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title: ephemera — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ephemera» in the school dictionary: Ephemera are insects, such as mayflies, that live only a very short time as adults. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ephemera

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**Who acts:** that, Ephemera, museum · **What happens:** be, live, print, keep, dance, seem · **To what, where:** Ephemera insects, printed things, tickets, river, old ticket ephemera, fair

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«ephemera» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [ephemera in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ephemera.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Ephemera are insects, such as mayflies, that live only a very short time as adults.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ephemera:m1:1
# text = Ephemera are insects, such as mayflies, that live only a very short time as adults.
1	Ephemera	ephemera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	insects	insect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	mayflies	mayfly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	very	very	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	adults	adult	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Ephemera insects and mayflies |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | present | that |  |  |  | time |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

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Ephemera are printed things, such as tickets or posters, that are kept for a short time.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ephemera:m2:1
# text = Ephemera are printed things, such as tickets or posters, that are kept for a short time.
1	Ephemera	ephemera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	tickets	ticket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **print** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Ephemera | printed things |  |  |  | such tickets or posters | tree rules |
| 3 | **keep** | present · passive |  | tickets or posters |  |  | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The ephemera danced over the river all afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ephemera:x1:1
# text = The ephemera danced over the river all afternoon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ephemera	ephemera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	danced	dance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dance** | past | the ephemera |  |  | the river | afternoon |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over river=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The ephemera of one summer day seemed endless to them.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ephemera:x2:1
# text = The ephemera of one summer day seemed endless to them.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ephemera	ephemera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	seemed	seem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	endless	endless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | past | the ephemera of one summer day |  |  |  |  | endless *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The museum keeps old ticket ephemera from the fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ephemera:x3:1
# text = The museum keeps old ticket ephemera from the fair.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	ticket	ticket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ephemera	ephemera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | the museum | old ticket ephemera |  | the fair |  |  | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer ephemera=Beneficiary from fair=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Each ephemera in the box was a poster from a show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ephemera:x4:1
# text = Each ephemera in the box was a poster from a show.
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	ephemera	ephemera	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | each ephemera in the box | a poster |  | a show |  |  | tree rules |

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