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title: harmony — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «harmony» in the school dictionary: Harmony is when people or things live, work or fit together peacefully and agree («live in harmony»). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# harmony

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**Who acts:** Harmony, choir, class, She, I, colours · **What happens:** be, work, fit together, agree, live, sing · **To what, where:** harmony, music, second tune, perfect harmony, tune, lovely harmony · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«harmony» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [harmony in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/harmony.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Harmony is when people or things live, work or fit together peacefully and agree («live in harmony»).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:m1:1
# text = Harmony is when people or things live, work or fit together peacefully and agree («live in harmony»).
1	Harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	fit	fit	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	peacefully	peacefully	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	ccomp	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Harmony |  |  |  |  | live *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | present | Harmony *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fit together** | present | Harmony *not said here* |  |  |  |  | peacefully, together *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **agree** *speech: agree* | infinitive | Harmony *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **live** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | harmony |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in harmony=Location |

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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 -->
In music, harmony is when different notes are played or sung together and sound pleasant.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:m2:1
# text = In music, harmony is when different notes are played or sung together and sound pleasant.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
7	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	notes	note	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	sung	sing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
13	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	sound	sound	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
16	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present · passive |  | harmony |  | music |  | play *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **sound** | present |  |  |  |  |  | pleasant *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A harmony is a second tune sung with the main one to make it sound richer.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:m3:1
# text = A harmony is a second tune sung with the main one to make it sound richer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	harmony	harmony	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	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	tune	tune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	sung	sing	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	richer	rich	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a harmony | a second tune |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | participle |  | a second tune *not said here* |  |  |  | with the main one | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with one=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | harmony |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **sound** | infinitive | harmony *not said here* |  |  |  |  | rich *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The choir sang in perfect harmony.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:x1:1
# text = The choir sang in perfect harmony.
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	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	perfect	perfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the choir |  |  | perfect harmony |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in harmony=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class lives in harmony most days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:x2:1
# text = Our class lives in harmony most days.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Our class |  |  | harmony | day |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in harmony=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sang the harmony while I sang the tune.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:x3:1
# text = She sang the harmony while I sang the tune.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tune	tune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | She | the harmony |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location harmony=Theme |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | I | the tune |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tune=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The colours of the painting are in harmony.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:x4:1
# text = The colours of the painting are in harmony.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the colours of the painting |  |  | harmony |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People of different faiths live in harmony in our town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:x5:1
# text = People of different faiths live in harmony in our town.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	faiths	faith	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | People of different faiths |  |  | harmony |  | in our town | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in harmony=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cats and dogs can live in harmony.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:x6:1
# text = Cats and dogs can live in harmony.
1	Cats	cat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | can | Cats and dogs |  |  | harmony |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in harmony=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The band added a lovely harmony to the chorus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:x7:1
# text = The band added a lovely harmony to the chorus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	lovely	lovely	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	chorus	chorus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | the band | a lovely harmony |  |  |  | to the chorus | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent harmony=Patient to chorus=Co-Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first thing necessary in an army is harmony.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:harmony:x8:1
# text = The first thing necessary in an army is harmony.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	necessary	necessary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	harmony	harmony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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

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