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title: noon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «noon» in the school dictionary: Noon is twelve o'clock in the middle of the day. Noon is 12 o'clock in the daytime, also called midday. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# noon

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**Who acts:** Noon, It, sun, shop, Lunch, He · **What happens:** be, call, open, close, work, shadow · **To what, where:** twelve o'clock, middle, 12 o'clock, daytime, time, sky · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Noon is twelve o'clock in the middle of the day. Noon is 12 o'clock in the daytime, also called midday.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Noon is twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:m1:1
# text = Noon is twelve o'clock in the middle of the day.
1	Noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	o'clock	o'clock	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	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Noon | twelve o'clock |  | the middle of the day |  |  | tree rules |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* Noon is 12 o'clock in the daytime, also called midday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:m1:2
# text = Noon is 12 o'clock in the daytime, also called midday.
1	Noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	o'clock	o'clock	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	daytime	daytime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	also	also	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	midday	midday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | Noon | 12 o'clock |  | the daytime |  | called midday *obl* | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is the time when the sun is about highest in the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:m2:1
# text = It is the time when the sun is about highest in the sky.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	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	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	parataxis	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | the time |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the sun |  |  | the sky |  | about, high *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shop opens at 9 and closes at noon. How long is it open?

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* The shop opens at 9 and closes at noon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:x1:1
# text = The shop opens at 9 and closes at noon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	closes	close	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | the shop |  |  | 9 |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at 9=Location |
| 2 | **close** | present | the shop *not said here* |  |  |  | noon |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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*Sentence 2:* How long is it open?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:x1:2
# text = How long is it open?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | shop |  |  |  |  | long, open *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lunch is at noon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:x2:1
# text = Lunch is at noon.
1	Lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Lunch |  |  |  | at noon |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He worked from noon until 5 o'clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:x3:1
# text = He worked from noon until 5 o'clock.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	until	until	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	o'clock	o'clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **work** | past | He |  |  |  | until 5 o'clock; noon |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It is 2 hours after noon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:x4:1
# text = It is 2 hours after noon.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | It | 2 hours |  |  | noon |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At noon our shadows are very short.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:x5:1
# text = At noon our shadows are very short.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	shadows	shadow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | our shadows |  |  |  | noon | short *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **shadow** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom shadow «state transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We must finish the hike by noon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:x6:1
# text = We must finish the hike by noon.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hike	hike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **finish** | must | We | the hike |  |  | noon |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector hike=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church bell rings twelve times at noon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:x7:1
# text = The church bell rings twelve times at noon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rings	ring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | present | the church bell |  |  |  | noon; time |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Noon is 12:00 in the day, and midnight is 12:00 at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:x8:1
# text = Noon is 12:00 in the day, and midnight is 12:00 at night.
1	Noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	12:00	12:00	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	12:00	12:00	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Noon | 12:00 |  |  | day |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | midnight | 12:00 |  |  | night |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was past noon when he awoke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:noon:x9:1
# text = It was past noon when he awoke.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	past	past	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	awoke	awake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | past noon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **awake** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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