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title: atlantis — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «atlantis» in the school dictionary: A legendary island city that, in an old story by the Greek writer Plato, sank under the sea in one day and night. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# atlantis

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**Who acts:** Atlantis, Plato, island, Many films, Nobody, shuttle Atlantis · **What happens:** sink, mean, lose, name, be, write · **To what, where:** legendary island city, old story, wonderful underwater city, NASA space shuttle, title, Atlantis · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«atlantis» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [atlantis in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/atlantis.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A legendary island city that, in an old story by the Greek writer Plato, sank under the sea in one day and night.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atlantis:m1:1
# text = A legendary island city that, in an old story by the Greek writer Plato, sank under the sea in one day and night.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	Plato	Plato	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
17	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
18	under	under	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
23	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sink** | past |  | a legendary island city |  | a old story by the Greek writer | day | under the sea | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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 -->
In stories and films, Atlantis means a lost, wonderful underwater city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atlantis:m2:1
# text = In stories and films, Atlantis means a lost, wonderful underwater city.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	Atlantis	atlantis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	underwater	underwater	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Atlantis | a wonderful underwater city |  |  |  | in stories and films | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot city=Theme in story=Attribute |
| 2 | **lose** | participle | Atlantis *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Also the name of a NASA space shuttle and of some hotels and games.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atlantis:m3:1
# text = Also the name of a NASA space shuttle and of some hotels and games.
1	Also	also	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	NASA	NASA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	shuttle	shuttle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	hotels	hotel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** |  |  | a NASA space shuttle and some hotels and games |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Atlantis can also be the title of a magazine or book.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atlantis:m4:1
# text = Atlantis can also be the title of a magazine or book.
1	Atlantis	atlantis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | Atlantis | the title |  |  |  | of a magazine or book | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Plato wrote about an island called Atlantis that sank into the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atlantis:x1:1
# text = Plato wrote about an island called Atlantis that sank into the sea.
1	Plato	Plato	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	Atlantis	atlantis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Plato |  |  |  |  | about a island | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about island=Topic |
| 2 | **call** | participle | a island *not said here* | Atlantis |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sink** | past | Atlantis |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Many films show Atlantis as an underwater city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atlantis:x2:1
# text = Many films show Atlantis as an underwater city.
1	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	show	show	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Atlantis	atlantis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	underwater	underwater	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | Many films | Atlantis |  |  |  | as a underwater city | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent atlantis=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody has ever found Atlantis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atlantis:x3:1
# text = Nobody has ever found Atlantis.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	4	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	Atlantis	Atlantis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present · perfect | Nobody | Atlantis |  |  | ever |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent atlantis=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The space shuttle Atlantis flew many missions.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atlantis:x4:1
# text = The space shuttle Atlantis flew many missions.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shuttle	shuttle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Atlantis	atlantis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	missions	mission	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | the shuttle Atlantis | many missions |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location mission=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In our story, the divers discovered a lost Atlantis.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atlantis:x5:1
# text = In our story, the divers discovered a lost Atlantis.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	divers	diver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	discovered	discover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	Atlantis	atlantis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past | the divers | a lost Atlantis |  | our story |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent atlantis=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Is Atlantis real, or just a legend?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:atlantis:x6:1
# text = Is Atlantis real, or just a legend?
1	Is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	Atlantis	Atlantis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Atlantis |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |

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