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title: droplet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «droplet» in the school dictionary: A droplet is a very small drop of liquid. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# droplet

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**Who acts:** droplet, Sneezes, you, Droplets · **What happens:** be, make, form, sparkle, spread, cover · **To what, where:** small drop, Clouds, Droplets, cold, Dew droplets, grass

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A droplet is a very small drop of liquid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:droplet:m1:1
# text = A droplet is a very small drop of liquid.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	droplet	droplet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	liquid	liquid	NOUN	NN	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 | **is a** | present | a droplet | a small drop |  |  |  | of liquid | tree rules |

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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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Clouds are made of tiny water droplets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:droplet:x1:1
# text = Clouds are made of tiny water droplets.
1	Clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Clouds |  |  |  | of tiny water droplets | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Droplets formed on the cold can.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:droplet:x2:1
# text = Droplets formed on the cold can.
1	Droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	formed	form	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | participle |  | Droplets *not said here* |  | the cold |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on cold=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Dew droplets sparkled on the grass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:droplet:x3:1
# text = Dew droplets sparkled on the grass.
1	Dew	dew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	sparkled	sparkle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sparkle** | participle |  | Dew droplets *not said here* |  | the grass |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on grass=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Sneezes spread germs in droplets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:droplet:x4:1
# text = Sneezes spread germs in droplets.
1	Sneezes	sneeze	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spread	spread	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	germs	germ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | present | Sneezes | germs |  | droplets |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent germ=Theme in droplet=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Cover your mouth when you cough to stop droplets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:droplet:x5:1
# text = Cover your mouth when you cough to stop droplets.
1	Cover	cover	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	cough	cough	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | imperative | you *not said here* | your mouth |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme mouth=Destination |
| 2 | **cough** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stop** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | droplets |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality droplet=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Droplets of rain ran down the window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:droplet:x6:1
# text = Droplets of rain ran down the window.
1	Droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run down** | past | Droplets of rain | the window |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme window=Trajectory |

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