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title: erie — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «erie» in the school dictionary: Erie is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, between the USA and Canada; its full name is Lake Erie. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# erie

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Erie, full name, Native American people, Erie Canal, Lake, We · **What happens:** be, name, live, lie, remember, join · **To what, where:** one, Lake, city, Pennsylvania, Native American people, famous old canal

<!-- .vabout -->
«erie» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [erie in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/erie.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Erie is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, between the USA and Canada; its full name is Lake Erie.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:m1:1
# text = Erie is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, between the USA and Canada; its full name is Lake Erie.
1	Erie	erie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Lakes	Lake	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
19	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
22	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	23	cop	_	_
23	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
24	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Erie | one |  |  |  | of the five Great Lakes of North America between the USA and Canada | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Erie's full name | Lake |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **name** |  | Erie |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

<!-- .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: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Erie is a city in Pennsylvania, USA, on the shore of Lake Erie.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:m2:1
# text = Erie is a city in Pennsylvania, USA, on the shore of Lake Erie.
1	Erie	erie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Erie | a city and the shore of Lake |  | Pennsylvania and USA |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Erie were a Native American people who lived near the lake, and the Erie Canal is a famous old canal in New York State.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:m3:1
# text = The Erie were a Native American people who lived near the lake, and the Erie Canal is a famous old canal in New York State.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	near	near	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Canal	Canal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
20	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	canal	canal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	flat	_	_
25	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
26	State	State	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Erie | a Native American people |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | past | a Native American people |  |  | the lake |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near lake=Location |
| 3 | **is a** | present | the Erie Canal | a famous old canal |  | New York |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lake Erie is one of the Great Lakes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:x1:1
# text = Lake Erie is one of the Great Lakes.
1	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Lakes	Lake	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lake | one |  |  |  | of the Great Lakes | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Erie lies between Canada and the USA.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:x2:1
# text = Erie lies between Canada and the USA.
1	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	between	between	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | present | Erie |  |  | Canada and the USA |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent between canada=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We remembered the Great Lakes with the word HOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:x3:1
# text = We remembered the Great Lakes with the word HOMES: Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, Superior.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	remembered	remember	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Lakes	Lake	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	HOMES	Home	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
11	Huron	Huron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	Ontario	Ontario	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	Michigan	Michigan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	Superior	Superior	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **remember** | past | We | the Great Lakes |  |  |  | with the word  HOMES; Huron  Ontario and Michigan and Erie and Superior *obl* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent lake=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lake Erie is the shallowest Great Lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:x4:1
# text = Lake Erie is the shallowest Great Lake.
1	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	shallowest	shallow	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
6	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Erie Canal joined the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:x5:1
# text = The Erie Canal joined the Great Lakes to the Hudson River.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Canal	Canal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	joined	join	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Lakes	Lake	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Hudson	Hudson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | past | the Erie Canal | the Great Lakes |  |  |  | to the Hudson River | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent lake=Patient to river=Co-Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Niagara Falls is on the river that flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:x6:1
# text = Niagara Falls is on the river that flows from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario.
1	Niagara	Niagara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Falls	Falls	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	Ontario	Ontario	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Niagara Falls |  |  | the river |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flow** | present | the river |  | Lake | Lake |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:x7:1
# text = My cousin lives in Erie, Pennsylvania.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My cousin |  |  | Erie and Pennsylvania |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in erie=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lake Erie sometimes freezes over in a cold winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:erie:x8:1
# text = Lake Erie sometimes freezes over in a cold winter.
1	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Erie	Erie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	4	advmod	_	_
4	freezes	freeze	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **freeze over** | present | Lake |  |  |  | winter | over, sometimes *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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