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title: tidings — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tidings» in the school dictionary: News or information, especially important news. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tidings

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**Who acts:** good tidings, messenger, angel, We, Rat, Toad · **What happens:** mean, bring, wait, lose, arrive, crash · **To what, where:** good news, tidings, you, good tidings, shepherds, baby · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
News or information, especially important news.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tidings:m1:1
# text = News or information, especially important news.
1	News	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Christmas songs and the Bible: «good tidings» means good news.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tidings:m2:1
# text = In Christmas songs and the Bible: «good tidings» means good news.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Christmas	Christmas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tidings	tiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | good tidings | good news |  |  |  | in Christmas songs and the Bible | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot news=Theme in song=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The messenger brought tidings from the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tidings:x1:1
# text = The messenger brought tidings from the king.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	messenger	messenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tidings	tiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	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 | **bring** | past | the messenger | tidings |  |  |  | from the king | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent tiding=Theme from king=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tidings:x2:1
# text = Good tidings we bring to you and your kin!
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tidings	tiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	kin	kin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | present | Good tidings |  | you |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to you=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The angel brought good tidings to the shepherds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tidings:x3:1
# text = The angel brought good tidings to the shepherds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	angel	angel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tidings	tiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shepherds	shepherd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | the angel | good tidings | the shepherds |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tiding=Theme to shepherd=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We waited anxiously for tidings of the lost ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tidings:x4:1
# text = We waited anxiously for tidings of the lost ship.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	anxiously	anxiously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	tidings	tiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | We |  |  |  |  | for tidings of the lost ship; anxiously *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glad tidings! The baby has arrived.

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*Sentence 1:* Glad tidings!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tidings:x5:1
# text = Glad tidings!
1	Glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tidings	tiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 2:* The baby has arrived.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tidings:x5:2
# text = The baby has arrived.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | present · perfect · passive |  | the baby |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Rat brought tidings of Toad's latest crash.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tidings:x6:1
# text = The Rat brought tidings of Toad's latest crash.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tidings	tiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	latest	latest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | the Rat | tidings of Toad's latest crash |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent tiding=Theme |
| 2 | **crash** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom crash «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He overlooked it in his haste to tell the glorious tidings.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tidings:x7:1
# text = He overlooked it in his haste to tell the glorious tidings.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	overlooked	overlook	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	haste	haste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	glorious	glorious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	tidings	tiding	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overlook** | past | He | it |  | his haste |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the glorious tidings |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tiding=Recipient |

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