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title: canoeist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «canoeist» in the school dictionary: A canoeist is a person who paddles a canoe. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# canoeist

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**Who acts:** canoeist, person, canoeists, She · **What happens:** be, paddle, wear, race, camp, become · **To what, where:** person, canoe, lake, life jacket, canoeist, rapids

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A canoeist is a person who paddles a canoe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canoeist:m1:1
# text = A canoeist is a person who paddles a canoe.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canoeist	canoeist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	paddles	paddle	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	canoe	canoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a canoeist | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **paddle** | present | a person | a canoe |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent canoe=Location |

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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 canoeist paddled across the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canoeist:x1:1
# text = The canoeist paddled across the lake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canoeist	canoeist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	paddled	paddle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paddle** | past | the canoeist |  |  | the lake |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across lake=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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All canoeists must wear a life jacket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canoeist:x2:1
# text = All canoeists must wear a life jacket.
1	All	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	canoeists	canoeist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	jacket	jacket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | must | all canoeists | a life jacket |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent jacket=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A canoeist raced through the rapids.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canoeist:x3:1
# text = A canoeist raced through the rapids.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canoeist	canoeist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	raced	race	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rapids	rapid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **race** | participle |  | a canoeist *not said here* |  | the rapids |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through rapid=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Canoeists camped by the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canoeist:x4:1
# text = Canoeists camped by the river.
1	Canoeists	canoeist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	camped	camp	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **camp** | participle |  | Canoeists *not said here* |  |  |  | by the river | vn odge-46-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She became a canoeist at the Olympics.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canoeist:x5:1
# text = She became a canoeist at the Olympics.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	canoeist	canoeist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Olympics	Olympic	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | She | a canoeist |  | the Olympics |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The canoeist waved to the walkers on the bank.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:canoeist:x6:1
# text = The canoeist waved to the walkers on the bank.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canoeist	canoeist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waved	wave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	walkers	walker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bank	bank	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 | **wave** | past | the canoeist |  | the walkers | the bank |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to walker=Recipient |

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