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title: radiant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «radiant» in the school dictionary: Shining brightly; giving off light or warmth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# radiant

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**Who acts:** Looking, bride, She, radiant sun, fire, Radiant energy · **What happens:** shine, give off, look, glow, send out, give · **To what, where:** light, radiant heat, radiant, white dress, radiant smile, me

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shining brightly; giving off light or warmth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radiant:m1:1
# text = Shining brightly; giving off light or warmth.
1	Shining	shine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	brightly	brightly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
4	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	warmth	warmth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | brightly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **give off** | gerund |  | light or warmth |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source light=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}

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Usage: of a person — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Looking very happy, healthy or beautiful, as if glowing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radiant:m2:1
# text = Looking very happy, healthy or beautiful, as if glowing.
1	Looking	look	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	csubj	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **glow** | gerund | Looking |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sent out as rays: radiant heat, radiant energy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radiant:m3:1
# text = Sent out as rays: radiant heat, radiant energy.
1	Sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rays	ray	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	radiant	radiant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	radiant	radiant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send out** | participle |  | radiant heat and radiant energy |  |  |  | as rays | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bride looked radiant in her white dress.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radiant:x1:1
# text = The bride looked radiant in her white dress.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	radiant	radiant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the bride | radiant |  | bride's white dress |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme radiant=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She gave me a radiant smile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radiant:x2:1
# text = She gave me a radiant smile.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	radiant	radiant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	smile	smile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | a radiant smile | me |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient smile=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The radiant sun warmed the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radiant:x3:1
# text = The radiant sun warmed the beach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	radiant	radiant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	warmed	warm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warm** | past | the radiant sun | the beach |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent beach=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fire gave off radiant heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radiant:x4:1
# text = The fire gave off radiant heat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	radiant	radiant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give off** | past | the fire | radiant heat |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source heat=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Radiant energy from the Sun reaches the Earth in about eight minutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radiant:x5:1
# text = Radiant energy from the Sun reaches the Earth in about eight minutes.
1	Radiant	radiant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
6	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	about	about	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present | Radiant energy | the Earth |  | the Sun | minute |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent earth=Theme from sun=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her face was radiant with happiness when she won.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radiant:x6:1
# text = Her face was radiant with happiness when she won.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	radiant	radiant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her face |  |  |  |  | with happiness; radiant *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king's castle was surrounded by lofty towers, and radiant light streamed from all the windows.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radiant:x7:1
# text = The king's castle was surrounded by lofty towers, and radiant light streamed from all the windows.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	lofty	lofty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	towers	tower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	radiant	radiant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
14	streamed	stream	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	18	det:predet	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | past · passive |  | the king's castle |  |  |  | by lofty towers | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **stream** | participle |  | radiant light *not said here* |  | all windows |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP.theme V PP.source»: agent=Theme from window=Source |

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