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title: glory — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «glory» in the school dictionary: Glory is great fame, honour and praise won by doing something important or brave. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# glory

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**Who acts:** Glory, sunset, team, choir, We, its · **What happens:** be, win, do, give, glory, sing · **To what, where:** great fame, praise, something, great praise, worship, God

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«glory» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [glory in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/glory.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glory is great fame, honour and praise won by doing something important or brave.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:m1:1
# text = Glory is great fame, honour and praise won by doing something important or brave.
1	Glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	doing	do	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	_
13	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Glory | great fame and honour and praise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | participle |  | praise *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **do** | gerund |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

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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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Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glory is the great praise and worship given to God, and God's greatness and splendour.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:m2:1
# text = Glory is the great praise and worship given to God, and God's greatness and splendour.
1	Glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	worship	worship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	greatness	greatness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	splendour	splendour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Glory | the great praise and worship and God's greatness and splendour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | worship *not said here* | God |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to god=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Great beauty: «the glory of the sunset».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:m3:1
# text = Great beauty: «the glory of the sunset».
1	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sunset	sunset	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glory** *in a quote* |  | the sunset |  |  |  |  |  | nom glory «state intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To glory in something is to enjoy it with great pride.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:m4:1
# text = To glory in something is to enjoy it with great pride.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	glory	glory	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
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	enjoy	enjoy	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	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	pride	pride	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 | **glory** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | something |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with great pride; enjoy *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Glory be!» is an old exclamation of surprise, relief or thanks.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:m5:1
# text = «Glory be!» is an old exclamation of surprise, relief or thanks.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	exclamation	exclamation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	surprise	surprise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	relief	relief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	thanks	thanks	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Glory | a old exclamation and relief or thanks |  |  |  | of surprise | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team won glory in the final.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:x1:1
# text = The team won glory in the final.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	final	final	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the team | glory |  | the final |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glory=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The choir sang «Glory to God in the highest».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:x2:1
# text = The choir sang «Glory to God in the highest».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	choir	choir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the choir | Glory |  |  |  | to God | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched the sunrise in all its glory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:x3:1
# text = We watched the sunrise in all its glory.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We |  |  | its glory | sunrise |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in glory=Location |
| 2 | **glory** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom glory «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldiers fought for glory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:x4:1
# text = The soldiers fought for glory.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the soldiers |  |  |  |  | for glory | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her long hair is her crowning glory.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:x5:1
# text = Her long hair is her crowning glory.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	crowning	crowning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Her long hair | her crowning glory |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gloried in his win.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:x6:1
# text = He gloried in his win.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gloried	glory	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	win	win	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glory** | past | He |  |  | his win |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **win** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom win «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad talks about his glory days in the football team.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:glory:x7:1
# text = Grandad talks about his glory days in the football team.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present | Grandad |  |  | the football team | day |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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