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title: beacon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «beacon» in the school dictionary: A beacon is a light or fire on a hill, tower or coast that warns people or guides them, like a lighthouse light. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# beacon

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**Who acts:** beacon, tower, device, something, person, lighthouse beacon · **What happens:** be, warn, guide, send out, show, give · **To what, where:** light, hill, people, device, radio signal, boat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A beacon is a light or fire on a hill, tower or coast that warns people or guides them, like a lighthouse light.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:m1:1
# text = A beacon is a light or fire on a hill, tower or coast that warns people or guides them, like a lighthouse light.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	warns	warn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	guides	guide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	like	like	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a beacon | a light or fire and tower or coast |  | a hill |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | tower or coast |  | people |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent people=Recipient |
| 3 | **guide** | present | tower or coast *not said here* | people |  |  |  | like a lighthouse light | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=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 -->
A beacon is a device that sends out a radio signal to show where something or someone is, for example on a boat or for hikers.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:m2:1
# text = A beacon is a device that sends out a radio signal to show where something or someone is, for example on a boat or for hikers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	device	device	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	signal	signal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	21	advmod	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	21	nsubj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	conj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
25	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a beacon | a device |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **send out** | present | a device | a radio signal |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent signal=Theme |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive | a device *not said here* |  |  | a boat or hikers |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | present | something |  |  |  |  | for example | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A beacon of something (hope, light) is a person or thing that gives others hope or shows the way.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:m3:1
# text = A beacon of something (hope, light) is a person or thing that gives others hope or shows the way.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	iobj	_	_
18	hope	hope	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	xcomp	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	conj	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a beacon of something | a person or thing |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | a person or thing |  | others |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **hope** | present | a person or thing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **show** | present | a person or thing *not said here* | the way |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent way=Recipient |
| 5 | **beacon** |  | something |  |  |  |  |  | nom beacon «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lighthouse beacon flashed all night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:x1:1
# text = The lighthouse beacon flashed all night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	flashed	flash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flash** | past | the lighthouse beacon |  |  |  | night |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People lit beacons on the hills to warn of danger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:x2:1
# text = People lit beacons on the hills to warn of danger.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lit	light	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	beacons	beacon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	warn	warn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **light** | past | People | beacons |  | the hills |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beacon=Product |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | to-infinitive | People *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of danger | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent of danger=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hikers carried an emergency beacon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:x3:1
# text = The hikers carried an emergency beacon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hikers	hiker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	beacon	beacon	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 | **carry** | past | the hikers | a emergency beacon |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beacon=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rescue team followed the signal from the beacon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:x4:1
# text = The rescue team followed the signal from the beacon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	signal	signal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | the rescue team | the signal |  | the beacon |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent signal=Theme from beacon=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Belisha beacon flashes at a zebra crossing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:x5:1
# text = A Belisha beacon flashes at a zebra crossing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Belisha	Belisha	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	flashes	flash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	zebra	zebra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	crossing	crossing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her kindness was a beacon of hope in hard times.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:x6:1
# text = Her kindness was a beacon of hope in hard times.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Her kindness | a beacon |  |  |  | of hope in hard times | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship's beacon showed where it had sunk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:x7:1
# text = The ship's beacon showed where it had sunk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	sunk	sink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the ship's beacon |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sink** | past · perfect · passive |  | beacon |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **beacon** |  | the ship |  |  |  |  |  | nom beacon «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plane pilots use radio beacons to find their way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:x8:1
# text = Plane pilots use radio beacons to find their way.
1	Plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pilots	pilot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	beacons	beacon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Plane pilots | radio beacons |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beacon=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | Plane pilots *not said here* | pilots's way |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Topic |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I got a light, and in a few moments the red flames leaped up as a beacon to them.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:beacon:x9:1
# text = I got a light, and in a few moments the red flames leaped up as a beacon to them.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	moments	moment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	leaped	leap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	beacon	beacon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **get** | past | I | a light |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer light=Stimulus |
| 2 | **leap up** | participle | the red flames |  |  |  | moment | as a beacon to them | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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