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title: earthly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «earthly» in the school dictionary: Of this world and this life, not of heaven. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# earthly

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**Who acts:** earthly reason, you, He, his, Christians, earthly life · **What happens:** oppose, be, not finish, paint, give away, become · **To what, where:** planet, homework, cat, earth, earthly possessions, monk · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«earthly» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [earthly in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/earthly.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of this world and this life, not of heaven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:m1:1
# text = Of this world and this life, not of heaven.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal, with no, any or why — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At all; possible, as in «no earthly use» or «why on earth».

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:m2:1
# text = At all; possible, as in «no earthly use» or «why on earth».
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
10	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of the planet Earth, as opposed to space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:m3:1
# text = Of the planet Earth, as opposed to space.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	opposed	oppose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **oppose** | participle |  | the planet *not said here* |  |  |  | to space | vn amalgamate-22.2-3 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There's no earthly reason why you can't finish your homework now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:x1:1
# text = There's no earthly reason why you can't finish your homework now.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
4	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | no earthly reason |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **finish** | can | you | your homework |  |  | now |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector homework=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Why on earth did you paint the cat blue?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:x2:1
# text = Why on earth did you paint the cat blue?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	paint	paint	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past · do-support | you | the cat |  | earth |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent cat=Theme on earth=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave away his earthly possessions and became a monk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:x3:1
# text = He gave away his earthly possessions and became a monk.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	monk	monk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give away** | past | He | his earthly possessions |  |  |  | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent possession=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | past | He *not said here* | a monk |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **possess** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians believe that earthly life is not the end.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:x4:1
# text = Christians believe that earthly life is not the end.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | Christians |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | earthly life | the end |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That old bike is no earthly use to anyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:x5:1
# text = That old bike is no earthly use to anyone.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	7	det	_	_
6	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | that old bike | no earthly use |  |  |  | to anyone | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Bible says not to store up treasures on earth but in heaven.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:x6:1
# text = The Bible says not to store up treasures on earth but in heaven.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	store	store	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	treasures	treasure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Bible |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **store up** | to-infinitive |  | treasures |  | earth but heaven |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent treasure=Theme on earth=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The alien had never tasted earthly food.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:x7:1
# text = The alien had never tasted earthly food.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	alien	alien	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	tasted	taste	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **taste** | past · perfect · passive |  | the alien |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: subject=Theme food=Attribute |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hasn't an earthly chance of winning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:x8:1
# text = She hasn't an earthly chance of winning.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	chance	chance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present | She | a earthly chance |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chance=Patient |
| 2 | **win** | gerund | a earthly chance *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He who filled her every thought! he whom she loved best, and who was her whole earthly pride!

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:earthly:x9:1
# text = He who filled her every thought! he whom she loved best, and who was her whole earthly pride!
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	3	obl	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | He | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | past | she | best |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer good=Stimulus |
| 3 | **is a** | past |  | her whole earthly pride |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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