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title: context — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «context» in the school dictionary: The context of a word or sentence is the words and sentences around it that help you understand what it means. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# context

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**Who acts:** context, words, you, facts, it, new word · **What happens:** be, help, understand, mean, explain, happen · **To what, where:** words, you, situation, meaning, context, animal · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«context» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [context in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/context.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The context of a word or sentence is the words and sentences around it that help you understand what it means.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:m1:1
# text = The context of a word or sentence is the words and sentences around it that help you understand what it means.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	sentences	sentence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	around	around	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
17	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	understand	understand	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	21	obj	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the context of a word or sentence | the words and sentences around sentence |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | the words and sentences around sentence | you |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent you=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 3 | **understand** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **mean** | present | context |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

<!-- .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 -->
The context of an event is the situation, background or facts around it that help explain why it happened.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:m2:1
# text = The context of an event is the situation, background or facts around it that help explain why it happened.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	background	background	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
13	around	around	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nmod	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
17	explain	explain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
18	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	20	advmod	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the context of a event | the situation and background or facts around background |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **help** | present | facts around background |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **explain** *speech: assert* | infinitive | facts around background *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **happen** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Out of context» means taken away from its surroundings, so the meaning is changed or unfair.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:m3:1
# text = «Out of context» means taken away from its surroundings, so the meaning is changed or unfair.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Out	out	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	ccomp	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	surroundings	surroundings	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	changed	change	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	unfair	unfair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | context |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **take away** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **change** | present · passive |  | the meaning |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use the context to guess what the new word means.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:x1:1
# text = Use the context to guess what the new word means.
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	obj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | the context |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent context=Patient |
| 2 | **guess** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **mean** | present | the new word |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In this context, «bat» means an animal, not a cricket bat.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:x2:1
# text = In this context, «bat» means an animal, not a cricket bat.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  | a animal |  |  |  | in this context | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot animal=Theme in context=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The video was cut and shown out of context.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:x3:1
# text = The video was cut and shown out of context.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	video	video	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past · passive |  | the video |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **show out** | participle |  | context |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent context=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher gave us the historical context of the war.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:x4:1
# text = Our teacher gave us the historical context of the war.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	historical	historical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | Our teacher | the historical context of the war | us |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient context=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The context of the story is a village during a flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:x5:1
# text = The context of the story is a village during a flood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	during	during	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the context of the story | a village |  |  | during a flood |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Read the sentences around it for context.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:x6:1
# text = Read the sentences around it for context.
1	Read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sentences	sentence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the sentences |  | it |  | for context | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sentence=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His words sounded rude out of context, but he was joking.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:x7:1
# text = His words sounded rude out of context, but he was joking.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sounded	sound	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	joking	joke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | past | His words |  |  |  |  | rude *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **joke** *speech: other* | past · progressive | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **word** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Put the number into context: is it a lot or a little?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:x8:1
# text = Put the number into context: is it a lot or a little?
1	Put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | imperative | you *not said here* | the number |  | context |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent number=Goal |
| 2 | **is a** | present | number | a lot |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | number *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
While gird does not seem to be the right word in this context, it's unclear what the author really intended--possibly gibe?--so it is left as printed.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:context:x9:1
# text = While gird does not seem to be the right word in this context, it's unclear what the author really intended--possibly gibe?--so it is left as printed.
1	While	while	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	gird	gird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	seem	seem	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	context	context	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	unclear	unclear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
18	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	22	obj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	really	really	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	possibly	possibly	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	gibe	gibe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	so	so	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
29	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj:pass	_	_
30	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux:pass	_	_
31	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	parataxis	_	_
32	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	33	mark	_	_
33	printed	print	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	31	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **seem** | present · do-support | gird |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive | gird *not said here* | the right word |  | this context |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | gird |  |  |  |  | unclear *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **intend** | participle · passive |  | the author |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **gibe** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | possibly *property* | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **leave** | present · passive |  | author |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 7 | **print** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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