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title: skylight — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «skylight» in the school dictionary: A skylight is a window in a roof or ceiling that lets daylight in from above. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# skylight

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**Who acts:** skylight, roof, We, cat, Snow · **What happens:** be, let, drum, see, climb out, save · **To what, where:** window, roof, daylight, Rain, light, attic

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A skylight is a window in a roof or ceiling that lets daylight in from above.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skylight:m1:1
# text = A skylight is a window in a roof or ceiling that lets daylight in from above.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skylight	skylight	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	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	ceiling	ceiling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	daylight	daylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	above	above	ADV	RB	_	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 skylight | a window |  | a roof or ceiling |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | present | a roof or ceiling | daylight |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daylight=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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Rain drummed on the skylight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skylight:x1:1
# text = Rain drummed on the skylight.
1	Rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	drummed	drum	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	skylight	skylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drum** | participle |  | Rain *not said here* |  |  |  | on the skylight | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent on skylight=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The skylight lets light into the attic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skylight:x2:1
# text = The skylight lets light into the attic.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skylight	skylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	attic	attic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | the skylight | light |  | the attic |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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We could see stars through the skylight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skylight:x3:1
# text = We could see stars through the skylight.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	skylight	skylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | could | We | stars |  | the skylight |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer star=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat climbed out through the open skylight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skylight:x4:1
# text = The cat climbed out through the open skylight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	skylight	skylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **climb out** | past | the cat |  |  | the open skylight |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through skylight=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A skylight saves electricity in the day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skylight:x5:1
# text = A skylight saves electricity in the day.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skylight	skylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saves	save	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | present | a skylight | electricity |  |  | day |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent electricity=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Snow covered the skylight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:skylight:x6:1
# text = Snow covered the skylight.
1	Snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	skylight	skylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | Snow | the skylight |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme skylight=Destination |

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