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

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**Who acts:** clockmaker, person, village clockmaker, She, pendulum · **What happens:** be, make, repair, fix, build, use · **To what, where:** person, clocks, old clock, mechanical bird, story, tiny tools

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A clockmaker is a person who makes and repairs clocks.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockmaker:m1:1
# text = A clockmaker is a person who makes and repairs clocks.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clockmaker	clockmaker	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	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	repairs	repair	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
10	clocks	clock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 clockmaker | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **repair** | present | a person *not said here* | clocks |  |  |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent clock=Patient |

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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 clockmaker fixed Grandad's old clock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockmaker:x1:1
# text = The clockmaker fixed Grandad's old clock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clockmaker	clockmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fixed	fix	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fix** | past | the clockmaker | Grandad's old clock |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent clock=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In the story, the clockmaker built a mechanical bird.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockmaker:x2:1
# text = In the story, the clockmaker built a mechanical bird.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	clockmaker	clockmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	mechanical	mechanical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the clockmaker | a mechanical bird |  | the story |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset bird=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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A clockmaker uses tiny tools and gears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockmaker:x3:1
# text = A clockmaker uses tiny tools and gears.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clockmaker	clockmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	uses	use	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tools	tool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	gears	gear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | present | a clockmaker | tiny tools and gears |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tool=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The village clockmaker had a shop full of ticking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockmaker:x4:1
# text = The village clockmaker had a shop full of ticking.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	clockmaker	clockmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ticking	ticking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the village clockmaker | a shop |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shop=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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She dreamed of becoming a clockmaker.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockmaker:x5:1
# text = She dreamed of becoming a clockmaker.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dreamed	dream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	becoming	become	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	clockmaker	clockmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dream** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **become** | gerund | She *not said here* | a clockmaker |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The clockmaker set the pendulum swinging.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockmaker:x6:1
# text = The clockmaker set the pendulum swinging.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clockmaker	clockmaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pendulum	pendulum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	swinging	swing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past | the clockmaker | the pendulum |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient pendulum=Result |
| 2 | **swing** | gerund | the pendulum *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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