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title: explosion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «explosion» in the school dictionary: A sudden loud bursting of something with great force, heat and noise, as when a bomb or gas goes off. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# explosion

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**Who acts:** sudden loud bursting, We, gas leak, you, volcano, explosion · **What happens:** go off, burst, explode, hear, cause, tell · **To what, where:** feeling, laughter, loud explosion, quarry, explosion, adult · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden loud bursting of something with great force, heat and noise, as when a bomb or gas goes off.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explosion:m1:1
# text = A sudden loud bursting of something with great force, heat and noise, as when a bomb or gas goes off.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	bursting	bursting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
16	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	21	mark	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	bomb	bomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
21	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
22	off	off	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go off** | present | a sudden loud bursting of something |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden big increase: a population explosion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explosion:m2:1
# text = A sudden big increase: a population explosion.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	increase	increase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	population	population	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden burst of feeling: an explosion of laughter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explosion:m3:1
# text = A sudden burst of feeling: an explosion of laughter.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	burst	burst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burst** |  |  | feeling |  |  |  |  | nom burst «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **explode** |  |  | laughter |  |  |  |  | nom explosion «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We heard a loud explosion from the quarry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explosion:x1:1
# text = We heard a loud explosion from the quarry.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	quarry	quarry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | We | a loud explosion |  | the quarry |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent explosion=Topic from quarry=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gas leak can cause an explosion, so tell an adult if you smell gas.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explosion:x2:1
# text = A gas leak can cause an explosion, so tell an adult if you smell gas.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	leak	leak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	smell	smell	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
16	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | can | a gas leak | a explosion |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition explosion=Patient |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 3 | **smell** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | gas |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gas=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The volcano erupted with a huge explosion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explosion:x3:1
# text = The volcano erupted with a huge explosion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	volcano	volcano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	erupted	erupt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	explosion	explosion	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 | **erupt** | past | the volcano |  |  |  |  | with a huge explosion | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was an explosion of laughter at the joke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explosion:x4:1
# text = There was an explosion of laughter at the joke.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	joke	joke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a explosion of laughter |  |  | the joke; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at joke=Location |
| 2 | **explode** |  |  | laughter |  |  |  |  | nom explosion «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town saw an explosion in the number of rabbits.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explosion:x5:1
# text = The town saw an explosion in the number of rabbits.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | the town | a explosion |  | the number of rabbits |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer explosion=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fireworks ended in an explosion of colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:explosion:x6:1
# text = The fireworks ended in an explosion of colour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	explosion	explosion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the fireworks |  |  | a explosion of colour |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **explode** |  |  | colour |  |  |  |  | nom explosion «event transitive»: of=patient |

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