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title: discovery — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «discovery» in the school dictionary: A discovery is the finding of something that nobody knew about before, or something that is found. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# discovery

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**Who acts:** discovery, nobody, We, Scientists, day, Explorers · **What happens:** be, know about, find, learn, realise, save · **To what, where:** finding, something, many lives, penicillin, exciting discovery, garden · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«discovery» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [discovery in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/discovery.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A discovery is the finding of something that nobody knew about before, or something that is found.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discovery:m1:1
# text = A discovery is the finding of something that nobody knew about before, or something that is found.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	finding	finding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
9	nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	10	nsubj	_	_
10	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	about	about	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	before	before	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	appos	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a discovery | the finding |  |  |  | of something | tree rules |
| 2 | **know about** | past | nobody |  |  |  |  | before *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus |
| 3 | **find** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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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 -->
A discovery is also learning or realising something new for yourself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discovery:m2:1
# text = A discovery is also learning or realising something new for yourself.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	learning	learn	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	realising	realise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	obj	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | present · progressive | a discovery |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **realise** | gerund | a discovery *not said here* | something |  |  |  | for yourself | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The discovery of penicillin saved many lives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discovery:x1:1
# text = The discovery of penicillin saved many lives.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	penicillin	penicillin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | the discovery of penicillin | many lives |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Theme |
| 2 | **discover** |  |  | penicillin |  |  |  |  | nom discovery «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made an exciting discovery in the garden: a frog!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discovery:x2:1
# text = We made an exciting discovery in the garden: a frog!
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	exciting	exciting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a exciting discovery |  | the garden |  | a frog *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent discovery=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists made a new discovery about the Moon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discovery:x3:1
# text = Scientists made a new discovery about the Moon.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Scientists | a new discovery |  |  |  | about the Moon | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset discovery=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The discovery of a dinosaur bone surprised the town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discovery:x4:1
# text = The discovery of a dinosaur bone surprised the town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dinosaur	dinosaur	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bone	bone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	surprised	surprise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surprise** | past | the discovery of a dinosaur bone | the town |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus town=Experiencer |
| 2 | **discover** |  |  | a dinosaur bone |  |  |  |  | nom discovery «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Each day at school is full of discoveries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discovery:x5:1
# text = Each day at school is full of discoveries.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	discoveries	discovery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | each day at school |  |  |  |  | of discoveries; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Explorers went on voyages of discovery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discovery:x6:1
# text = Explorers went on voyages of discovery.
1	Explorers	explorer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	voyages	voyage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Explorers |  |  | voyages of discovery |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on voyage=Location |
| 2 | **voyage** |  |  | discovery |  |  |  |  | nom voyage «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her discovery that she could swim made her very happy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discovery:x7:1
# text = Her discovery that she could swim made her very happy.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | could | discovery | Her discovery *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme discovery=Trajectory |
| 2 | **make** | past | Her discovery | her *= she* |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset she=Product |
| 3 | **discover** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom discovery «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The thief, meantime, told his comrades of his discovery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:discovery:x8:1
# text = The thief, meantime, told his comrades of his discovery.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	meantime	meantime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	comrades	comrade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	iobj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the thief and meantime |  | his comrades of his discovery |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent comrade=Recipient |
| 2 | **discover** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom discovery «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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