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title: lyre — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lyre» in the school dictionary: An old stringed instrument, rather like a small harp, with a U-shaped frame; it was played in ancient Greece. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lyre

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**Who acts:** warrior · **What happens:** shape, play, represent, show, find · **To what, where:** frame, ancient Greece, Zethus, Terpsichore, stringed lyre, horses

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An old stringed instrument, rather like a small harp, with a U-shaped frame; it was played in ancient Greece.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lyre:m1:1
# text = An old stringed instrument, rather like a small harp, with a U-shaped frame; it was played in ancient Greece.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	stringed	stringed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	rather	rather	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
14	U	U	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **play** | past · passive |  | frame |  | ancient Greece |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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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}

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In sculpture Amphion is always represented with a lyre; Zethus with a club.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lyre:x1:1
# text = In sculpture Amphion is always represented with a lyre; Zethus with a club.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	sculpture	sculpture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
3	Amphion	Amphion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	_
6	represented	represent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lyre	lyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	Zethus	Zethus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **represent** | present · passive |  | Zethus |  |  |  | with a lyre; with a club; in sculpture; always *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: in sculpture=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Terpsichore, the muse of Dance, is shown playing on a seven-stringed lyre.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lyre:x2:1
# text = Terpsichore, the muse of Dance, is shown playing on a seven-stringed lyre.
1	Terpsichore	Terpsichore	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	muse	muse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Dance	Dance	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	playing	play	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	stringed	stringed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	lyre	lyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present · passive |  | Terpsichore |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **play** | gerund |  |  |  | a stringed lyre |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Here the warrior found his horses, and the musician his lyre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lyre:x3:1
# text = Here the warrior found his horses, and the musician his lyre.
1	Here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	warrior	warrior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	musician	musician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	lyre	lyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | the warrior | warrior's horses |  | here |  | the musician *obl* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Topic |

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