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title: brig — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «brig» in the school dictionary: A brig is a sailing ship with two masts and square sails. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# brig

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**Who acts:** brig, sailor, child, night, boys · **What happens:** be, break, put, sail, not be, not love · **To what, where:** sailing ship, prison, ship, rules, sailor, harbour

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A brig is a sailing ship with two masts and square sails.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brig:m1:1
# text = A brig is a sailing ship with two masts and square sails.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brig	brig	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	sailing	sailing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	masts	mast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	square	square	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	sails	sail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	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 brig | a sailing ship |  |  |  | with two masts and square sails | 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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A brig can also be a prison on board a ship, so a sailor who breaks the rules is put «in the brig».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brig:m2:1
# text = A brig can also be a prison on board a ship, so a sailor who breaks the rules is put «in the brig».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brig	brig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	board	board	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	breaks	break	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
20	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	brig	brig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a brig | a prison |  | a ship |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | present | a sailor | the rules |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer rule=Patient |
| 3 | **put** | present · passive |  | a sailor |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Asset brig=Goal |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The brig sailed out of the harbour at dawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brig:x1:1
# text = The brig sailed out of the harbour at dawn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brig	brig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	dawn	dawn	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 | **sail** | past | the brig |  |  | the harbour | dawn |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent out harbour=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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There was not a child on board the brig that night who did not love him.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brig:x2:1
# text = There was not a child on board the brig that night who did not love him.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	was	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	board	board	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	brig	brig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
13	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **be** | past | a child on the brig |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **love** | past · do-support | that night | child |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boys were all in the brig, about to walk the plank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:brig:x3:1
# text = The boys were all in the brig, about to walk the plank.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	all	all	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	brig	brig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	about	about	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	walk	walk	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	plank	plank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the boys |  |  | the brig |  | all *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **walk** | to-infinitive |  | the plank |  |  |  | about *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme plank=Trajectory |

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