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title: stratus — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stratus» in the school dictionary: Stratus is a type of low, flat, grey cloud that covers the sky like a blanket. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stratus

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**Who acts:** Stratus, low flat grey cloud, Stratus clouds, Drizzle, we, Cumulus clouds · **What happens:** be, cover, bring, make, fall, touch · **To what, where:** type, sky, drizzle, fog, low flat cloud, stratus clouds · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Stratus is a type of low, flat, grey cloud that covers the sky like a blanket.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stratus:m1:1
# text = Stratus is a type of low, flat, grey cloud that covers the sky like a blanket.
1	Stratus	stratus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	type	type	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
6	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	covers	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Stratus | a type |  |  |  | of low flat grey cloud | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | present | low flat grey cloud | the sky |  |  |  | like a blanket | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sky=Destination |

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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 -->
Stratus clouds often bring drizzle or mist; stratus at ground level is fog.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stratus:m2:1
# text = Stratus clouds often bring drizzle or mist; stratus at ground level is fog.
1	Stratus	stratus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	drizzle	drizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	stratus	stratus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | Stratus clouds | drizzle or mist |  |  |  | often *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent drizzle=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | stratus at ground level | fog |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stratus clouds made the sky grey all day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stratus:x1:1
# text = Stratus clouds made the sky grey all day.
1	Stratus	stratus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Stratus clouds | the sky |  |  | day | grey *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset sky=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stratus is a low, flat cloud.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stratus:x2:1
# text = Stratus is a low, flat cloud.
1	Stratus	stratus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cloud	cloud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Stratus | a low flat cloud |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Drizzle often falls from stratus clouds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stratus:x3:1
# text = Drizzle often falls from stratus clouds.
1	Drizzle	drizzle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	often	often	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	stratus	stratus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | present | Drizzle |  |  | stratus clouds |  | often *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from cloud=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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When stratus touches the ground, we call it fog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stratus:x4:1
# text = When stratus touches the ground, we call it fog.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	stratus	stratus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	touches	touch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | present | stratus | the ground |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ground=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **call** | present | we | ground |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cumulus clouds are puffy, but stratus clouds are flat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stratus:x5:1
# text = Cumulus clouds are puffy, but stratus clouds are flat.
1	Cumulus	cumulus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	puffy	puffy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	stratus	stratus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Cumulus clouds |  |  |  |  | puffy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | stratus clouds |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nimbostratus clouds bring steady rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stratus:x6:1
# text = Nimbostratus clouds bring steady rain.
1	Nimbostratus	nimbostratus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | Nimbostratus clouds | steady rain |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent rain=Theme |

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