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title: ancestral — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ancestral» in the school dictionary: Ancestral means belonging to, coming from or connected with your ancestors, the people in your family who lived long before you. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ancestral

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**Who acts:** Ancestral, people, kinds, castle, Māori people, Grandma · **What happens:** mean, belong, come, connect, live, describe · **To what, where:** early form, living thing, ancestral home, us, ancestral village, ancestral photos · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ancestral means belonging to, coming from or connected with your ancestors, the people in your family who lived long before you.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestral:m1:1
# text = Ancestral means belonging to, coming from or connected with your ancestors, the people in your family who lived long before you.
1	Ancestral	Ancestral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	belonging	belong	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	xcomp	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	ancestors	ancestor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	appos	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
21	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	20	advmod	_	_
22	before	before	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Ancestral |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **belong** *not said to happen* | gerund | Ancestral *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **come** | gerund | Ancestral *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **connect** | participle | Ancestral *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with your ancestors | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Patient with ancestor=Co-Patient |
| 5 | **live** | past | the people in your family |  |  |  | before you | long *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before you=Location |

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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}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ancestral describes an early form of a living thing from which later kinds developed.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestral:m2:1
# text = Ancestral describes an early form of a living thing from which later kinds developed.
1	Ancestral	Ancestral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	early	early	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
12	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
13	kinds	kind	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	developed	develop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Ancestral | a early form of a living thing |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent form=Theme |
| 2 | **develop** | past | kinds |  |  |  |  | from a living thing; late *property* | vn grow-26.2.1 «NP.product V PP.patient»: agent=Product from which=Patient |
| 3 | **form** |  |  | a living thing |  |  |  |  | nom form «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The castle was the duke's ancestral home.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestral:x1:1
# text = The castle was the duke's ancestral home.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	duke	duke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	ancestral	ancestral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the castle | the duke's ancestral home |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Māori people care deeply for their ancestral land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestral:x2:1
# text = The Māori people care deeply for their ancestral land.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Māori	Māori	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	care	care	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	deeply	deeply	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	ancestral	ancestral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **care** | present | the Māori people |  |  |  |  | for people's ancestral land; deeply *property* | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for land=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma took us to her ancestral village in Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestral:x3:1
# text = Grandma took us to her ancestral village in Ireland.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	ancestral	ancestral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | Grandma |  | us | Grandma's ancestral village in Ireland |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent we=Theme to village=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many families keep ancestral photos and letters.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestral:x4:1
# text = Many families keep ancestral photos and letters.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ancestral	ancestral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	photos	photo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Many families | ancestral photos and letters |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Birds are thought to have dinosaurs as ancestral relatives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestral:x5:1
# text = Birds are thought to have dinosaurs as ancestral relatives.
1	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	ancestral	ancestral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	relatives	relative	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | present · passive |  | Birds |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive |  | dinosaurs |  |  |  | as ancestral relatives | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dinosaur=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tribe performed an ancestral dance at the festival.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestral:x6:1
# text = The tribe performed an ancestral dance at the festival.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tribe	tribe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	performed	perform	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	ancestral	ancestral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | past | the tribe | a ancestral dance |  | the festival |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dance=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our ancestral language was Ukrainian, though we now speak English.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestral:x7:1
# text = Our ancestral language was Ukrainian, though we now speak English.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	ancestral	ancestral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	language	language	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	speak	speak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
11	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Our ancestral language |  |  |  |  | ukrainian *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | we | English |  |  | now |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He first sought refuge on Mount Ida, and afterwards fled to Italy, where he became the ancestral hero of the Roman people.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ancestral:x8:1
# text = He first sought refuge on Mount Ida, and afterwards fled to Italy, where he became the ancestral hero of the Roman people.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
3	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	refuge	refuge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	Ida	Ida	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Italy	Italy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	ancestral	ancestral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	xcomp	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | past | He | refuge |  | Mount |  | first *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent refuge=Theme on mount=Location |
| 2 | **flee** | past |  |  |  | Italy |  | afterwards *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to italy=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **become** | past | Italy | the ancestral hero of the Roman people |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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