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title: burly — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «burly» in the school dictionary: A burly person is big, strong and heavily built. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# burly

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**Who acts:** burly person, burly policeman, burly blacksmith, Two burly men, bouncer, burly farmer · **What happens:** be, build, grab, lift, carry, open · **To what, where:** Toad, anvil, piano, gate, burly teenager

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A burly person is big, strong and heavily built.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burly:m1:1
# text = A burly person is big, strong and heavily built.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	burly	burly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	heavily	heavily	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a burly person |  |  |  |  | big *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a burly person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **build** | participle | a burly person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | heavily *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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 -->
A burly policeman grabbed Toad by the collar.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burly:x1:1
# text = A burly policeman grabbed Toad by the collar.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	burly	burly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	policeman	policeman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	grabbed	grab	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	collar	collar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **grab** | participle | a burly policeman *not said here* | Toad |  |  |  | by the collar | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toad=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The burly blacksmith lifted the anvil.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burly:x2:1
# text = The burly blacksmith lifted the anvil.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	burly	burly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	blacksmith	blacksmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	anvil	anvil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | the burly blacksmith | the anvil |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anvil=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Two burly men carried the piano.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burly:x3:1
# text = Two burly men carried the piano.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	burly	burly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	piano	piano	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | Two burly men | the piano |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piano=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The bouncer was tall and burly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burly:x4:1
# text = The bouncer was tall and burly.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bouncer	bouncer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	burly	burly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the bouncer |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the bouncer *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A burly farmer opened the gate.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burly:x5:1
# text = A burly farmer opened the gate.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	burly	burly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | a burly farmer | the gate |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location gate=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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He had grown into a burly teenager.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burly:x6:1
# text = He had grown into a burly teenager.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	burly	burly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	teenager	teenager	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 | **grow** | past · perfect | He |  |  |  |  | into a burly teenager *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into teenager=Result |

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