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title: atmosphere — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «atmosphere» in the school dictionary: The atmosphere is the layer of gases (air) around the Earth or another planet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# atmosphere

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**Who acts:** atmosphere, Meteors, breathable atmosphere, Clouds, party, old house · **What happens:** be, feel, have, make, burn up, enter · **To what, where:** layer, Earth, mood, atmosphere, lower atmosphere, happy atmosphere

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«atmosphere» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [atmosphere in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/atmosphere.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The atmosphere is the layer of gases (air) around the Earth or another planet.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:m1:1
# text = The atmosphere is the layer of gases (air) around the Earth or another planet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	layer	layer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	gases	gas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	_
11	around	around	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the atmosphere | the layer |  | the Earth or another planet |  | of gases | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
The atmosphere of a place or event is the mood or feeling it has: a happy, scary or calm atmosphere.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:m2:1
# text = The atmosphere of a place or event is the mood or feeling it has: a happy, scary or calm atmosphere.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mood	mood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
17	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
22	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the atmosphere of a place or event | the mood and a happy atmosphere |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **feel** | gerund | the atmosphere of a place or event *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **have** | present | atmosphere |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The air in a room or place: «a smoky atmosphere».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:m3:1
# text = The air in a room or place: «a smoky atmosphere».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	smoky	smoky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Earth's atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:x1:1
# text = The Earth's atmosphere is made mostly of nitrogen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	nitrogen	nitrogen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | the Earth's atmosphere |  |  |  | of nitrogen | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Meteors burn up when they enter the atmosphere.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:x2:1
# text = Meteors burn up when they enter the atmosphere.
1	Meteors	meteor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	burn	burn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	enter	enter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn up** | present | Meteors |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **enter** | present | Meteors *= meteor* | the atmosphere |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme atmosphere=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is no breathable atmosphere on the Moon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:x3:1
# text = There is no breathable atmosphere on the Moon.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
4	breathable	breathable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no breathable atmosphere on the Moon |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Clouds and weather happen in the lower atmosphere.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:x4:1
# text = Clouds and weather happen in the lower atmosphere.
1	Clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	happen	happen	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | present | Clouds and weather |  |  | the lower atmosphere |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in atmosphere=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The party had a happy atmosphere.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:x5:1
# text = The party had a happy atmosphere.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the party | a happy atmosphere |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent atmosphere=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old house had a spooky atmosphere.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:x6:1
# text = The old house had a spooky atmosphere.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	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	spooky	spooky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the old house | a spooky atmosphere |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent atmosphere=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use describing words to create atmosphere in your story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:x7:1
# text = Use describing words to create atmosphere in your story.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	describing	describe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	create	create	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | describing words |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
| 2 | **describe** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **create** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | atmosphere |  | your story |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent atmosphere=Result |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The atmosphere in the classroom was calm during the test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:x8:1
# text = The atmosphere in the classroom was calm during the test.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	classroom	classroom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	during	during	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the atmosphere in the classroom |  |  |  | during the test | calm *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sun now set: the atmosphere glowed like fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atmosphere:x9:1
# text = The sun now set: the atmosphere glowed like fire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
4	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	atmosphere	atmosphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	glowed	glow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past | the sun | the atmosphere |  |  | now |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient atmosphere=Result |
| 2 | **glow** | participle |  | the atmosphere *not said here* |  |  |  | like fire | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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