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title: almanac — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «almanac» in the school dictionary: A book published every year with a calendar and facts like sunrise times, tides, the moon's phases and weather predictions. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# almanac

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**Who acts:** Grandpa, almanac, Benjamin, football almanac, Farmers, Old almanacs · **What happens:** publish, check, list, have, use, decide · **To what, where:** book, almanac, famous almanac, score, almanacs, weather guesses · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A book published every year with a calendar and facts like sunrise times, tides, the moon's phases and weather predictions.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almanac:m1:1
# text = A book published every year with a calendar and facts like sunrise times, tides, the moon's phases and weather predictions.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	published	publish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	calendar	calendar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	tides	tide	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	moon	moon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	phases	phase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	predictions	prediction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **publish** | participle |  | a book *not said here* |  |  | year | with a calendar and facts like sunrise times and tides and the moon's phases and weather predictions | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
A yearly book of facts and figures about a subject, like sport or a country.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almanac:m2:1
# text = A yearly book of facts and figures about a subject, like sport or a country.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	yearly	yearly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	figures	figure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa checks the almanac for the full moon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almanac:x1:1
# text = Grandpa checks the almanac for the full moon.
1	Grandpa	grandpa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	checks	check	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	almanac	almanac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	moon	moon	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 | **check** | present | Grandpa | the almanac |  |  |  | for the full moon | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent almanac=Theme for moon=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The almanac lists sunrise times for every day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almanac:x2:1
# text = The almanac lists sunrise times for every day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	almanac	almanac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lists	list	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	sunrise	sunrise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **list** | present | the almanac |  |  |  | day; time |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Benjamin Franklin published a famous almanac.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almanac:x3:1
# text = Benjamin Franklin published a famous almanac.
1	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	published	publish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	almanac	almanac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **publish** | past | Benjamin | a famous almanac |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent almanac=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The football almanac has every score since 1888.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almanac:x4:1
# text = The football almanac has every score since 1888.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	almanac	almanac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	since	since	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1888	1888	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the football almanac | every score |  |  | since 1888 |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent score=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers used almanacs to decide when to plant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almanac:x5:1
# text = Farmers used almanacs to decide when to plant.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	almanacs	almanac	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	decide	decide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	plant	plant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Farmers | almanacs |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent almanac=Patient |
| 2 | **decide** | to-infinitive | Farmers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **plant** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old almanacs gave weather guesses, not always right.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:almanac:x6:1
# text = Old almanacs gave weather guesses, not always right.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	almanacs	almanac	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	guesses	guess	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
9	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Old almanacs | weather guesses |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guess=Theme |

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