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title: channel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «channel» in the school dictionary: A channel is a TV or radio station, or a stream of online videos: a cartoon channel, a YouTube channel. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# channel

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** channel, long narrow passage, ships, way, you, English Channel · **What happens:** be, flow, sail, communicate, send, channel · **To what, where:** TV, narrow stretch, long narrow passage, way, information, something

<!-- .vabout -->
«channel» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [channel in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/channel.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A channel is a TV or radio station, or a stream of online videos: a cartoon channel, a YouTube channel.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:m1:1
# text = A channel is a TV or radio station, or a stream of online videos: a cartoon channel, a YouTube channel.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	channel	channel	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	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	radio	radio	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stream	stream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	videos	video	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	YouTube	YouTube	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a channel | a TV or radio station or a stream of online videos and a cartoon channel and a YouTube channel |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
A channel is a narrow stretch of sea between two pieces of land: the English Channel.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:m2:1
# text = A channel is a narrow stretch of sea between two pieces of land: the English Channel.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	channel	channel	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	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	stretch	stretch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Channel	Channel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a channel | a narrow stretch and the English Channel |  |  |  | of sea; between two pieces of land | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A channel is a long narrow passage that water flows along, like a ditch or a deep part of a river where ships can sail.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:m3:1
# text = A channel is a long narrow passage that water flows along, like a ditch or a deep part of a river where ships can sail.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	along	along	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	like	like	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ditch	ditch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	26	advmod	_	_
24	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	nsubj	_	_
25	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	sail	sail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a channel | a long narrow passage |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flow** | present | a long narrow passage |  |  |  |  | like a ditch or a deep part of a river; along *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **sail** | can | ships |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A channel is a way of communicating or sending information: «through official channels».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:m4:1
# text = A channel is a way of communicating or sending information: «through official channels».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	channel	channel	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	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	communicating	communicate	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sending	send	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	conj	_	_
10	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	channels	channel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a channel | a way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **communicate** | gerund | a way *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **send** | gerund | a way *not said here* | information |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Theme |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To channel something (water, energy, money) is to direct it to one place or purpose.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:m5:1
# text = To channel something (water, energy, money) is to direct it to one place or purpose.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	channel	channel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obj	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	direct	direct	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **channel** | to-infinitive |  | something |  |  |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent something=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to one place or purpose; direct *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What channel is the cartoon on?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:x1:1
# text = What channel is the cartoon on?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cartoon	cartoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | channel |  |  | the cartoon |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Please don't change the channel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:x2:1
# text = Please don't change the channel.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	_
2	do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	change	change	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **change** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | the channel |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent channel=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The English Channel lies between England and France.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:x3:1
# text = The English Channel lies between England and France.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Channel	Channel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | the English Channel |  |  | England and France |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent between england=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water flowed along the channel in the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:x4:1
# text = Water flowed along the channel in the field.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	flowed	flow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | participle |  | Water *not said here* |  | the field |  | along the channel | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along channel=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ships sailed through the deep channel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:x5:1
# text = The ships sailed through the deep channel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | the ships |  |  | the deep channel |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through channel=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She channels her energy into football.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:x6:1
# text = She channels her energy into football.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	channels	channel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	energy	energy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **channel** | present | She | her energy |  | football |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent energy=Theme into football=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask a parent before you subscribe to a channel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:x7:1
# text = Ask a parent before you subscribe to a channel.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	parent	parent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	subscribe	subscribe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a parent |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent parent=Recipient |
| 2 | **subscribe** | present | you |  |  |  |  | to a channel | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We swam the channel between two islands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:x8:1
# text = We swam the channel between two islands.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swam	swim	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	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past | We | the channel |  |  |  | between two islands | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme channel=Trajectory |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:channel:x9:1
# text = The Empire of Blefuscu is an island parted from Lilliput only by a channel eight hundred yards wide.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Empire	Empire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Blefuscu	Blefuscu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	parted	part	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Lilliput	Lilliput	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	channel	channel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	compound	_	_
16	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	yards	yard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl:unmarked	_	_
18	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Empire of Blefuscu | a island |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **part** | participle |  | a island *not said here* |  |  |  | by a channel; from Lilliput | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient from lilliput=Co-Patient |

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