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title: dusk — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dusk» in the school dictionary: The time of evening just after the sun has set, when it is getting dark but is not fully dark yet. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dusk

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**Who acts:** sun, Bats, you, We, farmers, your · **What happens:** set, get, not be, come out, hunt, be · **To what, where:** sun, insects, bike lights, grass, evening

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«dusk» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [dusk in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dusk.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The time of evening just after the sun has set, when it is getting dark but is not fully dark yet.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:m1:1
# text = The time of evening just after the sun has set, when it is getting dark but is not fully dark yet.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	getting	get	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
16	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
17	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
20	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	conj	_	_
22	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | present · perfect · passive |  | the sun |  |  | time |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result |
| 2 | **get** | present · progressive | sun |  |  |  |  | dark *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **not** **is** | present | sun *not said here* |  |  |  | yet | dark, fully *property* | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dim light at that time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:m2:1
# text = The dim light at that time.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dim	dim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bats come out at dusk to hunt insects.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:x1:1
# text = Bats come out at dusk to hunt insects.
1	Bats	bat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | present | Bats |  |  |  | dusk | out *property* | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **hunt** | to-infinitive | Bats *not said here* | insects |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent insect=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be home before dusk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:x2:1
# text = Be home before dusk.
1	Be	be	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	before	before	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | dusk | home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We walked home in the dusk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:x3:1
# text = We walked home in the dusk.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **walk** | past | We |  |  |  | dusk | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmers worked from dawn to dusk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:x4:1
# text = The farmers worked from dawn to dusk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **work** | past | the farmers |  |  |  | dawn; dusk |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Turn your bike lights on at dusk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:x5:1
# text = Turn your bike lights on at dusk.
1	Turn	turn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | imperative | you *not said here* | your bike lights |  |  | dusk |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent light=Theme |
| 2 | **light** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom light «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rabbits nibble the grass at dusk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:x6:1
# text = Rabbits nibble the grass at dusk.
1	Rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	nibble	nibble	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **nibble** | present | Rabbits | the grass |  |  | dusk |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grass=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dusk fell, and the stars began to appear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:x7:1
# text = Dusk fell, and the stars began to appear.
1	Dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	appear	appear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | Dusk |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **begin** | past | the stars |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **appear** | to-infinitive | the stars *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The garden looked magical at dusk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:x8:1
# text = The garden looked magical at dusk.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **look** | past | the garden |  |  |  | dusk | magical *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By this time it was evening and the dusk was falling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dusk:x9:1
# text = By this time it was evening and the dusk was falling.
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	falling	fall	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | it | evening |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | past · progressive | the dusk |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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