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title: varicella — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «varicella» in the school dictionary: The proper medical name for chickenpox, a common illness that gives an itchy rash of spots and blisters, mostly in children. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# varicella

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**Who acts:** common illness, virus, Varicella, leaflet, varicella vaccine, little brother · **What happens:** give, cause, call, be, say, protect · **To what, where:** itchy rash, virus, word, children, varicella, school note · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The proper medical name for chickenpox, a common illness that gives an itchy rash of spots and blisters, mostly in children.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:varicella:m1:1
# text = The proper medical name for chickenpox, a common illness that gives an itchy rash of spots and blisters, mostly in children.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	proper	proper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	medical	medical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	chickenpox	chickenpox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	common	common	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	itchy	itchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	rash	rash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	blisters	blister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present | a common illness | a itchy rash of spots and blisters and children |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rash=Theme |

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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}

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Usage: medicine — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The virus that causes it, called the varicella-zoster virus.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:varicella:m2:1
# text = The virus that causes it, called the varicella-zoster virus.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	virus	virus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	varicella	varicella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	zoster	zoster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	virus	virus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present | the virus | virus |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition it=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | participle · passive |  | the virus |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Varicella is the doctor's word for chickenpox.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:varicella:x1:1
# text = Varicella is the doctor's word for chickenpox.
1	Varicella	varicella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	chickenpox	chickenpox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Varicella | the doctor's word |  |  |  | for chickenpox | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The leaflet said the varicella vaccine protects children from chickenpox.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:varicella:x2:1
# text = The leaflet said the varicella vaccine protects children from chickenpox.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	leaflet	leaflet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	varicella	varicella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	vaccine	vaccine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	chickenpox	chickenpox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the leaflet |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **protect** | present | the varicella vaccine |  | children |  |  | from chickenpox | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary from chickenpox=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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My little brother had varicella and was covered in itchy spots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:varicella:x3:1
# text = My little brother had varicella and was covered in itchy spots.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	varicella	varicella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	itchy	itchy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | My little brother | varicella |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent varicella=Patient |
| 2 | **cover** | past · passive | My little brother *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in itchy spots | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: in spot=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The nurse wrote "varicella" on the school note.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:varicella:x4:1
# text = The nurse wrote "varicella" on the school note.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	varicella	varicella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | the nurse | varicella |  | the school note |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent varicella=Theme on note=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Varicella spreads easily, so children stay home until the spots crust over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:varicella:x5:1
# text = Varicella spreads easily, so children stay home until the spots crust over.
1	Varicella	varicella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spreads	spread	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	so	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
8	home	home	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	spots	spot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	crust	crust	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
13	over	over	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spread** | present | Varicella |  |  |  |  | easily *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **stay** | present | children |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **crust over** | present | the spots |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The varicella virus can return years later as shingles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:varicella:x6:1
# text = The varicella virus can return years later as shingles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	varicella	varicella	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	virus	virus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	5	advmod	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	shingles	shingle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | can | the varicella virus |  |  |  |  | as shingles; late *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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