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title: coventry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «coventry» in the school dictionary: Coventry, a city in the West Midlands of England. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# coventry

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**Who acts:** you, Coventry, ruins, other girls, Sending · **What happens:** send, refuse, not speak, punish, leave out, be · **To what, where:** someone, Coventry, them, city, middle, old Coventry Cathedral · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«coventry» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [coventry in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/coventry.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: a place name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coventry, a city in the West Midlands of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coventry:m1:1
# text = Coventry, a city in the West Midlands of England.
1	Coventry	Coventry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Midlands	Midlands	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: UK, idiom — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Send someone to Coventry: to refuse to speak to someone on purpose, as a group, to punish or leave them out.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coventry:m2:1
# text = Send someone to Coventry: to refuse to speak to someone on purpose, as a group, to punish or leave them out.
1	Send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Coventry	Coventry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	refuse	refuse	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	obl	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	punish	punish	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	leave	leave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	_
23	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
24	out	out	ADP	RP	_	22	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | imperative | you *not said here* | someone | Coventry |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent someone=Theme to coventry=Destination |
| 2 | **refuse** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | as a group | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to someone | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to someone=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **punish** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **leave out** | infinitive |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coventry is a city in the middle of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coventry:x1:1
# text = Coventry is a city in the middle of England.
1	Coventry	Coventry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Coventry | a city |  | the middle of England |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old Coventry Cathedral was bombed in 1940.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coventry:x2:1
# text = The old Coventry Cathedral was bombed in 1940.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Coventry	Coventry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Cathedral	Cathedral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	bombed	bomb	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	1940	1940	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bomb** | past · passive |  | the old Coventry Cathedral |  | 1940 |  |  | vn attack-60.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ruins of Coventry Cathedral now stand for peace and forgiveness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coventry:x3:1
# text = The ruins of Coventry Cathedral now stand for peace and forgiveness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ruins	ruin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Coventry	Coventry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Cathedral	Cathedral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	forgiveness	forgiveness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | the ruins of Coventry Cathedral |  |  |  | now | for peace and forgiveness | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for peace=Attribute |
| 2 | **ruin** |  |  | Coventry Cathedral |  |  |  |  | nom ruin «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The other girls sent her to Coventry and wouldn't speak to her.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coventry:x4:1
# text = The other girls sent her to Coventry and wouldn't speak to her.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Coventry	Coventry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the other girls | her *= she* | Coventry |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to coventry=Destination |
| 2 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | would | the other girls *not said here* |  | Coventry |  |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to she=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sending someone to Coventry is a kind of bullying.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coventry:x5:1
# text = Sending someone to Coventry is a kind of bullying.
1	Sending	send	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Coventry	Coventry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	bullying	bullying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | gerund |  | someone | Coventry |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent someone=Theme to coventry=Destination |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Sending | a kind |  |  |  | of bullying | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coventry once made bicycles and cars.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:coventry:x6:1
# text = Coventry once made bicycles and cars.
1	Coventry	Coventry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	bicycles	bicycle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Coventry | bicycles and cars |  |  |  | once *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bicycle=Product |

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