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title: blonde — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blonde» in the school dictionary: Having pale yellow or golden hair. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# blonde

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**Who acts:** hair, She, Mum, Hair colour, cousin · **What happens:** have, say, sound, be, turn, dye · **To what, where:** pale yellow hair, person, long blonde hair, summer sun., hair blonde, table · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having pale yellow or golden hair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blonde:m1:1
# text = Having pale yellow or golden hair.
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
3	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund |  | pale yellow hair |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=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 -->
Pale yellow or golden in colour, like light hair, wood or beer.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blonde:m2:1
# text = Pale yellow or golden in colour, like light hair, wood or beer.
1	Pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	beer	beer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person with blonde hair (said mostly of women; it can sound rude).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blonde:m3:1
# text = A person with blonde hair (said mostly of women; it can sound rude).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	blonde	blonde	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
8	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	appos	_	_
15	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | participle |  | a person with blonde hair *not said here* |  |  |  | of women | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sound** | can | hair |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has long blonde hair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blonde:x1:1
# text = She has long blonde hair.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
4	blonde	blonde	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **have** | present | She | long blonde hair |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His hair is blond and curly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blonde:x2:1
# text = His hair is blond and curly.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	blond	blond	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	curly	curly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | His hair |  |  |  |  | blond *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | His hair *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby's hair turned blonder in the summer sun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blonde:x3:1
# text = The baby's hair turned blonder in the summer sun.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	blonder	blond	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	5	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sun.	sun.	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | the baby's hair |  |  | the summer sun. |  | blond *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in sun.=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum dyed her hair blonde.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blonde:x4:1
# text = Mum dyed her hair blonde.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dyed	dye	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	blonde	blonde	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **dye** | past | Mum | Mum's hair blonde |  |  |  |  | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blonde=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The table is made of pale blonde wood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blonde:x5:1
# text = The table is made of pale blonde wood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	blonde	blonde	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | the table |  |  |  | of pale blonde wood | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hair colour does not show how clever someone is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blonde:x6:1
# text = Hair colour does not show how clever someone is.
1	Hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obl	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **show** | present · do-support | Hair colour |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | someone *obl*; clever *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin has blond eyebrows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blonde:x7:1
# text = My cousin has blond eyebrows.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	blond	blond	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	eyebrows	eyebrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My cousin | blond eyebrows |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eyebrow=Patient |

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