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title: cometary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cometary» in the school dictionary: To do with comets, the icy bodies that travel around the Sun and grow glowing tails when they come near it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cometary

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**Who acts:** icy bodies, tails, Meteor showers, probe, cometary orbit, Scientists · **What happens:** do, travel, grow, glow, come, study · **To what, where:** Sun, glowing tails, cometary dust, cometary ice, cometary water, faint cometary tail · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with comets, the icy bodies that travel around the Sun and grow glowing tails when they come near it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cometary:m1:1
# text = To do with comets, the icy bodies that travel around the Sun and grow glowing tails when they come near it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	comets	comet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	icy	icy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	travel	travel	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	around	around	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
17	tails	tail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
21	near	near	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with comets and the icy bodies | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **travel** | present | the icy bodies |  |  | the Sun |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around sun=Trajectory |
| 3 | **grow** | present | the icy bodies *not said here* | glowing tails |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tail=Theme |
| 4 | **glow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **come** | present | tails *= tail* |  |  | Sun |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near it=Location |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Meteor showers come from cometary dust.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cometary:x1:1
# text = Meteor showers come from cometary dust.
1	Meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	showers	shower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	cometary	cometary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Meteor showers |  |  | cometary dust |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from dust=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The probe studied cometary ice up close.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cometary:x2:1
# text = The probe studied cometary ice up close.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	probe	probe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	studied	study	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cometary	cometary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	up	up	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | past | the probe | cometary ice |  |  |  | close *property* | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ice=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cometary orbit can be very long and stretched.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cometary:x3:1
# text = A cometary orbit can be very long and stretched.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cometary	cometary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	orbit	orbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	stretched	stretch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | a cometary orbit |  |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stretch** | participle | a cometary orbit *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Scientists think cometary water may have reached the young Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cometary:x4:1
# text = Scientists think cometary water may have reached the young Earth.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	think	think	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	cometary	cometary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux	_	_
7	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present | Scientists |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | may · perfect · passive |  | cometary water |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: subject=Beneficiary earth=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The telescope showed a faint cometary tail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cometary:x5:1
# text = The telescope showed a faint cometary tail.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	telescope	telescope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	cometary	cometary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the telescope | a faint cometary tail |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tail=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Halley's Comet has a cometary orbit of about 76 years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cometary:x6:1
# text = Halley's Comet has a cometary orbit of about 76 years.
1	Halley	Halley	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	Comet	Comet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	cometary	cometary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	orbit	orbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	76	76	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Halley's Comet | a cometary orbit of 76 years |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orbit=Patient |

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