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title: orb — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «orb» in the school dictionary: An orb is a ball or round object, especially one that glows. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# orb

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**Who acts:** orb, you, king, golden orb, crown jewels, He · **What happens:** be, glow, hold, mean, collect, float · **To what, where:** ball, golden ball, coronation, sun, glowing ball, video games · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«orb» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [orb in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/orb.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An orb is a ball or round object, especially one that glows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:m1:1
# text = An orb is a ball or round object, especially one that glows.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	orb	orb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	parataxis	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a orb | a ball or round object |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **glow** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
An orb is a golden ball with a cross on top, held by a king or queen at a coronation.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:m2:1
# text = An orb is a golden ball with a cross on top, held by a king or queen at a coronation.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	orb	orb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cross	cross	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	coronation	coronation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a orb | a golden ball |  |  |  | with a cross on top | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | participle |  | a golden ball *not said here* |  | a coronation |  | by a king or queen | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by king=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: poetic — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An orb can mean the sun, the moon, a planet or an eye.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:m3:1
# text = An orb can mean the sun, the moon, a planet or an eye.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	orb	orb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	planet	planet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a orb | the sun and the moon and a planet or a eye |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sun=Topic |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: games — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In video games, an orb is a glowing ball you collect for points or power.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:m4:1
# text = In video games, an orb is a glowing ball you collect for points or power.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	orb	orb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	collect	collect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	points	point	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 | **is a** | present | a orb | a glowing ball |  | video games |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **collect** | present | you | a glowing ball *not said here* |  |  |  | for points or power | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ball=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king held the orb and the sceptre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:x1:1
# text = The king held the orb and the sceptre.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	orb	orb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sceptre	sceptre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the king | the orb and the sceptre |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orb=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A glowing orb floated above the wizard's hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:x2:1
# text = A glowing orb floated above the wizard's hand.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	orb	orb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	floated	float	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	above	above	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wizard	wizard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 | **float** | participle |  | a glowing orb *not said here* |  | the wizard's hand |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above hand=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The golden orb of the sun sank behind the hills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:x3:1
# text = The golden orb of the sun sank behind the hills.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	orb	orb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sink** | past | the golden orb of the sun |  |  | the hills |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Collect ten orbs to unlock the next level.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:x4:1
# text = Collect ten orbs to unlock the next level.
1	Collect	collect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	orbs	orb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	unlock	unlock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **collect** | imperative | you *not said here* | ten orbs |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orb=Theme |
| 2 | **unlock** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the next level |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent level=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crown jewels include a jewelled orb.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:x5:1
# text = The crown jewels include a jewelled orb.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	include	include	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	jewelled	jewell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	orb	orb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **include** | present | the crown jewels | a jewelled orb |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent orb=Theme |
| 2 | **jewell** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the poem, the moon is called «the silver orb».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:x6:1
# text = In the poem, the moon is called «the silver orb».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	orb	orb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the moon |  | the poem |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had the crown on his head, carried his sceptre in one hand, and the orb in the other.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:orb:x7:1
# text = He had the crown on his head, carried his sceptre in one hand, and the orb in the other.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sceptre	sceptre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	orb	orb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He | the crown |  | his head |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crown=Patient |
| 2 | **carry** | past |  | his sceptre |  | one hand |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent sceptre=Value in hand=Location |

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