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title: ambiguous — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ambiguous» in the school dictionary: Ambiguous means having more than one possible meaning, so it is unclear which one is meant. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ambiguous

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**Who acts:** Ambiguous, meaning, 's, comma, sign, answer · **What happens:** mean, have, be, not decide, let, eat · **To what, where:** one possible meaning, one, 's, Grandma, ambiguous meaning, ambiguous ending · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ambiguous» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [ambiguous in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ambiguous.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ambiguous means having more than one possible meaning, so it is unclear which one is meant.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:m1:1
# text = Ambiguous means having more than one possible meaning, so it is unclear which one is meant.
1	Ambiguous	Ambiguous	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	6	advmod	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	unclear	unclear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
14	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	15	det	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	meant	mean	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ambiguous |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **have** *not said to happen* | gerund | Ambiguous *not said here* | one possible meaning |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | present | meaning |  |  |  |  | unclear *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **mean** | present · passive |  | which one |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Ambiguous can mean uncertain or not clearly decided.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:m2:1
# text = Ambiguous can mean uncertain or not clearly decided.
1	Ambiguous	Ambiguous	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	uncertain	uncertain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
7	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	decided	decide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | Ambiguous |  |  |  |  | uncertain *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **decide** | participle | Ambiguous *not said here* |  |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Let's eat, Grandma» and «Let's eat Grandma» show how a comma removes ambiguous meaning.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:x1:1
# text = «Let's eat, Grandma» and «Let's eat Grandma» show how a comma removes ambiguous meaning.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	15	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Let	let	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
15	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	comma	comma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	removes	remove	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	ccomp	_	_
20	ambiguous	ambiguous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **eat** *in a quote* | infinitive | 's *not said here* | Grandma |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandma=Patient |
| 3 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **eat** *in a quote* | infinitive | 's *not said here* | Grandma |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandma=Patient |
| 5 | **show** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 6 | **remove** | present | a comma | ambiguous meaning |  |  |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sign «Slow children» is ambiguous!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:x2:1
# text = The sign «Slow children» is ambiguous!
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	ambiguous	ambiguous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the sign |  |  |  |  | ambiguous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her answer was ambiguous: I couldn't tell if it was yes or no.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:x3:1
# text = Her answer was ambiguous: I couldn't tell if it was yes or no.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	answer	answer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ambiguous	ambiguous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
6	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
10	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	yes	yes	INTJ	UH	Polarity=Pos	9	obj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	no.	no.	NOUN	NN	Abbr=Yes|Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Her answer |  |  |  |  | ambiguous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **tell** *speech: assert* | could | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent yes=Recipient |
| 3 | **answer** |  | Her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom answer «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story has an ambiguous ending, so readers argue about what happened.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:x4:1
# text = The story has an ambiguous ending, so readers argue about what happened.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ambiguous	ambiguous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	readers	reader	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	nsubj	_	_
13	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the story | a ambiguous ending |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ending=Patient |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | readers |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **happen** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is 6 − 2 + 1 ambiguous? Brackets make it clear.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Is 6 − 2 + 1 ambiguous?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:x5:1
# text = Is 6 − 2 + 1 ambiguous?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
2	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	compound	_	_
3	−	−	SYM	SYM	_	4	case	_	_
4	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	2	nmod	_	_
5	+	+	SYM	SYM	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	1	1	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	ambiguous	ambiguous	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | 6 1 ambiguous |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Brackets make it clear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:x5:2
# text = Brackets make it clear.
1	Brackets	bracket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | Brackets | ambiguous |  |  |  | clear *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«I saw her duck» is ambiguous: a bird or a movement?

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:x6:1
# text = «I saw her duck» is ambiguous: a bird or a movement?
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	csubj	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	duck	duck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	ambiguous	ambiguous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *in a quote* | past | I | her duck |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer duck=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | ambiguous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rules of the game were ambiguous, so we argued.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:x7:1
# text = The rules of the game were ambiguous, so we argued.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	ambiguous	ambiguous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	argued	argue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	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 | the rules of the game |  |  |  |  | ambiguous *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **rule** |  | the game |  |  |  |  |  | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Interpreting this ambiguous reply to signify the third summer, Hyllus controlled his impatience for three years, when, having collected a powerful army, he once more entered the Peloponnesus.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ambiguous:x8:1
# text = Interpreting this ambiguous reply to signify the third summer, Hyllus controlled his impatience for three years, when, having collected a powerful army, he once more entered the Peloponnesus.
1	Interpreting	interpret	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
3	ambiguous	ambiguous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	signify	signify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
11	Hyllus	Hyllus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	controlled	control	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	impatience	impatience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
22	collected	collect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	xcomp	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	_
28	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	30	advmod	_	_
29	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	30	advmod	_	_
30	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	Peloponnesus	Peloponnesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **interpret** | gerund | Hyllus *not said here* | this ambiguous reply |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reply=Theme |
| 2 | **signify** | to-infinitive | Hyllus *not said here* |  |  |  | summer |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **control** | past | Hyllus | Hyllus's impatience |  |  | year |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent impatience=Theme |
| 4 | **have** | gerund | Hyllus *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **collect** | participle | Hyllus *not said here* | a powerful army |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent army=Theme |
| 6 | **enter** | past | Hyllus |  | the Peloponnesus |  |  | once *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme peloponnesus=Destination |

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