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title: anchor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «anchor» in the school dictionary: An anchor is a heavy metal object on a chain or rope that is dropped from a boat to the sea floor to stop the boat from drifting. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# anchor

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** anchor, boat, main person, strongest one, ship, sailors · **What happens:** be, drop, stop, drift, anchor, fix · **To what, where:** heavy metal object, chain, boat, something, main person, news programme

<!-- .vabout -->
«anchor» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [anchor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/anchor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An anchor is a heavy metal object on a chain or rope that is dropped from a boat to the sea floor to stop the boat from drifting.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:m1:1
# text = An anchor is a heavy metal object on a chain or rope that is dropped from a boat to the sea floor to stop the boat from drifting.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	dropped	drop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
27	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	28	mark	_	_
28	drifting	drift	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	24	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a anchor | a heavy metal object |  | a chain or rope |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drop** | present · passive |  | a heavy metal object |  | a boat |  | to the sea floor | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme from boat=Destination to floor=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **stop** | to-infinitive |  | the boat |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality boat=Eventuality |
| 4 | **drift** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
To anchor is to stop a boat with an anchor, or to fix something firmly so it cannot move.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:m2:1
# text = To anchor is to stop a boat with an anchor, or to fix something firmly so it cannot move.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	anchor	anchor	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	fix	fix	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
15	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	14	obj	_	_
16	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
17	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
19	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **anchor** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with a anchor; stop *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fix** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  | firmly *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent something=Patient |
| 4 | **not** **move** | can | boat |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An anchor (news anchor) is the main person who presents a TV news programme.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:m3:1
# text = An anchor (news anchor) is the main person who presents a TV news programme.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	presents	present	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	programme	programme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a anchor | the main person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **present** | present | the main person | a news programme |  |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent programme=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a team, the anchor is the strongest one who goes last, like in a relay race or tug of war.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:m4:1
# text = In a team, the anchor is the strongest one who goes last, like in a relay race or tug of war.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	last	last	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	relay	relay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	tug	tug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the anchor | the strongest one |  | a team |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **go** | present | the strongest one |  |  |  |  | like a relay race or tug of war; last *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **tug** |  |  | war |  |  |  |  | nom tug «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship dropped anchor in the bay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:x1:1
# text = The ship dropped anchor in the bay.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bay	bay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | the ship | anchor |  | the bay |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent anchor=Theme in bay=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sailors pulled up the heavy anchor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:x2:1
# text = The sailors pulled up the heavy anchor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull up** | past | the sailors | the heavy anchor |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anchor=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We anchored the tent with pegs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:x3:1
# text = We anchored the tent with pegs.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	anchored	anchor	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	pegs	peg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **anchor** | past | We | the tent |  |  |  | with pegs | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient PP.instrument»: agent=Agent tent=Patient with peg=Instrument |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roots anchor the tree in the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:x4:1
# text = Roots anchor the tree in the ground.
1	Roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	anchor	anchor	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **anchor** | present | Roots | the tree |  | the ground |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boat was at anchor near the island.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:x5:1
# text = The boat was at anchor near the island.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the boat |  |  | anchor |  | near the island | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The news anchor read the headlines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:x6:1
# text = The news anchor read the headlines.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	headlines	headline	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | the news anchor | the headlines |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent headline=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She ran the anchor leg in the relay.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:x7:1
# text = She ran the anchor leg in the relay.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	leg	leg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	relay	relay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | She | the anchor leg |  | the relay |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent leg=Theme in relay=Trajectory |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad anchored the bookcase to the wall so it won't tip over.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:x8:1
# text = Dad anchored the bookcase to the wall so it won't tip over.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	anchored	anchor	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bookcase	bookcase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	wo	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	tip	tip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
13	over	over	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **anchor** | past | Dad | the bookcase |  |  |  | to the wall | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent bookcase=Patient to wall=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **not** **tip over** | future | bookcase |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Presently the sailors lowered the anchor and landed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:anchor:x9:1
# text = Presently the sailors lowered the anchor and landed.
1	Presently	presently	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lowered	lower	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lower** | past | the sailors | the anchor |  |  |  | presently *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anchor=Theme |
| 2 | **land** | past | the sailors *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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