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title: detection — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «detection» in the school dictionary: Noticing or discovering something that is hard to see, hear or find. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# detection

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**Who acts:** Early detection, thief, Bats, new machine, Sherlock, Metal detection · **What happens:** notice, discover, be, see, hear, find · **To what, where:** something, crime, instruments, you, fire, gloves

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Noticing or discovering something that is hard to see, hear or find.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detection:m1:1
# text = Noticing or discovering something that is hard to see, hear or find.
1	Noticing	notice	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	discovering	discover	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **discover** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | hard *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **see** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **hear** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 6 | **find** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Finding out who did a crime or how it was done; detective work.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detection:m2:1
# text = Finding out who did a crime or how it was done; detective work.
1	Finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	detective	detective	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find out** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **do** | past |  | a crime |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crime=Eventuality |
| 3 | **do** | past · passive |  | crime |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Using instruments to find and measure something, such as smoke, metal or radiation.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detection:m3:1
# text = Using instruments to find and measure something, such as smoke, metal or radiation.
1	Using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	0	root	_	_
2	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	measure	measure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	radiation	radiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | gerund |  | instruments |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instrument=Patient |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **measure** | infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme something=Value |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Early detection of a fire gives you time to get out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detection:x1:1
# text = Early detection of a fire gives you time to get out.
1	Early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	out	out	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | Early detection of a fire |  | you |  | time |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |
| 2 | **get out** | to-infinitive | Early detection of a fire *not said here* |  |  |  |  | out *property* | vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **detect** |  |  | a fire |  |  |  |  | nom detection «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The thief wore gloves to avoid detection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detection:x2:1
# text = The thief wore gloves to avoid detection.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the thief | gloves |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent glove=Theme |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | the thief *not said here* | detection |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent detection=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bats use echoes for the detection of insects.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detection:x3:1
# text = Bats use echoes for the detection of insects.
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	echoes	echo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | Bats | echoes |  |  |  | for the detection of insects | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP PP.predicate»: agent=Agent echo=Theme for detection=Eventuality |
| 2 | **detect** |  |  | insects |  |  |  |  | nom detection «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new machine helps with the detection of disease.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detection:x4:1
# text = The new machine helps with the detection of disease.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	machine	machine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	disease	disease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | the new machine |  |  |  |  | with the detection of disease | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with detection=Theme |
| 2 | **detect** |  |  | disease |  |  |  |  | nom detection «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sherlock Holmes was a master of detection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detection:x5:1
# text = Sherlock Holmes was a master of detection.
1	Sherlock	Sherlock	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Holmes	Holmes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Sherlock | a master |  |  |  | of detection | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Metal detection at the airport finds keys and coins in your pocket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detection:x6:1
# text = Metal detection at the airport finds keys and coins in your pocket.
1	Metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	keys	key	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	coins	coin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | Metal detection at the airport | keys and coins |  | your pocket |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent key=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The third daughter makes friends with the cat, which licks off the tell-tale blood, so she escapes detection.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:detection:x7:1
# text = The third daughter makes friends with the cat, which licks off the tell-tale blood, so she escapes detection.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	licks	lick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
14	tell	tell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	escapes	escape	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
22	detection	detection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | the third daughter | friends |  |  |  | with the cat | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Product |
| 2 | **lick off** | present | the cat | the tale blood |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent blood=Theme |
| 3 | **escape** | present | daughter | detection |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme detection=Initial\_Location |

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