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title: torrid — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «torrid» in the school dictionary: Very hot and dry: a torrid summer, torrid desert. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# torrid

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**Who acts:** torrid time, explorers, It, Old maps, goalkeeper, We · **What happens:** mean, cross, be, call, have, plod on · **To what, where:** torrid desert, torrid summer, hot lands, equator, camels, torrid heat · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«torrid» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [torrid in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/torrid.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very hot and dry: a torrid summer, torrid desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torrid:m1:1
# text = Very hot and dry: a torrid summer, torrid desert.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	torrid	torrid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	torrid	torrid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Full of strong, difficult feelings or troubles: a torrid time means a very hard time.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torrid:m2:1
# text = Full of strong, difficult feelings or troubles: a torrid time means a very hard time.
1	Full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	difficult	difficult	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	troubles	trouble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	torrid	torrid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	very	very	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a torrid time |  |  |  | time |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The explorers crossed the torrid desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torrid:x1:1
# text = The explorers crossed the torrid desert.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	explorers	explorer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	torrid	torrid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	desert	desert	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | the explorers | the torrid desert |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent desert=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a torrid summer with no rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torrid:x2:1
# text = It was a torrid summer with no rain.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	torrid	torrid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	rain	rain	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 a** | past | It | a torrid summer |  |  |  | with no rain | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old maps call the hot lands near the equator the torrid zone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torrid:x3:1
# text = Old maps call the hot lands near the equator the torrid zone.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	maps	map	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	call	call	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	torrid	torrid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	zone	zone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present | Old maps | the hot lands |  | the equator |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent land=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The goalkeeper had a torrid afternoon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torrid:x4:1
# text = The goalkeeper had a torrid afternoon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goalkeeper	goalkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	torrid	torrid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	afternoon	afternoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the goalkeeper |  |  |  | afternoon |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The camels plodded on in the torrid heat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torrid:x5:1
# text = The camels plodded on in the torrid heat.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	plodded	plod	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	torrid	torrid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plod on** | participle |  | the camels *not said here* |  | the torrid heat |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in heat=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We had a torrid time moving house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:torrid:x6:1
# text = We had a torrid time moving house.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	torrid	torrid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | We |  |  |  | time |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **move** | gerund | a torrid time *not said here* | house |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Theme |

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