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title: battlement — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «battlement» in the school dictionary: The battlements are the walls on the top of a castle, with gaps like teeth, where guards can shelter. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# battlement

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**Who acts:** battlements, guards, battlement, claws, we, Flags · **What happens:** be, shelter, raise, stand, grip, see · **To what, where:** walls, top, one, battlements, whole valley, castle battlements

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The battlements are the walls on the top of a castle, with gaps like teeth, where guards can shelter.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battlement:m1:1
# text = The battlements are the walls on the top of a castle, with gaps like teeth, where guards can shelter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	battlements	battlement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	gaps	gap	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	teeth	tooth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	21	advmod	_	_
19	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	shelter	shelter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the battlements | the walls and gaps like teeth |  | the top of a castle |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shelter** | can | guards |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A battlement is one of the raised blocks on such a wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battlement:m2:1
# text = A battlement is one of the raised blocks on such a wall.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	battlement	battlement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	raised	raise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	blocks	block	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	12	det:predet	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a battlement | one |  |  |  | of the raised blocks on such wall | tree rules |
| 2 | **raise** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The guards stood on the battlements.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battlement:x1:1
# text = The guards stood on the battlements.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	battlements	battlement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | the guards |  |  | the battlements |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on battlement=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dragon's claws gripped the battlements.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battlement:x2:1
# text = The dragon's claws gripped the battlements.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	claws	claw	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	gripped	grip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	battlements	battlement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grip** | past | the dragon's claws | the battlements |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battlement=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From the battlements we could see the whole valley.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battlement:x3:1
# text = From the battlements we could see the whole valley.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	battlements	battlement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | could | we | the whole valley |  | the battlements |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer valley=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Flags flew from the castle battlements.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:battlement:x4:1
# text = Flags flew from the castle battlements.
1	Flags	flag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	battlements	battlement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | Flags |  |  | the castle battlements |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from battlement=Trajectory |

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