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title: ensue — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ensue» in the school dictionary: To happen after something and because of it; to follow as a result. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ensue

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**Who acts:** dog, chaos, lights, panic, Hilarity, teacher · **What happens:** happen, follow, come, get, ensue, go out · **To what, where:** kitchen, long argument, banana skin, events, chase, market

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To happen after something and because of it; to follow as a result.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ensue:m1:1
# text = To happen after something and because of it; to follow as a result.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	happen	happen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
3	after	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	follow	follow	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | after something |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **follow** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | as a result | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent as result=Value |

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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: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To come next in time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ensue:m2:1
# text = To come next in time.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	come	come	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	next	next	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | time | next *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog got into the kitchen and chaos ensued.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ensue:x1:1
# text = The dog got into the kitchen and chaos ensued.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	chaos	chaos	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	ensued	ensue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | the dog |  |  | the kitchen |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into kitchen=Destination |
| 2 | **ensue** | past | chaos |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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When the lights went out, panic ensued.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ensue:x2:1
# text = When the lights went out, panic ensued.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
7	panic	panic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	ensued	ensue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | past | the lights |  |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **ensue** | past | panic |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long argument ensued over who had won.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ensue:x3:1
# text = A long argument ensued over who had won.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	argument	argument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	ensued	ensue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	over	over	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ensue** | participle |  | a long argument *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | past · perfect |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hilarity ensued when the teacher slipped on the banana skin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ensue:x4:1
# text = Hilarity ensued when the teacher slipped on the banana skin.
1	Hilarity	hilarity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ensued	ensue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	banana	banana	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ensue** | past | Hilarity |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **slip** | past | the teacher |  |  | the banana skin |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The storm hit and floods ensued.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ensue:x5:1
# text = The storm hit and floods ensued.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	floods	flood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
6	ensued	ensue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ensue** | past | the storm hit and floods |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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Describe the events that ensued after the king's death.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ensue:x6:1
# text = Describe the events that ensued after the king's death.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	ensued	ensue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the events |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent event=Theme |
| 2 | **ensue** | past | the events |  |  |  | after the king's death |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **die** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A chase ensued through the market.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ensue:x7:1
# text = A chase ensued through the market.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chase	chase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	ensued	ensue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ensue** | participle |  | a chase *not said here* |  | the market |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through market=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To enter the city was now an easy matter, and a fearful slaughter ensued.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ensue:x8:1
# text = To enter the city was now an easy matter, and a fearful slaughter ensued.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	enter	enter	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
6	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	fearful	fearful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	slaughter	slaughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
15	ensued	ensue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the city | a easy matter |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **ensue** | participle |  | a fearful slaughter *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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