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title: blacksmith — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «blacksmith» in the school dictionary: A person whose job is to make and repair things made of iron, such as horseshoes, gates and tools, by heating the metal and hammering it into shape. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# blacksmith

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**Who acts:** person, blacksmith, We, knight · **What happens:** be, repair, make, heat, hammer, put · **To what, where:** things, metal, shape, hot iron, new shoes, village

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person whose job is to make and repair things made of iron, such as horseshoes, gates and tools, by heating the metal and hammering it into shape.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blacksmith:m1:1
# text = A person whose job is to make and repair things made of iron, such as horseshoes, gates and tools, by heating the metal and hammering it into shape.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	repair	repair	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
16	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	fixed	_	_
17	horseshoes	horseshoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	tools	tool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
24	heating	heat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	advcl	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	hammering	hammer	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	24	conj	_	_
29	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	_
30	into	into	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | make *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **repair** | infinitive | a person *not said here* | things |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | things *not said here* |  |  |  | of iron and horseshoes and gates and tools | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **heat** | gerund | a person *not said here* | the metal |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent metal=Patient |
| 5 | **hammer** | gerund | a person *not said here* | metal |  |  |  | into shape *result* | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent it=Patient into shape=Result |

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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 blacksmith hammered the red-hot iron.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blacksmith:x1:1
# text = The blacksmith hammered the red-hot iron.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hammered	hammer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hammer** | past | the blacksmith | the hot iron |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iron=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The blacksmith put new shoes on the horse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blacksmith:x2:1
# text = The blacksmith put new shoes on the horse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	horse	horse	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 | **put** | past | the blacksmith | new shoes |  |  |  | on the horse | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme on horse=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every village used to have a blacksmith.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blacksmith:x3:1
# text = Every village used to have a blacksmith.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | every village *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | to-infinitive |  | a blacksmith |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blacksmith=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The blacksmith works at a forge with a big fire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blacksmith:x4:1
# text = The blacksmith works at a forge with a big fire.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	forge	forge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | the blacksmith |  |  |  |  | with a big fire; at a forge | vn cooperate-73.1-3 «NP V PP.co-agent PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent at forge=Theme with fire=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched a blacksmith make a hook at the museum.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blacksmith:x5:1
# text = We watched a blacksmith make a hook at the museum.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | infinitive | a blacksmith | a hook |  | the museum |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hook=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The knight took his sword to the blacksmith.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:blacksmith:x6:1
# text = The knight took his sword to the blacksmith.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	blacksmith	blacksmith	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 | **take** | past | the knight | knight's sword |  | the blacksmith |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sword=Theme to blacksmith=Destination |

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