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title: neon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «neon» in the school dictionary: A gas found in tiny amounts in the air; it has no colour or smell, but glows bright red-orange when electricity passes through it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# neon

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**Who acts:** gas, electricity, Neon, we, café, She · **What happens:** find, have, glow, pass, use, be · **To what, where:** tiny amounts, colour, gas, bright glowing tube lights, signs, air

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A gas found in tiny amounts in the air; it has no colour or smell, but glows bright red-orange when electricity passes through it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neon:m1:1
# text = A gas found in tiny amounts in the air; it has no colour or smell, but glows bright red-orange when electricity passes through it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	amounts	amount	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
20	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	_
21	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	_
24	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	26	advmod	_	_
25	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
26	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
27	through	through	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | participle | a gas |  |  | tiny amounts in the air |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | present | gas | no colour or smell |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colour=Patient |
| 3 | **glow** | present | gas *not said here* |  |  |  |  | bright *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **pass** | present | electricity |  |  | gas |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through it=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 -->
Neon lights: bright glowing tube lights used in signs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neon:m2:1
# text = Neon lights: bright glowing tube lights used in signs.
1	Neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
4	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
6	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | bright glowing tube lights *not said here* |  | signs |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very bright, glowing colours, like neon pink or neon green.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neon:m3:1
# text = Very bright, glowing colours, like neon pink or neon green.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	neon	neon	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Neon is a gas in the air we breathe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neon:x1:1
# text = Neon is a gas in the air we breathe.
1	Neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	breathe	breathe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Neon | a gas |  | the air |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **breathe** | present | we | the air *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The café had a red neon sign in the window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neon:x2:1
# text = The café had a red neon sign in the window.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	café	café	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the café | a red neon sign |  | the window |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sign=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore neon pink trainers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neon:x3:1
# text = She wore neon pink trainers.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	trainers	trainer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | neon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Neon glows when electricity runs through it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neon:x4:1
# text = Neon glows when electricity runs through it.
1	Neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	5	advmod	_	_
4	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	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 | **glow** | present | Neon |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **run** | present | electricity |  |  | Neon |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through it=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wear a neon vest when you cycle at dusk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neon:x5:1
# text = Wear a neon vest when you cycle at dusk.
1	Wear	wear	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	vest	vest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	cycle	cycle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | imperative | you *not said here* | a neon vest |  |  | dusk |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent vest=Theme |
| 2 | **cycle** |  | you |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Neon is one of the noble gases.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neon:x6:1
# text = Neon is one of the noble gases.
1	Neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gases	gas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **is a** | present | Neon | one |  |  |  | of the noble gases | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The city was full of neon lights at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:neon:x7:1
# text = The city was full of neon lights at night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	neon	neon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the city |  |  |  |  | of neon lights at night; full *property* | tree rules |

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