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title: eyeglasses — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «eyeglasses» in the school dictionary: Glasses: two lenses in a frame that you wear in front of your eyes to help you see better. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# eyeglasses

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**Who acts:** you, Grandpa, I, eyeglasses steam, optician, Eyeglasses · **What happens:** wear, help, see, not read, get, come · **To what, where:** two lenses, front, you, first pair, eyeglasses, curved lenses

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: mainly US — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glasses: two lenses in a frame that you wear in front of your eyes to help you see better.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eyeglasses:m1:1
# text = Glasses: two lenses in a frame that you wear in front of your eyes to help you see better.
1	Glasses	glass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	lenses	lens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	better	well	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | present | you | two lenses in a frame |  | front of your eyes |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent that=Source |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa can't read without his eyeglasses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eyeglasses:x1:1
# text = Grandpa can't read without his eyeglasses.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyeglasses	eyeglass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **read** | can | Grandpa |  |  |  |  | without Grandpa's eyeglasses | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I got my first pair of eyeglasses this year.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eyeglasses:x2:1
# text = I got my first pair of eyeglasses this year.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	eyeglasses	eyeglass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | I | my first pair of eyeglasses |  |  | year |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer pair=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My eyeglasses steam up when I come inside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eyeglasses:x3:1
# text = My eyeglasses steam up when I come inside.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eyeglasses	eyeglass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | eyeglasses steam |  |  |  |  | inside *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The optician checked if I needed eyeglasses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eyeglasses:x4:1
# text = The optician checked if I needed eyeglasses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	optician	optician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	eyeglasses	eyeglass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the optician |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **need** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | I | eyeglasses |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot eyeglass=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eyeglasses have curved lenses that bend light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eyeglasses:x5:1
# text = Eyeglasses have curved lenses that bend light.
1	Eyeglasses	eyeglass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	curved	curve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	lenses	lens	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	bend	bend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Eyeglasses | curved lenses |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lens=Patient |
| 2 | **curve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material |
| 3 | **bend** | present | curved lenses | light |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent light=Material |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She keeps her eyeglasses in a red case.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:eyeglasses:x6:1
# text = She keeps her eyeglasses in a red case.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	eyeglasses	eyeglass	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	case	case	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 | **keep** | present | She | her eyeglasses |  | a red case |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent eyeglass=Theme in case=Location |

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