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title: duel — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «duel» in the school dictionary: A duel is a fight between two people, or two animals, to settle a quarrel, usually fought one-to-one with swords or other weapons. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# duel

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**Who acts:** duel, two birds, knight, two runners · **What happens:** be, settle, fight, have · **To what, where:** fight, quarrel, one, close contest, fierce duel, air

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A duel is a fight between two people, or two animals, to settle a quarrel, usually fought one-to-one with swords or other weapons.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duel:m1:1
# text = A duel is a fight between two people, or two animals, to settle a quarrel, usually fought one-to-one with swords or other weapons.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duel	duel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	settle	settle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
21	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nmod	_	_
26	with	with	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	swords	sword	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	weapons	weapon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a duel | a fight or two animals |  |  |  | between two people | tree rules |
| 2 | **settle** | to-infinitive | a duel *not said here* | a quarrel |  |  |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme quarrel=Location |
| 3 | **fight** | past | a duel *not said here* | one |  |  |  | to one with swords or other weapons; usually *property* | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Co-Agent |

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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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A duel can also be a close contest between two rivals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duel:m2:1
# text = A duel can also be a close contest between two rivals.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	duel	duel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	rivals	rival	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | can | a duel | a close contest |  |  |  | between two rivals | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The two birds fought a fierce duel in the air.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duel:x1:1
# text = The two birds fought a fierce duel in the air.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fierce	fierce	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	duel	duel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the two birds | a fierce duel |  | the air |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duel=Co-Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The knight and the giant fought a duel at dawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duel:x2:1
# text = The knight and the giant fought a duel at dawn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	duel	duel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the knight and the giant | a duel |  |  | dawn |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duel=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The two runners had a close duel for first place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:duel:x3:1
# text = The two runners had a close duel for first place.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	runners	runner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	close	close	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	duel	duel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the two runners | a close duel |  |  |  | for first place | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duel=Patient |

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