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title: entanglement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «entanglement» in the school dictionary: An entanglement is when things are twisted and caught together, like string, nets or wire. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# entanglement

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**Who acts:** entanglement, relationship, Quantum entanglement, Plastic rings, diver, kite strings · **What happens:** be, twist, catch, catch up, study, cause · **To what, where:** things, difficult situation, you, strange link, tiny particles, entanglement

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An entanglement is when things are twisted and caught together, like string, nets or wire.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entanglement:m1:1
# text = An entanglement is when things are twisted and caught together, like string, nets or wire.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	entanglement	entanglement	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	_	7	mark	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	twisted	twist	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
10	together	together	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	nets	net	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a entanglement |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **twist** | present · passive |  | things |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **catch** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | like string and nets or wire; together *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
An entanglement is a difficult or confusing situation or relationship you are caught up in.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entanglement:m2:1
# text = An entanglement is a difficult or confusing situation or relationship you are caught up in.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	entanglement	entanglement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	confusing	confusing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a entanglement | a difficult situation or relationship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **catch up** | present · passive | relationship *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

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Quantum entanglement is a strange link between tiny particles studied by physicists.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entanglement:m3:1
# text = Quantum entanglement is a strange link between tiny particles studied by physicists.
1	Quantum	quantum	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	entanglement	entanglement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	link	link	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	between	between	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	particles	particle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	studied	study	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	physicists	physicist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Quantum entanglement | a strange link |  |  |  | between tiny particles | tree rules |
| 2 | **study** | participle |  | tiny particles *not said here* |  |  |  | by physicists | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plastic rings can cause entanglement of seabirds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entanglement:x1:1
# text = Plastic rings can cause entanglement of seabirds.
1	Plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	entanglement	entanglement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	seabirds	seabird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | Plastic rings | entanglement of seabirds |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition entanglement=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The diver freed the turtle from its entanglement in the net.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entanglement:x2:1
# text = The diver freed the turtle from its entanglement in the net.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	diver	diver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	freed	free	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	turtle	turtle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	entanglement	entanglement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **free** | past | the diver | the turtle |  | diver's entanglement in the net |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer turtle=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Our kite strings ended up in a big entanglement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entanglement:x3:1
# text = Our kite strings ended up in a big entanglement.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	kite	kite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	entanglement	entanglement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end up** | past | Our kite strings |  |  |  |  | in a big entanglement *result* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in entanglement=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldiers crawled under barbed-wire entanglements.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entanglement:x4:1
# text = The soldiers crawled under barbed-wire entanglements.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crawled	crawl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	barbed	barb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	wire	wire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	entanglements	entanglement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crawl** | past | the soldiers |  |  | barbed wire entanglements |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under entanglement=Trajectory |
| 2 | **barb** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wanted no entanglement in their argument.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entanglement:x5:1
# text = He wanted no entanglement in their argument.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	entanglement	entanglement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | He | no entanglement |  | their argument |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot entanglement=Theme |
| 2 | **argue** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom argument «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Quantum entanglement puzzles even scientists.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:entanglement:x6:1
# text = Quantum entanglement puzzles even scientists.
1	Quantum	quantum	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	entanglement	entanglement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	puzzles	puzzle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	even	even	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

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