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title: valorous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «valorous» in the school dictionary: Valorous means very brave, especially in battle. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# valorous

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**Who acts:** Valorous, valorous knight, Toad, She, poem, little mouse · **What happens:** mean, ride out, fight, honour, sing, adventure · **To what, where:** dragon, soldiers, face, valorous king, valorous stand

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Valorous means very brave, especially in battle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valorous:m1:1
# text = Valorous means very brave, especially in battle.
1	Valorous	Valorous	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **mean** | present | Valorous |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The valorous knight rode out to fight the dragon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valorous:x1:1
# text = The valorous knight rode out to fight the dragon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	valorous	valorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
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	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride out** | past | the valorous knight |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fight** | to-infinitive | the valorous knight *not said here* | the dragon |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The soldiers were honoured for their valorous deeds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valorous:x2:1
# text = The soldiers were honoured for their valorous deeds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	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	honoured	honour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	valorous	valorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	deeds	deed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honour** | past · passive |  | the soldiers |  |  |  | for soldiers's valorous deeds | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Toad sang about his own valorous adventures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valorous:x3:1
# text = Toad sang about his own valorous adventures.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	valorous	valorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	adventures	adventure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | Toad |  |  |  |  | about Toad's own valorous adventures | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about adventure=Location |
| 2 | **adventure** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom adventure «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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She was valorous in the face of danger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valorous:x4:1
# text = She was valorous in the face of danger.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	valorous	valorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  | the face of danger |  | valorous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The poem praises a valorous king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valorous:x5:1
# text = The poem praises a valorous king.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	praises	praise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	valorous	valorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | present | the poem | a valorous king |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The little mouse made a valorous stand against the cat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:valorous:x6:1
# text = The little mouse made a valorous stand against the cat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	valorous	valorous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stand	stand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	against	against	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **make** | past | the little mouse | a valorous stand |  |  |  | against the cat | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stand=Product |

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