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title: dong — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «dong» in the school dictionary: A dong is the deep ringing sound of a large bell. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# dong

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**Who acts:** dong, doorbell, church bell, big clock, twelve, people · **What happens:** be, go, ring, strike, dong, pay · **To what, where:** deep ringing sound, money, ding dong, dong, Vietnam, deep dong

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A dong is the deep ringing sound of a large bell.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dong:m1:1
# text = A dong is the deep ringing sound of a large bell.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	ringing	ringing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a dong | the deep ringing sound |  |  |  | of a large bell | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dong is the money of Vietnam.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dong:m2:1
# text = The dong is the money of Vietnam.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Vietnam	Vietnam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the dong | the money |  |  |  | of Vietnam | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doorbell went ding-dong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dong:x1:1
# text = The doorbell went ding-dong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doorbell	doorbell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ding	ding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | the doorbell | ding dong |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location dong=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church bell rang: dong, dong, dong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dong:x2:1
# text = The church bell rang: dong, dong, dong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
6	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | past | the church bell | dong and dong and dong |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location dong=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The big clock struck twelve dongs at midnight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dong:x3:1
# text = The big clock struck twelve dongs at midnight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nsubj	_	_
6	dongs	dong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **strike** | past | the big clock |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **dong** | present | twelve |  |  |  | midnight |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Vietnam, people pay with dong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dong:x4:1
# text = In Vietnam, people pay with dong.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Vietnam	Vietnam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pay	pay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | present | people |  |  | Vietnam |  | with dong | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ding, dong, merrily on high!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dong:x5:1
# text = Ding, dong, merrily on high!
1	Ding	ding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	merrily	merrily	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The heavy bell made a deep dong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dong:x6:1
# text = The heavy bell made a deep dong.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the heavy bell | a deep dong |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material dong=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Not even now, for the bell is ringing and singing its loud Ding-dong, ding-dong!'

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:dong:x7:1
# text = Not even now, for the bell is ringing and singing its loud Ding-dong, ding-dong!'
1	Not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
2	even	even	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	ringing	ring	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
13	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	Ding	ding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	ding	ding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	dong	dong	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **ring** | present · progressive | the bell |  |  |  | now |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | the bell *not said here* | bell's loud Ding dong and ding dong |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location dong=Theme |

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