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title: conjuring — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «conjuring» in the school dictionary: Conjuring is doing magic tricks that seem impossible, such as making coins vanish or pulling a rabbit from a hat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# conjuring

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**Who acts:** Conjuring, magic tricks, coins, it, someone, magician · **What happens:** do, seem, make, vanish, pull, conjure up · **To what, where:** magic tricks, rabbit, hat, something, picture, mind

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Conjuring is doing magic tricks that seem impossible, such as making coins vanish or pulling a rabbit from a hat.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjuring:m1:1
# text = Conjuring is doing magic tricks that seem impossible, such as making coins vanish or pulling a rabbit from a hat.
1	Conjuring	conjuring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	seem	seem	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	impossible	impossible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=SCONJ	12	mark	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
13	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	vanish	vanish	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	xcomp	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	conj	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present · progressive | Conjuring | magic tricks |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Eventuality |
| 2 | **seem** | present | magic tricks |  |  |  |  | impossible *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | magic tricks *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **vanish** | present | coins |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **pull** | gerund | magic tricks *not said here* | a rabbit |  | a hat |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent rabbit=Theme from hat=Initial\_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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Conjuring up something is making it appear as if by magic, or bringing a picture into someone's mind: «conjuring up memories».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjuring:m2:1
# text = Conjuring up something is making it appear as if by magic, or bringing a picture into someone's mind: «conjuring up memories».
1	Conjuring	conjure	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	appear	appear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	bringing	bring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	conjuring	conjure	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
24	up	up	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	_
25	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conjure up** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Result |
| 2 | **make** | present · progressive | Conjuring |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **appear** | infinitive | it |  |  |  |  | as magic | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **bring** | gerund | Conjuring *not said here* | a picture |  | someone's mind |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent picture=Theme into mind=Destination |
| 5 | **conjure up** *in a quote* | gerund | Conjuring *not said here* | memories |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent memory=Result |
| 6 | **mind** |  | someone |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The magician did conjuring tricks at my party.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjuring:x1:1
# text = The magician did conjuring tricks at my party.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	conjuring	conjure	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
5	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	party	party	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 | **do** | past | the magician |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **conjure** | gerund | the magician *not said here* | tricks |  | my party |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trick=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is learning conjuring with cards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjuring:x2:1
# text = She is learning conjuring with cards.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	conjuring	conjure	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	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 | **learn** | present · progressive | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **conjure** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with cards | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The smell of baking conjured up memories of Grandma.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjuring:x3:1
# text = The smell of baking conjured up memories of Grandma.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	baking	baking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	conjured	conjure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	memories	memory	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Grandma	Grandma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conjure up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **smell** |  | baking |  |  |  |  |  | nom smell «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wizard was conjuring a storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjuring:x4:1
# text = The wizard was conjuring a storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wizard	wizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	conjuring	conjure	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conjure** | past · progressive | the wizard | a storm |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent storm=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His story conjures up a spooky castle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjuring:x5:1
# text = His story conjures up a spooky castle.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	conjures	conjure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	spooky	spooky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	castle	castle	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 | **conjure up** | present | His story | a spooky castle |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum conjured up a meal from leftovers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:conjuring:x6:1
# text = Mum conjured up a meal from leftovers.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	conjured	conjure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	meal	meal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	leftovers	leftover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **conjure up** | past | Mum | a meal |  | leftovers |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent meal=Result from leftover=Material |

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