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title: balmoral — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «balmoral» in the school dictionary: Balmoral Castle is a large castle in the Highlands of Scotland, a private holiday home of the British royal family. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# balmoral

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**Who acts:** Balmoral Castle, balmoral, royal family, queen, hills, Visitors · **What happens:** be, lace, spend, love, walk, surround · **To what, where:** large castle, Highlands, flat Scottish cap, summer holidays, Balmoral, Scottish Highlands

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Balmoral Castle is a large castle in the Highlands of Scotland, a private holiday home of the British royal family.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balmoral:m1:1
# text = Balmoral Castle is a large castle in the Highlands of Scotland, a private holiday home of the British royal family.
1	Balmoral	Balmoral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Castle	Castle	PROPN	NNP	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	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Highlands	Highland	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Balmoral Castle | a large castle and a private holiday home of the British royal family |  | the Highlands of Scotland |  |  | tree rules |

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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: clothing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A balmoral is a flat Scottish cap, or a kind of laced boot.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balmoral:m2:1
# text = A balmoral is a flat Scottish cap, or a kind of laced boot.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	balmoral	balmoral	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	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	laced	lace	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	boot	boot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	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 balmoral | a flat Scottish cap |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lace** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The royal family spends the summer holidays at Balmoral.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balmoral:x1:1
# text = The royal family spends the summer holidays at Balmoral.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	spends	spend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	holidays	holiday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Balmoral	Balmoral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spend** | present | the royal family | the summer holidays |  | Balmoral |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent holiday=Asset |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Balmoral Castle is in the Scottish Highlands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balmoral:x2:1
# text = Balmoral Castle is in the Scottish Highlands.
1	Balmoral	Balmoral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	Castle	Castle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Highlands	Highland	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | the Scottish Highlands |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen loved walking her dogs at Balmoral.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balmoral:x3:1
# text = The queen loved walking her dogs at Balmoral.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Balmoral	Balmoral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	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 | **love** | past | the queen |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **walk** *not said to happen* | gerund | the queen *not said here* | queen's dogs |  | Balmoral |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent dog=Theme at balmoral=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Balmoral is surrounded by hills, forests and rivers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balmoral:x4:1
# text = Balmoral is surrounded by hills, forests and rivers.
1	Balmoral	balmoral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	forests	forest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | present · passive | hills and forests and rivers | Balmoral |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Visitors can see the gardens at Balmoral in some months.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balmoral:x5:1
# text = Visitors can see the gardens at Balmoral in some months.
1	Visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Balmoral	Balmoral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	10	det	_	_
10	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | Visitors | the gardens |  | Balmoral | month |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer garden=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The piper wore a balmoral cap.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:balmoral:x6:1
# text = The piper wore a balmoral cap.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piper	piper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	balmoral	balmoral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the piper | a balmoral cap |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent cap=Theme |

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