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title: ane — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ane» in the school dictionary: «Ane» is the Scots word for «one»: «ane o them» means one of them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ane

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**Who acts:** Ane, word, Ane day, Methane, Propane, camping gas fuels · **What happens:** be, mean, name, not be, end, camp · **To what, where:** Scots word, one, ending, chemistry names, gases, standard English

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«ane» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [ane in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ane.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Scots — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ane» is the Scots word for «one»: «ane o them» means one of them.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ane:m1:1
# text = «Ane» is the Scots word for «one»: «ane o them» means one of them.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ane	ane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Scots	Scot	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	14	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	ane	ane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
15	o	of	ADP	IN	Abbr=Yes	16	case	_	_
16	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
18	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
19	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ane | the Scots word |  |  |  | for one | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | ane of them | one of them |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«-ane» is an ending in chemistry names of some gases and fuels: methane, propane, butane, octane.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ane:m2:1
# text = «-ane» is an ending in chemistry names of some gases and fuels: methane, propane, butane, octane.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	ane	ane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ending	ending	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	chemistry	chemistry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
13	gases	gas	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	fuels	fuel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
17	methane	methane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	propane	propane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	butane	butane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	octane	octane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | ane | a ending and methane and propane and butane and octane |  | chemistry names of some gases and fuels |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  |  | some gases and fuels |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
As a word alone it is not standard English.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ane:m3:1
# text = As a word alone it is not standard English.
1	As	as	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	standard	standard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | word | standard English |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Scots, «ane» means one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ane:x1:1
# text = In Scots, «ane» means one.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Scots	Scot	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	ane	ane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | ane | one |  |  |  | in Scots | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot one=Theme in scot=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ane day» is Scots for one day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ane:x2:1
# text = «Ane day» is Scots for one day.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ane	Ane	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	Scots	Scot	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Methane ends in «-ane».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ane:x3:1
# text = Methane ends in «-ane».
1	Methane	methane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ane	ane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | Methane |  |  | ane |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Propane and butane are camping gas fuels ending in -ane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ane:x4:1
# text = Propane and butane are camping gas fuels ending in -ane.
1	Propane	propane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	butane	butane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	camping	camp	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
6	gas	gas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	fuels	fuel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	ending	end	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	ane	ane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **camp** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Propane and butane | camping gas fuels |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **end** | gerund | camping gas fuels *not said here* |  |  | ane |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Burns wrote «ane» in his poems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ane:x5:1
# text = Burns wrote «ane» in his poems.
1	Burns	burn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	ane	ane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	poems	poem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Burns | ane |  | his poems |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent ane=Theme in poem=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My Scottish nan counts «ane, twa, three».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ane:x6:1
# text = My Scottish nan counts «ane, twa, three».
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nan	nan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	counts	count	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ane	ane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	twa	twa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **count** | present | My Scottish nan | ane and twa |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ane=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So the young man went on, and by-and-by he saw a multitude of very dreadfu’ beasts, ilk ane o’ them wi’ twa heads, and on every head four horns.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ane:x7:1
# text = So the young man went on, and by-and-by he saw a multitude of very dreadfu’ beasts, ilk ane o’ them wi’ twa heads, and on every head four horns.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	multitude	multitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	very	very	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	dreadfu	dreadfu	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	_
22	beasts	beast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	ilk	ilk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	ane	ane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
26	o	o	ADV	RB	_	32	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	32	punct	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	nsubj	_	_
29	wi	wi	X	FW	_	32	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	’	's	PART	POS	_	29	case	_	_
31	twa	twa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	_
32	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
34	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	39	cc	_	_
35	on	on	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	37	det	_	_
37	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	39	compound	_	_
38	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	37	flat	_	_
39	horns	horn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go on** | past | the young man | head horns |  |  |  |  | vn function-105.2.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | past | man | multitude beasts and ilk ane and wi twa heads |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer beast=Stimulus |
| 3 | **head** |  | beasts *= beast* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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