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title: countryside — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «countryside» in the school dictionary: The countryside is land outside towns and cities, with fields, farms, woods, hills and small villages. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# countryside

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**Who acts:** countryside, We, grandparents, you, fewer buses · **What happens:** be, go, live, walk, see, take · **To what, where:** land, countryside, miles, hill, litter

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«countryside» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [countryside in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/countryside.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The countryside is land outside towns and cities, with fields, farms, woods, hills and small villages.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countryside:m1:1
# text = The countryside is land outside towns and cities, with fields, farms, woods, hills and small villages.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	villages	village	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	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 | the countryside | land |  |  |  | outside towns and cities and fields and farms and woods and hills and small villages | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went for a long walk in the countryside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countryside:x1:1
# text = We went for a long walk in the countryside.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  |  |  | for a long walk in the countryside | vn help-72.1-2 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for walk=Beneficiary |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandparents live in the countryside near a farm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countryside:x2:1
# text = My grandparents live in the countryside near a farm.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandparents	grandparent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My grandparents |  |  | the countryside |  | near a farm | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in countryside=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The countryside is quieter than the city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countryside:x3:1
# text = The countryside is quieter than the city.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	quieter	quiet	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	city	city	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 | **is** | present | the countryside |  |  |  |  | than the city; quiet *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Always close farm gates when you walk in the countryside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countryside:x4:1
# text = Always close farm gates when you walk in the countryside.
1	Always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	4	advmod	_	_
2	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	7	mark	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	walk	walk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | you |  |  | the countryside |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in countryside=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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From the hill we could see miles of green countryside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countryside:x5:1
# text = From the hill we could see miles of green countryside.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | could | we | miles of green countryside |  | the hill |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mile=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Take your litter home to keep the countryside clean.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countryside:x6:1
# text = Take your litter home to keep the countryside clean.
1	Take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	litter	litter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	home	home	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | imperative | you *not said here* | your litter |  |  |  | home *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent litter=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | the countryside |  |  |  | clean *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent countryside=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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There are fewer buses in the countryside.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:countryside:x7:1
# text = There are fewer buses in the countryside.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	are	be	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fewer	few	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	4	amod	_	_
4	buses	bus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **does** | present | fewer buses |  |  | the countryside; there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in countryside=Location |

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