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title: geothermal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «geothermal» in the school dictionary: To do with the natural heat inside the Earth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# geothermal

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**Who acts:** Geothermal energy, Iceland, its, geysers, geothermal power station, We · **What happens:** do, be, make, get, heat, use · **To what, where:** electricity, heating, underground heat, much, geothermal energy, sign

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«geothermal» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [geothermal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/geothermal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with the natural heat inside the Earth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:geothermal:m1:1
# text = To do with the natural heat inside the Earth.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the natural heat inside the Earth | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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 -->
Geothermal energy or power is electricity or heating made from that underground heat, for example from hot water and steam deep in the ground.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:geothermal:m2:1
# text = Geothermal energy or power is electricity or heating made from that underground heat, for example from hot water and steam deep in the ground.
1	Geothermal	geothermal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	heating	heating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
12	underground	underground	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	deep	deep	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Geothermal energy or power | electricity or heating |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | heating *not said here* |  | that underground heat |  | for example from hot water in the ground and steam | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.material PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent from heat=Material for example=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Iceland gets much of its heating from geothermal energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:geothermal:x1:1
# text = Iceland gets much of its heating from geothermal energy.
1	Iceland	Iceland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	heating	heating	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	geothermal	geothermal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	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** | present | Iceland | much of its heating from geothermal energy |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer much=Stimulus |
| 2 | **heat** |  | its *= it* |  |  | geothermal energy |  |  | nom heating «process intransitive»: poss=agent from=place |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The geysers at Rotorua in New Zealand are a sign of geothermal activity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:geothermal:x2:1
# text = The geysers at Rotorua in New Zealand are a sign of geothermal activity.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	geysers	geyser	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Rotorua	Rotorua	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	geothermal	geothermal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	activity	activity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the geysers at Rotorua in New Zealand | a sign |  |  |  | of geothermal activity | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A geothermal power station uses steam from deep underground to turn turbines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:geothermal:x3:1
# text = A geothermal power station uses steam from deep underground to turn turbines.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	geothermal	geothermal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
9	underground	underground	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	turbines	turbine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | a geothermal power station | steam |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent steam=Patient |
| 2 | **turn** | to-infinitive | a geothermal power station *not said here* | turbines |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent turbine=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We swam in a warm geothermal pool on holiday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:geothermal:x4:1
# text = We swam in a warm geothermal pool on holiday.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	geothermal	geothermal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past | We |  |  | a warm geothermal pool on holiday |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in pool=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Geothermal energy is renewable because the Earth keeps making heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:geothermal:x5:1
# text = Geothermal energy is renewable because the Earth keeps making heat.
1	Geothermal	geothermal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	renewable	renewable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
9	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	_
10	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Geothermal energy |  |  |  |  | renewable *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | present | the Earth |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | the Earth *not said here* | heat |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset heat=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our science project compared solar, wind and geothermal power.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:geothermal:x6:1
# text = Our science project compared solar, wind and geothermal power.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	project	project	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	compared	compare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	solar	solar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	geothermal	geothermal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compare** | past | Our science project | solar wind and geothermal power |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wind=Patient |
| 2 | **project** |  | Our |  |  |  |  |  | nom project «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some houses use geothermal heat pumps to stay warm in winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:geothermal:x7:1
# text = Some houses use geothermal heat pumps to stay warm in winter.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	use	use	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	geothermal	geothermal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	pumps	pump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | some houses |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **pump** | present | geothermal heat |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **stay** | to-infinitive | geothermal heat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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