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title: stalwart — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stalwart» in the school dictionary: Stalwart means strong, brave and loyal, ready to stand firm. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stalwart

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**Who acts:** Stalwart, stalwart soldier, stalwart knight, stalwart friend, us, dad · **What happens:** mean, stand, be, guard, ride out, meet · **To what, where:** loyal dependable supporter, gate, them, us, boxes, stalwart supporter

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«stalwart» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [stalwart in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stalwart.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Stalwart means strong, brave and loyal, ready to stand firm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stalwart:m1:1
# text = Stalwart means strong, brave and loyal, ready to stand firm.
1	Stalwart	Stalwart	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	stand	stand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Stalwart |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **stand** | to-infinitive | Stalwart *not said here* |  |  |  |  | firm *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «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 -->
A stalwart is a loyal, dependable supporter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stalwart:m2:1
# text = A stalwart is a loyal, dependable supporter.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stalwart	stalwart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	dependable	dependable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	supporter	supporter	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** | present | a stalwart | a loyal dependable supporter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The stalwart soldier guarded the gate all night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stalwart:x1:1
# text = The stalwart soldier guarded the gate all night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	stalwart	stalwart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	guarded	guard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | past | the stalwart soldier | the gate |  |  | night |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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A stalwart knight rode out to meet them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stalwart:x2:1
# text = A stalwart knight rode out to meet them.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	stalwart	stalwart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride out** | past | a stalwart knight |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **meet** | to-infinitive | a stalwart knight *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our stalwart friend helped us carry the boxes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stalwart:x3:1
# text = Our stalwart friend helped us carry the boxes.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	stalwart	stalwart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Our stalwart friend | us |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | infinitive | us *not said here* | the boxes |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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My dad is a stalwart supporter of the school team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stalwart:x4:1
# text = My dad is a stalwart supporter of the school team.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	stalwart	stalwart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	supporter	supporter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My dad | a stalwart supporter |  |  |  | of the school team | tree rules |

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