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title: nature — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nature» in the school dictionary: Nature is everything in the world not made by people: plants, animals, rocks, rivers, the sky and the weather. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nature

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**Who acts:** people, animal nature, they, nature, We, Leaves · **What happens:** be, not make, go, see, not drop, look · **To what, where:** everything, world, kind, nature walk, hedgehog, part

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«nature» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [nature in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/nature.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nature is everything in the world not made by people: plants, animals, rocks, rivers, the sky and the weather.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:m1:1
# text = Nature is everything in the world not made by people: plants, animals, rocks, rivers, the sky and the weather.
1	Nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
12	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | everything |  | the world |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **make** | participle · passive | people and plants and animals and rocks and rivers and the sky and the weather | everything |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Product |

<!-- .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 person's or animal's nature is what they are usually like inside, their character.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:m2:1
# text = A person's or animal's nature is what they are usually like inside, their character.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a person's animal nature |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | they |  |  |  |  | inside, usually *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nature of something is what kind of thing it is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:m3:1
# text = The nature of something is what kind of thing it is.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	7	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the nature of something | what kind |  |  |  | of thing | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | nature | what kind *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot kind=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went on a nature walk and saw a hedgehog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:x1:1
# text = We went on a nature walk and saw a hedgehog.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hedgehog	hedgehog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  | a nature walk |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on walk=Location |
| 2 | **see** | past | We *not said here* | a hedgehog |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hedgehog=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaves, birds and rivers are all part of nature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:x2:1
# text = Leaves, birds and rivers are all part of nature.
1	Leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	all	all	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Leaves and birds and rivers | part |  |  |  | of nature; all *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please don't drop litter; we must look after nature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:x3:1
# text = Please don't drop litter; we must look after nature.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	drop	drop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drop** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | litter |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litter=Theme |
| 2 | **look** | must | we |  |  |  | after nature |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It's in a cat's nature to chase mice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:x4:1
# text = It's in a cat's nature to chase mice.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	chase	chase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	mice	mouse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | It |  |  | a cat's nature |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **chase** | to-infinitive |  | mice |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mouse=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is kind by nature.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:x5:1
# text = She is kind by nature.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | She |  |  |  |  | by nature; kind *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The park has a nature trail through the woods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:x6:1
# text = The park has a nature trail through the woods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	trail	trail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the park | a nature trail |  | the woods |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trail=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In nature, nothing goes to waste.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:x7:1
# text = In nature, nothing goes to waste.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	nsubj	_	_
5	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	waste	waste	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | present | nothing |  |  | nature |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **waste** | to-infinitive | nothing *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Riding a bike becomes second nature after a while.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:x8:1
# text = Riding a bike becomes second nature after a while.
1	Riding	ride	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	csubj	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	while	while	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | gerund |  | a bike |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bike=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | present | Riding | second nature |  |  | while |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The laws of nature are unchangeable.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nature:x9:1
# text = The laws of nature are unchangeable.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	laws	law	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	unchangeable	unchangeable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

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