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title: peal — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peal» in the school dictionary: The loud ringing sound of bells. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# peal

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**Who acts:** thunder, laughter, peal, Peals, bells, lightning · **What happens:** peal, ring, shake, come, ring out, flash · **To what, where:** church bells, house, playground, joyful peal, doorbell, bells

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«peal» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [peal in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/peal.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The loud ringing sound of bells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peal:m1:1
# text = The loud ringing sound of bells.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	ringing	ringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	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 loud sound, such as a peal of thunder or a peal of laughter.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peal:m2:1
# text = A loud sound, such as a peal of thunder or a peal of laughter.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	peal	peal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	thunder	thunder	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	peal	peal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peal** |  | thunder |  |  |  |  |  | nom peal «event intransitive»: of=agent |
| 2 | **peal** |  | laughter |  |  |  |  |  | nom peal «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To ring loudly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peal:m3:1
# text = To ring loudly.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ring	ring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church bells pealed for the wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peal:x1:1
# text = The church bells pealed for the wedding.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	pealed	peal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **peal** | participle |  | the church bells *not said here* |  |  |  | for the wedding | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A peal of thunder shook the house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peal:x2:1
# text = A peal of thunder shook the house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peal	peal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | past | a peal of thunder | the house |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent house=Patient |
| 2 | **peal** |  | thunder |  |  |  |  |  | nom peal «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Peals of laughter came from the playground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peal:x3:1
# text = Peals of laughter came from the playground.
1	Peals	peal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Peals of laughter |  |  | the playground |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from playground=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **peal** |  | laughter |  |  |  |  |  | nom peal «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bells rang out a joyful peal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peal:x4:1
# text = The bells rang out a joyful peal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	joyful	joyful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	peal	peal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring out** | past | the bells | a joyful peal |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location peal=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The doorbell pealed loudly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peal:x5:1
# text = The doorbell pealed loudly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doorbell	doorbell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	pealed	peal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peal** | participle |  | the doorbell *not said here* |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bells pealed at midnight on New Year's Eve.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peal:x6:1
# text = The bells pealed at midnight on New Year's Eve.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	pealed	peal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Year	Year	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	Eve.	Eve.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peal** | participle |  | the bells *not said here* |  | New Year's Eve. | midnight |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on eve.=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The lightning flashed, and the thunder rolled in one long-continued peal all night.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peal:x7:1
# text = The lightning flashed, and the thunder rolled in one long-continued peal all night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flashed	flash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nsubj	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	continued	continue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	peal	peal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flash** | past | the lightning | the thunder |  |  | night |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **roll** | participle |  | the thunder *not said here* |  | long continued peal |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in peal=Trajectory |
| 3 | **continue** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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