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title: blizzard — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blizzard» in the school dictionary: A blizzard is a very bad snowstorm with strong wind, lots of blowing snow and very poor visibility. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# blizzard

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**Who acts:** blizzard, lots, We, you, wind, Snowploughs · **What happens:** be, blow, close, stay, see, catch · **To what, where:** bad snowstorm, snow, huge amount, schools, own hand, blizzard

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«blizzard» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [blizzard in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/blizzard.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A blizzard is a very bad snowstorm with strong wind, lots of blowing snow and very poor visibility.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blizzard:m1:1
# text = A blizzard is a very bad snowstorm with strong wind, lots of blowing snow and very poor visibility.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	snowstorm	snowstorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	parataxis	_	_
13	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
15	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	very	very	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	visibility	visibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a blizzard | a bad snowstorm |  |  |  | with strong wind | tree rules |
| 2 | **blow** | gerund | lots *not said here* | snow and poor visibility |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent snow=Patient |

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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 -->
A blizzard of something is a huge amount of it all at once, like a blizzard of emails.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blizzard:m2:1
# text = A blizzard of something is a huge amount of it all at once, like a blizzard of emails.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	_
11	all	all	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	emails	email	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a blizzard of something | a huge amount |  |  |  | of amount; once *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The blizzard closed all the schools.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blizzard:x1:1
# text = The blizzard closed all the schools.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | participle | the blizzard | all schools |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stayed indoors during the blizzard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blizzard:x2:1
# text = We stayed indoors during the blizzard.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	during	during	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | We |  |  |  | during the blizzard | indoors *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a blizzard you can hardly see your own hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blizzard:x3:1
# text = In a blizzard you can hardly see your own hand.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | you | your own hand |  | a blizzard |  | hardly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hand=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The climbers were caught in a blizzard on the mountain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blizzard:x4:1
# text = The climbers were caught in a blizzard on the mountain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	climbers	climber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | past · passive |  | the climbers |  | a blizzard on the mountain |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wind howled all night in the blizzard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blizzard:x5:1
# text = The wind howled all night in the blizzard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	howled	howl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **howl** | past | the wind |  |  |  | night | in the blizzard | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in blizzard=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snowploughs cleared the roads after the blizzard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blizzard:x6:1
# text = Snowploughs cleared the roads after the blizzard.
1	Snowploughs	snowplough	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cleared	clear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clear** | past | Snowploughs | the roads |  |  | after the blizzard |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent road=Source |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a blizzard of paper when the box fell over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blizzard:x7:1
# text = There was a blizzard of paper when the box fell over.
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	over	over	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a blizzard of paper |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fall over** | past | the box |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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