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title: darjeeling — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «darjeeling» in the school dictionary: Darjeeling, a town in the Himalayan hills of West Bengal in north-east India, famous for its tea gardens and its little «toy train». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# darjeeling

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**Who acts:** Darjeeling hills, Darjeeling, Grandma, tea pickers, little steam train, you · **What happens:** grow, call, be, drink, pick, climb up · **To what, where:** fragrant black tea, Darjeeling hills, champagne, hill town, Darjeeling, top leaves · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Darjeeling, a town in the Himalayan hills of West Bengal in north-east India, famous for its tea gardens and its little «toy train».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:darjeeling:m1:1
# text = Darjeeling, a town in the Himalayan hills of West Bengal in north-east India, famous for its tea gardens and its little «toy train».
1	Darjeeling	darjeeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Himalayan	Himalayan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Bengal	Bengal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
21	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
24	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
25	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
26	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	compound	_	_
28	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A light, fragrant black tea grown in the Darjeeling hills, sometimes called «the champagne of teas»: «a cup of Darjeeling».

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:darjeeling:m2:1
# text = A light, fragrant black tea grown in the Darjeeling hills, sometimes called «the champagne of teas»: «a cup of Darjeeling».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	fragrant	fragrant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Darjeeling	Darjeeling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	14	advmod	_	_
14	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	champagne	champagne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	teas	tea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	24	punct	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	parataxis	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	Darjeeling	Darjeeling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  | fragrant black tea *not said here* |  | the Darjeeling hills |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hill=Location |
| 2 | **call** | participle | the Darjeeling hills *not said here* | the champagne of teas |  |  |  | sometimes *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Darjeeling is a hill town in India famous for tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:darjeeling:x1:1
# text = Darjeeling is a hill town in India famous for tea.
1	Darjeeling	darjeeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	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 a** | present | Darjeeling | a hill town |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma only drinks Darjeeling with breakfast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:darjeeling:x2:1
# text = Grandma only drinks Darjeeling with breakfast.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	only	only	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Darjeeling	darjeeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | present | Grandma | Darjeeling |  |  |  | with breakfast | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent darjeeling=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tea pickers in Darjeeling pick only the top leaves.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:darjeeling:x3:1
# text = The tea pickers in Darjeeling pick only the top leaves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pickers	picker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Darjeeling	Darjeeling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	pick	pick	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	top	top	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | present | the tea pickers in Darjeeling | the top leaves |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leaf=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The little steam train climbs up to Darjeeling.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:darjeeling:x4:1
# text = The little steam train climbs up to Darjeeling.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Darjeeling	Darjeeling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb up** | present | the little steam train |  | Darjeeling |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to darjeeling=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From Darjeeling you can see snowy Kangchenjunga.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:darjeeling:x5:1
# text = From Darjeeling you can see snowy Kangchenjunga.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Darjeeling	Darjeeling	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	snowy	snowy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Kangchenjunga	Kangchenjunga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | you | snowy Kangchenjunga |  | Darjeeling |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer kangchenjunga=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Darjeeling tea is lighter than English breakfast tea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:darjeeling:x6:1
# text = Darjeeling tea is lighter than English breakfast tea.
1	Darjeeling	darjeeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	lighter	light	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
5	than	than	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	breakfast	breakfast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Darjeeling tea |  |  |  |  | than English breakfast tea; light *property* | tree rules |

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