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title: arsenic — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «arsenic» in the school dictionary: Arsenic is a chemical element (symbol As); many of its compounds are very poisonous. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# arsenic

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**Who acts:** Arsenic, many, Victorians, Water, chemical symbol, detective · **What happens:** be, compound, use, have, suspect, contain · **To what, where:** chemical element, famous poison, poisonous element, arsenic, green wallpaper, dangerous arsenic

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Arsenic is a chemical element (symbol As); many of its compounds are very poisonous.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arsenic:m1:1
# text = Arsenic is a chemical element (symbol As); many of its compounds are very poisonous.
1	Arsenic	arsenic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
8	As	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	compounds	compound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
16	very	very	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Arsenic | a chemical element |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | many of Arsenic's compounds |  |  |  |  | poisonous *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **compound** |  | Arsenic |  |  |  |  |  | nom compound «cognition transitive»: poss=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}

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In history and crime stories, arsenic was a famous poison.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arsenic:m2:1
# text = In history and crime stories, arsenic was a famous poison.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	arsenic	arsenic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	poison	poison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | arsenic | a famous poison |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Arsenic is a poisonous element.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arsenic:x1:1
# text = Arsenic is a poisonous element.
1	Arsenic	arsenic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	poisonous	poisonous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Arsenic | a poisonous element |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Victorians used arsenic in green wallpaper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arsenic:x2:1
# text = The Victorians used arsenic in green wallpaper.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Victorians	Victorian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	arsenic	arsenic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wallpaper	wallpaper	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 | **use** | past | the Victorians | arsenic |  | green wallpaper |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arsenic=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Water in some countries has dangerous arsenic in it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arsenic:x3:1
# text = Water in some countries has dangerous arsenic in it.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	4	det	_	_
4	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	arsenic	arsenic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Water in some countries | dangerous arsenic |  | arsenic |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arsenic=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Arsenic's chemical symbol is As.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arsenic:x4:1
# text = Arsenic's chemical symbol is As.
1	Arsenic	Arsenic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	As	As	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Arsenic's chemical symbol | As |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The detective suspected arsenic poisoning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arsenic:x5:1
# text = The detective suspected arsenic poisoning.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	suspected	suspect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	arsenic	arsenic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	poisoning	poisoning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suspect** | participle | the detective *not said here* | arsenic poisoning |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent poisoning=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rice can contain tiny amounts of arsenic from soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arsenic:x6:1
# text = Rice can contain tiny amounts of arsenic from soil.
1	Rice	rice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	contain	contain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	arsenic	arsenic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | can | Rice | tiny amounts of arsenic from soil |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot amount=Theme |
| 2 | **amount** |  |  | arsenic from soil |  |  |  |  | nom amount «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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