--- title: sooth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «sooth» in the school dictionary: Truth. The phrases «in sooth» and «for sooth» mean truly or indeed. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [sooth in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sooth.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Truth. The phrases «in sooth» and «for sooth» mean truly or indeed. *Sentence 1:* Truth. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sooth:m1:1 # text = Truth. 1 Truth Truth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 2 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. *Sentence 2:* The phrases «in sooth» and «for sooth» mean truly or indeed. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sooth:m1:2 # text = The phrases «in sooth» and «for sooth» mean truly or indeed. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 phrases phrase NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 3 « « PUNCT `` _ 5 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 sooth sooth NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 » » PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 8 « « PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 9 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 sooth sooth NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 11 » » PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ 12 mean mean VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 truly truly ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 or or CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 13 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **mean** | present | the phrases and sooth and sooth | | | | | truly *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ## Example 1 {#x1} In sooth, she has no equal! ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sooth:x1:1 # text = In sooth, she has no equal! 1 In in ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 sooth sooth NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 5 has have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 7 det _ _ 7 equal equal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 8 ! ! PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **have** | present | she | no equal | | sooth | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent equal=Patient | ## Example 2 {#x2} For sooth, this is a man I play with. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sooth:x2:1 # text = For sooth, this is a man I play with. 1 For for ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 sooth sooth NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 4 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 7 nsubj _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 cop _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 8 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 play play VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | this | a man | | | | for sooth | tree rules | | 2 | **play** | present | I | a man *not said here* | | | | | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme | ## Example 3 {#x3} Sooth to say, the king was angry. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:sooth:x3:1 # text = Sooth to say, the king was angry. 1 Sooth sooth NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 2 to to PART TO _ 3 mark _ _ 3 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 cop _ _ 8 angry angry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 ccomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | Sooth | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **is** | past | the king | | | | | angry *property* | tree rules | **Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License. - ← previous: [soot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soot/) - next →: [soothe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/soothe/) - ↑ back to [S in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/)