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title: hyades — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hyades» in the school dictionary: The Hyades are a cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, shaped like a V, the closest star cluster to Earth (about 150 light years away). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hyades

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**Who acts:** Hyades, You, Aldebaran, it · **What happens:** be, shape, link, form, see, look · **To what, where:** cluster, nymphs, Greek myths, shaped face, Hyades, sky

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: a name, astronomy — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Hyades are a cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, shaped like a V, the closest star cluster to Earth (about 150 light years away).

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hyades:m1:1
# text = The Hyades are a cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus, shaped like a V, the closest star cluster to Earth (about 150 light years away).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Hyades	Hyade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cluster	cluster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	constellation	constellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Taurus	Taurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	V	v	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	closest	close	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	21	amod	_	_
20	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	cluster	cluster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	about	about	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
26	150	150	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	28	nummod	_	_
27	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	obl:unmarked	_	_
29	away	away	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Hyades | a cluster and the closest star cluster to Earth |  |  |  | of stars in the constellation Taurus | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  | a cluster and the closest star cluster to Earth *not said here* |  |  |  | like a V | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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: myth — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Greek myths, the Hyades were nymphs, daughters of Atlas, linked with rain.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hyades:m2:1
# text = In Greek myths, the Hyades were nymphs, daughters of Atlas, linked with rain.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Hyades	Hyade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	nymphs	nymph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	daughters	daughter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Atlas	Atlas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	linked	link	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Hyades | nymphs and daughters of Atlas |  | Greek myths |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **link** | participle |  | nymphs and daughters of Atlas *not said here* |  |  |  | with rain | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with rain=Co-Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Hyades form the V-shaped face of Taurus the Bull.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hyades:x1:1
# text = The Hyades form the V-shaped face of Taurus the Bull.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Hyades	Hyade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	form	form	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	V	v	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Taurus	Taurus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | present | the Hyades | the shaped face of Taurus |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location face=Theme |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can see the Hyades with your eyes on a dark winter night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hyades:x2:1
# text = You can see the Hyades with your eyes on a dark winter night.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Hyades	Hyade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | You | the Hyades |  |  | night | with your eyes | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hyade=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Hyades are close to the Pleiades in the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hyades:x3:1
# text = The Hyades are close to the Pleiades in the sky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Hyades	Hyade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Pleiades	Pleiade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Hyades |  |  | the sky |  | to the Pleiades; close *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Aldebaran looks as if it is in the Hyades but it is much nearer to us.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hyades:x4:1
# text = Aldebaran looks as if it is in the Hyades but it is much nearer to us.
1	Aldebaran	Aldebaran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looks	look	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
4	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Hyades	Hyade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
13	much	much	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	nearer	near	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	conj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | Aldebaran |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | it |  |  |  |  | as the Hyades | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | it |  | us |  |  | near *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Greek myths the Hyades were rain nymphs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hyades:x5:1
# text = In Greek myths the Hyades were rain nymphs.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	myths	myth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Hyades	Hyade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	nymphs	nymph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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** | past | the Hyades | rain nymphs |  | Greek myths |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Through binoculars the Hyades look like a scatter of jewels.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hyades:x6:1
# text = Through binoculars the Hyades look like a scatter of jewels.
1	Through	through	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	binoculars	binocular	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Hyades	Hyade	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	scatter	scatter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present |  |  |  |  |  | like a scatter of jewels; through binoculars  the Hyades | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent through binocular=Theme |

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