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title: rapture — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rapture» in the school dictionary: A feeling of great joy and delight. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rapture

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Rapture, Christ, many other Christians, Toad, Mole, She · **What happens:** go, mean, be, take, not hold, gaze · **To what, where:** raptures, belief, believers, end, heart, sea · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«rapture» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [rapture in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rapture.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A feeling of great joy and delight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:m1:1
# text = A feeling of great joy and delight.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	delight	delight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«In raptures» or «go into raptures» means very excited and pleased about something.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:m2:1
# text = «In raptures» or «go into raptures» means very excited and pleased about something.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	raptures	rapture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	csubj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	raptures	rapture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | raptures |  | into raptures | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into rapture=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | excited *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
For some Christians, especially in the USA, «the Rapture» is a belief that Christ will take believers up to heaven at the end of time; many other Christians do not hold this belief.

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:m3:1
# text = For some Christians, especially in the USA, «the Rapture» is a belief that Christ will take believers up to heaven at the end of time; many other Christians do not hold this belief.
1	For	for	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Rapture	Rapture	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
17	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
18	Christ	Christ	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	acl	_	_
21	believers	believer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
22	up	up	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
24	heaven	heaven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	36	punct	_	_
31	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
32	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	33	amod	_	_
33	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	36	nsubj	_	_
34	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	aux	_	_
35	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	36	advmod	_	_
36	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	parataxis	_	_
37	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	38	det	_	_
38	belief	belief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Rapture | a belief |  |  |  | for some Christians and the USA | tree rules |
| 2 | **take** | future | Christ | believers |  |  | at the end of time | up heaven | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent believer=Theme at end=Asset |
| 3 | **not** **hold** | present · do-support | many other Christians | this belief |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent belief=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad went into raptures over the motor-car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:x1:1
# text = Toad went into raptures over the motor-car.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	raptures	rapture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Toad |  |  | raptures |  | over the motor car | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme into rapture=Initial\_Location over car=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mole gazed at the river in rapture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:x2:1
# text = The Mole gazed at the river in rapture.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gazed	gaze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	rapture	rapture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gaze** | past | the Mole |  |  |  |  | in rapture; at the river | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at river=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was in raptures about her new puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:x3:1
# text = She was in raptures about her new puppy.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	raptures	rapture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	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	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  | raptures |  | about her new puppy | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The crowd cheered with rapture when the band came on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:x4:1
# text = The crowd cheered with rapture when the band came on.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	rapture	rapture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cheer** | past | the crowd |  |  |  |  | with rapture | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **come on** | past | the band |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rapture filled her heart as she saw the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:x5:1
# text = Rapture filled her heart as she saw the sea.
1	Rapture	rapture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | Rapture | Rapture's heart |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent heart=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | past | Rapture | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sea=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He listened to the music in silent rapture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:x6:1
# text = He listened to the music in silent rapture.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	rapture	rapture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | He |  |  | silent rapture |  | to the music | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to music=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(church) Some Christians believe in the Rapture; others do not.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:x7:1
# text = (church) Some Christians believe in the Rapture; others do not.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	5	det	_	_
5	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	believe	believe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Rapture	rapture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | present | some Christians and church |  |  | the Rapture |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **do** | present | others |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"How gloriously it shines!" cried Jason, in a rapture.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rapture:x8:1
# text = "How gloriously it shines!" cried Jason, in a rapture.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
3	gloriously	gloriously	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shines	shine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
8	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
9	Jason	Jason	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rapture	rapture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** *in a quote* | present | it |  |  |  |  | gloriously *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Jason |  |  | a rapture |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in rapture=Location |

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