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title: arbor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «arbor» in the school dictionary: An arbor is a shady place in a garden, made of trees, climbing plants or a frame covered with leaves, where people can sit. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# arbor

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**Who acts:** arbor, people, two people, They · **What happens:** be, make, climb, cover, sit, meet · **To what, where:** shady place, garden, plants, frame, leafy shelter, arbor

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«arbor» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [arbor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/arbor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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An arbor is a shady place in a garden, made of trees, climbing plants or a frame covered with leaves, where people can sit.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arbor:m1:1
# text = An arbor is a shady place in a garden, made of trees, climbing plants or a frame covered with leaves, where people can sit.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	arbor	arbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	shady	shady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
16	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	frame	frame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	27	advmod	_	_
25	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
26	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	27	aux	_	_
27	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a arbor | a shady place |  | a garden |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of trees | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **climb** | gerund |  | plants or a frame |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location plant=Theme |
| 4 | **cover** | participle |  | a frame *not said here* |  |  |  | with leaves | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with leaf=Theme |
| 5 | **sit** | can | people |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

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An arbor can also be a leafy shelter where two people meet quietly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arbor:m2:1
# text = An arbor can also be a leafy shelter where two people meet quietly.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	arbor	arbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	leafy	leafy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	meet	meet	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a arbor | a leafy shelter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **meet** | present | two people |  |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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They sat in the arbor under the roses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arbor:x1:1
# text = They sat in the arbor under the roses.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	arbor	arbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	under	under	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | They |  |  | the arbor |  | under the roses | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in arbor=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The old arbor was covered with green vines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arbor:x2:1
# text = The old arbor was covered with green vines.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	arbor	arbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	vines	vine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the old arbor |  |  |  | with green vines | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with vine=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Tea was served in the garden arbor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:arbor:x3:1
# text = Tea was served in the garden arbor.
1	Tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	served	serve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	arbor	arbor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | past · passive |  | Tea |  | the garden arbor |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in arbor=Location |

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