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title: trumpets — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «trumpets» in the school dictionary: Trumpets are brass musical instruments that you blow into, more than one. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# trumpets

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**Who acts:** Trumpets, you, elephant, band, queen, player · **What happens:** be, blow, trumpet, make, mean, play · **To what, where:** brass musical instruments, form, loud call, loud fanfare, someone, start

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Trumpets are brass musical instruments that you blow into, more than one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpets:m1:1
# text = Trumpets are brass musical instruments that you blow into, more than one.
1	Trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	brass	brass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
4	musical	musical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	instruments	instrument	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	blow	blow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	13	advmod	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Trumpets | brass musical instruments |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **blow** | present | you | brass musical instruments |  |  |  | into one | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent that=Material into one=Product |

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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 -->
«Trumpets» is also the form of the verb after he, she or it: an elephant trumpets when it makes a loud call.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpets:m2:1
# text = «Trumpets» is also the form of the verb after he, she or it: an elephant trumpets when it makes a loud call.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	trumpets	trumpet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
21	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	advcl	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	call	call	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Trumpets | the form |  |  |  | of the verb after he | tree rules |
| 2 | **trumpet** | present | a elephant |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | present | elephant | a loud call |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material call=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Trumpets» can mean a loud fanfare played to announce someone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpets:m3:1
# text = «Trumpets» can mean a loud fanfare played to announce someone.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	fanfare	fanfare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	announce	announce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
12	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Trumpets | a loud fanfare |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fanfare=Topic |
| 2 | **play** | participle |  | a loud fanfare *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **announce** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent someone=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trumpets played at the start of the parade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpets:x1:1
# text = The trumpets played at the start of the parade.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	start	start	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | the trumpets |  |  | the start of the parade |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **start** |  |  | the parade |  |  |  |  | nom start «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our band has four trumpets and two trombones.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpets:x2:1
# text = Our band has four trumpets and two trombones.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	trombones	trombone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Our band | four trumpets and two trombones |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trumpet=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Trumpets sounded as the queen entered the castle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpets:x3:1
# text = Trumpets sounded as the queen entered the castle.
1	Trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sounded	sound	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | past | Trumpets |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **enter** | past | the queen | the castle |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme castle=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An elephant trumpets when it is upset.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpets:x4:1
# text = An elephant trumpets when it is upset.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	elephant	elephant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	trumpets	trumpet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trumpet** | present | a elephant |  |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | elephant |  |  |  |  | upset *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The trumpets shone in the sunlight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpets:x5:1
# text = The trumpets shone in the sunlight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	shone	shine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sunlight	sunlight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** | participle |  | the trumpets *not said here* |  | the sunlight |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in sunlight=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If each player has 2 trumpets and there are 3 players, there are 6 trumpets.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpets:x6:1
# text = If each player has 2 trumpets and there are 3 players, there are 6 trumpets.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
5	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	9	expl	_	_
9	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	3	3	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
13	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	14	expl	_	_
14	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | each player | 2 trumpets |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trumpet=Patient |
| 2 | **does** | present | 3 players |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **does** | present | 6 trumpets |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Before the gate soldiers were marching, blowing trumpets and beating drums.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:trumpets:x7:1
# text = Before the gate soldiers were marching, blowing trumpets and beating drums.
1	Before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	marching	march	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
9	trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	beating	beat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
12	drums	drum	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **march** | past · progressive | the gate soldiers |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **blow** | gerund | the gate soldiers *not said here* | trumpets |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent trumpet=Patient |
| 3 | **beat** | gerund | the gate soldiers *not said here* | drums |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location drum=Theme |

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