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title: genie — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «genie» in the school dictionary: In stories from Arabia and the Middle East, a magic spirit, often living in a lamp or bottle, who must obey whoever sets it free and may grant wishes. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# genie

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**Who acts:** magic spirit, bottle, whoever, genie, something, Aladdin · **What happens:** live, obey, set, grant, be, mean · **To what, where:** lamp, bottle, wishes, that, command, genie · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«genie» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [genie in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/genie.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In stories from Arabia and the Middle East, a magic spirit, often living in a lamp or bottle, who must obey whoever sets it free and may grant wishes.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:genie:m1:1
# text = In stories from Arabia and the Middle East, a magic spirit, often living in a lamp or bottle, who must obey whoever sets it free and may grant wishes.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Arabia	Arabia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	often	often	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
22	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
23	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	obey	obey	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	acl:relcl	_	_
25	whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
26	sets	set	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	ccomp	_	_
27	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	_
28	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	xcomp	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
30	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
31	grant	grant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	conj	_	_
32	wishes	wish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | gerund | a magic spirit *not said here* |  |  | a lamp or bottle |  | often *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in lamp=Location |
| 2 | **obey** | must | bottle |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **set** | present | whoever | bottle |  |  |  | free *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient it=Result |
| 4 | **grant** | may | whoever *not said here* | wishes |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent wish=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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«the genie is out of the bottle» means something has happened that cannot be undone.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:genie:m2:1
# text = «the genie is out of the bottle» means something has happened that cannot be undone.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nsubj	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	happened	happen	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	nsubj	_	_
15	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	undone	undo	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | the genie |  |  | the bottle |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the bottle |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **happen** | present · perfect | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **not** **undo** | can · passive |  | that |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Aladdin rubbed the lamp and a genie appeared.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:genie:x1:1
# text = Aladdin rubbed the lamp and a genie appeared.
1	Aladdin	Aladdin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rubbed	rub	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	lamp	lamp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rub** | past | Aladdin | the lamp |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent lamp=Theme |
| 2 | **appear** | past | a genie |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The genie said, «Your wish is my command.»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:genie:x2:1
# text = The genie said, «Your wish is my command.»
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the genie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Your wish | my command |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wish** *in a quote* |  | Your |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you met a genie, what would you wish for?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:genie:x3:1
# text = If you met a genie, what would you wish for?
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wish	wish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | past | you | a genie |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent genie=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **wish** | would | you | a genie |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot what=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Djinn gave the Camel a hump for saying «Humph!»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:genie:x4:1
# text = The Djinn gave the Camel a hump for saying «Humph!»
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Djinn	Djinn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Camel	camel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hump	hump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	Humph	Humph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the Djinn | the Camel |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent camel=Recipient hump=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | the Djinn *not said here* | Humph |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent humph=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The genie was trapped in the bottle for a thousand years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:genie:x5:1
# text = The genie was trapped in the bottle for a thousand years.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	trapped	trap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trap** | past · passive |  | the genie |  | the bottle | year |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in bottle=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Once the secret was out, the genie couldn't be put back in the bottle.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:genie:x6:1
# text = Once the secret was out, the genie couldn't be put back in the bottle.
1	Once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	out	out	ADV	RB	_	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	bottle	bottle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the secret |  |  |  |  | out *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **put back** | could · passive |  | the genie |  | the bottle |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in bottle=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the play, my friend dressed up as a genie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:genie:x7:1
# text = In the play, my friend dressed up as a genie.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	dressed	dress	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress up** | participle | my friend |  |  | the play |  | as a genie | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Master, I obey," said the genie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:genie:x8:1
# text = "Master, I obey," said the genie.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	obey	obey	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	genie	genie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obey** *in a quote* | present | the genie *= genie* |  |  |  |  |  | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the genie |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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