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title: seasickness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seasickness» in the school dictionary: Seasickness is the sick, dizzy feeling some people get when a boat moves on the water. It can make you vomit, feel tired and look pale. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seasickness

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**Who acts:** Seasickness, people, boat, you, our, Ginger biscuits · **What happens:** be, feel, get, move, make, vomit · **To what, where:** water, you, seasickness, patch, Mum, kind · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seasickness is the sick, dizzy feeling some people get when a boat moves on the water. It can make you vomit, feel tired and look pale.

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*Sentence 1:* Seasickness is the sick, dizzy feeling some people get when a boat moves on the water.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasickness:m1:1
# text = Seasickness is the sick, dizzy feeling some people get when a boat moves on the water.
1	Seasickness	seasickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dizzy	dizzy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	feeling	feel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
8	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
11	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Seasickness |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Seasickness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | gerund | Seasickness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **get** | present | some people |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **move** | present | a boat |  |  | the water |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme on water=Trajectory |

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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.

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*Sentence 2:* It can make you vomit, feel tired and look pale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasickness:m1:2
# text = It can make you vomit, feel tired and look pale.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	vomit	vomit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
8	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
11	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | boat | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **vomit** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **feel** | infinitive | boat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **look** | infinitive | boat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | pale *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seasickness ruined the first day of our boat trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasickness:x1:1
# text = Seasickness ruined the first day of our boat trip.
1	Seasickness	seasickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ruin** | past | Seasickness |  |  |  | day |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **trip** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ginger biscuits may help with seasickness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasickness:x2:1
# text = Ginger biscuits may help with seasickness.
1	Ginger	ginger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	biscuits	biscuit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	seasickness	seasickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | may | Ginger biscuits |  |  |  |  | with seasickness | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with seasickness=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many sailors get over seasickness after a few days.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasickness:x3:1
# text = Many sailors get over seasickness after a few days.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	seasickness	seasickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | present | Many sailors |  |  | seasickness | day |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme over seasickness=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doctor gave Mum a patch for seasickness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasickness:x4:1
# text = The doctor gave Mum a patch for seasickness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	patch	patch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	seasickness	seasickness	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 | **give** | past | the doctor | a patch | Mum |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent mum=Recipient patch=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Seasickness is a kind of motion sickness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasickness:x5:1
# text = Seasickness is a kind of motion sickness.
1	Seasickness	seasickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	motion	motion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sickness	sickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Seasickness | a kind |  |  |  | of motion sickness | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fresh air on deck eased his seasickness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasickness:x6:1
# text = Fresh air on deck eased his seasickness.
1	Fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	eased	ease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	seasickness	seasickness	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 | **ease** | past | Fresh air on deck | air's seasickness |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent seasickness=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lord Nelson, a famous admiral, is said to have suffered from seasickness.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seasickness:x7:1
# text = Lord Nelson, a famous admiral, is said to have suffered from seasickness.
1	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
2	Nelson	Nelson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	admiral	admiral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
11	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux	_	_
12	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	xcomp	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	seasickness	seasickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | Lord |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **suffer** | to-infinitive · perfect |  |  |  | seasickness |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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