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title: bandy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bandy» in the school dictionary: Bandy describes legs that curve outward, so that the knees are apart when the feet are together. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bandy

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**Who acts:** Bandy, legs, knees, feet, bandy words, little man · **What happens:** describe, curve, be, mean, exchange, have · **To what, where:** legs, words, bandy legs, boy

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«bandy» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [bandy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/bandy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Bandy describes legs that curve outward, so that the knees are apart when the feet are together.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandy:m1:1
# text = Bandy describes legs that curve outward, so that the knees are apart when the feet are together.
1	Bandy	Bandy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	curve	curve	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	outward	outward	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	5	obl	_	_
14	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	18	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
17	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	together	together	ADV	RB	_	13	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | Bandy | legs |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent leg=Theme |
| 2 | **curve** | present | legs |  |  |  |  | outward *property* | vn knead-26.5 «NP.material V PP.product»: agent=Material |
| 3 | **is** | present | the knees |  |  |  |  | apart *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | the feet |  |  |  |  | together *property* | 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: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

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To bandy words means to exchange them, especially in an argument.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandy:m2:1
# text = To bandy words means to exchange them, especially in an argument.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	bandy	bandy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
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	exchange	exchange	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | bandy words |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **exchange** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | bandy words *not said here* | words *= word* |  |  |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The little man had bandy legs and a loud voice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandy:x1:1
# text = The little man had bandy legs and a loud voice.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	bandy	bandy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the little man | bandy legs and a loud voice |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leg=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The mole kicked the boy with his bandy legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandy:x2:1
# text = The mole kicked the boy with his bandy legs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kicked	kick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bandy	bandy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kick** | past | the mole | the boy |  |  |  | with mole's bandy legs | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent boy=Patient with leg=Instrument |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The two farmers bandied angry words across the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bandy:x3:1
# text = The two farmers bandied angry words across the fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	bandied	bandy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
5	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bandy** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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