glimmering

Who acts: morning dawn, glimmering candle, Fireflies · What happens: glimmer, mean, shine, describe, give, come · To what, where: something, faint light, tiny insect, tree, cave, garden

«glimmering» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: glimmering in the school dictionary.

Meaning 1

Glimmering means shining faintly or weakly.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Glimmering	glimmer	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	shining	shine	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 means	xcomp
4	faintly	faintly	ADV	_	3 shining	advmod
5	or	or	CCONJ	_	6 weakly	cc
6	weakly	weakly	ADV	_	4 faintly	conj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	glimmer	gerund		vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	mean	present		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	shine not said to happen	gerund	faintly property	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

Usage: adjective — kept apart, not parsed.

Glimmering describes something that gives a faint light, such as glimmering stars.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Glimmering	glimmer	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 describes	nsubj
2	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	something	something	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	2 describes	obj
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 gives	nsubj
5	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 something	acl:relcl
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 light	det
7	faint	faint	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 light	amod
8	light	light	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gives	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 stars	punct
10	such	such	ADJ	Degree=Pos ExtPos=ADP	13 stars	case
11	as	as	ADP	_	10 such	fixed
12	glimmering	glimmer	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 stars	amod
13	stars	star	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 light	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	roles by
1	glimmer	gerund		vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present	something	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent something=Theme
3	give	present	a faint light and glimmering stars	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent light=Theme
4	glimmer	gerund		vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 1

The morning dawn came glimmering red.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 dawn	det
2	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 dawn	compound
3	dawn	dawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 came	nsubj
4	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	glimmering	glimmer	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 came	advcl
6	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 glimmering	xcomp
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 came	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	come	past	the morning dawn						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	glimmer	gerund	the morning dawn not said here					red property	vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Example 2

A tiny insect glimmered on the tree, a small glimmering being.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 insect	det
2	tiny	tiny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 insect	amod
3	insect	insect	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	glimmered	glimmer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 insect	acl
5	on	on	ADP	_	7 tree	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 tree	det
7	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 glimmered	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 glimmering	punct
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 glimmering	det
10	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 glimmering	amod
11	glimmering	glimmering	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 insect	conj
12	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 glimmering	acl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 insect	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glimmer	participle		a tiny insect and a small glimmering not said here		the tree			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on tree=Location

Example 3

The glimmering candle lit the cave.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 candle	det
2	glimmering	glimmering	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 candle	compound
3	candle	candle	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lit	nsubj
4	lit	light	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 cave	det
6	cave	cave	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 lit	obj
7	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 lit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	light	past	the glimmering candle	the cave					vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cave=Product

Example 4

Fireflies filled the garden with glimmering lights.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Fireflies	firefly	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 filled	nsubj
2	filled	fill	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 garden	det
4	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 filled	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 lights	case
6	glimmering	glimmering	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lights	compound
7	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 filled	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 filled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fill	past	Fireflies	the garden				with glimmering lights	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent garden=Patient with light=Instrument

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