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title: pyre — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pyre» in the school dictionary: A pyre is a big pile of wood or other fuel for burning, often for burning a dead body or a bundle of things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pyre

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**Who acts:** pyre, other fuel, They, flames · **What happens:** be, burn, build, place, rise, flame · **To what, where:** big pile, dead body, pyre, hill, hero, sky

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«pyre» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [pyre in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pyre.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A pyre is a big pile of wood or other fuel for burning, often for burning a dead body or a bundle of things.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pyre:m1:1
# text = A pyre is a big pile of wood or other fuel for burning, often for burning a dead body or a bundle of things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pyre	pyre	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	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pile	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fuel	fuel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
12	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	often	often	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	conj	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	bundle	bundle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pyre | a big pile or other fuel |  |  |  | of wood | tree rules |
| 2 | **burn** | gerund | other fuel *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **burn** | gerund | other fuel *not said here* | a dead body or a bundle of things |  |  |  | often *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent body=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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They built a pyre on the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pyre:x1:1
# text = They built a pyre on the hill.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pyre	pyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hill	hill	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 | **build** | past | They | a pyre |  | the hill |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent pyre=Theme on hill=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The hero was placed on the pyre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pyre:x2:1
# text = The hero was placed on the pyre.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pyre	pyre	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 | **place** | past · passive |  | the hero |  | the pyre |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme on pyre=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The flames of the pyre rose high into the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pyre:x3:1
# text = The flames of the pyre rose high into the sky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pyre	pyre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | past | the flames of the pyre |  |  | the sky |  | high *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into sky=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **flame** |  | the pyre |  |  |  |  |  | nom flame «process intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Everything was flung on the pyre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pyre:x4:1
# text = Everything was flung on the pyre.
1	Everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	flung	fling	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	pyre	pyre	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 | **fling** | past · passive |  | Everything |  | the pyre |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme on pyre=Destination |

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