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title: fantasy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fantasy» in the school dictionary: Fantasy is a kind of story or film with magic, dragons, wizards or imaginary worlds. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fantasy

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**Who acts:** Fantasy, you, Fantasy football, points, I, Lord · **What happens:** be, imagine, daydream, not be, happen, pick · **To what, where:** kind, something, Fantasy imagination, game, imaginary team, real results

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«fantasy» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [fantasy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fantasy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fantasy is a kind of story or film with magic, dragons, wizards or imaginary worlds.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:m1:1
# text = Fantasy is a kind of story or film with magic, dragons, wizards or imaginary worlds.
1	Fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	dragons	dragon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	wizards	wizard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	worlds	world	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fantasy | a kind |  |  |  | of story or film with magic | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 fantasy is something pleasant you imagine or daydream about, which is not likely to really happen.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:m2:1
# text = A fantasy is something pleasant you imagine or daydream about, which is not likely to really happen.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	imagine	imagine	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	daydream	daydream	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	about	about	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	likely	likely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
17	really	really	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fantasy | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **imagine** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **daydream** | present | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about *property* | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | likely *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fantasy is imagination itself, or something that is not real.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:m3:1
# text = Fantasy is imagination itself, or something that is not real.
1	Fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	imagination	imagination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	3	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Fantasy imagination |  |  |  | imagination *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fantasy football (or another sport) is a game where you pick an imaginary team of real players and score points from their real results.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:m4:1
# text = Fantasy football (or another sport) is a game where you pick an imaginary team of real players and score points from their real results.
1	Fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	13	advmod	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	pick	pick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
25	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	results	result	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fantasy football | a game |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pick** | present | you | a imaginary team of real players and score points |  | points's real results |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent team=Theme from result=Source |
| 3 | **result** |  | points *= point* |  |  |  |  |  | nom result «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I love reading fantasy books full of dragons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:x1:1
# text = I love reading fantasy books full of dragons.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reading	read	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dragons	dragon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **read** *not said to happen* | gerund | I *not said here* | fantasy books |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Lord of the Rings is a famous fantasy story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:x2:1
# text = The Lord of the Rings is a famous fantasy story.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Lord of the Rings | a famous fantasy story |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Winning the lottery is just a fantasy for most people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:x3:1
# text = Winning the lottery is just a fantasy for most people.
1	Winning	win	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lottery	lottery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | gerund |  | the lottery |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lottery=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Winning | a fantasy |  |  |  | for most people | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My fantasy is to live in a treehouse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:x4:1
# text = My fantasy is to live in a treehouse.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	treehouse	treehouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My fantasy |  |  | a treehouse |  | live *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fantasy** |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom fantasy «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He lives in a fantasy world and forgets his homework.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:x5:1
# text = He lives in a fantasy world and forgets his homework.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	forgets	forget	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | He |  |  | a fantasy world |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in world=Location |
| 2 | **forget** | present | He *not said here* | his homework |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad is top of his fantasy football league.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:x6:1
# text = Dad is top of his fantasy football league.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	league	league	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Dad | top |  |  |  | of his fantasy football league | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is the story fact or fantasy?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:x7:1
# text = Is the story fact or fantasy?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the story fact or fantasy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We wrote a fantasy tale about a talking fox.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fantasy:x8:1
# text = We wrote a fantasy tale about a talking fox.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	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	fantasy	fantasy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | We | a fantasy tale |  |  |  | about a talking fox | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient about fox=Topic |

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