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title: skydiver — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «skydiver» in the school dictionary: A skydiver is a person who jumps out of an aeroplane high up, falls through the air, and then opens a parachute to land safely. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# skydiver

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**Who acts:** skydiver, person, Skydivers, uncle, Air resistance · **What happens:** be, jump out, fall, open, land, leapt · **To what, where:** person, aeroplane, air, parachute, plane, parachutes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A skydiver is a person who jumps out of an aeroplane high up, falls through the air, and then opens a parachute to land safely.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skydiver:m1:1
# text = A skydiver is a person who jumps out of an aeroplane high up, falls through the air, and then opens a parachute to land safely.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skydiver	skydiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	jumps	jump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	aeroplane	aeroplane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	13	advmod	_	_
13	up	up	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	through	through	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
22	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	parachute	parachute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	land	land	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	_
27	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a skydiver | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **jump out** | present | a person | a aeroplane |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme aeroplane=Trajectory |
| 3 | **fall** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  | the air |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through air=Location |
| 4 | **open** | present | a person *not said here* | a parachute |  |  | then |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location parachute=Theme |
| 5 | **land** | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | safely *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The skydiver leapt from the plane at four thousand metres.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skydiver:x1:1
# text = The skydiver leapt from the plane at four thousand metres.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skydiver	skydiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leapt	leapt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	compound	_	_
9	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	metres	metre	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leapt** | infinitive | the skydiver |  |  | the plane |  | at thousand metres | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Skydivers fall very fast before opening their parachutes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skydiver:x2:1
# text = Skydivers fall very fast before opening their parachutes.
1	Skydivers	skydiver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	opening	open	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	parachutes	parachute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | Skydivers |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **open** | gerund | Skydivers *not said here* | Skydivers's parachutes |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location parachute=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle is a skydiver and has done 200 jumps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skydiver:x3:1
# text = My uncle is a skydiver and has done 200 jumps.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	skydiver	skydiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	200	200	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	jumps	jump	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My uncle | a skydiver |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | present · perfect | a skydiver *not said here* | 200 jumps |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jump=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Air resistance slows the skydiver down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skydiver:x4:1
# text = Air resistance slows the skydiver down.
1	Air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	resistance	resistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slows	slow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	skydiver	skydiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slow down** | present | Air resistance | the skydiver |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent skydiver=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The skydivers held hands in a circle in the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skydiver:x5:1
# text = The skydivers held hands in a circle in the sky.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skydivers	skydiver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	held	hold	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	circle	circle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | past | the skydivers | hands |  | a circle in the sky |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hand=Theme in circle=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A skydiver must check the parachute carefully before every jump.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skydiver:x6:1
# text = A skydiver must check the parachute carefully before every jump.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skydiver	skydiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	parachute	parachute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	jump	jump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | must | a skydiver | the parachute |  |  | before every jump | carefully *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parachute=Theme |

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