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title: cape — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «cape» in the school dictionary: A cape is a loose coat with no sleeves that hangs from the shoulders, like a short cloak. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# cape

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**Who acts:** cape, that, piece, We, Ships, lighthouse · **What happens:** be, hang, stick out, flap, dress up, have · **To what, where:** loose coat, shoulders, piece, sea, red cape, wind

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A cape is a loose coat with no sleeves that hangs from the shoulders, like a short cloak.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cape:m1:1
# text = A cape is a loose coat with no sleeves that hangs from the shoulders, like a short cloak.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cape	cape	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	loose	loose	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	sleeves	sleeve	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 cape | a loose coat |  |  |  | with no sleeves | tree rules |
| 2 | **hang** | present | that |  |  | the shoulders |  | like a short cloak | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cape is a piece of land that sticks out into the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cape:m2:1
# text = A cape is a piece of land that sticks out into the sea.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cape	cape	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	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	sticks	stick	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 cape | a piece |  |  |  | of land | tree rules |
| 2 | **stick out** | present | a piece |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into sea=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The superhero's red cape flapped in the wind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cape:x1:1
# text = The superhero's red cape flapped in the wind.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	superhero	superhero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cape	cape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	flapped	flap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flap** | participle |  | the superhero's red cape *not said here* |  | the wind |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wind=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We dressed up in capes and masks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cape:x2:1
# text = We dressed up in capes and masks.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dressed	dress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	capes	cape	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	masks	mask	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress up** | past | We |  |  | capes and masks |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ships had to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cape:x3:1
# text = Ships had to sail around the Cape of Good Hope.
1	Ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	sail	sail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	around	around	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Cape	Cape	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	Good	Good	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Hope	Hope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Ships |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sail** | to-infinitive | Ships *not said here* |  |  | the Cape of Good Hope |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent around cape=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lighthouse stands on the cape.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cape:x4:1
# text = The lighthouse stands on the cape.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lighthouse	lighthouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cape	cape	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 | **stand** | present | the lighthouse |  |  | the cape |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on cape=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore a waterproof cape on her bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cape:x5:1
# text = She wore a waterproof cape on her bike.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	waterproof	waterproof	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cape	cape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | a waterproof cape |  | her bike |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent cape=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cape Town is a city in South Africa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cape:x6:1
# text = Cape Town is a city in South Africa.
1	Cape	Cape	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Town	Town	PROPN	NNP	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	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Cape Town | a city |  | South Africa |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I sat and slept at the helm of their ship, as they sailed away from North Cape.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:cape:x7:1
# text = I sat and slept at the helm of their ship, as they sailed away from North Cape.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	helm	helm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	away	away	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Cape	Cape	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sleep** | past | I *not said here* |  |  | the helm of their ship |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sail away** | past | they |  |  | North Cape |  | away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent from cape=Trajectory |

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