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title: aura — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aura» in the school dictionary: An aura is a special feeling or quality that seems to surround a person or place, like an air of calm, mystery or importance. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aura

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** aura, special feeling, people, fit, old house, head teacher · **What happens:** be, seem, surround, get, start, have · **To what, where:** special feeling, person, soft glow, pictures, aura, painting

<!-- .vabout -->
«aura» 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: [aura in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/aura.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An aura is a special feeling or quality that seems to surround a person or place, like an air of calm, mystery or importance.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aura:m1:1
# text = An aura is a special feeling or quality that seems to surround a person or place, like an air of calm, mystery or importance.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aura	aura	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	surround	surround	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	like	like	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
24	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	importance	importance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a aura | a special feeling or quality |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seem** | present | a special feeling or quality |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **surround** | to-infinitive | a special feeling or quality *not said here* | a person or place |  |  |  | like a air of calm mystery or importance | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme person=Co-Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
In pictures and stories, an aura is a soft glow of light around someone or something.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aura:m2:1
# text = In pictures and stories, an aura is a soft glow of light around someone or something.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	aura	aura	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	glow	glow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	around	around	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a aura | a soft glow |  | pictures and stories |  | of light; around someone | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people with migraines or epilepsy get an aura: strange lights, tingles or feelings just before the headache or the fit starts.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aura:m3:1
# text = Some people with migraines or epilepsy get an aura: strange lights, tingles or feelings just before the headache or the fit starts.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	migraines	migraine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	epilepsy	epilepsy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	aura	aura	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	tingles	tingle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
17	just	just	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	before	before	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	headache	headache	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	fit	fit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | some people with migraines or epilepsy | a aura |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer aura=Stimulus |
| 2 | **start** | present | the fit |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old house had an aura of mystery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aura:x1:1
# text = The old house had an aura of mystery.
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	aura	aura	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The head teacher had an aura of calm, even when the fire alarm went off.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aura:x2:1
# text = The head teacher had an aura of calm, even when the fire alarm went off.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	aura	aura	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
11	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
16	off	off	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the head teacher | a aura of calm |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aura=Patient |
| 2 | **go off** | past | the fire alarm |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the painting, a golden aura glows around the angel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aura:x3:1
# text = In the painting, a golden aura glows around the angel.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	aura	aura	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	around	around	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	angel	angel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | present | a golden aura |  |  | the painting |  | around the angel | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in painting=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The champion walked onto the court with an aura of confidence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aura:x4:1
# text = The champion walked onto the court with an aura of confidence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	champion	champion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	aura	aura	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	confidence	confidence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | the champion |  |  | the court |  | with a aura of confidence | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto court=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was an aura of excitement in the hall before the show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aura:x5:1
# text = There was an aura of excitement in the hall before the show.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	aura	aura	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a aura of excitement in the hall |  |  | the show; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before show=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before her migraine starts, Mum sees an aura of flashing zigzags.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aura:x6:1
# text = Before her migraine starts, Mum sees an aura of flashing zigzags.
1	Before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	migraine	migraine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	starts	start	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sees	see	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	aura	aura	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	flashing	flashing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	zigzags	zigzag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **start** | present | her migraine |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **see** | present | Mum | a aura of flashing zigzags |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer aura=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wizard's staff was surrounded by a blue aura.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aura:x7:1
# text = The wizard's staff was surrounded by a blue aura.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wizard	wizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	aura	aura	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | past · passive | a blue aura | the wizard's staff |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |

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