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title: disappearance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «disappearance» in the school dictionary: A disappearance is when someone or something goes out of sight or cannot be found any more. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# disappearance

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**Who acts:** disappearance, someone, something, homework, Police, boat · **What happens:** be, go out, not find, exist, disappear, look · **To what, where:** sight, mystery, disappearance

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«disappearance» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [disappearance in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disappearance.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A disappearance is when someone or something goes out of sight or cannot be found any more.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappearance:m1:1
# text = A disappearance is when someone or something goes out of sight or cannot be found any more.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	disappearance	disappearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	conj	_	_
8	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
17	any	any	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a disappearance |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go out** | present | someone | sight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **find** | can · passive | someone *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF» |

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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 -->
The disappearance of something, such as a species or a habit, is when it stops existing.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappearance:m2:1
# text = The disappearance of something, such as a species or a habit, is when it stops existing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	disappearance	disappearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	9	case	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	species	species	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	habit	habit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	existing	exist	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the disappearance of something |  |  |  |  | stop *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **exist** | gerund | the disappearance of something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **disappear** |  | something |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappearance «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The disappearance of my homework is a mystery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappearance:x1:1
# text = The disappearance of my homework is a mystery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	disappearance	disappearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the disappearance of my homework | a mystery |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **disappear** |  | my homework |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappearance «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Police are looking into the disappearance of a boat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappearance:x2:1
# text = Police are looking into the disappearance of a boat.
1	Police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	disappearance	disappearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present · progressive | Police |  |  |  |  | into the disappearance of a boat | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent into disappearance=Theme |
| 2 | **disappear** |  | a boat |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappearance «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sudden disappearance of the magician amazed us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappearance:x3:1
# text = The sudden disappearance of the magician amazed us.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	disappearance	disappearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	magician	magician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	amazed	amazed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disappear** |  | the magician |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappearance «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Scientists worry about the disappearance of bees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappearance:x4:1
# text = Scientists worry about the disappearance of bees.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worry	worry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	disappearance	disappearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **worry** | present | Scientists |  |  |  |  | about the disappearance of bees | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about disappearance=Stimulus |
| 2 | **disappear** |  | bees |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappearance «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The disappearance of the dinosaurs happened about 66 million years ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappearance:x5:1
# text = The disappearance of the dinosaurs happened about 66 million years ago.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	disappearance	disappearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	66	66	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	_
9	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past | the disappearance of the dinosaurs |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **disappear** |  | the dinosaurs |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappearance «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the disappearance of the sun, it got cold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappearance:x6:1
# text = After the disappearance of the sun, it got cold.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	disappearance	disappearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | sun |  |  |  | after the disappearance of the sun | cold *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **disappear** |  | the sun |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappearance «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody noticed the cake's disappearance until teatime.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:disappearance:x7:1
# text = Nobody noticed the cake's disappearance until teatime.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	noticed	notice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	disappearance	disappearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	until	until	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	teatime	teatime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **notice** | past | Nobody | the cake's disappearance |  |  | until teatime |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer disappearance=Stimulus |
| 2 | **disappear** |  | the cake |  |  |  |  |  | nom disappearance «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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