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title: czar — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «czar» in the school dictionary: The title of a ruler of Russia long ago, also spelled «tsar». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# czar

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**Who acts:** title, person, Czar, girl · **What happens:** spell, title, have, live, draw, rule · **To what, where:** tsar, ruler, power, certain area, great palace, palace

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The title of a ruler of Russia long ago, also spelled «tsar».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:czar:m1:1
# text = The title of a ruler of Russia long ago, also spelled «tsar».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
9	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	also	also	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	tsar	tsar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spell** | participle | the title of a ruler of Russia *not said here* | tsar |  |  |  |  | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent tsar=Theme |
| 2 | **title** |  |  | a ruler of Russia |  |  |  |  | nom title «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who has power over a certain area, such as a «rules czar».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:czar:m2:1
# text = A person who has power over a certain area, such as a «rules czar».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	16	case	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	fixed	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	compound	_	_
16	czar	czar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | a person | power |  | a certain area |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Czar lived in a great palace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:czar:x1:1
# text = The Czar lived in a great palace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Czar	Czar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the Czar |  |  | a great palace |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in palace=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The girl drew the Czar's palace.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:czar:x2:1
# text = The girl drew the Czar's palace.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	drew	draw	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	Czar	Czar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	palace	palace	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 | **draw** | past | the girl | the Czar's palace |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent palace=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Long ago, a czar ruled all the lands of Russia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:czar:x3:1
# text = Long ago, a czar ruled all the lands of Russia.
1	Long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
2	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	czar	czar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	9	det:predet	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Russia	Russia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | a czar | all lands of Russia |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme |

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