--- title: unfailing — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «unfailing» in the school dictionary: Never stopping or running out; always there when needed. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [unfailing in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unfailing.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Never stopping or running out; always there when needed. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unfailing:m1:1 # text = Never stopping or running out; always there when needed. 1 Never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 2 advmod _ _ 2 stopping stop VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 or or CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 running run VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 conj _ _ 5 out out ADP RP _ 4 compound:prt _ SpaceAfter=No 6 ; ; PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 7 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 8 advmod _ _ 8 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 2 advmod _ _ 9 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 10 advmod _ _ 10 needed need VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **stop** | gerund | | | | there | | | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | | 2 | **run out** | gerund | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **need** | participle | | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | 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} Grandma's unfailing kindness helped us all. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unfailing:x1:1 # text = Grandma's unfailing kindness helped us all. 1 Grandma grandma NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 2 's 's PART POS _ 1 case _ _ 3 unfailing unfailing NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 kindness kindness NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 helped help VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 6 nmod:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 8 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **help** | past | Grandma's unfailing kindness | | us | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary | ## Example 2 {#x2} His unfailing patience made him a good teacher. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unfailing:x2:1 # text = His unfailing patience made him a good teacher. 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 unfailing unfailing NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 patience patience NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 teacher teacher NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past | His unfailing patience | a good teacher | him *= he* | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset he=Beneficiary teacher=Product | ## Example 3 {#x3} She gave her unfailing support. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:unfailing:x3:1 # text = She gave her unfailing support. 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 4 unfailing unfailing ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 support support NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past | She | her unfailing support | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent support=Theme | | 2 | **support** | | her *= she* | | | | | | nom support «act transitive»: poss=agent | **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. 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