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title: pang — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pang» in the school dictionary: A sudden sharp pain or feeling. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pang

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**Who acts:** She, Hunger pangs, Mole, pang, He, pangs · **What happens:** feel, wake up, smell, hit, see, leave · **To what, where:** pang, him, old home, her, bike, this · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden sharp pain or feeling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pang:m1:1
# text = A sudden sharp pain or feeling.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	pain	pain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden strong feeling, like a pang of guilt or a pang of hunger.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pang:m2:1
# text = A sudden strong feeling, like a pang of guilt or a pang of hunger.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pang	pang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pang	pang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She felt a pang of guilt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pang:x1:1
# text = She felt a pang of guilt.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pang	pang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | a pang of guilt |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pang=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hunger pangs woke him up.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pang:x2:1
# text = Hunger pangs woke him up.
1	Hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	pangs	pang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** | past | Hunger pangs | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mole felt a pang when he smelled his old home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pang:x3:1
# text = Mole felt a pang when he smelled his old home.
1	Mole	Mole	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pang	pang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
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	smelled	smell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | Mole | a pang |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pang=Theme |
| 2 | **smell** | past | Mole | Mole's old home |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer home=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pang of envy hit her when she saw the bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pang:x4:1
# text = A pang of envy hit her when she saw the bike.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pang	pang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	envy	envy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | a pang of envy | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme she=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **see** | past | pang | the bike |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bike=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He felt a pang of sadness at leaving.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pang:x5:1
# text = He felt a pang of sadness at leaving.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pang	pang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	at	at	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | He | a pang of sadness |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pang=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pangs of hunger made him grumpy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pang:x6:1
# text = The pangs of hunger made him grumpy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pangs	pang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	grumpy	grumpy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the pangs of hunger | him *= he* |  |  |  | grumpy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And at this thought the pangs of hunger made him feel quite sick with fear.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pang:x7:1
# text = And at this thought the pangs of hunger made him feel quite sick with fear.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	obl	_	_
4	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pangs	pang	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hunger	hunger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past |  |  |  | this |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | the pangs of hunger | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

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