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title: wondrous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wondrous» in the school dictionary: Amazing and wonderful; causing wonder. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wondrous

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**Who acts:** They, Alice, hymn, God, museum, snowflake · **What happens:** cause, see, have, praise, work, stretch · **To what, where:** wondrous sights, deep sea, wondrous dream, wondrous works, wondrous rainbow, sky · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: literary — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Amazing and wonderful; causing wonder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wondrous:m1:1
# text = Amazing and wonderful; causing wonder.
1	Amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
5	causing	cause	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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They saw wondrous sights in the deep sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wondrous:x1:1
# text = They saw wondrous sights in the deep sea.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wondrous	wondrous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sights	sight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **see** | past | They | wondrous sights |  | the deep sea |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sight=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Alice had a wondrous dream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wondrous:x2:1
# text = Alice had a wondrous dream.
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wondrous	wondrous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Alice | a wondrous dream |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dream=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The hymn praised God's wondrous works.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wondrous:x3:1
# text = The hymn praised God's wondrous works.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hymn	hymn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	praised	praise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	wondrous	wondrous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	works	work	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | past | the hymn | God's wondrous works |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Theme |
| 2 | **work** |  | God |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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A wondrous rainbow stretched across the sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wondrous:x4:1
# text = A wondrous rainbow stretched across the sky.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wondrous	wondrous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rainbow	rainbow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	stretched	stretch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **stretch** | participle |  | a wondrous rainbow *not said here* |  | the sky |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across sky=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The museum is full of wondrous things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wondrous:x5:1
# text = The museum is full of wondrous things.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	wondrous	wondrous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the museum |  |  |  |  | of wondrous things; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Every snowflake is a wondrous pattern.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wondrous:x6:1
# text = Every snowflake is a wondrous pattern.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	snowflake	snowflake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wondrous	wondrous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	pattern	pattern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | every snowflake | a wondrous pattern |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Every one was astounded at this wondrous manifestation, and the Tartar said:

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wondrous:x7:1
# text = Every one was astounded at this wondrous manifestation, and the Tartar said:
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	astounded	astound	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
7	wondrous	wondrous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	manifestation	manifestation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Tartar	Tartar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **astound** | past · passive |  | every one |  | this wondrous manifestation |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Tartar |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

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