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title: quartz — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quartz» in the school dictionary: A hard, common mineral, often clear or white, found in many rocks and in sand; it can form beautiful crystals. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# quartz

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**Who acts:** mineral, watch, We, Quartz, Amethyst, Granite · **What happens:** find, form, vibrate, keep, make, be · **To what, where:** many rocks, beautiful crystals, steady rate, Most beach sand, shiny quartz crystal, hike

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hard, common mineral, often clear or white, found in many rocks and in sand; it can form beautiful crystals.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quartz:m1:1
# text = A hard, common mineral, often clear or white, found in many rocks and in sand; it can form beautiful crystals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mineral	mineral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	form	form	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	parataxis	_	_
23	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	crystals	crystal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | participle |  |  |  | many rocks and sand |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **form** | can | mineral | beautiful crystals |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location crystal=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tiny piece of quartz crystal in a watch or clock that vibrates at a steady rate to keep accurate time.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quartz:m2:1
# text = A tiny piece of quartz crystal in a watch or clock that vibrates at a steady rate to keep accurate time.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	crystal	crystal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	vibrates	vibrate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	rate	rate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
20	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vibrate** | present | a watch or clock |  |  | a steady rate |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at rate=Location |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | a watch or clock *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most beach sand is made of tiny bits of quartz.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quartz:x1:1
# text = Most beach sand is made of tiny bits of quartz.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
2	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	sand	sand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	bits	bit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Most beach sand |  |  |  | of tiny bits of quartz | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found a shiny quartz crystal on the hike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quartz:x2:1
# text = We found a shiny quartz crystal on the hike.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	crystal	crystal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hike	hike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | a shiny quartz crystal |  | the hike |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crystal=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Quartz is harder than glass.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quartz:x3:1
# text = Quartz is harder than glass.
1	Quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	harder	hard	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	glass	glass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Quartz |  |  |  |  | than glass; hard *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My watch is a quartz watch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quartz:x4:1
# text = My watch is a quartz watch.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	watch	watch	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	quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	watch	watch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My watch | a quartz watch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Amethyst is a purple kind of quartz.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quartz:x5:1
# text = Amethyst is a purple kind of quartz.
1	Amethyst	amethyst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	purple	purple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Amethyst | a purple kind |  |  |  | of quartz | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Granite contains quartz, feldspar and mica.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quartz:x6:1
# text = Granite contains quartz, feldspar and mica.
1	Granite	granite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	contains	contain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	feldspar	feldspar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	mica	mica	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | present | Granite | quartz and feldspar and mica |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot quartz=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rose quartz is pink.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quartz:x7:1
# text = Rose quartz is pink.
1	Rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	quartz	quartz	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Rose quartz |  |  |  |  | pink *property* | tree rules |

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