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title: chord — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «chord» in the school dictionary: A chord is a group of notes played at the same time, such as C, E and G on a piano. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# chord

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**Who acts:** chord, straight line, them, She, C, Minor chords · **What happens:** be, play, join, strike, mean, remind · **To what, where:** group, notes, piano, straight line, two points, circle · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«chord» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [chord in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/chord.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chord is a group of notes played at the same time, such as C, E and G on a piano.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:m1:1
# text = A chord is a group of notes played at the same time, such as C, E and G on a piano.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chord	chord	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	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	notes	note	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	fixed	_	_
16	C	C	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	E	E	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	G	G	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a chord | a group |  |  |  | of notes | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | participle |  | notes *not said here* |  | a piano | time |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chord is a straight line joining two points on a circle or curve.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:m2:1
# text = A chord is a straight line joining two points on a circle or curve.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chord	chord	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	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	joining	join	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	curve	curve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a chord | a straight line |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **join** | gerund | a straight line *not said here* | two points |  | a circle or curve |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To strike a chord means to remind someone of something or make them feel sympathy.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:m3:1
# text = To strike a chord means to remind someone of something or make them feel sympathy.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	strike	strike	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	chord	chord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	remind	remind	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	sympathy	sympathy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | to-infinitive |  | a chord |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chord=Patient |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **remind** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  | someone |  |  |  | vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent someone=Recipient |
| 4 | **make** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **feel** | infinitive | them *= they* *not said here* | sympathy |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sympathy=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chord can also mean one of the strings of a harp, lyre or guitar.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:m4:1
# text = A chord can also mean one of the strings of a harp, lyre or guitar.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chord	chord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	lyre	lyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	guitar	guitar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a chord | one of the strings of a harp and lyre or guitar |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She played three chords on the guitar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:x1:1
# text = She played three chords on the guitar.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	chords	chord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	guitar	guitar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | She | three chords |  | the guitar |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chord=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
C major is an easy chord on the piano.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:x2:1
# text = C major is an easy chord on the piano.
1	C	c	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	major	major	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	chord	chord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | C | a easy chord |  | the piano |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Minor chords often sound sad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:x3:1
# text = Minor chords often sound sad.
1	Minor	minor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	chords	chord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	sound	sound	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | Minor chords |  |  |  |  | often, sad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chord joins two points on a circle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:x4:1
# text = A chord joins two points on a circle.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chord	chord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	joins	join	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | present | a chord | two points |  | a circle |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent point=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The diameter is the longest chord of a circle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:x5:1
# text = The diameter is the longest chord of a circle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diameter	diameter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	longest	long	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	chord	chord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the diameter | the longest chord |  |  |  | of a circle | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His speech struck a chord with the audience.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:x6:1
# text = His speech struck a chord with the audience.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	chord	chord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | past | His speech | a chord |  |  |  | with the audience | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent chord=Patient with audience=Instrument |
| 2 | **speak** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She could sweep the sounding chords of the guitar, and sing to the music, not always Danish melodies, but the songs of a strange land.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:chord:x7:1
# text = She could sweep the sounding chords of the guitar, and sing to the music, not always Danish melodies, but the songs of a strange land.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	sweep	sweep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sounding	sound	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	chords	chord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	guitar	guitar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	sing	sing	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
18	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	19	advmod	_	_
19	Danish	danish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	melodies	melody	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sweep** | could | She | the sounding chords of the guitar |  |  |  | the songs of a strange land *obl* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme chord=Trajectory |
| 2 | **sound** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | infinitive | She *not said here* |  | the music and Danish melodies |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to music=Recipient |
| 4 | **sing** |  | a strange land |  |  |  |  |  | nom song «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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