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title: shyness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «shyness» in the school dictionary: Shyness is the feeling of being nervous, quiet and uncomfortable with people you don't know well or when everyone is looking at you. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# shyness

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**Who acts:** Shyness, you, everyone, he, kind smile, her · **What happens:** be, not know, look, make, speak, hide · **To what, where:** feeling, people, it, front, nothing, shyness · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«shyness» in the school dictionary: its meaning 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: [shyness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shyness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Shyness is the feeling of being nervous, quiet and uncomfortable with people you don't know well or when everyone is looking at you.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shyness:m1:1
# text = Shyness is the feeling of being nervous, quiet and uncomfortable with people you don't know well or when everyone is looking at you.
1	Shyness	shyness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	uncomfortable	uncomfortable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl:relcl	_	_
18	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	17	advmod	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
20	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	23	mark	_	_
21	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	23	nsubj	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
23	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Shyness | the feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | nervous *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  | with people | tree rules |
| 5 | **not** **know** | present · do-support | you | people *not said here* |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |
| 6 | **look** | present · progressive | everyone |  |  |  |  | at you | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at you=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her shyness made it hard to speak in front of the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shyness:x1:1
# text = Her shyness made it hard to speak in front of the class.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	shyness	shyness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Her shyness | it |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | front of the class |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shyness is nothing to be ashamed of.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shyness:x2:1
# text = Shyness is nothing to be ashamed of.
1	Shyness	shyness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	ashamed	ashamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	acl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Shyness | nothing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | ashamed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Out of shyness, he hid behind his mum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shyness:x3:1
# text = Out of shyness, he hid behind his mum.
1	Out	out	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	shyness	shyness	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	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	mum	mum	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 | **hide** | past | he |  |  | shyness |  | behind his mum | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent out shyness=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A kind smile helped her get over her shyness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shyness:x4:1
# text = A kind smile helped her get over her shyness.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	shyness	shyness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | a kind smile | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  | smile's shyness |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme over shyness=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many actors fought shyness when they were children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shyness:x5:1
# text = Many actors fought shyness when they were children.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	shyness	shyness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | Many actors | shyness |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shyness=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | actors *= actor* | children |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shyness often fades as you get to know people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shyness:x6:1
# text = Shyness often fades as you get to know people.
1	Shyness	shyness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	fades	fade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fade** | present | Shyness |  |  |  |  | often *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **know** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer people=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
However, he dissembled cleverly, and putting on a sweet air of shyness he approached the rebel chief with slow steps and eyes glancing like a frightened deer.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shyness:x7:1
# text = However, he dissembled cleverly, and putting on a sweet air of shyness he approached the rebel chief with slow steps and eyes glancing like a frightened deer.
1	However	however	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	dissembled	dissemble	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	cleverly	cleverly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	putting	put	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	shyness	shyness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	approached	approach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	rebel	rebel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	_
25	glancing	glance	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	acl	_	_
26	like	like	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	frightened	frightened	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	deer	deer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dissemble** | past | he |  |  |  |  | cleverly, however *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | a sweet air of shyness |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on air=Destination |
| 3 | **approach** | past | he | the rebel chief |  |  |  | with slow steps and eyes | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent chief=Theme with step=Instrument |
| 4 | **glance** | gerund | eyes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a frightened deer | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

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