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title: simplicity — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «simplicity» in the school dictionary: Being simple and easy to understand or do. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# simplicity

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**Who acts:** honest plain way, Simplicity, I, you, beauty, They · **What happens:** be, understand, do, live, think, mean · **To what, where:** game, simplicity, numbers, farm, instructions, huge log · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being simple and easy to understand or do.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:m1:1
# text = Being simple and easy to understand or do.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | simple *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **understand** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **do** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: 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 -->
Being plain, without decoration or extras.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:m2:1
# text = Being plain, without decoration or extras.
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	cop	_	_
2	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	decoration	decoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	extras	extra	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An honest, plain way of living or thinking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:m3:1
# text = An honest, plain way of living or thinking.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	thinking	think	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | gerund | a honest plain way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | gerund | a honest plain way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Simplicity can also mean being too trusting and easy to fool.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:m4:1
# text = Simplicity can also mean being too trusting and easy to fool.
1	Simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	nsubj	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	trusting	trust	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	fool	fool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Simplicity |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **trust** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fool** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The simplicity of the game made it great for little children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:x1:1
# text = The simplicity of the game made it great for little children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the simplicity of the game | game |  |  |  | great *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I love the simplicity of a plain white room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:x2:1
# text = I love the simplicity of a plain white room.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | I | the simplicity of a plain white room |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer simplicity=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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For simplicity, round the numbers to the nearest ten.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:x3:1
# text = For simplicity, round the numbers to the nearest ten.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	round	round	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	nearest	near	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **round** | imperative | you *not said here* | the numbers |  |  |  | for simplicity; to the nearest ten *result* | vn bend-45.2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent number=Patient to ten=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The beauty of the answer was its simplicity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:x4:1
# text = The beauty of the answer was its simplicity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the beauty of the answer | beauty's simplicity |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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They enjoyed the simplicity of life on the farm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:x5:1
# text = They enjoyed the simplicity of life on the farm.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enjoyed	enjoy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enjoy** | past | They | the simplicity of life |  | the farm |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer simplicity=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The instructions were written with great simplicity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:x6:1
# text = The instructions were written with great simplicity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	simplicity	simplicity	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 | **write** | past · passive |  | the instructions |  |  |  | with great simplicity | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Perceiving their simplicity, he cast down a huge log into the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:simplicity:x7:1
# text = Perceiving their simplicity, he cast down a huge log into the lake.
1	Perceiving	perceive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
2	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	simplicity	simplicity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cast	cast	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	down	down	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	log	log	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perceive** | gerund | he *not said here* | their simplicity |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer simplicity=Stimulus |
| 2 | **cast down** | past | he | a huge log |  | the lake |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent log=Material into lake=Product |

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