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title: bach — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bach» in the school dictionary: Bach is the surname of Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous German composer of classical and church music who lived long ago (a name). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bach

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**Who acts:** Bach, church music, We, Johann Sebastian Bach · **What happens:** be, live, bach, mean, listen, write · **To what, where:** surname, small simple holiday house, it, music class, lot, bach · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bach is the surname of Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous German composer of classical and church music who lived long ago (a name).

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bach:m1:1
# text = Bach is the surname of Johann Sebastian Bach, a famous German composer of classical and church music who lived long ago (a name).
1	Bach	bach	NOUN	NN	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	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Johann	Johann	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	Sebastian	sebastian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Bach	Bach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	German	German	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	composer	composer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	classical	classical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	22	advmod	_	_
22	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
23	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Bach | the surname and a famous German composer of classical and church music |  |  |  | of Johann Sebastian Bach | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | church music |  |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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Usage: New Zealand — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bach is a small, simple holiday house, often by the beach or a lake.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bach:m2:1
# text = A bach is a small, simple holiday house, often by the beach or a lake.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bach	bach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bach | a small simple holiday house |  |  |  | by the beach or a lake | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal, US, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bach it means to live alone as a bachelor (rare).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bach:m3:1
# text = To bach it means to live alone as a bachelor (rare).
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bach	bach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	csubj	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bachelor	bachelor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bach** | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **live** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | as a bachelor; alone *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We listened to a piece by Bach in music class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bach:x1:1
# text = We listened to a piece by Bach in music class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Bach	Bach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | We |  |  | music class |  | to a piece; by Bach | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to piece=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bach wrote a lot of music for church organs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bach:x2:1
# text = Bach wrote a lot of music for church organs.
1	Bach	bach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	organs	organ	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | past | Bach | a lot of music |  |  |  | for church organs | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent lot=Result for organ=Beneficiary |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every summer we stay at our bach in the Coromandel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bach:x3:1
# text = Every summer we stay at our bach in the Coromandel.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bach	bach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Coromandel	Coromandel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | we |  |  | our bach in the Coromandel | summer |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at bach=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bach has no TV, just a deck and the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bach:x4:1
# text = The bach has no TV, just a deck and the beach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bach	bach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	just	just	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	deck	deck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	parataxis	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the bach | no TV |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tv=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Johann Sebastian Bach came from a family of musicians.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bach:x5:1
# text = Johann Sebastian Bach came from a family of musicians.
1	Johann	Johann	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	Sebastian	sebastian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Bach	bach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	musicians	musician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | Johann Sebastian Bach |  |  | a family of musicians |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from family=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran's bach is by the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bach:x6:1
# text = Gran's bach is by the lake.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	bach	bach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Gran's bach |  |  |  |  | by the lake | tree rules |

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