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title: storm — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «storm» in the school dictionary: Very bad weather with strong winds and often heavy rain, snow, hail, thunder and lightning. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# storm

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**Who acts:** clapping, anger, Verb, big storm, storm, you · **What happens:** show, storm, go, storm out, attack, come · **To what, where:** strong feeling, room, place, tree, thunder, lightning · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«storm» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [storm in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/storm.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very bad weather with strong winds and often heavy rain, snow, hail, thunder and lightning.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:m1:1
# text = Very bad weather with strong winds and often heavy rain, snow, hail, thunder and lightning.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	winds	wind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	hail	hail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sudden show of strong feeling: a storm of clapping, a storm of anger.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:m2:1
# text = A sudden show of strong feeling: a storm of clapping, a storm of anger.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	clapping	clapping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** |  |  | strong feeling |  |  |  |  | nom show «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **storm** |  | clapping |  |  |  |  |  | nom storm «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |
| 3 | **storm** |  | anger |  |  |  |  |  | nom storm «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Verb: to go somewhere quickly and angrily: «She stormed out of the room».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:m3:1
# text = Verb: to go somewhere quickly and angrily: «She stormed out of the room».
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	somewhere	somewhere	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
6	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	angrily	angrily	ADV	RB	_	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stormed	storm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | to-infinitive | Verb |  |  |  |  | quickly, somewhere *property* | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **storm out** *in a quote* | past | Verb | the room |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Verb: to attack a place suddenly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:m4:1
# text = Verb: to attack a place suddenly.
1	Verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	attack	attack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** | to-infinitive | Verb | a place |  |  |  | suddenly *property* | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A big storm is coming tonight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:x1:1
# text = A big storm is coming tonight.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	tonight	tonight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present · progressive | a big storm |  |  |  | tonight |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The storm knocked down a tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:x2:1
# text = The storm knocked down a tree.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	knocked	knock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knock down** | participle | the storm *not said here* | a tree |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent tree=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stay indoors during a thunderstorm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:x3:1
# text = Stay indoors during a thunderstorm.
1	Stay	stay	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	indoors	indoors	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	during	during	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thunderstorm	thunderstorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  | during a thunderstorm | indoors *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We heard thunder and saw lightning in the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:x4:1
# text = We heard thunder and saw lightning in the storm.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past | We | thunder |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer thunder=Stimulus |
| 2 | **see** | past | We *not said here* | lightning |  | the storm |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lightning=Stimulus |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He stormed off in a temper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:x5:1
# text = He stormed off in a temper.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stormed	storm	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **storm off** | past | He |  |  | a temper |  |  | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship was lost in the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:x6:1
# text = The ship was lost in the storm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past · passive |  | the ship |  | the storm |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Let's brainstorm ideas for our story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:x7:1
# text = Let's brainstorm ideas for our story.
1	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	brainstorm	brainstorm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	xcomp	_	_
4	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **brainstorm** | infinitive | 's *not said here* | ideas |  |  |  | for our story | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a storm in a teacup — a big fuss about nothing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:x8:1
# text = It was a storm in a teacup — a big fuss about nothing.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacup	teacup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	fuss	fuss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a storm |  | a teacup |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There arose a very terrible storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:storm:x9:1
# text = There arose a very terrible storm.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	arose	arise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arise** | past |  | a terrible storm |  | there |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location storm=Theme |

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