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title: fascination — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fascination» in the school dictionary: Fascination is a strong interest that holds your attention so you cannot look away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fascination

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**Who acts:** Fascination, strong interest, you, your, Helen, Circe · **What happens:** be, hold, not look away, attend, attract, have · **To what, where:** strong interest, attention, power, beauty, fascinations, fascination

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Fascination is a strong interest that holds your attention so you cannot look away.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fascination:m1:1
# text = Fascination is a strong interest that holds your attention so you cannot look away.
1	Fascination	fascination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	interest	interest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
15	away	away	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fascination | a strong interest |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | a strong interest | your attention |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attention=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **look away** | can | you |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **attend** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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 -->
Fascination is the power to attract and charm someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fascination:m2:1
# text = Fascination is the power to attract and charm someone.
1	Fascination	fascination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	attract	attract	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	charm	charm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fascination | the power |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **attract** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Helen still had all her beauty and fascination.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fascination:x1:1
# text = Helen still had all her beauty and fascination.
1	Helen	Helen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	fascination	fascination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Helen | Helen's beauty and fascination |  |  | still |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beauty=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Circe began to use her fascinations on him.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fascination:x2:1
# text = Circe began to use her fascinations on him.
1	Circe	circe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fascinations	fascination	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	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 | **begin** | past | Circe |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **use** | to-infinitive | Circe *not said here* | Circe's fascinations |  |  |  | on him *= he* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fascination=Patient |
| 3 | **fascinate** |  | Circe |  |  |  |  |  | nom fascination «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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He felt the fascination of her eyes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fascination:x3:1
# text = He felt the fascination of her eyes.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fascination	fascination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | He | the fascination of her eyes |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fascination=Theme |
| 2 | **fascinate** |  |  | her eyes |  |  |  |  | nom fascination «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The book has a fascination for children.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fascination:x4:1
# text = The book has a fascination for children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fascination	fascination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the book | a fascination |  |  |  | for children | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fascination=Patient |

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