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title: quicksilver — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quicksilver» in the school dictionary: Quicksilver is the old name for mercury, a heavy silver liquid metal that runs and rolls into little balls. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# quicksilver

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**Who acts:** Quicksilver, silver, heavy liquid metal, thermometer, Drops, tale Quicksilver · **What happens:** be, metal, run, roll, hold · **To what, where:** old name, little balls, name, tales, thin line, table

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«quicksilver» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [quicksilver in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quicksilver.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Quicksilver is the old name for mercury, a heavy silver liquid metal that runs and rolls into little balls.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quicksilver:m1:1
# text = Quicksilver is the old name for mercury, a heavy silver liquid metal that runs and rolls into little balls.
1	Quicksilver	quicksilver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mercury	mercury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	liquid	liquid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	rolls	roll	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	balls	ball	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Quicksilver | the old name |  |  |  | for mercury | tree rules |
| 2 | **metal** |  | silver |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **run** | present | a heavy liquid metal |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **roll** | present | a heavy liquid metal *not said here* |  |  | little balls |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into ball=Destination |

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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 -->
In some tales «Quicksilver» is the name of a quick, clever character.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quicksilver:m2:1
# text = In some tales «Quicksilver» is the name of a quick, clever character.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Quicksilver	quicksilver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the name |  | some tales and Quicksilver |  | of a quick clever character | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The thermometer held a thin line of quicksilver.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quicksilver:x1:1
# text = The thermometer held a thin line of quicksilver.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	thermometer	thermometer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	quicksilver	quicksilver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the thermometer | a thin line of quicksilver |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent line=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drops of quicksilver ran across the table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quicksilver:x2:1
# text = Drops of quicksilver ran across the table.
1	Drops	drop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	quicksilver	quicksilver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	table	table	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 | **run** | past | Drops of quicksilver |  |  | the table |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across table=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old tale, Quicksilver was a swift and clever messenger.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quicksilver:x3:1
# text = In the old tale, Quicksilver was a swift and clever messenger.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	Quicksilver	quicksilver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	swift	swift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	messenger	messenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | tale Quicksilver | a swift and clever messenger |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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