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title: en — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «en» in the school dictionary: «En» means «in» or «to» with countries and months, and «in» or «by» for ways of travelling: «en France» (in France), «en été» (in summer), «en bus» (by bus). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# en

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**Who acts:** En, j'en veux, I, English, en dash, J'habite en · **What happens:** mean, want, borrow, be, sound on, live · **To what, where:** in ways, some, French phrases, dash, England, en masse · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«en» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [en in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/en.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«En» means «in» or «to» with countries and months, and «in» or «by» for ways of travelling: «en France» (in France), «en été» (in summer), «en bus» (by bus).

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:m1:1
# text = «En» means «in» or «to» with countries and months, and «in» or «by» for ways of travelling: «en France» (in France), «en été» (in summer), «en bus» (by bus).
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	En	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	in	indeed	ADP	GW	Typo=Yes	26	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	goeswith	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
25	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	goeswith	_	_
26	ways	way	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	travelling	travelling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	32	punct	_	_
30	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	32	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nmod:desc	_	_
32	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	32	punct	_	_
34	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	in	in	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
36	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	41	punct	_	_
39	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	41	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	compound	_	_
41	été	été	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
42	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	41	punct	_	_
43	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	45	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
44	in	in	ADP	IN	_	45	case	_	_
45	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	41	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	45	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
48	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	50	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
49	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	50	compound	_	_
50	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
51	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	50	punct	_	_
52	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	54	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
53	by	by	ADP	IN	_	54	case	_	_
54	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
55	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	54	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
56	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | En | in ways of travelling  France  en and France and en été |  |  |  | in countries and months | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in country=Attribute |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«En» also means «some» or «of it»: «j'en veux» means «I want some».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:m2:1
# text = «En» also means «some» or «of it»: «j'en veux» means «I want some».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	En	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	19	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	j'en	j'en	X	FW	_	17	compound	_	_
17	veux	veux	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
22	want	want	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	ccomp	_	_
23	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | En |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | present | j'en veux |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **want** *in a quote* | present | I | some |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot some=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
English borrows French phrases: «en route» (on the way), «en masse» (all together in a big group).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:m3:1
# text = English borrows French phrases: «en route» (on the way), «en masse» (all together in a big group).
1	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	borrows	borrow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	phrases	phrase	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	masse	masse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	all	all	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	together	together	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **borrow** | present | English | French phrases |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: printing — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An «en dash» (–) is a dash about the width of the letter n. To an English ear French «en» sounds like a nasal «on».

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* An «en dash» (–) is a dash about the width of the letter n.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:m4:1
# text = An «en dash» (–) is a dash about the width of the letter n.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	dash	dash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	–	–	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	7	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dash	dash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	width	width	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	n	n	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a en dash | a dash |  |  |  | about the width of the letter n | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* To an English ear French «en» sounds like a nasal «on».

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:m4:2
# text = To an English ear French «en» sounds like a nasal «on».
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
5	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
9	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	nasal	nasal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound on** | present |  |  |  |  |  | to a English ear and French en | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
En can also mean "and" in some old country speech, as in "Brer Rabbit en Brer Fox.".

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:m5:1
# text = En can also mean "and" in some old country speech, as in "Brer Rabbit en Brer Fox.".
1	En	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	nsubj	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
20	Brer	Brer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	Fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | En |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«J'habite en Angleterre» means «I live in England».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:x1:1
# text = «J'habite en Angleterre» means «I live in England».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	J'habite	J'habite	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	3	compound	_	_
3	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	Angleterre	Angleterre	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | J'habite en |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **live** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  | England |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in england=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«En hiver» means «in winter».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:x2:1
# text = «En hiver» means «in winter».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	En	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hiver	hiver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | En hiver |  |  |  | winter |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We stopped for a snack en route to the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:x3:1
# text = We stopped for a snack en route to the beach.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	snack	snack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	route	route	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | past | We |  |  |  |  | for a en route to the beach | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The parents arrived en masse for the school play.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:x4:1
# text = The parents arrived en masse for the school play.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	masse	masse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	play	play	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | the parents | en masse |  |  |  | for the school play | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Tu en veux?» means «do you want some?»

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:x5:1
# text = «Tu en veux?» means «do you want some?»
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Tu	Tu	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	compound	_	_
3	en	en	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	compound	_	_
4	veux	veux	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	do	do	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	ccomp	_	_
12	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Tu en veux |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **want** *in a quote* | present · do-support | you | some |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot some=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Use an en dash in ranges like «5–10».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:x6:1
# text = Use an en dash in ranges like «5–10».
1	Use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	dash	dash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	ranges	range	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	–	–	SYM	SYM	ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | a en dash |  | ranges like 5 – 10 |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dash=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
French «en» sounds a bit like «on» said through the nose.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:x7:1
# text = French «en» sounds a bit like «on» said through the nose.
1	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
13	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | French | a bit |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | French *not said here* |  |  | the nose |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
How Miss Brune en Miss Brindle?"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:en:x8:1
# text = How Miss Brune en Miss Brindle?"
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Brune	Brune	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	en	en	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:desc	_	_
5	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Brindle	Brindle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

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