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title: gyre — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gyre» in the school dictionary: A gyre is a huge circle of ocean currents that moves round and round across a large part of an ocean. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gyre

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**Who acts:** gyre, that, North Pacific Gyre, five major ocean gyres, Ocean gyres, Plastic bottles · **What happens:** be, move, whirl, gyre, mean, spin · **To what, where:** huge circle, large part, spiral, movement, rubbish, huge patch · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«gyre» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [gyre in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/gyre.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gyre is a huge circle of ocean currents that moves round and round across a large part of an ocean.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gyre:m1:1
# text = A gyre is a huge circle of ocean currents that moves round and round across a large part of an ocean.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gyre	gyre	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	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	currents	current	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl:relcl	_	_
12	round	round	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	round	round	ADV	RB	_	12	conj	_	_
15	across	across	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a gyre | a huge circle |  |  |  | of ocean currents | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | present | that |  |  | a large part of a ocean |  | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme across part=Trajectory |

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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: poetic — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gyre is a spiral or whirling movement; to gyre means to spin or whirl round.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gyre:m2:1
# text = A gyre is a spiral or whirling movement; to gyre means to spin or whirl round.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gyre	gyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	spiral	spiral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	whirling	whirl	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
8	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	gyre	gyre	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	csubj	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	spin	spin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	whirl	whirl	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
17	round	round	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a gyre | a spiral |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **whirl** | gerund | a gyre *not said here* | movement |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent movement=Theme |
| 3 | **gyre** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **spin** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 6 | **whirl** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | round *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The North Pacific Gyre carries rubbish into a huge patch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gyre:x1:1
# text = The North Pacific Gyre carries rubbish into a huge patch.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	Pacific	Pacific	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Gyre	Gyre	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | the North Pacific Gyre | rubbish |  | a huge patch |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rubbish=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There are five major ocean gyres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gyre:x2:1
# text = There are five major ocean gyres.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
4	major	major	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	gyres	gyre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | five major ocean gyres |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Ocean gyres move warm and cold water around the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gyre:x3:1
# text = Ocean gyres move warm and cold water around the world.
1	Ocean	Ocean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	gyres	gyre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	move	move	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	around	around	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | Ocean gyres | warm water |  | the world |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent water=Theme around world=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plastic bottles can drift in a gyre for years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gyre:x4:1
# text = Plastic bottles can drift in a gyre for years.
1	Plastic	plastic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	bottles	bottle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	drift	drift	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gyre	gyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drift** | can | Plastic bottles |  |  | a gyre | year |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in gyre=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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«'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe.»

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gyre:x5:1
# text = «'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe.»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	Twas	twa	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	compound	_	_
4	brillig	brillig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	slithy	slithy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	toves	tove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
11	gyre	gyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	gimble	gimble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wabe	wabe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** *in a quote* | past | the slithy toves | gyre and gimble |  | the wabe |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gyre=Eventuality |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The leaves gyred in the wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gyre:x6:1
# text = The leaves gyred in the wind.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	gyred	gyre	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gyre** | participle |  | the leaves *not said here* |  | the wind |  |  | tree rules |

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