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title: burial — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «burial» in the school dictionary: The act of putting a dead body in the ground or a grave. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# burial

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**Who acts:** act, burial, Archaeologists, Egyptians, sailors, family · **What happens:** put, bury, take, find, build, have · **To what, where:** dead body, ground, dead person, something, rubbish, place

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«burial» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [burial in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burial.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The act of putting a dead body in the ground or a grave.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burial:m1:1
# text = The act of putting a dead body in the ground or a grave.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	putting	put	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | gerund | the act *not said here* | a dead body |  | the ground or a grave |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent body=Theme in ground=Destination |

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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 ceremony when a dead person is buried; a funeral.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burial:m2:1
# text = A ceremony when a dead person is buried; a funeral.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	8	mark	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	funeral	funeral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | present · passive |  | a dead person |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Putting something under the ground (the burial of rubbish or treasure).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burial:m3:1
# text = Putting something under the ground (the burial of rubbish or treasure).
1	Putting	put	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	under	under	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	rubbish	rubbish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | gerund |  | something |  | the ground |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme under ground=Destination |
| 2 | **bury** |  |  | rubbish or treasure |  |  |  |  | nom burial «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The burial took place in the village churchyard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burial:x1:1
# text = The burial took place in the village churchyard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	churchyard	churchyard	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 burial | place |  | the village churchyard |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent place=Value in churchyard=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Archaeologists found a Viking burial site.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burial:x2:1
# text = Archaeologists found a Viking burial site.
1	Archaeologists	archaeologist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	Viking	Viking	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | Archaeologists | a Viking burial site |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent site=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Egyptians built pyramids for royal burials.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burial:x3:1
# text = The Egyptians built pyramids for royal burials.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	pyramids	pyramid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	burials	burial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the Egyptians | pyramids |  |  |  | for royal burials | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pyramid=Material for burial=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some sailors have a burial at sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burial:x4:1
# text = Some sailors have a burial at sea.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | some sailors | a burial |  | sea |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent burial=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family gathered for Grandpa's burial.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burial:x5:1
# text = The family gathered for Grandpa's burial.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | past | the family |  |  |  |  | for Grandpa's burial | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for burial=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **bury** |  | Grandpa |  |  |  |  |  | nom burial «event transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The burial of waste can harm the soil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burial:x6:1
# text = The burial of waste can harm the soil.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	burial	burial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	waste	waste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	harm	harm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **harm** | can | the burial of waste | the soil |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus soil=Experiencer |
| 2 | **bury** |  |  | waste |  |  |  |  | nom burial «event transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He went to a festival, but it was a burial feast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burial:x7:1
# text = He went to a festival, but it was a burial feast.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	burial	burial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | He |  |  | a festival |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to festival=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **is a** | past | festival | a burial feast |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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