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title: armada — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «armada» in the school dictionary: A large group of warships. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# armada

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**Who acts:** Philip, great fleet, Spanish Armada, Storms, English, armada · **What happens:** send, invade, defeat, wreck, sail, attack · **To what, where:** great fleet, England, fleet, many ships, fire ships, soldiers

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«armada» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [armada in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/armada.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large group of warships.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armada:m1:1
# text = A large group of warships.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	warships	warship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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The Spanish Armada: the great fleet that King Philip II of Spain sent to invade England in the time of Queen Elizabeth I; it was defeated and wrecked by storms.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armada:m2:1
# text = The Spanish Armada: the great fleet that King Philip II of Spain sent to invade England in the time of Queen Elizabeth I; it was defeated and wrecked by storms.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Armada	Armada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	fleet	fleet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:desc	_	_
10	Philip	Philip	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	II	II	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	10	flat	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	invade	invade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod:desc	_	_
23	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
24	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	28	aux:pass	_	_
28	defeated	defeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	parataxis	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	28	conj	_	_
31	by	by	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | Philip  King of Spain | the great fleet *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **invade** | to-infinitive | the great fleet *not said here* | England |  |  | time |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **defeat** | past · passive |  | fleet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **wreck** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by storms | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Any large group of boats or vehicles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armada:m3:1
# text = Any large group of boats or vehicles.
1	Any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	vehicles	vehicle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Spanish Armada sailed to attack England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armada:x1:1
# text = The Spanish Armada sailed to attack England.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Spanish	Spanish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Armada	Armada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	attack	attack	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | the Spanish Armada |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **attack** | to-infinitive | the Spanish Armada *not said here* | England |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent england=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Storms wrecked many ships of the Armada.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armada:x2:1
# text = Storms wrecked many ships of the Armada.
1	Storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Armada	Armada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wreck** | past | Storms | many ships of the Armada |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The English sent fire ships among the Armada's ships at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armada:x3:1
# text = The English sent fire ships among the Armada's ships at night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	among	among	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Armada	Armada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the English | fire ships |  |  | night | among the Armada's ships | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An armada of little boats rescued the soldiers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armada:x4:1
# text = An armada of little boats rescued the soldiers.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	armada	armada	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	rescued	rescue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rescue** | past | a armada of little boats | the soldiers |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Queen Elizabeth I gave a famous speech when the Armada came.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armada:x5:1
# text = Queen Elizabeth I gave a famous speech when the Armada came.
1	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod:desc	_	_
2	Elizabeth	Elizabeth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Armada	Armada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Elizabeth  Queen | a famous speech |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent speech=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | the Armada |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A colourful armada of yachts sailed into the harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:armada:x6:1
# text = A colourful armada of yachts sailed into the harbour.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	colourful	colourful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	armada	armada	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	yachts	yacht	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | a colourful armada of yachts |  |  | the harbour |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent into harbour=Trajectory |

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