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title: raindrop — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «raindrop» in the school dictionary: A raindrop is a single small drop of water that falls from a cloud as rain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# raindrop

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**Who acts:** raindrop, single small drop, Raindrops, first raindrops, we, Sunlight · **What happens:** be, fall, land, race down, reach, shine · **To what, where:** single small drop, cloud, raindrop, nose, window, car

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«raindrop» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 8 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: [raindrop in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/raindrop.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A raindrop is a single small drop of water that falls from a cloud as rain.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raindrop:m1:1
# text = A raindrop is a single small drop of water that falls from a cloud as rain.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	raindrop	raindrop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	drop	drop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a raindrop | a single small drop |  |  |  | of water | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | present | a single small drop |  |  | a cloud |  | as rain | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from cloud=Initial\_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 -->
A raindrop landed on my nose.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raindrop:x1:1
# text = A raindrop landed on my nose.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	raindrop	raindrop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	landed	land	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | participle |  | a raindrop *not said here* |  | my nose |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on nose=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Raindrops raced down the window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raindrop:x2:1
# text = Raindrops raced down the window.
1	Raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raced	race	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **race down** | past | Raindrops | the window |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent window=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first raindrops fell as we reached the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raindrop:x3:1
# text = The first raindrops fell as we reached the car.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **fall** | past | the first raindrops |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | past | we | the car |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent car=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sunlight shining through raindrops makes a rainbow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raindrop:x4:1
# text = Sunlight shining through raindrops makes a rainbow.
1	Sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	1	acl	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | gerund | Sunlight *not said here* |  |  | raindrops |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through raindrop=Location |
| 2 | **make** | present | Sunlight | a rainbow |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rainbow=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tiny droplets join to make a raindrop heavy enough to fall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raindrop:x5:1
# text = Tiny droplets join to make a raindrop heavy enough to fall.
1	Tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	droplets	droplet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	join	join	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	raindrop	raindrop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
9	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	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 | **join** | present | Tiny droplets |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | Tiny droplets *not said here* | a raindrop |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset raindrop=Product |
| 3 | **fall** | to-infinitive | Tiny droplets *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Raindrops are round, not shaped like tears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raindrop:x6:1
# text = Raindrops are round, not shaped like tears.
1	Raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	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 | **is** | present | Raindrops |  |  |  |  | round *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **shape** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | like tears | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We counted raindrops in the puddle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raindrop:x7:1
# text = We counted raindrops in the puddle.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	counted	count	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	puddle	puddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | past | We | raindrops |  | the puddle |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent raindrop=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The leaves were covered with raindrops after the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:raindrop:x8:1
# text = The leaves were covered with raindrops after the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	raindrops	raindrop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the leaves |  |  | after the storm | with raindrops | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with raindrop=Theme |

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