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title: sequin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sequin» in the school dictionary: A sequin is a small, flat, shiny disc sewn onto clothes to sparkle. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# sequin

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**Who acts:** sequin, father, She, I · **What happens:** be, sew, sparkle, leave, place, dig up · **To what, where:** small flat shiny disc, clothes, gold coin, us, purse, thousand sequins

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«sequin» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [sequin in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sequin.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A sequin is a small, flat, shiny disc sewn onto clothes to sparkle.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sequin:m1:1
# text = A sequin is a small, flat, shiny disc sewn onto clothes to sparkle.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sequin	sequin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	disc	disc	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	sewn	sew	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	11	obl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	sparkle	sparkle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sequin | a small flat shiny disc |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sew** | participle |  | a small flat shiny disc *not said here* |  | clothes |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme onto clothes=Destination |
| 3 | **sparkle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sequin is a gold coin, as in fairy tales about treasure.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sequin:m2:1
# text = A sequin is a gold coin, as in fairy tales about treasure.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sequin	sequin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	coin	coin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sequin | a gold coin |  |  |  | as fairy tales about treasure | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our father left us each a thousand sequins.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sequin:x1:1
# text = Our father left us each a thousand sequins.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	sequins	sequin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | Our father | us |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent we=Theme sequin=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She placed a purse full of sequins in the old woman's hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sequin:x2:1
# text = She placed a purse full of sequins in the old woman's hand.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	placed	place	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sequins	sequin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | past | She | a purse |  |  |  | full *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent purse=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I dug up the three thousand sequins I had buried.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sequin:x3:1
# text = I dug up the three thousand sequins I had buried.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dug	dig	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	sequins	sequin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig up** | past | I | the thousand sequins |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sequin=Theme |
| 2 | **bury** | past · perfect | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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