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title: heatstroke — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «heatstroke» in the school dictionary: A dangerous illness when your body gets far too hot (from hot sun or hard exercise in heat) and cannot cool itself down; it can cause confusion, fainting and even death without help. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# heatstroke

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**Who acts:** dangerous illness, illness, you, dog, runner, Heatstroke · **What happens:** get, not cool down, cause, drink, avoid, not leave · **To what, where:** body, confusion, lots, heatstroke, dog, hot car · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dangerous illness when your body gets far too hot (from hot sun or hard exercise in heat) and cannot cool itself down; it can cause confusion, fainting and even death without help.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heatstroke:m1:1
# text = A dangerous illness when your body gets far too hot (from hot sun or hard exercise in heat) and cannot cool itself down; it can cause confusion, fainting and even death without help.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gets	get	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
9	too	too	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	exercise	exercise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	24	advmod	_	_
24	cool	cool	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
25	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	24	obj	_	_
26	down	down	ADP	RP	_	24	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
29	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
30	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
31	confusion	confusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	33	punct	_	_
33	fainting	fainting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	conj	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
35	even	even	ADV	RB	_	36	advmod	_	_
36	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	conj	_	_
37	without	without	ADP	IN	_	38	case	_	_
38	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | a dangerous illness |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **cool down** | can | a dangerous illness *not said here* | body |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent itself=Patient |
| 3 | **cause** | can | illness | confusion and fainting and death |  |  |  | without help | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition confusion=Patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drink lots of water on hot days to avoid heatstroke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heatstroke:x1:1
# text = Drink lots of water on hot days to avoid heatstroke.
1	Drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
10	heatstroke	heatstroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | imperative | you *not said here* | lots of water |  |  | day |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |
| 2 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | heatstroke |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent heatstroke=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never leave a dog in a hot car; it can get heatstroke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heatstroke:x2:1
# text = Never leave a dog in a hot car; it can get heatstroke.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
13	heatstroke	heatstroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **leave** | imperative | you *not said here* | a dog |  | a hot car |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent dog=Theme in car=Location |
| 2 | **get** | can | dog | heatstroke |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer heatstroke=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The runner collapsed with heatstroke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heatstroke:x3:1
# text = The runner collapsed with heatstroke.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	runner	runner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	collapsed	collapse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	heatstroke	heatstroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collapse** | past | the runner |  |  |  |  | with heatstroke | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with heatstroke=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heatstroke is an emergency – call an ambulance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heatstroke:x4:1
# text = Heatstroke is an emergency – call an ambulance.
1	Heatstroke	heatstroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	emergency	emergency	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	–	-	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ambulance	ambulance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Heatstroke | a emergency |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | infinitive |  | a ambulance |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent ambulance=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear a hat and stay in the shade to prevent heatstroke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heatstroke:x5:1
# text = Wear a hat and stay in the shade to prevent heatstroke.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hat	hat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shade	shade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	heatstroke	heatstroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | a hat |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the shade |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shade=Location |
| 3 | **prevent** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | heatstroke |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer heatstroke=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Babies and old people get heatstroke more easily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heatstroke:x6:1
# text = Babies and old people get heatstroke more easily.
1	Babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	heatstroke	heatstroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Babies and old people | heatstroke |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer heatstroke=Stimulus |

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