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title: ba — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ba» in the school dictionary: «Bā» means «eight» in Mandarin; «ba» with no tone goes at the end of a sentence to make a suggestion: «wǒmen zǒu ba» means «let's go». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ba

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**Who acts:** Bā, ba, wǒmen zǒu ba, 's, sheep, sound · **What happens:** mean, go, make, let, be, name · **To what, where:** eight, end, suggestion, 's, Bachelor, chemical symbol · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«ba» in the school dictionary: its 6 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: [ba in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ba.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Bā» means «eight» in Mandarin; «ba» with no tone goes at the end of a sentence to make a suggestion: «wǒmen zǒu ba» means «let's go».

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:m1:1
# text = «Bā» means «eight» in Mandarin; «ba» with no tone goes at the end of a sentence to make a suggestion: «wǒmen zǒu ba» means «let's go».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bā	Bā	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	ba	ba	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	tone	tone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
26	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	suggestion	suggestion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	34	punct	_	_
29	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	wǒmen	wǒmen	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	32	flat:foreign	_	_
31	zǒu	zǒu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	32	compound	_	_
32	ba	ba	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	32	punct	_	_
34	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
35	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	34	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	36	obj	_	_
38	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	36	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
39	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Bā | eight |  |  |  | in Mandarin | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot eight=Theme in mandarin=Attribute |
| 2 | **go** | present | ba with no tone |  |  |  | at the end of a sentence |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at end=Location |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive | ba with no tone *not said here* | a suggestion |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset suggestion=Product |
| 4 | **mean** | present | wǒmen zǒu ba |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A BA is a Bachelor of Arts, a first university degree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:m2:1
# text = A BA is a Bachelor of Arts, a first university degree.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	BA	ba	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	Bachelor	bachelor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Arts	Art	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
11	university	university	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	degree	degree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a BA | a Bachelor and a first university degree |  |  |  | of Arts | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
BA is short for British Airways, an airline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:m3:1
# text = BA is short for British Airways, an airline.
1	BA	ba	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Airways	airway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	airline	airline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | BA |  |  |  |  | for British Airways and a airline; short *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Ba» is the chemical symbol for barium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:m4:1
# text = «Ba» is the chemical symbol for barium.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ba	Ba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	chemical	chemical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	barium	barium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ba | the chemical symbol |  |  |  | for barium | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sound a sheep makes is spelt «baa», not «ba».

<!-- fold The tree, 10 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:m5:1
# text = The sound a sheep makes is spelt «baa», not «ba».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	spelt	spelt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	baa	baa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	ba	ba	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a sheep | the sound *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Product |
| 2 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | the sound | spelt baa |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ba can also be a name, such as the name of a pet reindeer.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:m6:1
# text = Ba can also be a name, such as the name of a pet reindeer.
1	Ba	Ba	PROPN	NNP	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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	fixed	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	pet	pet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	reindeer	reindeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | Ba | a name and the name of a pet reindeer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  |  | a pet reindeer |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Mandarin, «bā» means «eight».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:x1:1
# text = In Mandarin, «bā» means «eight».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	bā	bā	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | bā | eight |  |  |  | in Mandarin | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot eight=Theme in mandarin=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Wǒmen zǒu ba» means «let's go».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:x2:1
# text = «Wǒmen zǒu ba» means «let's go».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Wǒmen	Wǒmen	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	flat:foreign	_	_
3	zǒu	zǒu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	compound	_	_
4	ba	ba	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Wǒmen zǒu ba |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | 's |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | infinitive | 's *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt has a BA in English.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:x3:1
# text = My aunt has a BA in English.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	BA	BA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My aunt | a BA |  | English |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ba=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We flew to London with BA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:x4:1
# text = We flew to London with BA.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	BA	BA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | We |  | London |  |  | with BA | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to london=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ba is the symbol for barium.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:x5:1
# text = Ba is the symbol for barium.
1	Ba	Ba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	barium	barium	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ba | the symbol |  |  |  | for barium | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Eight is a lucky number in China.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:x6:1
# text = Eight is a lucky number in China.
1	Eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lucky	lucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	China	China	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | a lucky number |  | China |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sheep said «baa».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ba:x7:1
# text = The sheep said «baa».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	baa	baa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the sheep | baa |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent baa=Topic |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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