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title: meteor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «meteor» in the school dictionary: A streak of light in the night sky made when a small piece of rock or dust from space burns up in the air; a shooting star. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# meteor

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**Who acts:** small piece, piece, We, Most meteors, meteors, meteor · **What happens:** make, burn up, fall, see, call, hit · **To what, where:** streak, air, meteor flash, sky, meteor, ground · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«meteor» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [meteor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/meteor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A streak of light in the night sky made when a small piece of rock or dust from space burns up in the air; a shooting star.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:m1:1
# text = A streak of light in the night sky made when a small piece of rock or dust from space burns up in the air; a shooting star.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	20	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
20	burns	burn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
21	up	up	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	28	punct	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	shooting	shooting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle · passive |  | a streak of light in the night sky |  |  |  | a shooting star *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **burn up** | present | a small piece of rock from space or dust |  |  | the air |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in air=Location |

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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 -->
The piece of space rock itself as it falls through the air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:m2:1
# text = The piece of space rock itself as it falls through the air.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	5	nmod:unmarked	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | the piece of space rock  piece |  |  | the air |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through air=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We saw a meteor flash across the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:x1:1
# text = We saw a meteor flash across the sky.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	flash	flash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | We | a meteor flash |  | the sky |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer flash=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A meteor is also called a shooting star.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:x2:1
# text = A meteor is also called a shooting star.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	shooting	shooting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | a meteor |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most meteors burn up before they hit the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:x3:1
# text = Most meteors burn up before they hit the ground.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	2	amod	_	_
2	meteors	meteor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	burn	burn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn up** | present | Most meteors |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hit** | past | meteors *= meteor* | the ground |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ground=Co-Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stayed up late to watch the meteor shower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:x4:1
# text = We stayed up late to watch the meteor shower.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	late	late	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	shower	shower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay up** | past | We |  |  |  |  | late *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **watch** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the meteor shower |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shower=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A meteor that reaches the ground is called a meteorite.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:x5:1
# text = A meteor that reaches the ground is called a meteorite.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	meteorite	meteorite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present | a meteor | the ground |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent ground=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | a meteor |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Make a wish when you see a meteor!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:x6:1
# text = Make a wish when you see a meteor!
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | a wish |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset wish=Product |
| 2 | **see** | present | you | a meteor |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer meteor=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists study meteors to learn about space.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:x7:1
# text = Scientists study meteors to learn about space.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	study	study	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	meteors	meteor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **study** | present | Scientists | meteors |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meteor=Topic |
| 2 | **learn** | to-infinitive | Scientists *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about space | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about space=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The meteor left a glowing trail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:x8:1
# text = The meteor left a glowing trail.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	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	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	trail	trail	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 | **leave** | past | the meteor | a glowing trail |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trail=Theme |
| 2 | **glow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A shooting star lit up the sky, and the boy's thoughts passed in a second from the vapours of the earth up to the shining meteor.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:meteor:x9:1
# text = A shooting star lit up the sky, and the boy's thoughts passed in a second from the vapours of the earth up to the shining meteor.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	shooting	shooting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
4	lit	lit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	second	second	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	vapours	vapour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
24	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	28	amod	_	_
28	meteor	meteor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lit up** | participle | a shooting star *not said here* | the sky |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pass up** | past | a shooting star |  |  | the vapours of the earth | second | to the shining meteor | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from vapour=Initial\_Location to meteor=Destination |
| 3 | **shine** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **think** |  | the boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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