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title: radium — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «radium» in the school dictionary: A rare, radioactive metal element (symbol Ra) that gives off dangerous radiation and glows faintly in the dark. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# radium

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**Who acts:** that, Marie, Radium, Old watches, you, Radium Girls · **What happens:** give off, glow, discover, be, touch, have · **To what, where:** dangerous radiation, dark, radium, radium paint, watches, paintbrushes

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«radium» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [radium in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/radium.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rare, radioactive metal element (symbol Ra) that gives off dangerous radiation and glows faintly in the dark.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radium:m1:1
# text = A rare, radioactive metal element (symbol Ra) that gives off dangerous radiation and glows faintly in the dark.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	radioactive	radioactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	element	element	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
9	Ra	Ra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	off	off	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	radiation	radiation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
18	faintly	faintly	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give off** | present | that | dangerous radiation |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Source radiation=Theme |
| 2 | **glow** | present | that *not said here* |  |  | the dark |  | faintly *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marie Curie discovered radium with her husband Pierre.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radium:x1:1
# text = Marie Curie discovered radium with her husband Pierre.
1	Marie	Marie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Curie	Curie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	discovered	discover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	radium	radium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	Pierre	Pierre	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past | Marie | radium |  |  |  | with Marie's husband | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent radium=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Radium glows with a faint blue-green light.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radium:x2:1
# text = Radium glows with a faint blue-green light.
1	Radium	radium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	glows	glow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	faint	faint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glow** | present | Radium |  |  |  |  | with a faint green light | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with light=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Radium is radioactive, so it is very dangerous to touch.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radium:x3:1
# text = Radium is radioactive, so it is very dangerous to touch.
1	Radium	radium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	radioactive	radioactive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	touch	touch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Radium |  |  |  |  | radioactive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | Radium |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **touch** | to-infinitive | Radium *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old watches had radium paint so you could read them in the dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radium:x4:1
# text = Old watches had radium paint so you could read them in the dark.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	watches	watch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	radium	radium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Old watches | radium paint |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent paint=Patient |
| 2 | **read** | could | you | watches *= watch* |  | the dark |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Radium Girls got ill from licking their paintbrushes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radium:x5:1
# text = The Radium Girls got ill from licking their paintbrushes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Radium	Radium	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Girls	Girls	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	licking	lick	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	paintbrushes	paintbrush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the Radium Girls |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **lick** | gerund | the Radium Girls *not said here* | their paintbrushes |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent paintbrush=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Radium's symbol in the periodic table is Ra.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:radium:x6:1
# text = Radium's symbol in the periodic table is Ra.
1	Radium	Radium	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	periodic	periodic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	Ra	Ra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Radium's symbol in the periodic table | Ra |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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