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title: somnambulist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «somnambulist» in the school dictionary: A person who walks in their sleep; a sleepwalker. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# somnambulist

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**Who acts:** person, somnambulist, cousin, Doctors, you, He · **What happens:** walk, sleep, walk down, be, wake up, say · **To what, where:** sleep, stairs, somnambulist, kitchen, roof, herself · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who walks in their sleep; a sleepwalker.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnambulist:m1:1
# text = A person who walks in their sleep; a sleepwalker.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sleepwalker	sleepwalker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | a person and a sleepwalker |  |  | person's sleep |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sleep=Trajectory |
| 2 | **sleep** |  | person |  |  |  |  |  | nom sleep «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The somnambulist walked down the stairs with her eyes open.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnambulist:x1:1
# text = The somnambulist walked down the stairs with her eyes open.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	somnambulist	somnambulist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
10	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk down** | past | the somnambulist | the stairs |  |  |  | with somnambulist's eyes; open *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme stair=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin is a somnambulist and once woke up in the kitchen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnambulist:x2:1
# text = My cousin is a somnambulist and once woke up in the kitchen.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	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	somnambulist	somnambulist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
8	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 cousin | a somnambulist |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wake up** | past | a somnambulist *not said here* |  |  | the kitchen |  | once *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Doctors say you should gently lead a somnambulist back to bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnambulist:x3:1
# text = Doctors say you should gently lead a somnambulist back to bed.
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	lead	lead	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	somnambulist	somnambulist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Doctors |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lead** | should | you | a somnambulist |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent somnambulist=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He moved through the morning like a somnambulist.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnambulist:x4:1
# text = He moved through the morning like a somnambulist.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	moved	move	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	like	like	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	somnambulist	somnambulist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past | He |  |  |  | morning | like a somnambulist | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Somnambulists don't remember walking in their sleep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnambulist:x5:1
# text = Somnambulists don't remember walking in their sleep.
1	Somnambulists	somnambulist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **remember** | present · do-support | Somnambulists |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **walk** | gerund | Somnambulists *not said here* |  |  | Somnambulists's sleep |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sleep=Trajectory |
| 3 | **sleep** |  | Somnambulists *= somnambulist* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sleep «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story was about a somnambulist who walked on the roof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnambulist:x6:1
# text = The story was about a somnambulist who walked on the roof.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	somnambulist	somnambulist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the story |  |  |  |  | about a somnambulist | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | past | a somnambulist |  |  | the roof |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on roof=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Patiently she allowed herself to be lifted on the horse, and sat there like a somnambulist--as one who walked in his sleep.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnambulist:x7:1
# text = Patiently she allowed herself to be lifted on the horse, and sat there like a somnambulist--as one who walked in his sleep.
1	Patiently	patiently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	allowed	allow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	lifted	lift	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	somnambulist	somnambulist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	obl	_	_
21	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **allow** | past | she | herself *= she* |  |  |  | patiently *property* | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer herself=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **lift** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | herself *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on the horse | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: on horse=Destination |
| 3 | **sit** | past | she *not said here* |  |  | there |  | like a somnambulist; as one | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **walk** | past |  |  |  | horse's sleep |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sleep=Trajectory |
| 5 | **sleep** |  | horse |  |  |  |  |  | nom sleep «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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