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title: encyclopaedia — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «encyclopaedia» in the school dictionary: A book or set of books, or a website, giving information on many subjects, or on many parts of one subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# encyclopaedia

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**Who acts:** book, person, I, library, brother, Online encyclopaedias · **What happens:** give, arrange, know, walk, look up, have · **To what, where:** information, many subjects, many parts, alphabetical order, huge amount, volcanoes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A book or set of books, or a website, giving information on many subjects, or on many parts of one subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encyclopaedia:m1:1
# text = A book or set of books, or a website, giving information on many subjects, or on many parts of one subject, usually arranged in alphabetical order.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	giving	give	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
13	information	information	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	subjects	subject	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	nummod	_	_
24	subject	subject	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
27	arranged	arrange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
28	in	in	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	alphabetical	alphabetical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | gerund | a book or set of books or a website *not said here* | information |  | many subjects |  | on many parts of one subject | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent information=Theme on subject=Asset |
| 2 | **arrange** | participle |  | many parts of one subject *not said here* |  | alphabetical order |  | usually *property* | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in order=Destination |

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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: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who knows a huge amount: «a walking encyclopaedia».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encyclopaedia:m2:1
# text = A person who knows a huge amount: «a walking encyclopaedia».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	amount	amount	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	compound	_	_
12	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | a person | a huge amount |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer amount=Stimulus |
| 2 | **walk** *in a quote* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I looked up volcanoes in the encyclopaedia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encyclopaedia:x1:1
# text = I looked up volcanoes in the encyclopaedia.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	volcanoes	volcano	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look up** | past | I | volcanoes |  | the encyclopaedia |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme volcano=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The library has a children's encyclopaedia about animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encyclopaedia:x2:1
# text = The library has a children's encyclopaedia about animals.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the library | a children's encyclopaedia |  |  |  | about animals | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent encyclopaedia=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My brother is a walking encyclopaedia about dinosaurs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encyclopaedia:x3:1
# text = My brother is a walking encyclopaedia about dinosaurs.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	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	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	compound	_	_
6	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dinosaurs	dinosaur	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | My brother | a walking encyclopaedia |  |  |  | about dinosaurs | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Online encyclopaedias are quick, but check your facts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encyclopaedia:x4:1
# text = Online encyclopaedias are quick, but check your facts.
1	Online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	encyclopaedias	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	check	check	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Online encyclopaedias |  |  |  |  | quick *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **check** | infinitive |  | your facts |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fact=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The encyclopaedia had twenty heavy volumes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encyclopaedia:x5:1
# text = The encyclopaedia had twenty heavy volumes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	volumes	volume	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **have** | past | the encyclopaedia | twenty heavy volumes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent volume=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An encyclopaedia of space is on my birthday list.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:encyclopaedia:x6:1
# text = An encyclopaedia of space is on my birthday list.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	encyclopaedia	encyclopaedia	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	space	space	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	list	list	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a encyclopaedia of space |  |  | my birthday list |  |  | tree rules |

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