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title: artery — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «artery» in the school dictionary: An artery is a tube in the body that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# artery

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**Who acts:** artery, tube, river, Arteries, You, your · **What happens:** be, carry away, carry, call, feel, pulse · **To what, where:** tube, body, blood, heart, lots, main road · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An artery is a tube in the body that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artery:m1:1
# text = An artery is a tube in the body that carries blood away from the heart to the rest of the body.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	artery	artery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tube	tube	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a artery | a tube |  | the body |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry away** | present | a tube | blood |  | the heart |  | to the rest of the body; away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent blood=Theme from heart=Initial\_Location to rest=Destination |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A main road or river that carries lots of traffic is sometimes called an artery.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artery:m2:1
# text = A main road or river that carries lots of traffic is sometimes called an artery.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	traffic	traffic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
12	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	13	advmod	_	_
13	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	artery	artery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | river | lots of traffic |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive |  | a main road or river |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Arteries carry blood away from the heart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artery:x1:1
# text = Arteries carry blood away from the heart.
1	Arteries	artery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry away** | present | Arteries | blood |  | the heart |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent blood=Theme from heart=Initial\_Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can feel your pulse where an artery is close to the skin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artery:x2:1
# text = You can feel your pulse where an artery is close to the skin.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	pulse	pulse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	artery	artery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | can | You | your pulse |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pulse=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | a artery |  |  |  |  | to the skin; close *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **pulse** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom pulse «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The biggest artery in the body is called the aorta.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artery:x3:1
# text = The biggest artery in the body is called the aorta.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	artery	artery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	aorta	aorta	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the biggest artery in the body |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Blood in arteries is bright red because it has lots of oxygen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artery:x4:1
# text = Blood in arteries is bright red because it has lots of oxygen.
1	Blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	arteries	artery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
10	lots	lot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	oxygen	oxygen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Blood in arteries |  |  |  |  | red *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | Blood | lots of oxygen |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eating healthy food helps keep your arteries clear.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artery:x5:1
# text = Eating healthy food helps keep your arteries clear.
1	Eating	eat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	healthy	healthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	arteries	artery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | gerund |  | healthy food |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |
| 2 | **help** | present | Eating |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | infinitive | Eating *not said here* | your arteries |  |  |  | clear *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent artery=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The motorway is the main artery into the city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artery:x6:1
# text = The motorway is the main artery into the city.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	motorway	motorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	artery	artery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	city	city	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 | the motorway | the main artery |  | the city |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cut artery bleeds a lot, so call for help fast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:artery:x7:1
# text = A cut artery bleeds a lot, so call for help fast.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cut	cut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	artery	artery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	bleeds	bleed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	call	call	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	fast	fast	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bleed** | present | a cut artery | a lot |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Source |
| 2 | **call** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for help; fast *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for help=Recipient |

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