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title: resilient — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «resilient» in the school dictionary: A resilient person can recover quickly from hard times or disappointments and keep going. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# resilient

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**Who acts:** resilient person, resilient material, She, Rubber, Children, Resilient people · **What happens:** recover, keep, go, bend, stretch, spring back · **To what, where:** shape, resilient material, mistakes, town, next game · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«resilient» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [resilient in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/resilient.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A resilient person can recover quickly from hard times or disappointments and keep going.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resilient:m1:1
# text = A resilient person can recover quickly from hard times or disappointments and keep going.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	resilient	resilient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	recover	recover	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	disappointments	disappointment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
14	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recover** | can | a resilient person |  |  |  | time | quickly *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | a resilient person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | gerund | a resilient person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
A resilient material can bend or stretch and spring back into shape without breaking.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resilient:m2:1
# text = A resilient material can bend or stretch and spring back into shape without breaking.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	resilient	resilient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	bend	bend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	stretch	stretch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	spring	spring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	breaking	break	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bend** | can | a resilient material |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stretch** | infinitive | a resilient material *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **spring back** | infinitive | a resilient material *not said here* |  |  | shape |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into shape=Destination |
| 4 | **break** | gerund | a resilient material *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was resilient and tried again after failing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resilient:x1:1
# text = She was resilient and tried again after failing.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	resilient	resilient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	again	again	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	failing	fail	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | resilient *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **fail** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rubber is a resilient material.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resilient:x2:1
# text = Rubber is a resilient material.
1	Rubber	rubber	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	resilient	resilient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rubber | a resilient material |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Children can be very resilient.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resilient:x3:1
# text = Children can be very resilient.
1	Children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	resilient	resilient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Children |  |  |  |  | resilient *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Resilient people learn from mistakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resilient:x4:1
# text = Resilient people learn from mistakes.
1	Resilient	resilient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	learn	learn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	mistakes	mistake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present | Resilient people |  |  | mistakes |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from mistake=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town was resilient after the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resilient:x5:1
# text = The town was resilient after the flood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	resilient	resilient	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resilient** | past · passive |  | the town |  |  | after the flood |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The team showed it was resilient and won the next game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resilient:x6:1
# text = The team showed it was resilient and won the next game.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	resilient	resilient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the team |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | team |  |  |  |  | resilient *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **win** | past | the team *not said here* | the next game |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Eventuality |

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