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title: ada — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ada» in the school dictionary: Ada is a girl's name (a name). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ada

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**Who acts:** Ada, English mathematician, law, coding lesson, library, ADA rules · **What happens:** be, write, call, name, stand, protect · **To what, where:** name, English mathematician, first computer program, programming language, disabled people, youngest girl · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ada» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [ada in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ada.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ada is a girl's name (a name).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ada:m1:1
# text = Ada is a girl's name (a name).
1	Ada	Ada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ada | a girl's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician who wrote what is often called the first computer program.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ada:m2:1
# text = Ada Lovelace was an English mathematician who wrote what is often called the first computer program.
1	Ada	Ada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Lovelace	Lovelace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mathematician	mathematician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	obj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	ccomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	amod	_	_
15	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Ada | a English mathematician |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **write** | past | a English mathematician |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **call** | present · passive | a English mathematician *not said here* | the first computer program |  |  |  | often *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: what=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ada is also a programming language named after her.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ada:m3:1
# text = Ada is also a programming language named after her.
1	Ada	Ada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	programming	programming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ada | a programming language |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** | participle |  | a programming language *not said here* |  |  | after Ada |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ADA in the USA stands for the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that protects disabled people.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ada:m4:1
# text = ADA in the USA stands for the Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that protects disabled people.
1	ADA	ADA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Americans	American	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	Disabilities	Disability	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	11	compound	_	_
11	Act	Act	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	disabled	disabled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | ADA in the USA |  |  |  |  | for the Americans with Disabilities Act | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for american=Attribute |
| 2 | **protect** | present | a law |  | disabled people |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ada Lovelace worked with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ada:x1:1
# text = Ada Lovelace worked with Charles Babbage on his Analytical Engine.
1	Ada	Ada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Lovelace	Lovelace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Charles	Charles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	Babbage	Babbage	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	Analytical	analytical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Engine	engine	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 | **work** | past | Ada |  |  |  |  | with Charles; on Ada's Analytical Engine | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme»: agent=Agent with charles=Co-Agent on engine=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ada is the youngest girl in our class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ada:x2:1
# text = Ada is the youngest girl in our class.
1	Ada	Ada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ada | the youngest girl |  | our class |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our coding lesson was about Ada Lovelace and the first program.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ada:x3:1
# text = Our coding lesson was about Ada Lovelace and the first program.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	coding	coding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	lesson	lesson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	Ada	Ada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	Lovelace	Lovelace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	program	program	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Our coding lesson |  |  |  |  | about Ada Lovelace and the first program | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The library has a poster of Ada Lovelace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ada:x4:1
# text = The library has a poster of Ada Lovelace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	poster	poster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Ada	Ada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	_
8	Lovelace	Lovelace	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the library | a poster of Ada Lovelace |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poster=Patient |
| 2 | **post** |  |  | Ada Lovelace |  |  |  |  | nom poster «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ADA rules mean the building must have a ramp.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ada:x5:1
# text = ADA rules mean the building must have a ramp.
1	ADA	ada	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ramp	ramp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | ADA rules |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** | must | the building | a ramp |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ramp=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ada is a programming language used in planes and trains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ada:x6:1
# text = Ada is a programming language used in planes and trains.
1	Ada	Ada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	programming	programming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	trains	train	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ada | a programming language |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a programming language *not said here* |  | planes and trains |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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