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title: symphony — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «symphony» in the school dictionary: A symphony is a long piece of music for a full orchestra, usually in three or four parts called movements. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# symphony

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**Who acts:** symphony, three parts, orchestra, things, We, Haydn · **What happens:** be, call, play, go, listen, write · **To what, where:** long piece, movements, orchestra, such music, rich mixture, Fifth Symphony · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«symphony» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [symphony in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/symphony.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A symphony is a long piece of music for a full orchestra, usually in three or four parts called movements.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:m1:1
# text = A symphony is a long piece of music for a full orchestra, usually in three or four parts called movements.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	symphony	symphony	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	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	orchestra	orchestra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	conj	_	_
19	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	parataxis	_	_
20	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	movements	movement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a symphony | a long piece |  |  |  | of music; for a full orchestra | tree rules |
| 2 | **call** | participle | three parts *not said here* | movements |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 symphony is also an orchestra that plays such music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:m2:1
# text = A symphony is also an orchestra that plays such music.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	symphony	symphony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	orchestra	orchestra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a symphony | a orchestra |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **play** | present | a orchestra | such music |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent music=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"the London Symphony Orchestra" or just "the symphony" (US).

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:m2e:1
# text = "the London Symphony Orchestra" or just "the symphony" (US).
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
3	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	Symphony	Symphony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Orchestra	Orchestra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	just	just	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	symphony	symphony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A symphony of something is a rich mixture of things that go well together.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:m3:1
# text = A symphony of something is a rich mixture of things that go well together.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	symphony	symphony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	mixture	mixture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a symphony of something | a rich mixture |  |  |  | of things | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | things |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"a symphony of colours".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:m3e:1
# text = "a symphony of colours".
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	symphony	symphony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We listened to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in music class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:x1:1
# text = We listened to Beethoven's Fifth Symphony in music class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	Beethoven	Beethoven	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	Fifth	fifth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Symphony	Symphony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | We |  | Beethoven's Fifth Symphony | music class |  |  | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to symphony=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Haydn wrote more than a hundred symphonies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:x2:1
# text = Haydn wrote more than a hundred symphonies.
1	Haydn	Haydn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	6	advmod	_	_
4	than	than	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	symphonies	symphony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Haydn | hundred symphonies |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent symphony=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The symphony orchestra has strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:x3:1
# text = The symphony orchestra has strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	symphony	symphony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	orchestra	orchestra	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	strings	string	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	woodwind	woodwind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	brass	brass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	percussion	percussion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the symphony orchestra | strings  brass and percussion and woodwind |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent string=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The first movement of the symphony was fast and loud.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:x4:1
# text = The first movement of the symphony was fast and loud.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	symphony	symphony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the first movement of the symphony |  |  |  |  | fast *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the first movement of the symphony *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **move** |  |  | the symphony |  |  |  |  | nom movement «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The forest at dawn was a symphony of birdsong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:x5:1
# text = The forest at dawn was a symphony of birdsong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	symphony	symphony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	birdsong	birdsong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the forest at dawn | a symphony |  |  |  | of birdsong | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt took me to the symphony for my birthday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:x6:1
# text = My aunt took me to the symphony for my birthday.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	symphony	symphony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | My aunt |  | me | the symphony |  | for my birthday | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent i=Theme to symphony=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The kitchen smelled like a symphony of spices.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:symphony:x7:1
# text = The kitchen smelled like a symphony of spices.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	smelled	smell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	symphony	symphony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	spices	spice	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **smell** | participle |  | the kitchen *not said here* |  |  |  | like a symphony of spices | vn smell\_emission-43.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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