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title: dike — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dike» in the school dictionary: A dike is a long bank of earth or stone built to keep the sea or a river from flooding the land; it is the same as a dyke. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dike

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**Who acts:** dike, farmers, She, mother · **What happens:** be, build, keep, flood, dig, drain · **To what, where:** long bank, earth, sea, land, ditch, water

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A dike is a long bank of earth or stone built to keep the sea or a river from flooding the land; it is the same as a dyke.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dike:m1:1
# text = A dike is a long bank of earth or stone built to keep the sea or a river from flooding the land; it is the same as a dyke.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dike	dike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	flooding	flood	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	27	punct	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
28	as	as	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	dyke	dyke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dike | a long bank |  |  |  | of earth or stone | tree rules |
| 2 | **build** | participle |  | earth or stone *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | the sea or a river |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Theme |
| 4 | **flood** | gerund |  | the land |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent land=Patient |
| 5 | **is** | present | dike |  |  |  |  | as a dyke; same *property* | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dike can also be a ditch dug to drain water from land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dike:m2:1
# text = A dike can also be a ditch dug to drain water from land.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dike	dike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ditch	ditch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	dug	dig	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	drain	drain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a dike | a ditch |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dig** | participle |  | a ditch *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **drain** | to-infinitive |  | water |  | land |  |  | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent water=Theme from land=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The farmers built a high dike to keep out the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dike:x1:1
# text = The farmers built a high dike to keep out the sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	dike	dike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the farmers | a high dike |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dike=Product |
| 2 | **keep out** | to-infinitive | the farmers *not said here* | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sea=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She came to the dike and called out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dike:x2:1
# text = She came to the dike and called out.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dike	dike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | She |  |  | the dike |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to dike=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **call out** *speech: assert* | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The mother sat on the dike and wailed for her child.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dike:x3:1
# text = The mother sat on the dike and wailed for her child.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dike	dike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wailed	wail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | the mother |  |  | the dike |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on dike=Location |
| 2 | **wail** | past | the mother *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for mother's child | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for child=Recipient |

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