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title: resolute — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «resolute» in the school dictionary: Firmly decided about what to do and not giving up, even when it is hard. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# resolute

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**Who acts:** She, resolute explorers, Badger, Toad, He, villagers · **What happens:** decide, do, not give up, be, show, finish · **To what, where:** determination, race, snow, motor cars, resolute shake, times tables

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Firmly decided about what to do and not giving up, even when it is hard.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resolute:m1:1
# text = Firmly decided about what to do and not giving up, even when it is hard.
1	Firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	up	up	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	even	even	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	expl	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past |  |  |  |  |  | firmly *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **give up** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | 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 -->
Showing determination, as in «a resolute look».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resolute:m2:1
# text = Showing determination, as in «a resolute look».
1	Showing	show	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	determination	determination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	resolute	resolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund |  | determination |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent determination=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was resolute: she would finish the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resolute:x1:1
# text = She was resolute: she would finish the race.
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	resolute	resolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	race	race	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 | She |  |  |  |  | resolute *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **finish** | would | she | the race |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector race=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The resolute explorers kept walking through the snow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resolute:x2:1
# text = The resolute explorers kept walking through the snow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	resolute	resolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	explorers	explorer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the resolute explorers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | gerund | the resolute explorers *not said here* |  |  | the snow |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through snow=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Badger was resolute that Toad must give up motor-cars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resolute:x3:1
# text = Badger was resolute that Toad must give up motor-cars.
1	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	resolute	resolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Badger |  |  |  |  | resolute *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give up** | must | Toad | motor cars |  |  |  |  | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent car=Source |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave a resolute shake of the head.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resolute:x4:1
# text = He gave a resolute shake of the head.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	resolute	resolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	shake	shake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | a resolute shake of the head |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shake=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With resolute effort, he learned his times tables.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resolute:x5:1
# text = With resolute effort, he learned his times tables.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	resolute	resolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	effort	effort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	compound	_	_
9	tables	table	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | he | his times tables |  |  |  | with resolute effort | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent table=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The villagers made a resolute stand against the plan to cut the trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resolute:x6:1
# text = The villagers made a resolute stand against the plan to cut the trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	resolute	resolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stand	stand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	against	against	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the villagers | a resolute stand |  |  |  | against the plan | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset stand=Product |
| 2 | **cut** | to-infinitive | the villagers *not said here* | the trees |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tree=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her face was calm and resolute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resolute:x7:1
# text = Her face was calm and resolute.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	resolute	resolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her face |  |  |  |  | calm *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Her face *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The King's Son got some scratches too; but the sun shone on his path, and it is him that we will follow, for he was an excellent and resolute youth.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:resolute:x8:1
# text = The King's Son got some scratches too; but the sun shone on his path, and it is him that we will follow, for he was an excellent and resolute youth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	Son	Son	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	flat	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	scratches	scratch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
13	shone	shine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	reparandum	_	_
22	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
23	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
24	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	34	punct	_	_
27	for	for	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
28	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	nsubj	_	_
29	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	34	cop	_	_
30	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
31	excellent	excellent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	34	amod	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	33	cc	_	_
33	resolute	resolute	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	conj	_	_
34	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the King | some scratches |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer scratch=Stimulus |
| 2 | **shine** | participle |  | the sun *not said here* |  | sun's path |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on path=Location |
| 3 | **is a** | present | path | King |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **follow** | future | the sun |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **is** | past | King |  |  |  |  | for a excellent youth | tree rules |

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