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title: alphabetical — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «alphabetical» in the school dictionary: Arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet, A to Z. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# alphabetical

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**Who acts:** you, class register, Dictionaries, author, Apple · **What happens:** arrange, order, letter, put, be, sort · **To what, where:** order, letters, alphabet, words, alphabetical order, books

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet, A to Z.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetical:m1:1
# text = Arranged in the order of the letters of the alphabet, A to Z.
1	Arranged	arrange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Z	z	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrange** | participle |  |  |  | the order of the letters of the alphabet |  |  | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in order=Destination |
| 2 | **order** |  |  | the letters of the alphabet |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **letter** |  |  | the alphabet |  |  |  |  | nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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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Put these words in alphabetical order.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetical:x1:1
# text = Put these words in alphabetical order.
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	alphabetical	alphabetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | this words |  | alphabetical order |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent word=Theme in order=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The class register is in alphabetical order by surname.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetical:x2:1
# text = The class register is in alphabetical order by surname.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	register	register	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	alphabetical	alphabetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the class register |  |  | alphabetical order |  | by surname | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Dictionaries are alphabetical.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetical:x3:1
# text = Dictionaries are alphabetical.
1	Dictionaries	dictionary	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	alphabetical	alphabetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Dictionaries |  |  |  |  | alphabetical *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The books are sorted alphabetically by author.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetical:x4:1
# text = The books are sorted alphabetically by author.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sorted	sort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	alphabetically	alphabetically	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **sort** | present · passive | author | the books |  |  |  | alphabetically *property* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Apple comes before banana in alphabetical order.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetical:x5:1
# text = Apple comes before banana in alphabetical order.
1	Apple	Apple	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	before	before	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	alphabetical	alphabetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Apple |  |  | alphabetical order | before banana |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before banana=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Make an alphabetical list of the animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetical:x6:1
# text = Make an alphabetical list of the animals.
1	Make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	alphabetical	alphabetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | imperative | you *not said here* | a alphabetical list of the animals |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset list=Product |
| 2 | **list** |  |  | the animals |  |  |  |  | nom list «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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