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title: bargewoman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «bargewoman» in the school dictionary: A bargewoman is a woman who lives on or steers a barge, a long flat-bottomed boat that carries goods on canals and rivers. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# bargewoman

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**Who acts:** bargewoman, woman, long bottomed boat, Toad, horse, Furious bargewoman · **What happens:** be, live on, steer, bottom, carry, pretend · **To what, where:** woman, barge, goods, canals, canal, washerwoman

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A bargewoman is a woman who lives on or steers a barge, a long flat-bottomed boat that carries goods on canals and rivers.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bargewoman:m1:1
# text = A bargewoman is a woman who lives on or steers a barge, a long flat-bottomed boat that carries goods on canals and rivers.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bargewoman	bargewoman	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	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	steers	steer	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	barge	barge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
15	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
16	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	bottomed	bottom	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	amod	_	_
19	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	_
20	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
21	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
22	goods	goods	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	21	obj	_	_
23	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	canals	canal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obl	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a bargewoman | a woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live on** | present | a woman |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **steer** | present | a woman *not said here* | a barge |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barge=Theme |
| 4 | **bottom** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **carry** | present | a long bottomed boat | goods |  | canals and rivers |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goods=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bargewoman steered the barge along the canal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bargewoman:x1:1
# text = The bargewoman steered the barge along the canal.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bargewoman	bargewoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	steered	steer	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	barge	barge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	along	along	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	canal	canal	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 | **steer** | past | the bargewoman | the barge |  | the canal |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent barge=Theme along canal=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad pretended to be a washerwoman to the bargewoman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bargewoman:x2:1
# text = Toad pretended to be a washerwoman to the bargewoman.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pretended	pretend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	washerwoman	washerwoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bargewoman	bargewoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **pretend** | past | Toad |  |  |  |  | to the bargewoman | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | Toad *not said here* | a washerwoman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bargewoman's horse pulled the barge on the towpath.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bargewoman:x3:1
# text = The bargewoman's horse pulled the barge on the towpath.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bargewoman	bargewoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	barge	barge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	towpath	towpath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | the bargewoman's horse | the barge |  | the towpath |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent barge=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Furious, the bargewoman threw Toad into the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bargewoman:x4:1
# text = Furious, the bargewoman threw Toad into the river.
1	Furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bargewoman	bargewoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | the Furious bargewoman | Toad |  |  |  | into the river *result* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Causer toad=Theme into river=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Canal families, bargemen and bargewomen, lived on their boats.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bargewoman:x5:1
# text = Canal families, bargemen and bargewomen, lived on their boats.
1	Canal	Canal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	bargemen	bargeman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	bargewomen	bargewomen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | Canal |  |  | bargewomen's boats |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on boat=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bargewoman laughed at Toad's poor washing.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:bargewoman:x6:1
# text = The bargewoman laughed at Toad's poor washing.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bargewoman	bargewoman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	washing	washing	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 | **laugh** | past | the bargewoman |  |  | Toad's poor washing |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wash** |  | Toad |  |  |  |  |  | nom washing «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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