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title: readily — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «readily» in the school dictionary: Readily means quickly and willingly, without fuss. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# readily

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**Who acts:** Readily, Sugar, She, Fresh water, Dry paper, teacher · **What happens:** mean, dissolve, agree, help, not be, burn · **To what, where:** warm water, desert, questions, parts, hardware shop, damp air · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«readily» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [readily in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/readily.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Readily means quickly and willingly, without fuss.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:m1:1
# text = Readily means quickly and willingly, without fuss.
1	Readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	willingly	willingly	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fuss	fuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | quickly, readily *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Readily means easily, without difficulty: readily available.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:m2:1
# text = Readily means easily, without difficulty: readily available.
1	Readily	readily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
8	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Readily |  |  |  |  | without difficulty; easily *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sugar dissolves readily in warm water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:x1:1
# text = Sugar dissolves readily in warm water.
1	Sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dissolves	dissolve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dissolve** | present | Sugar |  |  | warm water |  | readily *property* | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She readily agreed to help.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:x2:1
# text = She readily agreed to help.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | She |  |  |  |  | readily *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fresh water is not readily available in the desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:x3:1
# text = Fresh water is not readily available in the desert.
1	Fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | present | Fresh water |  |  | the desert |  | available, readily *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dry paper burns readily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:x4:1
# text = Dry paper burns readily.
1	Dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | present | Dry paper |  |  |  |  | readily *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The teacher readily answered our questions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:x5:1
# text = The teacher readily answered our questions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	answered	answer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | the teacher | our questions |  |  |  | readily *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |
| 2 | **question** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
These parts are readily found in any hardware shop.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:x6:1
# text = These parts are readily found in any hardware shop.
1	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
8	hardware	hardware	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · passive |  | this parts |  | any hardware shop |  | readily *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Iron rusts readily in damp air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:x7:1
# text = Iron rusts readily in damp air.
1	Iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rusts	rust	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	damp	damp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rust** | present | Iron |  |  | damp air |  | readily *property* | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He readily admitted he had broken the vase.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:x8:1
# text = He readily admitted he had broken the vase.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	admitted	admit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **admit** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  | readily *property* | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **break** | past · perfect | he | the vase |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer vase=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Editor thinks that children will readily forgive him for publishing another Fairy Book.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:readily:x9:1
# text = The Editor thinks that children will readily forgive him for publishing another Fairy Book.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Editor	Editor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	readily	readily	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	forgive	forgive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	publishing	publish	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	advcl	_	_
12	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
13	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | the Editor |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **forgive** | future | children | Editor |  |  |  | readily *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **publish** | gerund | children *not said here* | another Fairy Book |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Result |

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