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title: capricorn — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «capricorn» in the school dictionary: A constellation (group of stars) whose name means «goat-horned», pictured as a sea-goat. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# capricorn

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**Who acts:** constellation, astrology, Tropic, uncle, birthday, We · **What happens:** mean, picture, bear, call, be, pass · **To what, where:** people, person, imaginary line, Earth, Australia, Capricorn · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«capricorn» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [capricorn in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/capricorn.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A constellation (group of stars) whose name means «goat-horned», pictured as a sea-goat.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capricorn:m1:1
# text = A constellation (group of stars) whose name means «goat-horned», pictured as a sea-goat.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	constellation	constellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
8	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	horned	horned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	pictured	picture	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	conj	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
20	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | a constellation |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **picture** | participle | a constellation *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as a sea goat | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent as goat=Attribute |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
In astrology, one of the twelve star signs, for people born roughly between late December and mid-January; such a person is called «a Capricorn».

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capricorn:m2:1
# text = In astrology, one of the twelve star signs, for people born roughly between late December and mid-January; such a person is called «a Capricorn».
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	astrology	astrology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	appos	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
13	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	roughly	roughly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	between	between	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	December	December	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	mid-January	mid-January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
21	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	23	det:predet	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
25	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
26	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	Capricorn	Capricorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | participle |  | people *not said here* |  |  | december | roughly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **call** | present · passive | astrology for people *not said here* | such person |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: geography — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line around the Earth south of the equator.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capricorn:m3:1
# text = The Tropic of Capricorn is an imaginary line around the Earth south of the equator.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Tropic	Tropic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Capricorn	Capricorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	imaginary	imaginary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	around	around	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	south	south	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	equator	equator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Tropic of Capricorn | a imaginary line |  | the Earth |  | of the equator | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Tropic of Capricorn passes through Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capricorn:x1:1
# text = The Tropic of Capricorn passes through Australia.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Tropic	Tropic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Capricorn	Capricorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | present | the Tropic of Capricorn |  |  | Australia |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through australia=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Capricorn is pictured as a goat with a fish's tail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capricorn:x2:1
# text = Capricorn is pictured as a goat with a fish's tail.
1	Capricorn	Capricorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	pictured	picture	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **picture** | present · passive |  | Capricorn |  |  |  | as a goat; with a fish's tail | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as goat=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle says he is a Capricorn because his birthday is in January.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capricorn:x3:1
# text = My uncle says he is a Capricorn because his birthday is in January.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Capricorn	Capricorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
8	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | My uncle |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | uncle | a Capricorn |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | uncle's birthday |  |  |  |  | in January | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found the constellation Capricorn in the star chart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capricorn:x4:1
# text = We found the constellation Capricorn in the star chart.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	constellation	constellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	Capricorn	Capricorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	chart	chart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | the constellation |  | the star chart |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent constellation=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rockhampton in Queensland is near the Tropic of Capricorn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capricorn:x5:1
# text = Rockhampton in Queensland is near the Tropic of Capricorn.
1	Rockhampton	Rockhampton	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Queensland	Queensland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	near	near	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Tropic	Tropic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Capricorn	Capricorn	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Rockhampton in Queensland |  |  | the Tropic |  | of Capricorn | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Astrology says Capricorns are hard-working, but there is no science behind it.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:capricorn:x6:1
# text = Astrology says Capricorns are hard-working, but there is no science behind it.
1	Astrology	astrology	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Capricorns	capricorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	there	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	11	expl	_	_
11	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	13	det	_	_
13	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
14	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Astrology |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **work** | present · progressive | Capricorns |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **be** | present | no science behind Astrology |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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