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title: army — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «army» in the school dictionary: An army is a large group of soldiers trained to fight on land for a country. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# army

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**Who acts:** army, soldiers, people, Roman army, uncle, huge army · **What happens:** be, train, fight, do, build, join · **To what, where:** large group, soldiers, land, something, straight roads, army

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«army» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [army in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/army.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An army is a large group of soldiers trained to fight on land for a country.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:army:m1:1
# text = An army is a large group of soldiers trained to fight on land for a country.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	army	army	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	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	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 army | a large group |  |  |  | of soldiers | tree rules |
| 2 | **train** | participle |  | soldiers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **fight** | to-infinitive | soldiers *not said here* |  |  | land |  | for a country | vn battle-36.4-1 «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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An army is a very large group of people or animals doing something together, like an army of ants.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:army:m2:1
# text = An army is a very large group of people or animals doing something together, like an army of ants.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	army	army	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	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	doing	do	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
13	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	12	obj	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a army | a large group |  |  |  | of people or animals | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | gerund | people or animals *not said here* | something |  |  |  | like a army of ants; together *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent something=Eventuality |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Roman army built long straight roads.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:army:x1:1
# text = The Roman army built long straight roads.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Roman	roman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
6	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	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 | **build** | past | the Roman army | straight roads |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset road=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle joined the army after school.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:army:x2:1
# text = My uncle joined the army after school.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	joined	join	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	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 | **join** | past | My uncle | the army |  |  | after school |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent army=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An army of ants marched across the path.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:army:x3:1
# text = An army of ants marched across the path.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	marched	march	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **march** | participle |  | ants *not said here* |  | the path |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across path=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The army helped people after the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:army:x4:1
# text = The army helped people after the flood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flood	flood	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 | **help** | past | the army |  | people |  | after the flood |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An army of volunteers cleaned up the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:army:x5:1
# text = An army of volunteers cleaned up the beach.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	volunteers	volunteer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	cleaned	clean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean up** | past | a army of volunteers | the beach |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The castle was attacked by a huge army.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:army:x6:1
# text = The castle was attacked by a huge army.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	attacked	attack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attack** | past · passive | a huge army | the castle |  |  |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I saw the army being reviewed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:army:x7:1
# text = I saw the army being reviewed.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	reviewed	review	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | I | the army |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer army=Stimulus |
| 2 | **review** | gerund · passive |  | the army *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP» |

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