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title: glider — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «glider» in the school dictionary: A glider is a light aircraft with long wings and no engine that flies by riding on air currents. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# glider

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**Who acts:** glider, engine, thing, swing seat, We, sugar glider · **What happens:** be, fly, ride, glide, move, make · **To what, where:** light aircraft, air currents, thing, swing seat, paper gliders, engine

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«glider» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [glider in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glider.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A glider is a light aircraft with long wings and no engine that flies by riding on air currents.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glider:m1:1
# text = A glider is a light aircraft with long wings and no engine that flies by riding on air currents.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glider	glider	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	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	aircraft	aircraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	flies	fly	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	riding	ride	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	currents	current	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a glider | a light aircraft |  |  |  | with long wings and no engine | tree rules |
| 2 | **fly** | present | no engine |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **ride** | gerund | no engine *not said here* |  |  | air currents |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent 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 -->
A glider is also any thing or animal that glides, like a paper glider or a sugar glider (a small flying possum).

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glider:m2:1
# text = A glider is also any thing or animal that glides, like a paper glider or a sugar glider (a small flying possum).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	glides	glide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
22	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
23	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	amod	_	_
24	possum	possum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a glider | any thing or animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **glide** | present | any thing or animal |  |  |  |  | like a paper glider or a sugar glider | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A glider is a garden swing seat that moves smoothly back and forth (also in the US, a glider chair).

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glider:m3:1
# text = A glider is a garden swing seat that moves smoothly back and forth (also in the US, a glider chair).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	seat	seat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	smoothly	smoothly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	11	conj	_	_
14	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	also	also	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a glider | a swing seat |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | present | a swing seat |  |  |  |  | in the US; smoothly *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in us=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made paper gliders and tested which flew furthest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glider:x1:1
# text = We made paper gliders and tested which flew furthest.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	gliders	glider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tested	test	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	furthest	furth	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | paper gliders |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glider=Product |
| 2 | **test** | participle | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fly** | past |  |  |  |  |  | furth *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A glider has no engine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glider:x2:1
# text = A glider has no engine.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a glider | no engine |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent engine=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The glider rose on warm air above the hills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glider:x3:1
# text = The glider rose on warm air above the hills.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	above	above	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | past | the glider |  |  | warm air |  | above the hills | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on air=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sugar glider can glide from tree to tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glider:x4:1
# text = A sugar glider can glide from tree to tree.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sugar	sugar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	glide	glide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glide** | can | a sugar glider |  |  | tree |  | to tree | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme from tree=Source to tree=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hang glider jumped off the cliff and floated over the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glider:x5:1
# text = The hang glider jumped off the cliff and floated over the beach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hang	hang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cliff	cliff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	floated	float	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump off** | past | the hang glider | the cliff |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cliff=Trajectory |
| 2 | **float** | participle | the hang glider *not said here* |  |  | the beach |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over beach=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Adding a paperclip to the nose made my glider fly better.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glider:x6:1
# text = Adding a paperclip to the nose made my glider fly better.
1	Adding	add	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	paperclip	paperclip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	glider	glider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	fly	fly	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
11	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | gerund |  | a paperclip |  |  |  | to the nose | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent paperclip=Patient to nose=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **make** | past | Adding | my glider |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fly** | infinitive | my glider *not said here* |  |  |  |  | good *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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