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title: stream — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stream» in the school dictionary: A stream is a small, narrow river. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stream

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**Who acts:** stream, We, you, Tears, He · **What happens:** be, stream, mean, flow, play, paddle · **To what, where:** small narrow river, continuous flow, video, music, internet, group · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«stream» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [stream in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stream.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stream is a small, narrow river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:m1:1
# text = A stream is a small, narrow river.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stream	stream	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stream | a small narrow river |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 stream is a continuous flow of something, like a stream of water, cars or people.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:m2:1
# text = A stream is a continuous flow of something, like a stream of water, cars or people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	continuous	continuous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	flow	flow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stream | a continuous flow |  |  |  | of something | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stream means to flow continuously.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:m3:1
# text = To stream means to flow continuously.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stream	stream	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	csubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	flow	flow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	continuously	continuously	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stream** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **flow** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | continuously *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stream video or music means to play it straight from the internet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:m4:1
# text = To stream video or music means to play it straight from the internet.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stream	stream	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stream** | to-infinitive |  | video or music |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location video=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **play** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | music |  | the internet |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In some schools, a stream is a group of pupils of similar level.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:m5:1
# text = In some schools, a stream is a group of pupils of similar level.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
3	schools	school	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	pupils	pupil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	similar	similar	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stream | a group |  | some schools |  | of pupils of similar level | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We paddled in the stream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:x1:1
# text = We paddled in the stream.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	paddled	paddle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paddle** | past | We |  |  | the stream |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stream flows into the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:x2:1
# text = The stream flows into the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | present | the stream |  |  | the river |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never try to cross a fast stream after heavy rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:x3:1
# text = Never try to cross a fast stream after heavy rain.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	try	try	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	cross	cross	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **try** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **cross** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | a fast stream |  |  | after heavy rain |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stream=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't drink water straight from a stream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:x4:1
# text = Don't drink water straight from a stream.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	drink	drink	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drink** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | water |  | a stream |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stream of people came out of the stadium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:x5:1
# text = A stream of people came out of the stadium.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stadium	stadium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come out** | past | a stream of people | the stadium |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient stadium=Result |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tears streamed down his cheeks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:x6:1
# text = Tears streamed down his cheeks.
1	Tears	tear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	streamed	stream	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	cheeks	cheek	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stream down** | participle | Tears | his cheeks |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location cheek=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We streamed the film on the TV.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:x7:1
# text = We streamed the film on the TV.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	streamed	stream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stream** | past | We | the film |  | the TV |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location film=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Light streamed through the window.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:x8:1
# text = Light streamed through the window.
1	Light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	streamed	stream	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stream** | participle |  | Light *not said here* |  | the window |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through window=Location |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He leaped into the deep, swift stream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stream:x9:1
# text = He leaped into the deep, swift stream.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leaped	leap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	swift	swift	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leap** | past | He |  |  | the deep swift stream |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into stream=Destination |

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