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title: lustre — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lustre» in the school dictionary: Lustre is a soft, shining glow on a surface, like the shine on pearls, silk, metal or healthy hair. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lustre

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**Who acts:** Lustre, special quality, something, pearl, Gold, Polishing · **What happens:** shine, be, make, seem, admire, have · **To what, where:** soft shining glow, surface, special quality, something, beautiful soft lustre, lustre

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«lustre» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [lustre in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lustre.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lustre is a soft, shining glow on a surface, like the shine on pearls, silk, metal or healthy hair.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lustre:m1:1
# text = Lustre is a soft, shining glow on a surface, like the shine on pearls, silk, metal or healthy hair.
1	Lustre	lustre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	glow	glow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	shine	shine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	parataxis	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Lustre | a soft shining glow and the shine on pearls and silk |  | a surface |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Lustre is the special quality or fame that makes something seem bright and admired.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lustre:m2:1
# text = Lustre is the special quality or fame that makes something seem bright and admired.
1	Lustre	lustre	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	special	special	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	fame	fame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obj	_	_
11	seem	seem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	admired	admire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lustre | the special quality or fame |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | the special quality or fame | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **seem** | infinitive | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  | bright *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **admire** | participle | something *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lustre is how a mineral reflects light: metallic, glassy, pearly, dull.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lustre:m3:1
# text = Lustre is how a mineral reflects light: metallic, glassy, pearly, dull.
1	Lustre	lustre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mineral	mineral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	reflects	reflect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
9	metallic	metallic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	glassy	glassy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	pearly	pearly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lustre |  |  |  |  | reflect *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pearl had a beautiful soft lustre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lustre:x1:1
# text = The pearl had a beautiful soft lustre.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pearl	pearl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lustre	lustre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the pearl | a beautiful soft lustre |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lustre=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gold keeps its lustre for thousands of years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lustre:x2:1
# text = Gold keeps its lustre for thousands of years.
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	lustre	lustre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Gold | Gold's lustre |  |  |  | for thousands of years | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lustre=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Polishing the old spoon brought back its lustre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lustre:x3:1
# text = Polishing the old spoon brought back its lustre.
1	Polishing	polish	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	csubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	spoon	spoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	lustre	lustre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **polish** | gerund |  | the old spoon |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent spoon=Destination |
| 2 | **bring back** | past | Polishing | spoon's lustre |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent lustre=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sorted the minerals by lustre: metallic or non-metallic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lustre:x4:1
# text = We sorted the minerals by lustre: metallic or non-metallic.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sorted	sort	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	minerals	mineral	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	lustre	lustre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
8	metallic	metallic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	non-metallic	non-metallic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | past | We | the minerals |  |  |  | by lustre and metallic | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mineral=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her hair had a healthy lustre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lustre:x5:1
# text = Her hair had a healthy lustre.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	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	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lustre	lustre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Her hair | a healthy lustre |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lustre=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After a week, the new game lost its lustre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lustre:x6:1
# text = After a week, the new game lost its lustre.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	lustre	lustre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | the new game | game's lustre |  |  | week |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lustre=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If it sparkles as brightly as ever go straight on, but if its lustre is dimmed choose another path.’

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lustre:x7:1
# text = If it sparkles as brightly as ever go straight on, but if its lustre is dimmed choose another path.’
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sparkles	sparkle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	lustre	lustre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	dimmed	dim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
18	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
19	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	20	det	_	_
20	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sparkle** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | it |  |  |  |  | brightly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | imperative |  |  |  |  | ever |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **dim** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · passive |  | its lustre |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **choose** | infinitive |  | another path |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=Theme |

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