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title: streak — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «streak» in the school dictionary: A streak is a long, thin line or mark of a different colour, like a streak of paint or a streak of lightning. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# streak

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**Who acts:** streak, team, Tears, She, Real tears · **What happens:** be, mark, win, streak, lit up, have · **To what, where:** long thin line, different colour, run, small part, sky, winning streak

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«streak» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [streak in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/streak.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A streak is a long, thin line or mark of a different colour, like a streak of paint or a streak of lightning.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:m1:1
# text = A streak is a long, thin line or mark of a different colour, like a streak of paint or a streak of lightning.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	different	different	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a streak | a long thin line or mark of a different colour and a streak of paint or a streak of lightning |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mark** |  |  | a different colour |  |  |  |  | nom mark «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
A streak is a run of the same result many times in a row, like a winning streak.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:m2:1
# text = A streak is a run of the same result many times in a row, like a winning streak.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	streak	streak	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	run	run	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	amod	_	_
19	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a streak | a run and a winning streak |  |  |  | of the same result in a row | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A streak in someone's character is a small part of it, like a mean streak or a stubborn streak.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:m3:1
# text = A streak in someone's character is a small part of it, like a mean streak or a stubborn streak.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	mean	mean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	stubborn	stubborn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a streak in someone's character | a small part and a mean streak or a stubborn streak |  |  |  | of character | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To streak is to move very fast, or to mark with streaks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:m4:1
# text = To streak is to move very fast, or to mark with streaks.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	streak	streak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	mark	mark	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	streaks	streak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **streak** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | fast, move *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **mark** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with streaks | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with streak=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There was a streak of blue paint on her cheek.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:x1:1
# text = There was a streak of blue paint on her cheek.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	paint	paint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | a streak of blue paint on her cheek |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A streak of lightning lit up the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:x2:1
# text = A streak of lightning lit up the sky.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	lit	lit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lit up** | participle | a streak of lightning *not said here* | the sky |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our team is on a five-game winning streak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:x3:1
# text = Our team is on a five-game winning streak.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	winning	winning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our team |  |  | a winning streak |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cat streaked across the garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:x4:1
# text = The cat streaked across the garden.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	streaked	streak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **streak** | participle |  | the cat *not said here* |  | the garden |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across garden=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tears streaked his muddy face.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:x5:1
# text = Tears streaked his muddy face.
1	Tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	streaked	streak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **streak** | past | Tears | his muddy face |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location face=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has a kind streak, though she seems strict.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:x6:1
# text = She has a kind streak, though she seems strict.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	streak	streak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She | a kind streak |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent streak=Patient |
| 2 | **seem** | present | she |  |  |  |  | strict *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A shooting star streaked across the night sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:x7:1
# text = A shooting star streaked across the night sky.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	shooting	shooting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	streaked	streak	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **streak** | participle |  | a shooting star *not said here* |  | the night sky |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sky=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Real tears washed brown streaks across his red-painted cheeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:streak:x8:1
# text = Real tears washed brown streaks across his red-painted cheeks.
1	Real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	washed	wash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	streaks	streak	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | participle | Real tears *not said here* | brown streaks |  | his painted cheeks |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent streak=Patient |
| 2 | **paint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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