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title: embassy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «embassy» in the school dictionary: An embassy is the official building in a foreign country where an ambassador and their staff work to represent their own country. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# embassy

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**Who acts:** embassy, ambassador, people, person, Ukrainian Embassy, aunt · **What happens:** be, work, represent, mean, send, speak · **To what, where:** official building, foreign country, own country, group, important journey, person · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«embassy» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [embassy in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/embassy.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An embassy is the official building in a foreign country where an ambassador and their staff work to represent their own country.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embassy:m1:1
# text = An embassy is the official building in a foreign country where an ambassador and their staff work to represent their own country.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	embassy	embassy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	foreign	foreign	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	ambassador	ambassador	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	staff	staff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
17	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	represent	represent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
21	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 embassy | the official building |  | a foreign country |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | present | a ambassador and ambassador's staff |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **represent** | to-infinitive | a ambassador and ambassador's staff *not said here* | ambassador's own country |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot country=Theme |

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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 -->
An embassy is also the group of people who work there.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embassy:m2:1
# text = An embassy is also the group of people who work there.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	embassy	embassy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	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 embassy | the group |  |  |  | of people | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | present | people |  |  | there |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An embassy can also mean an important journey or mission on which a person is sent to speak for their country or ruler.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embassy:m3:1
# text = An embassy can also mean an important journey or mission on which a person is sent to speak for their country or ruler.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	embassy	embassy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	mission	mission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obl	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	ruler	ruler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a embassy | a important journey or mission |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Topic |
| 2 | **send** | present · passive |  | a person |  | a important journey or mission |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for journey's country or ruler | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Ukrainian Embassy is in London.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embassy:x1:1
# text = The Ukrainian Embassy is in London.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Embassy	Embassy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the Ukrainian Embassy |  |  | London |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My aunt got her visa at the embassy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embassy:x2:1
# text = My aunt got her visa at the embassy.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	visa	visa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	embassy	embassy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | My aunt | aunt's visa |  | the embassy |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent visa=Theme at embassy=Asset |
| 2 | **visa** |  | aunt |  |  |  |  |  | nom visa «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you lose your passport abroad, go to your embassy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embassy:x3:1
# text = If you lose your passport abroad, go to your embassy.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lose	lose	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	passport	passport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	abroad	abroad	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	embassy	embassy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | your passport |  |  |  | abroad *property* | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passport=Eventuality |
| 2 | **go** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | your embassy |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to embassy=Initial\_Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guards stood outside the embassy gates.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embassy:x4:1
# text = Guards stood outside the embassy gates.
1	Guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	embassy	embassy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | Guards |  |  | the embassy gates |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent outside gate=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ambassador works in the embassy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embassy:x5:1
# text = The ambassador works in the embassy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ambassador	ambassador	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	embassy	embassy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | the ambassador |  |  |  |  | in the embassy | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in embassy=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am travelling on a secret embassy, but you must not ask me any questions, for I cannot betray my secret."

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:embassy:x6:1
# text = I am travelling on a secret embassy, but you must not ask me any questions, for I cannot betray my secret."
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	travelling	travel	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	embassy	embassy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
13	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
14	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	iobj	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	questions	question	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	betray	betray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	parataxis	_	_
23	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | present · progressive | I |  |  | a secret embassy |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on embassy=Trajectory |
| 2 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* | must | you | any questions | me |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **betray** | can | I | my secret |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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