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

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**Who acts:** you, author, computer · **What happens:** order, letter, sort, put, shelve, arrange · **To what, where:** letters, alphabet, class list, words, Library books, dictionary

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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In the order of the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetically:m1:1
# text = In the order of the letters of the alphabet, from A to Z.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	alphabet	alphabet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
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	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** |  |  | the letters of the alphabet and a Z |  |  |  |  | nom order «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **letter** |  |  | the alphabet and a Z |  |  |  |  | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The class list is sorted alphabetically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetically:x1:1
# text = The class list is sorted alphabetically.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	sorted	sort	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	alphabetically	alphabetically	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | present · passive |  | the class list |  |  |  | alphabetically *property* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Put these words alphabetically: dog, cat, ant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetically:x2:1
# text = Put these words alphabetically: dog, cat, ant.
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	alphabetically	alphabetically	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 |  |  |  | dog and cat and ant *obl*; alphabetically *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent word=Goal |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Library books are shelved alphabetically by author.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetically:x3:1
# text = Library books are shelved alphabetically by author.
1	Library	Library	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
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	shelved	shelve	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 | **shelve** | present · passive | author | Library books |  |  |  | alphabetically *property* | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dictionary is arranged alphabetically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetically:x4:1
# text = A dictionary is arranged alphabetically.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dictionary	dictionary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	arranged	arrange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	alphabetically	alphabetically	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrange** | present · passive |  | a dictionary |  |  |  | alphabetically *property* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Line up alphabetically by first name.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetically:x5:1
# text = Line up alphabetically by first name.
1	Line	line	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	up	up	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	alphabetically	alphabetically	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	name	name	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 | **line up** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by first name; alphabetically *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The computer sorted the files alphabetically.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:alphabetically:x6:1
# text = The computer sorted the files alphabetically.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	computer	computer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sorted	sort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	files	file	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	alphabetically	alphabetically	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | past | the computer | the files |  |  |  | alphabetically *property* | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent file=Theme |

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