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title: battalion — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «battalion» in the school dictionary: A battalion is a large group of soldiers, part of an army regiment. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# battalion

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**Who acts:** battalion, He, Drakestail, Dad · **What happens:** be, mean, lead, say, not drag, waddle · **To what, where:** large group, big troop, battalion, hill, whole battalion, ducklings · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«battalion» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [battalion in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/battalion.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A battalion is a large group of soldiers, part of an army regiment.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battalion:m1:1
# text = A battalion is a large group of soldiers, part of an army regiment.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	battalion	battalion	NOUN	NN	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	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	regiment	regiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a battalion | a large group and part of a army regiment |  |  |  | of soldiers | 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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A battalion can mean a big troop or crowd of followers, as in a tale.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battalion:m2:1
# text = A battalion can mean a big troop or crowd of followers, as in a tale.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	battalion	battalion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	troop	troop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	followers	follower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a battalion | a big troop or crowd of followers |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent troop=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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He led a battalion of soldiers across the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battalion:x1:1
# text = He led a battalion of soldiers across the hill.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	led	lead	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	battalion	battalion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hill	hill	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 | **lead** | past | He | a battalion of soldiers |  | the hill |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent battalion=Theme across hill=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Drakestail said he could not drag his whole battalion along.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battalion:x2:1
# text = Drakestail said he could not drag his whole battalion along.
1	Drakestail	Drakestail	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
6	drag	drag	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	battalion	battalion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	along	along	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Drakestail |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **drag** | could | Drakestail | Drakestail's whole battalion |  |  |  | along *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battalion=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A battalion of ducklings waddled behind their mother.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battalion:x3:1
# text = A battalion of ducklings waddled behind their mother.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	battalion	battalion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ducklings	duckling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	waddled	waddle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **waddle** | participle |  | ducklings *not said here* |  |  |  | behind ducklings's mother | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme behind mother=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad brought a battalion of cousins to the picnic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battalion:x4:1
# text = Dad brought a battalion of cousins to the picnic.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	brought	bring	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	battalion	battalion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cousins	cousin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	picnic	picnic	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 | **bring** | past | Dad | a battalion of cousins |  | the picnic |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent battalion=Theme to picnic=Destination |

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