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title: meningitis — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «meningitis» in the school dictionary: Meningitis is a serious illness in which the thin layers around the brain and spinal cord become swollen, usually because of an infection. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# meningitis

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**Who acts:** Meningitis, thin layers, doctor, stiff neck, Vaccines, you · **What happens:** be, become, check, protect, press, not fade · **To what, where:** serious illness, baby, signs, glass, rash, help

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Meningitis is a serious illness in which the thin layers around the brain and spinal cord become swollen, usually because of an infection.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meningitis:m1:1
# text = Meningitis is a serious illness in which the thin layers around the brain and spinal cord become swollen, usually because of an infection.
1	Meningitis	meningitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	layers	layer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
11	around	around	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	spinal	spinal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	cord	cord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
18	swollen	swollen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
20	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
21	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	24	case	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	fixed	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	infection	infection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Meningitis | a serious illness and a infection |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | present | the thin layers around the brain and spinal cord |  |  | a serious illness and a infection |  | swollen *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in which=Result |

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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 -->
Meningitis is a very serious illness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meningitis:x1:1
# text = Meningitis is a very serious illness.
1	Meningitis	meningitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Meningitis | a serious illness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor checked the baby for meningitis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meningitis:x2:1
# text = The doctor checked the baby for meningitis.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	checked	check	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	meningitis	meningitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | past | the doctor | the baby |  |  |  | for meningitis | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent baby=Theme for meningitis=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stiff neck and a high fever can be signs of meningitis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meningitis:x3:1
# text = A stiff neck and a high fever can be signs of meningitis.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	stiff	stiff	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	neck	neck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	meningitis	meningitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a stiff neck and a high fever | signs |  |  |  | of meningitis | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vaccines protect against some kinds of meningitis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meningitis:x4:1
# text = Vaccines protect against some kinds of meningitis.
1	Vaccines	vaccine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	protect	protect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	against	against	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	meningitis	meningitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | present | Vaccines |  |  |  |  | against some kinds of meningitis | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent against kind=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Press a glass on the rash; if it does not fade, get help fast.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meningitis:x5:1
# text = Press a glass on the rash; if it does not fade, get help fast.
1	Press	press	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rash	rash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	fade	fade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
15	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **press** | imperative | you *not said here* | a glass |  | the rash |  |  | vn push-12-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glass=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **fade** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · do-support | glass |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **get** | infinitive | you *not said here* | help |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer help=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He made a full recovery from meningitis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meningitis:x6:1
# text = He made a full recovery from meningitis.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	recovery	recovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	meningitis	meningitis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | He | a full recovery |  | meningitis |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent recovery=Product from meningitis=Material |

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