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title: corpulence — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «corpulence» in the school dictionary: Corpulence is being very fat or heavy in the body. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# corpulence

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**Who acts:** Corpulence, Doctors, portrait, He · **What happens:** be, make, ride, describe, use, link · **To what, where:** body, it, corpulence, story

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, old-fashioned — kept apart, not parsed.

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Corpulence is being very fat or heavy in the body.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corpulence:m1:1
# text = Corpulence is being very fat or heavy in the body.
1	Corpulence	corpulence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	cop	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	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** | present | Corpulence |  |  |  |  | fat *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Corpulence *not said here* |  |  | the body |  |  | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The old king's corpulence made it hard for him to ride.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corpulence:x1:1
# text = The old king's corpulence made it hard for him to ride.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	corpulence	corpulence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the old king's corpulence | it |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 2 | **ride** | to-infinitive | corpulence |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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In the story, the cook's corpulence was described in detail.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corpulence:x2:1
# text = In the story, the cook's corpulence was described in detail.
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	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	corpulence	corpulence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | past · passive |  | the cook's corpulence |  | the story |  | in detail | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Doctors once used «corpulence» for being very overweight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corpulence:x3:1
# text = Doctors once used «corpulence» for being very overweight.
1	Doctors	doctor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
3	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	corpulence	corpulence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	cop	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	overweight	overweight	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Doctors | corpulence |  |  |  | once *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corpulence=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | overweight *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Corpulence can be linked to health problems.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corpulence:x4:1
# text = Corpulence can be linked to health problems.
1	Corpulence	corpulence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	linked	link	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	problems	problem	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **link** | can · passive |  | Corpulence |  |  |  | to health problems | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to problem=Co-Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The portrait hid the duke's corpulence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corpulence:x5:1
# text = The portrait hid the duke's corpulence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	portrait	portrait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	duke	duke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	corpulence	corpulence	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 | **hide** | past | the portrait | the duke's corpulence |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent corpulence=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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He joked about his own corpulence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:corpulence:x6:1
# text = He joked about his own corpulence.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	joked	joke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	corpulence	corpulence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **joke** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  | about his own corpulence | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about corpulence=Topic |

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