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title: andromeda — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «andromeda» in the school dictionary: Andromeda is the nearest large galaxy to our own galaxy, the Milky Way. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# andromeda

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**Who acts:** Andromeda, Andromeda Galaxy, you, we, Perseus, Light · **What happens:** be, save, see, find, take over, reach · **To what, where:** nearest large galaxy, group, night sky, princess, old Greek myths, spiral

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«andromeda» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [andromeda in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/andromeda.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Andromeda is the nearest large galaxy to our own galaxy, the Milky Way.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:andromeda:m1:1
# text = Andromeda is the nearest large galaxy to our own galaxy, the Milky Way.
1	Andromeda	Andromeda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	nearest	near	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	galaxy	galaxy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	galaxy	galaxy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Milky	milky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	Way	Way	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Andromeda | the nearest large galaxy |  |  |  | to our own galaxy | tree rules |

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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 -->
Andromeda is also a group of stars (a constellation) in the night sky.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:andromeda:m2:1
# text = Andromeda is also a group of stars (a constellation) in the night sky.
1	Andromeda	andromeda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	constellation	constellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Andromeda | a group |  | the night sky |  | of stars | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In old Greek myths, Andromeda was a princess saved from a sea monster by the hero Perseus.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:andromeda:m3:1
# text = In old Greek myths, Andromeda was a princess saved from a sea monster by the hero Perseus.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Andromeda	Andromeda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	saved	save	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
18	Perseus	Perseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Andromeda | a princess |  | old Greek myths |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **save** | participle |  | a princess *not said here* |  |  |  | from a sea monster; by the hero | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from monster=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral of billions of stars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:andromeda:x1:1
# text = The Andromeda Galaxy is a spiral of billions of stars.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Andromeda	Andromeda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Galaxy	Galaxy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	spiral	spiral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	billions	billion	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	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 | the Andromeda Galaxy | a spiral |  |  |  | of billions of stars | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On a very dark night you can see Andromeda as a faint smudge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:andromeda:x2:1
# text = On a very dark night you can see Andromeda as a faint smudge.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	Andromeda	Andromeda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	smudge	smudge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | you | Andromeda |  |  | night | as a faint smudge | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer andromeda=Stimulus as smudge=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Andromeda is much farther away than any star we can see.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:andromeda:x3:1
# text = Andromeda is much farther away than any star we can see.
1	Andromeda	andromeda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	much	much	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	farther	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Andromeda |  |  |  |  | than any star; away, far *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | can | we | any star *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer star=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the myth, Perseus saved Andromeda from a sea monster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:andromeda:x4:1
# text = In the myth, Perseus saved Andromeda from a sea monster.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	myth	myth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Perseus	Perseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	Andromeda	Andromeda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | Perseus | Andromeda |  | the myth |  | from a sea monster | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent andromeda=Theme from monster=Source |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found the Andromeda constellation on our star map.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:andromeda:x5:1
# text = We found the Andromeda constellation on our star map.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Andromeda	Andromeda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	constellation	constellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | the Andromeda constellation |  | our star map |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent constellation=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Light from Andromeda takes over two million years to reach us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:andromeda:x6:1
# text = Light from Andromeda takes over two million years to reach us.
1	Light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Andromeda	Andromeda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	_
7	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
11	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take over** | present | Light from Andromeda |  |  |  | year |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **reach** | to-infinitive | Light from Andromeda *not said here* | us |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent we=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This was Andromeda, the king's daughter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:andromeda:x7:1
# text = This was Andromeda, the king's daughter.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	Andromeda	Andromeda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	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 a** | past | This | Andromeda and the king's daughter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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