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title: somnolence — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «somnolence» in the school dictionary: Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready to fall asleep. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# somnolence

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**Who acts:** warm room, medicine, village, doctor, pleasant somnolence, strange somnolence · **What happens:** be, fall, fill, cause, not operate, lie · **To what, where:** class, somnolence, machines, castle

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«somnolence» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [somnolence in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/somnolence.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

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Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready to fall asleep.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnolence:m1:1
# text = Sleepiness; the feeling of being drowsy and heavy, ready to fall asleep.
1	Sleepiness	sleepiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	drowsy	drowsy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | drowsy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **fall** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «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: literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sleepy, very quiet state of a place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnolence:m2:1
# text = A sleepy, very quiet state of a place.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
2	sleepy	sleepy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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A warm room and a long talk filled the class with somnolence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnolence:x1:1
# text = A warm room and a long talk filled the class with somnolence.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	filled	fill	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	somnolence	somnolence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past | a warm room and a long talk | the class |  |  |  | with somnolence | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent class=Patient with somnolence=Instrument |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The medicine may cause somnolence, so don't operate machines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnolence:x2:1
# text = The medicine may cause somnolence, so don't operate machines.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cause	cause	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	somnolence	somnolence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	do	do	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	operate	operate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | may | the medicine | somnolence |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition somnolence=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **operate** | infinitive · do-support | the medicine *not said here* | machines |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Theme machine=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The village lay in the somnolence of a summer afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnolence:x3:1
# text = The village lay in the somnolence of a summer afternoon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	somnolence	somnolence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **lie** | past | the village |  |  | the somnolence of a summer afternoon |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in somnolence=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The doctor noted the patient's somnolence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnolence:x4:1
# text = The doctor noted the patient's somnolence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	noted	note	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	patient	patient	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	somnolence	somnolence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **note** | past | the doctor | the patient's somnolence |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent somnolence=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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After the big lunch, a pleasant somnolence crept over Grandad.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnolence:x5:1
# text = After the big lunch, a pleasant somnolence crept over Grandad.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lunch	lunch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	somnolence	somnolence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	crept	creep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **creep** | past | a pleasant somnolence |  |  |  | after the big lunch | over Grandad | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over grandad=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A strange somnolence fell over the castle in the fairy tale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:somnolence:x6:1
# text = A strange somnolence fell over the castle in the fairy tale.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	somnolence	somnolence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	fairy	fairy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | a strange somnolence |  |  | the castle |  | in the fairy tale | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over castle=Location |

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