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title: moonlight — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «moonlight» in the school dictionary: Moonlight is the light that comes from the Moon at night. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# moonlight

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**Who acts:** Moonlight, light, We, Moonlight sunlight, garden, He · **What happens:** be, come, shine, walk, bounce off, hunt · **To what, where:** light, Moon, lake, moonlight, Moonlight sunlight, owl

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«moonlight» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [moonlight in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/moonlight.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Moonlight is the light that comes from the Moon at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moonlight:m1:1
# text = Moonlight is the light that comes from the Moon at night.
1	Moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Moonlight | the light |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | present | the light |  |  | the Moon | night |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from moon=Initial\_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 -->
To moonlight is to do a second job secretly or in your spare time.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moonlight:m2:1
# text = To moonlight is to do a second job secretly or in your spare time.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	spare	spare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	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** | present |  |  |  |  |  | do, secretly *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lake shone in the moonlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moonlight:x1:1
# text = The lake shone in the moonlight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	shone	shine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | participle |  | the lake *not said here* |  | the moonlight |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in moonlight=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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We walked home by moonlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moonlight:x2:1
# text = We walked home by moonlight.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | We |  |  |  |  | by moonlight; home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by moonlight=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moonlight is sunlight bouncing off the Moon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moonlight:x3:1
# text = Moonlight is sunlight bouncing off the Moon.
1	Moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	bouncing	bounce	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	acl	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | Moonlight sunlight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bounce off** | gerund | Moonlight sunlight *not said here* | the Moon |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moon=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The owl hunted in the moonlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moonlight:x4:1
# text = The owl hunted in the moonlight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	owl	owl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	hunted	hunt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | participle |  | the owl *not said here* |  | the moonlight |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in moonlight=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The garden looked silver in the moonlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moonlight:x5:1
# text = The garden looked silver in the moonlight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the garden | silver |  | the moonlight |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme silver=Attribute |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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He moonlights as a taxi driver at weekends.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moonlight:x6:1
# text = He moonlights as a taxi driver at weekends.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	moonlights	moonlight	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	taxi	taxi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	driver	driver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	weekends	weekend	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 | **moonlight** | present | He |  |  |  |  | as a taxi driver at weekends | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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I ran about the streets in the moonlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moonlight:x7:1
# text = I ran about the streets in the moonlight.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	streets	street	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	moonlight	moonlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | I |  |  | the moonlight |  | about the streets | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme about street=Trajectory |

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