Being clever and fast in thinking or understanding: «quickness of mind».
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	understanding	understand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	quickness	quickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | clever *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **understand** | gerund |  | quickness of mind |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer quickness=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being easily stirred, especially to anger: «quickness of temper».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:m3:1
# text = Being easily stirred, especially to anger: «quickness of temper».
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	aux:pass	_	_
2	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	stirred	stir	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	quickness	quickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stir** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | to anger; easily *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being quick to notice things with your eyes or ears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:m4:1
# text = Being quick to notice things with your eyes or ears.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **notice** | to-infinitive |  | things |  |  |  | with your eyes or ears | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thing=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goalkeeper's quickness saved the penalty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:x1:1
# text = The goalkeeper's quickness saved the penalty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	quickness	quickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	penalty	penalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | the goalkeeper's quickness | the penalty |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent penalty=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her quickness at mental maths amazed the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:x2:1
# text = Her quickness at mental maths amazed the class.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	quickness	quickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	mental	mental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	maths	math	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	amazed	amaze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **amaze** | past | Her quickness at mental maths | the class |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus class=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The magician's quickness of hand fooled us all.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:x3:1
# text = The magician's quickness of hand fooled us all.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	quickness	quickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	fooled	fool	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fool** | past | the magician's quickness of hand | us |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cheetah's quickness helps it catch prey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:x4:1
# text = A cheetah's quickness helps it catch prey.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cheetah	cheetah	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	quickness	quickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	prey	prey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | a cheetah's quickness | cheetah |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **catch** | infinitive | cheetah *not said here* | prey |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prey=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His quickness of temper got him into trouble.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:x5:1
# text = His quickness of temper got him into trouble.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	quickness	quickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | His quickness of temper | him *= he* |  | trouble |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Quickness is useful, but checking your answers matters too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:x6:1
# text = Quickness is useful, but checking your answers matters too.
1	Quickness	quickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	useful	useful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	checking	check	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	answers	answer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Quickness |  |  |  |  | useful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | gerund |  | your answers |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent answer=Theme |
| 3 | **matter** | present | checking |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **answer** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They had also bestowed on him the power of changing his shape, and had increased the quickness of his eyes and ears so that nothing escaped him.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quickness:x7:1
# text = They had also bestowed on him the power of changing his shape, and had increased the quickness of his eyes and ears so that nothing escaped him.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	bestowed	bestow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	changing	change	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	increased	increase	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	quickness	quickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	conj	_	_
24	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
25	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
26	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	27	nsubj	_	_
27	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
28	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bestow** | past · perfect | They | the power |  |  |  | on him *= he* | tree rules |
| 2 | **change** | gerund | the power *not said here* | his shape |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Patient |
| 3 | **increase** | past · perfect | They *not said here* | the quickness of his eyes and ears |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Causer quickness=Patient |
| 4 | **escape** | past | nothing | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme he=Initial\_Location |

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