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title: clockwork — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «clockwork» in the school dictionary: Clockwork is the set of springs and wheels inside a clock or toy that makes it move when wound up. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# clockwork

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**Who acts:** Clockwork, that, toy, clockwork mouse, you, clockwork bird · **What happens:** be, make, move, woun up, mean, run · **To what, where:** set, toy, floor, clockwork toy, waltzes

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«clockwork» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [clockwork in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/clockwork.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Clockwork is the set of springs and wheels inside a clock or toy that makes it move when wound up.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockwork:m1:1
# text = Clockwork is the set of springs and wheels inside a clock or toy that makes it move when wound up.
1	Clockwork	Clockwork	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	springs	spring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wheels	wheel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
19	wound	woun	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	xcomp	_	_
20	up	up	ADP	RP	_	19	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Clockwork | the set |  |  | spring |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | present | that | toy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **move** | infinitive | toy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **woun up** | participle | toy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 -->
Clockwork means a toy that runs on such springs, not on batteries: a clockwork mouse.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockwork:m2:1
# text = Clockwork means a toy that runs on such springs, not on batteries: a clockwork mouse.
1	Clockwork	Clockwork	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	springs	spring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	batteries	battery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	clockwork	clockwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Clockwork | a toy |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent toy=Topic |
| 2 | **run** | present | a toy |  |  |  | spring |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The clockwork mouse ran across the floor.

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | the clockwork mouse |  |  | the floor |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across floor=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wind the clockwork toy to start it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockwork:x2:1
# text = Wind the clockwork toy to start it.
1	Wind	wind	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	clockwork	clockwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	start	start	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wind** | imperative | you *not said here* | the clockwork toy |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent toy=Theme |
| 2 | **start** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | toy |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The clockwork bird sang waltzes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:clockwork:x3:1
# text = The clockwork bird sang waltzes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	clockwork	clockwork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	waltzes	waltz	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the clockwork bird | waltzes |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location waltz=Theme |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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