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title: starry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «starry» in the school dictionary: Full of stars; lit by stars. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# starry

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**Who acts:** We, Van, starry night, eyes, He, film · **What happens:** lit, shine, sparkle, not see, do, lay · **To what, where:** problems, grass, Starry Night, famous footballer, starry cast, chambers

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«starry» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: [starry in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/starry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Full of stars; lit by stars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:m1:1
# text = Full of stars; lit by stars.
1	Full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	lit	lit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lit** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by stars | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shining like stars; sparkling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:m2:1
# text = Shining like stars; sparkling.
1	Shining	shine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
2	like	like	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	1	punct	_	_
5	sparkling	sparkle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | like stars | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sparkle** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«starry-eyed»: hopeful and dreamy, not seeing problems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:m3:1
# text = «starry-eyed»: hopeful and dreamy, not seeing problems.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	starry	starry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	eyed	eyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	hopeful	hopeful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	dreamy	dreamy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
13	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | gerund |  | problems |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer problem=Stimulus |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To do with famous people: a starry cast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:m4:1
# text = To do with famous people: a starry cast.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	starry	starry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cast	cast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with famous people and a starry cast | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We lay on the grass and looked at the starry sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:x1:1
# text = We lay on the grass and looked at the starry sky.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lay	lay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	starry	starry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **lay** | present | We |  |  | the grass |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent on grass=Destination |
| 2 | **look** | past | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the starry sky | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at sky=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Van Gogh painted «The Starry Night».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:x2:1
# text = Van Gogh painted «The Starry Night».
1	Van	Van	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Gogh	Gogh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	painted	paint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Starry	Starry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Night	Night	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past | Van | the Starry Night |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent night=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The starry night was cold and clear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:x3:1
# text = The starry night was cold and clear.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	starry	starry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the starry night |  |  |  |  | cold *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the starry night *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her eyes were starry with excitement.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:x4:1
# text = Her eyes were starry with excitement.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	starry	starry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her eyes |  |  |  |  | with excitement; starry *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was starry-eyed about becoming a famous footballer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:x5:1
# text = He was starry-eyed about becoming a famous footballer.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	starry	starry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	eyed	eyed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	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** | past | He |  |  |  |  | eyed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | gerund | He *not said here* | a famous footballer |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film has a starry cast of famous actors.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:x6:1
# text = The film has a starry cast of famous actors.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	starry	starry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cast	cast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	actors	actor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the film | a starry cast of famous actors |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cast=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Were the chambers like a starry sky seen from the top of a high mountain?"

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:starry:x7:1
# text = Were the chambers like a starry sky seen from the top of a high mountain?"
1	Were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	chambers	chamber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	starry	starry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the chambers |  |  |  | like a starry sky | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | participle |  | a starry sky *not said here* |  | the top of a high mountain |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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