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title: nightly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nightly» in the school dictionary: Happening every night. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nightly

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**Who acts:** dog, Grandma, owls, show, you, hotel · **What happens:** happen, get, watch, hunt, play, brush · **To what, where:** nightly walk, nightly news, woods, theatre, teeth, bed

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Happening every night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nightly:m1:1
# text = Happening every night.
1	Happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | gerund |  |  |  |  | night |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
Happening at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nightly:m2:1
# text = Happening at night.
1	Happening	happen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | gerund |  |  |  |  | night |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Our dog gets a nightly walk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nightly:x1:1
# text = Our dog gets a nightly walk.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gets	get	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	nightly	nightly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Our dog | a nightly walk |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer walk=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Grandma watches the nightly news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nightly:x2:1
# text = Grandma watches the nightly news.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	nightly	nightly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **watch** | present | Grandma | the nightly news |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The owls hunt nightly in the woods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nightly:x3:1
# text = The owls hunt nightly in the woods.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	owls	owl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hunt	hunt	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	nightly	nightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **hunt** | present | the owls |  |  | the woods |  | nightly *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in wood=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The show plays twice nightly at the theatre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nightly:x4:1
# text = The show plays twice nightly at the theatre.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
5	nightly	nightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	theatre	theatre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | the show |  |  | the theatre |  | nightly, twice *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Brush your teeth nightly before bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nightly:x5:1
# text = Brush your teeth nightly before bed.
1	Brush	brush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	nightly	nightly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brush** | imperative | you *not said here* | your teeth |  | bed |  | nightly *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tooth=Theme before bed=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The hotel charges $80 nightly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nightly:x6:1
# text = The hotel charges $80 nightly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hotel	hotel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	charges	charge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	$	$	SYM	$	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	80	80	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
6	nightly	nightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charge** | present | the hotel |  |  |  |  | nightly *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location $=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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They were coming from their nightly carousal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nightly:x7:1
# text = They were coming from their nightly carousal.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	nightly	nightly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	carousal	carousal	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 | **come** | past · progressive | They |  |  | their nightly carousal |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from carousal=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **carouse** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom carousal «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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