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title: baroness — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «baroness» in the school dictionary: A baroness is a woman who holds the rank of baron in her own right, or the wife of a baron. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# baroness

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**Who acts:** baroness, woman, husband, she · **What happens:** be, hold, wear, live · **To what, where:** woman, rank, own right, lady, silver crown, baron

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A baroness is a woman who holds the rank of baron in her own right, or the wife of a baron.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baroness:m1:1
# text = A baroness is a woman who holds the rank of baron in her own right, or the wife of a baron.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baroness	baroness	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	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	baron	baron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	baron	baron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 baroness | a woman or the wife of a baron |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | a woman or the wife of a baron | the rank of baron |  | her own right |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent rank=Theme in right=Location |

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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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A baroness is a lady of noble rank, below a countess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baroness:m2:1
# text = A baroness is a lady of noble rank, below a countess.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baroness	baroness	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	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	below	below	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	countess	countess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 baroness | a lady |  |  |  | of noble rank and a countess | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The baroness wore a silver crown to the feast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baroness:x1:1
# text = The baroness wore a silver crown to the feast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baroness	baroness	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	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **wear** | past | the baroness | a silver crown |  |  |  | to the feast | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Her husband was a baron, so she was a baroness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baroness:x2:1
# text = Her husband was a baron, so she was a baroness.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	baron	baron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	baroness	baroness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Her husband | a baron and a baroness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | she | a baroness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The baroness lived in a tall grey house by the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:baroness:x3:1
# text = The baroness lived in a tall grey house by the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baroness	baroness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the baroness |  |  | a tall grey house |  | by the river | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location |

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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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