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title: burton — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «burton» in the school dictionary: To be lost, broken, ruined or killed: «My holiday plans have gone for a burton.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# burton

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**Who acts:** holiday plans, My, Burton, picnic, rain, new phone · **What happens:** lose, break, ruin, kill, go, plan · **To what, where:** English surname, beer, phone, bath, town, Midlands · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«burton» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [burton in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/burton.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: UK slang, «go for a burton» — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To be lost, broken, ruined or killed: «My holiday plans have gone for a burton.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burton:m1:1
# text = To be lost, broken, ruined or killed: «My holiday plans have gone for a burton.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	killed	kill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	plans	plan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
15	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	burton	burton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **ruin** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **kill** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **go** *in a quote* | present · perfect | My holiday plans |  |  |  |  | for a burton | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for burton=Beneficiary |
| 6 | **plan** *in a quote* |  | My |  |  |  |  |  | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Burton is an English surname and a place name, such as the town of Burton upon Trent, famous for brewing beer.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burton:m2:1
# text = Burton is an English surname and a place name, such as the town of Burton upon Trent, famous for brewing beer.
1	Burton	Burton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Burton	Burton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Trent	Trent	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
21	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
22	brewing	brew	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	20	advcl	_	_
23	beer	beer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Burton | a English surname and a place name and the town of Burton upon Trent |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **brew** | gerund | Burton *not said here* | beer |  |  |  |  | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beer=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our picnic went for a burton when the rain came.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burton:x1:1
# text = Our picnic went for a burton when the rain came.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	burton	burton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | Our picnic |  |  |  |  | for a burton | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for burton=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **come** | past | the rain |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«My new phone has gone for a burton,» said Mum after dropping it in the bath.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burton:x2:1
# text = «My new phone has gone for a burton,» said Mum after dropping it in the bath.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	phone	phone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	12	ccomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	burton	burton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
14	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** *in a quote* | present · perfect | My new phone |  |  |  |  | for a burton | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for burton=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Mum |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **drop** | gerund | Mum *not said here* | phone |  | the bath |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme in bath=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad says his knees have gone for a burton.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burton:x3:1
# text = Grandad says his knees have gone for a burton.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	burton	burton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Grandad |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | present · perfect | Grandad's knees |  |  |  |  | for a burton | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for burton=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pilots said a lost friend had «gone for a burton».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burton:x4:1
# text = The pilots said a lost friend had «gone for a burton».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pilots	pilot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	ccomp	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	burton	burton	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the pilots |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | past · perfect | a lost friend |  |  |  |  | for a burton | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for burton=Beneficiary |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Burton upon Trent is a town in the Midlands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burton:x5:1
# text = Burton upon Trent is a town in the Midlands.
1	Burton	Burton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Trent	Trent	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Midlands	Midland	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Burton upon Trent | a town |  | the Midlands |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mr Burton is our new teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:burton:x6:1
# text = Mr Burton is our new teacher.
1	Mr	Mr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Burton	Burton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mr | our new teacher |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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