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title: oasis — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «oasis» in the school dictionary: A place in a desert where there is water, so plants and trees such as date palms can grow. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# oasis

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**Who acts:** water, plants, camels, Date palms, travellers, park · **What happens:** be, grow, drink, walk, reach, have · **To what, where:** oasis, water, ground

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«oasis» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [oasis in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/oasis.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A place in a desert where there is water, so plants and trees such as date palms can grow.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oasis:m1:1
# text = A place in a desert where there is water, so plants and trees such as date palms can grow.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	8	expl	_	_
8	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
12	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	18	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	palms	palm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
19	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | water |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **grow** | can | plants such date palms and trees |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «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}

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Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A calm, pleasant place in the middle of a busy or difficult place.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oasis:m2:1
# text = A calm, pleasant place in the middle of a busy or difficult place.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The camels drank at the oasis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oasis:x1:1
# text = The camels drank at the oasis.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	oasis	oasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | the camels |  |  | the oasis |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Date palms grow around the oasis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oasis:x2:1
# text = Date palms grow around the oasis.
1	Date	date	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	palms	palm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	oasis	oasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Date palms |  |  | the oasis |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around oasis=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The travellers walked for days to reach an oasis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oasis:x3:1
# text = The travellers walked for days to reach an oasis.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	travellers	traveller	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	oasis	oasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | the travellers |  |  |  | day |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | to-infinitive | the travellers *not said here* | a oasis |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent oasis=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The park is an oasis of green in the busy city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oasis:x4:1
# text = The park is an oasis of green in the busy city.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	oasis	oasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the park | a oasis |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our library corner is an oasis of calm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oasis:x5:1
# text = Our library corner is an oasis of calm.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	oasis	oasis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Our library corner | a oasis |  |  |  | of calm | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some oases have water coming up from under the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:oasis:x6:1
# text = Some oases have water coming up from under the ground.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	oases	oasis	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	up	up	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	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** | present | some oases | water |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
| 2 | **come up** | gerund | water *not said here* |  |  | the ground |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from ground=Initial\_Location |

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