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title: aerodrome — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «aerodrome» in the school dictionary: A small airfield where planes take off and land, without a big airport building. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# aerodrome

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**Who acts:** planes, little plane, pilots, Grandad, We, aerodrome · **What happens:** take off, land, fly, work, watch, have · **To what, where:** country aerodrome, war, gliders, aerodrome, one grass runway

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK, Australia, old use — kept apart, not parsed.

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A small airfield where planes take off and land, without a big airport building.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aerodrome:m1:1
# text = A small airfield where planes take off and land, without a big airport building.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	airfield	airfield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	6	advmod	_	_
5	planes	plane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	land	land	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take off** | present | planes |  |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **land** | infinitive | planes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | without a big airport building | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The little plane landed at the country aerodrome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aerodrome:x1:1
# text = The little plane landed at the country aerodrome.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	aerodrome	aerodrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | past | the little plane |  |  | the country aerodrome |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In the war, pilots flew from an aerodrome in Kent.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aerodrome:x2:1
# text = In the war, pilots flew from an aerodrome in Kent.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	pilots	pilot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	aerodrome	aerodrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Kent	Kent	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | pilots |  |  | the war |  | from a aerodrome in Kent | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in war=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Grandad worked at the local aerodrome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aerodrome:x3:1
# text = Grandad worked at the local aerodrome.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	aerodrome	aerodrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | Grandad |  |  |  |  | at the local aerodrome | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at aerodrome=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched gliders at the aerodrome.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aerodrome:x4:1
# text = We watched gliders at the aerodrome.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	gliders	glider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	aerodrome	aerodrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | gliders |  | the aerodrome |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent glider=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The aerodrome had just one grass runway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aerodrome:x5:1
# text = The aerodrome had just one grass runway.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	aerodrome	aerodrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	just	just	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	runway	runway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **have** | past | the aerodrome | one grass runway |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent runway=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Old maps show an aerodrome where the park is now.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:aerodrome:x6:1
# text = Old maps show an aerodrome where the park is now.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	maps	map	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	aerodrome	aerodrome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	park	park	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Old maps | a aerodrome |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent aerodrome=Recipient |
| 2 | **be** | present | the park |  |  |  | now |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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