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title: cirrus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cirrus» in the school dictionary: Cirrus is a thin, wispy, white cloud high up in the sky, made of tiny ice crystals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cirrus

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**Who acts:** Cirrus, Cirrus clouds, people, you, your, weather · **What happens:** be, make, look, streak, call, draw · **To what, where:** thin white cloud, sky, Thin cirrus clouds, blue sky, Cirrus clouds, highest common clouds · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«cirrus» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [cirrus in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/cirrus.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cirrus is a thin, wispy, white cloud high up in the sky, made of tiny ice crystals.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cirrus:m1:1
# text = Cirrus is a thin, wispy, white cloud high up in the sky, made of tiny ice crystals.
1	Cirrus	cirrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	wispy	wispy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
11	up	up	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cirrus | a thin white cloud |  | the sky |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a thin white cloud *not said here* |  |  |  | of tiny ice crystals | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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 -->
Cirrus clouds can look like feathers or horses' tails.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cirrus:m2:1
# text = Cirrus clouds can look like feathers or horses' tails.
1	Cirrus	cirrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	'	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | can | Cirrus clouds |  |  |  |  | like feathers or horses's tails | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thin cirrus clouds streaked across the blue sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cirrus:x1:1
# text = Thin cirrus clouds streaked across the blue sky.
1	Thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	cirrus	cirrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	streaked	streak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **streak** | participle |  | Thin cirrus clouds *not said here* |  | the blue sky |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sky=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cirrus clouds are made of ice crystals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cirrus:x2:1
# text = Cirrus clouds are made of ice crystals.
1	Cirrus	cirrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|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	_	7	case	_	_
6	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cirrus clouds are the highest common clouds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cirrus:x3:1
# text = Cirrus clouds are the highest common clouds.
1	Cirrus	cirrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
6	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cirrus clouds | the highest common clouds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Some people call cirrus clouds «mares' tails».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cirrus:x4:1
# text = Some people call cirrus clouds «mares' tails».
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cirrus	cirrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	mares	mare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** *speech: assert* | present | some people | cirrus clouds |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Draw a cirrus cloud on your weather chart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cirrus:x5:1
# text = Draw a cirrus cloud on your weather chart.
1	Draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	cirrus	cirrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | a cirrus cloud |  | your weather chart |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cloud=Theme on chart=Destination |
| 2 | **chart** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom chart «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cirrus clouds can mean the weather will change soon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cirrus:x6:1
# text = Cirrus clouds can mean the weather will change soon.
1	Cirrus	cirrus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	change	change	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Cirrus clouds |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **change** | future | the weather |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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