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title: amblyopia — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «amblyopia» in the school dictionary: Amblyopia is an eye problem, often called «lazy eye», where one eye does not see clearly because the brain uses the other eye more. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# amblyopia

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**Who acts:** Amblyopia, eye problem, one eye, brain, She, child · **What happens:** be, call, not see, use, wear, treat · **To what, where:** eye problem, lazy eye, other eye, Amblyopia, eye patch, children · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Amblyopia is an eye problem, often called «lazy eye», where one eye does not see clearly because the brain uses the other eye more.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amblyopia:m1:1
# text = Amblyopia is an eye problem, often called «lazy eye», where one eye does not see clearly because the brain uses the other eye more.
1	Amblyopia	amblyopia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	19	advmod	_	_
15	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
20	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
28	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Amblyopia | a eye problem |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a eye problem *not said here* | lazy eye |  |  |  | often *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **not** **see** | present · do-support | one eye |  |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **use** | present | the brain | the other eye |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Amblyopia is often called lazy eye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amblyopia:x1:1
# text = Amblyopia is often called lazy eye.
1	Amblyopia	amblyopia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	lazy	lazy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | Amblyopia |  |  |  | often *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore an eye patch to treat her amblyopia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amblyopia:x2:1
# text = She wore an eye patch to treat her amblyopia.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	treat	treat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	amblyopia	amblyopia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | a eye patch |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent patch=Source |
| 2 | **treat** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her amblyopia |  |  |  |  | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent amblyopia=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Amblyopia is best treated when a child is young.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amblyopia:x3:1
# text = Amblyopia is best treated when a child is young.
1	Amblyopia	amblyopia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | present · passive |  | Amblyopia |  |  |  | well *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | present | a child |  |  |  |  | young *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eye tests at school can find amblyopia early.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amblyopia:x4:1
# text = Eye tests at school can find amblyopia early.
1	Eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tests	test	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	amblyopia	amblyopia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | can | Eye tests at school | amblyopia |  |  |  | early *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amblyopia=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glasses can help some children with amblyopia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amblyopia:x5:1
# text = Glasses can help some children with amblyopia.
1	Glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	amblyopia	amblyopia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | can | Glasses |  | some children |  |  | with amblyopia | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary with amblyopia=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
With amblyopia, the brain ignores the blurry eye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:amblyopia:x6:1
# text = With amblyopia, the brain ignores the blurry eye.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	amblyopia	amblyopia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ignores	ignore	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	blurry	blurry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | present | the brain | the blurry eye |  |  |  | with amblyopia | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme |

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