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title: glance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «glance» in the school dictionary: To glance is to look at something very quickly and then look away. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# glance

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**Who acts:** glance, She, Tom, bar chart, more children, twins · **What happens:** glance, be, look away, glance off, bounce away, see · **To what, where:** something, quick look, angle, side, quick glance, notes · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«glance» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [glance in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glance.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To glance is to look at something very quickly and then look away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:m1:1
# text = To glance is to look at something very quickly and then look away.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	glance	glance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
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	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	5	obl	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glance** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | something |  | look, quickly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **look away** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | then | away *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

<!-- .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 glance is a quick look.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:m2:1
# text = A glance is a quick look.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glance	glance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a glance | a quick look |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To glance off something is to hit it at an angle and bounce away to the side.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:m3:1
# text = To glance off something is to hit it at an angle and bounce away to the side.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	glance	glance	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hit	hit	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	angle	angle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	bounce	bounce	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glance off** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a angle |  | hit *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **bounce away** | present |  |  |  | the side |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to side=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She glanced at the clock and saw she was late for school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:x1:1
# text = She glanced at the clock and saw she was late for school.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	glanced	glance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glance** | past | She |  |  |  |  | at the clock | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at clock=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | past | she |  |  |  |  | for school; late *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tom took a quick glance at his notes before the spelling test.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:x2:1
# text = Tom took a quick glance at his notes before the spelling test.
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	glance	glance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	notes	note	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	spelling	spelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Tom | a quick glance |  | Tom's notes | before the spelling test |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent glance=Theme before test=Destination |
| 2 | **note** |  | Tom |  |  |  |  |  | nom note «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At a glance, the bar chart shows that more children walk to school than ride.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:x3:1
# text = At a glance, the bar chart shows that more children walk to school than ride.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	glance	glance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	than	than	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	ride	ride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | the bar chart |  |  | a glance |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **walk** | present | more children |  |  |  |  | to school *result*; than ride | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The twins exchanged a glance and tried not to laugh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:x4:1
# text = The twins exchanged a glance and tried not to laugh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	twins	twin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	exchanged	exchange	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	glance	glance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	laugh	laugh	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exchange** | past | the twins | a glance |  |  |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glance=Theme |
| 2 | **try** | past | the twins *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **laugh** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the twins *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glance over your shoulder before you change lanes on your bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:x5:1
# text = Glance over your shoulder before you change lanes on your bike.
1	Glance	glance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	over	over	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	shoulder	shoulder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	change	change	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	lanes	lane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	bike	bike	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 | **change** | present | Glance over your shoulder | lanes |  | your bike |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lane=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ball glanced off the goalpost and went wide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:x6:1
# text = The ball glanced off the goalpost and went wide.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	glanced	glance	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goalpost	goalpost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	wide	wide	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glance off** | participle | the ball *not said here* | the goalpost |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | past | the ball *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wide *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At first glance the puzzle looked easy, but it was tricky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:x7:1
# text = At first glance the puzzle looked easy, but it was tricky.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	glance	glance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	puzzle	puzzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	tricky	tricky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the puzzle |  |  |  |  | at first glance; easy *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at glance=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | puzzle |  |  |  |  | tricky *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He glanced up from his book when the door opened.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:x8:1
# text = He glanced up from his book when the door opened.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	glanced	glance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glance up** | past | He |  |  |  |  | from his book | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent from book=Theme |
| 2 | **open** | past | the door |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He glanced up and what did he see?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glance:x9:1
# text = He glanced up and what did he see?
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	glanced	glance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
6	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glance up** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **see** | past · do-support | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |

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