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title: tameness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tameness» in the school dictionary: Tameness is being tame: when an animal is gentle, used to people and not afraid of them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tameness

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**Who acts:** Tameness, animal, Animals, we, Critics · **What happens:** be, use, mean, not be, surprise, eat · **To what, where:** tameness, us, hand

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«tameness» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [tameness in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tameness.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tameness is being tame: when an animal is gentle, used to people and not afraid of them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tameness:m1:1
# text = Tameness is being tame: when an animal is gentle, used to people and not afraid of them.
1	Tameness	tameness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	cop	_	_
4	tame	tame	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Tameness |  |  |  |  | tame *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | a animal |  |  |  |  | gentle *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** | participle | a animal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to people | vn eat-39.1 «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 -->
Tameness can mean being dull, mild or not exciting enough: the tameness of a boring film.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tameness:m2:1
# text = Tameness can mean being dull, mild or not exciting enough: the tameness of a boring film.
1	Tameness	tameness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
5	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	mild	mild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
11	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tameness	tameness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Tameness | the tameness of a boring film |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *not said to happen* | gerund | Tameness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | dull *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Tameness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **be** |  | Tameness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | enough *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tameness of the robin surprised us — it ate from my hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tameness:x1:1
# text = The tameness of the robin surprised us — it ate from my hand.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tameness	tameness	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	robin	robin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	surprised	surprise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	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 | **surprise** | past | the tameness of the robin | us |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus we=Experiencer |
| 2 | **eat** | past | tameness |  |  | my hand |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V PP.source»: agent=Agent from hand=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Animals on the Galápagos Islands are famous for their tameness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tameness:x2:1
# text = Animals on the Galápagos Islands are famous for their tameness.
1	Animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Galápagos	Galápagos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Islands	Island	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	tameness	tameness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Animals on the Galápagos Islands |  |  |  |  | for Animals's tameness; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hamster's tameness grew as we handled it gently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tameness:x3:1
# text = The hamster's tameness grew as we handled it gently.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hamster	hamster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	tameness	tameness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	handled	handle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the hamster's tameness |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **handle** | past | we | tameness |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn hold-15.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Critics complained about the tameness of the ending.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tameness:x4:1
# text = Critics complained about the tameness of the ending.
1	Critics	critic	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	complained	complain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tameness	tameness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **complain** *speech: other* | past | Critics |  |  |  |  | about the tameness of the ending | vn complain-37.8 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about tameness=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The tameness of the deer in the park comes from being fed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tameness:x5:1
# text = The tameness of the deer in the park comes from being fed.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tameness	tameness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deer	deer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | the tameness of the deer in the park |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **feed** | gerund · passive | the tameness of the deer in the park *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient» |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tameness can be dangerous for wild animals near roads.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tameness:x6:1
# text = Tameness can be dangerous for wild animals near roads.
1	Tameness	tameness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Tameness |  |  |  |  | for wild animals near roads; dangerous *property* | tree rules |

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