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title: trance — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trance» in the school dictionary: A state like being half asleep or dreaming, when you are awake but do not notice what is around you. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# trance

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** state, you, She, music, hypnotist, Rat · **What happens:** be, dream, not notice, lose, not hear, stare · **To what, where:** someone, thought, you, animals, kind, trance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«trance» 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: [trance in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/trance.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A state like being half asleep or dreaming, when you are awake but do not notice what is around you.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:m1:1
# text = A state like being half asleep or dreaming, when you are awake but do not notice what is around you.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	cop	_	_
5	half	half	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	6	advmod	_	_
6	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	dreaming	dream	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	13	mark	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	notice	notice	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	nsubj	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	around	around	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | gerund | a state |  |  |  |  | asleep, half *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **dream** | gerund | a state *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | awake *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **notice** | present · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | around you | 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 state when someone is deeply lost in thought, music or wonder and does not hear you.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:m2:1
# text = A state when someone is deeply lost in thought, music or wonder and does not hear you.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
6	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
15	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
18	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | present · passive |  | someone |  | thought and music or wonder |  | deeply *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **not** **hear** | present · do-support | a state | you |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer you=Stimulus |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: also trance music — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A kind of fast electronic dance music.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:m3:1
# text = A kind of fast electronic dance music.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	fast	fast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	electronic	electronic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stared at the fire as if in a trance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:x1:1
# text = She stared at the fire as if in a trance.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stared	stare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trance	trance	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 | **stare** | past | She |  |  |  |  | as a trance; at the fire | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at fire=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The music put the animals into a kind of trance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:x2:1
# text = The music put the animals into a kind of trance.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	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	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	trance	trance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | the music |  | the animals | a kind of trance |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent animal=Goal |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Wake up! You're in a trance!» laughed my friend.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* «Wake up!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:x3:1
# text = «Wake up!
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Wake	wake	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wake up** *in a quote* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* You're in a trance!» laughed my friend.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:x3:2
# text = You're in a trance!» laughed my friend.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	're	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trance	trance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
8	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
9	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | You |  |  | a trance |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **laugh** *in a quote* | past |  | my friend |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hypnotist claimed he could put people in a trance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:x4:1
# text = The hypnotist claimed he could put people in a trance.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hypnotist	hypnotist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trance	trance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | the hypnotist |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **put** | could | hypnotist | people |  | a trance |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent people=Theme in trance=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Rat walked on in a trance, listening to the distant piping.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:x5:1
# text = The Rat walked on in a trance, listening to the distant piping.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trance	trance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	piping	piping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk on** | past | the Rat |  |  | a trance |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in trance=Trajectory |
| 2 | **listen** | gerund | the Rat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the distant piping | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to piping=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother watches cartoons like he's in a trance.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:x6:1
# text = My brother watches cartoons like he's in a trance.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	cartoons	cartoon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trance	trance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | present | My brother | cartoons |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cartoon=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | brother |  |  | a trance |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Around it he saw several knights sitting in a trance; then he pulled off their rings and put them on his own fingers.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trance:x7:1
# text = Around it he saw several knights sitting in a trance; then he pulled off their rings and put them on his own fingers.
1	Around	around	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trance	trance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	off	off	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	conj	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	fingers	finger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | he | several knights |  | it |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer knight=Stimulus |
| 2 | **sit** | gerund | several knights *not said here* |  |  | a trance |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in trance=Location |
| 3 | **pull off** | past | he | knights's rings |  |  | then |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Eventuality |
| 4 | **put** | infinitive | he *not said here* | rings *= ring* |  | his own fingers |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme on finger=Destination |

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