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title: sunrise — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «sunrise» in the school dictionary: Sunrise is the time in the morning when the sun first appears above the horizon. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# sunrise

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**Who acts:** Sunrise, sun, We, farmer, birds, sunset · **What happens:** be, appear, come up, get up, watch, work · **To what, where:** time, horizon, colours, east, sky, 6:30

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«sunrise» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [sunrise in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sunrise.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sunrise is the time in the morning when the sun first appears above the horizon.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sunrise:m1:1
# text = Sunrise is the time in the morning when the sun first appears above the horizon.
1	Sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	advmod	_	_
12	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
13	above	above	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	horizon	horizon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Sunrise | the time |  |  | morning |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **appear** | present | the sun |  |  | the horizon |  | first *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above horizon=Location |

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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 sunrise is the colours and light in the sky when the sun comes up.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sunrise:m2:1
# text = A sunrise is the colours and light in the sky when the sun comes up.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a sunrise | the colours and light in the sky |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come up** | present | the sun |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We got up early to watch the sunrise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sunrise:x1:1
# text = We got up early to watch the sunrise.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get up** | past | We |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **watch** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* |  |  |  | sunrise |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer works from sunrise to sunset.

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | the farmer |  |  |  | sunrise; sunset |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sun rises in the east.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sunrise:x3:1
# text = The sun rises in the east.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **rise** | present | the sun |  |  | the east |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in east=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sunrise turned the sky pink and orange.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sunrise:x4:1
# text = The sunrise turned the sky pink and orange.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|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	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	orange	orange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | the sunrise | the sky |  |  |  | pink *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent sky=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sunrise is later in winter than in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sunrise:x5:1
# text = Sunrise is later in winter than in summer.
1	Sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Sunrise |  |  |  | summer | in winter; late *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The birds start singing before sunrise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sunrise:x6:1
# text = The birds start singing before sunrise.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	start	start	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **start** | present | the birds |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | the birds *not said here* |  |  |  | sunrise |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If sunrise is at 6:30 and sunset is at 7:30 in the evening, there are 13 hours of daylight.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sunrise:x7:1
# text = If sunrise is at 6:30 and sunset is at 7:30 in the evening, there are 13 hours of daylight.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	6:30	6:30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	sunset	sunset	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	7:30	7:30	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	16	expl	_	_
16	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
17	13	13	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	daylight	daylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | sunrise |  |  | 6:30 |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | sunset |  |  | 7:30 | evening |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **does** | present | 13 hours of daylight |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We left the campsite at sunrise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sunrise:x8:1
# text = We left the campsite at sunrise.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	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	campsite	campsite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | We | the campsite |  |  | sunrise |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent campsite=Theme |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He reached the palace at sunrise.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:sunrise:x9:1
# text = He reached the palace at sunrise.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | He | the palace |  |  | sunrise |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent palace=Theme |

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