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title: exhilarating — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «exhilarating» in the school dictionary: Making you feel very happy, excited and full of energy. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# exhilarating

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**Who acts:** you, roller coaster, Sledging, Toad, speed, We · **What happens:** make, feel, thrill, exhilarate, sledge, be · **To what, where:** you, fast way, big hill, exhilarating feeling, speed, exhilarating walk

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«exhilarating» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [exhilarating in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/exhilarating.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Making you feel very happy, excited and full of energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhilarating:m1:1
# text = Making you feel very happy, excited and full of energy.
1	Making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	csubj	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | you |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset you=Product |
| 2 | **feel** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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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 -->
Thrilling in a fast, fresh or slightly scary way, like a ride, a race or a cold wind.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhilarating:m2:1
# text = Thrilling in a fast, fresh or slightly scary way, like a ride, a race or a cold wind.
1	Thrilling	thrill	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	scary	scary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **thrill** | gerund |  |  |  | a fast way |  | like a ride | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The roller coaster was exhilarating!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhilarating:x1:1
# text = The roller coaster was exhilarating!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	roller	roller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	coaster	coaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	exhilarating	exhilarate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exhilarate** | past · progressive | the roller coaster |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sledging down the big hill was an exhilarating feeling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhilarating:x2:1
# text = Sledging down the big hill was an exhilarating feeling.
1	Sledging	sledge	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	down	down	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	exhilarating	exhilarate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sledge** | gerund |  |  |  | the big hill |  |  | vn vehicle-51.4.1 «NP.theme V PP.location»: agent=Theme down hill=Trajectory |
| 2 | **exhilarate** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is a** | past | Sledging | a exhilarating feeling |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad found speed exhilarating and could think of nothing else.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhilarating:x3:1
# text = Toad found speed exhilarating and could think of nothing else.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	exhilarating	exhilarate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	think	think	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	7	obl	_	_
10	else	else	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | Toad | speed |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speed=Topic |
| 2 | **exhilarate** | gerund | speed *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | could | Toad *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of nothing | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had an exhilarating walk along the cliffs in the wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhilarating:x4:1
# text = We had an exhilarating walk along the cliffs in the wind.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	exhilarating	exhilarating	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	along	along	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We | a exhilarating walk |  | the wind |  | along the cliffs | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent walk=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scoring the winning goal was exhilarating.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhilarating:x5:1
# text = Scoring the winning goal was exhilarating.
1	Scoring	score	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	winning	winning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	exhilarating	exhilarate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	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 | **score** | gerund |  | the winning goal |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |
| 2 | **exhilarate** | past · progressive | Scoring |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cold sea was exhilarating once we got used to it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhilarating:x6:1
# text = The cold sea was exhilarating once we got used to it.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	exhilarating	exhilarate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exhilarate** | past · progressive | the cold sea |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **use** | past · passive |  | we | sea |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mole felt exhilarated as the boat slid down the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:exhilarating:x7:1
# text = Mole felt exhilarated as the boat slid down the river.
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	exhilarated	exhilarate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	slid	slide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | Mole |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **exhilarate** | participle | Mole *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **slide down** | past | the boat | the river |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location river=Theme |

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