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title: matter — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «matter» in the school dictionary: Matter is what everything is made of; all things that take up space and have mass are matter. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# matter

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Matter, things, feelings, It, you, Solids · **What happens:** be, make, take up, have, deal, matter · **To what, where:** everything, space, mass, subject, matter, order · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«matter» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 10 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: [matter in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/matter.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Matter is what everything is made of; all things that take up space and have mass are matter.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:m1:1
# text = Matter is what everything is made of; all things that take up space and have mass are matter.
1	Matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
4	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
17	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	matter	mat	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Matter |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present · passive |  | everything |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 3 | **take up** | present | all things | space |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent space=Theme |
| 4 | **have** | present | all things *not said here* | mass |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mass=Patient |
| 5 | **is** | present | all things |  |  |  |  | mat *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
A matter is a subject or problem to deal with: a serious matter.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:m2:1
# text = A matter is a subject or problem to deal with: a serious matter.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	problem	problem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	deal	deal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a matter | a subject or problem |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **deal** | to-infinitive | a matter *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cope-83 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To matter is to be important: your feelings matter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:m3:1
# text = To matter is to be important: your feelings matter.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
6	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	matter	matter	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | important *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **matter** | present | your feelings |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«What's the matter?» asks what is wrong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:m4:1
# text = «What's the matter?» asks what is wrong.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	wrong	wrong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | the matter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | wrong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It does not matter which order you add.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x1:1
# text = It does not matter which order you add.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
6	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	add	add	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | It | which order |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **add** *speech: assert* | present | you | which order *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No matter how you count, there are 12.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x2:1
# text = No matter how you count, there are 12.
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	count	count	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | no matter | 12 |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What is the matter with the sum?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x3:1
# text = What is the matter with the sum?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What's the matter? You look sad.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* What's the matter?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x4:1
# text = What's the matter?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* You look sad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x4:2
# text = You look sad.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	look	look	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | present | You |  |  |  |  | sad *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Everything around us is made of matter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x5:1
# text = Everything around us is made of matter.
1	Everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	around	around	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	matter	matter	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 | **make** | present · passive |  | Everything |  |  |  | of matter | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Solids, liquids and gases are states of matter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x6:1
# text = Solids, liquids and gases are states of matter.
1	Solids	solid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	liquids	liquid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	gases	gas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	states	state	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Solids and liquids and gases | states |  |  |  | of matter | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It doesn't matter if you lose, just have fun.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x7:1
# text = It doesn't matter if you lose, just have fun.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	matter	matter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	just	just	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	fun	fun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **matter** | present · do-support | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **lose** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **have** | infinitive |  | fun |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fun=Patient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every vote matters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x8:1
# text = Every vote matters.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	vote	vote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **matter** | present | every vote |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a matter of fact, I've already finished.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x9:1
# text = As a matter of fact, I've already finished.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fact	fact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	've	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	already	already	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | present · perfect | I |  |  |  |  | as a matter of fact | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **matter** |  | fact |  |  |  |  |  | nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 10 {#x10}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
“O Peter, you know it matters.”

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matter:x10:1
# text = “O Peter, you know it matters.”
1	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	O	o	INTJ	UH	_	3	discourse	_	_
3	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	know	know	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	matters	matter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	”	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **know** *in a quote* | present | you | Peter |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **matter** *in a quote* | present | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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