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title: glimmer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «glimmer» in the school dictionary: A glimmer is a faint, weak light. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# glimmer

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**Who acts:** glimmer, something, hope, cock, dawn, he · **What happens:** be, glimmer, awake, see, keep, go · **To what, where:** faint weak light, small sign, glimmer, last, her

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«glimmer» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [glimmer in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glimmer.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A glimmer is a faint, weak light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmer:m1:1
# text = A glimmer is a faint, weak light.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glimmer	glimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	weak	weak	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a glimmer | a faint weak light |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

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A glimmer of something is a small sign of it, such as a glimmer of hope.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmer:m2:1
# text = A glimmer of something is a small sign of it, such as a glimmer of hope.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glimmer	glimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	15	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	glimmer	glimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a glimmer of something | a small sign and a glimmer of hope |  |  |  | of it | tree rules |
| 2 | **glimmer** |  | something |  |  |  |  |  | nom glimmer «event intransitive»: of=agent |
| 3 | **glimmer** |  | hope |  |  |  |  |  | nom glimmer «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To glimmer is to shine faintly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmer:m3:1
# text = To glimmer is to shine faintly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	glimmer	glimmer	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	shine	shine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	faintly	faintly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glimmer** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | faintly, shine *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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With the first glimmer of dawn the cock awoke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmer:x1:1
# text = With the first glimmer of dawn the cock awoke.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	glimmer	glimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	awoke	awake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **awake** | past | the cock |  |  |  |  | with the first glimmer of dawn | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with glimmer=Instrument |
| 2 | **glimmer** |  | dawn |  |  |  |  |  | nom glimmer «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At last he saw a glimmer far down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmer:x2:1
# text = At last he saw a glimmer far down.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	last	last	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	glimmer	glimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	down	down	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | he | a glimmer |  | last |  | down *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer glimmer=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A glimmer of hope kept her going.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmer:x3:1
# text = A glimmer of hope kept her going.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	glimmer	glimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | a glimmer of hope | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | gerund | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **glimmer** |  | hope |  |  |  |  |  | nom glimmer «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stars glimmer over the still lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glimmer:x4:1
# text = The stars glimmer over the still lake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	compound	_	_
3	glimmer	glimmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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