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title: farmyard — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «farmyard» in the school dictionary: A farmyard is the area round the farm buildings, often with animals and machines in it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# farmyard

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**Who acts:** farmyard, We, pig, you, TWO GAME COCKS · **What happens:** be, peck, learn, name, rumble, escape · **To what, where:** area, hens, names, farmyard animals, tractor, farmyard

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A farmyard is the area round the farm buildings, often with animals and machines in it.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:m1:1
# text = A farmyard is the area round the farm buildings, often with animals and machines in it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	round	round	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	appos	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	machines	machine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a farmyard | the area |  |  |  | round the farm buildings | tree rules |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hens pecked at seeds in the farmyard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x1:1
# text = The hens pecked at seeds in the farmyard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hens	hen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	pecked	peck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	seeds	seed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **peck** | participle |  | the hens *not said here* |  |  |  | in the farmyard; at seeds | vn chew-39.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at seed=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmyard was muddy after the rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x2:1
# text = The farmyard was muddy after the rain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	muddy	muddy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the farmyard |  |  |  | after the rain | muddy *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We learned the names of farmyard animals and their babies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x3:1
# text = We learned the names of farmyard animals and their babies.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	babies	baby	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | We | the names of farmyard animals and animals's babies |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Topic |
| 2 | **name** |  |  | farmyard animals and animals's babies |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tractor rumbled across the farmyard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x4:1
# text = A tractor rumbled across the farmyard.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tractor	tractor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	rumbled	rumble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	farmyard	farmyard	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 | **rumble** | participle |  | a tractor *not said here* |  | the farmyard |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pig escaped from the farmyard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x5:1
# text = The pig escaped from the farmyard.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | past | the pig |  |  | the farmyard |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from farmyard=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you make farmyard noises? Moo! Baa! Oink!

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*Sentence 1:* Can you make farmyard noises?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x6:1
# text = Can you make farmyard noises?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	noises	noise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | can | you | farmyard noises |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent noise=Product |

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*Sentence 2:* Moo!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x6:2
# text = Moo!
1	Moo	moo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 3:* Baa!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x6:3
# text = Baa!
1	Baa	baa	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

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*Sentence 4:* Oink!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x6:4
# text = Oink!
1	Oink	oink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wash your hands after touching farmyard animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x7:1
# text = Wash your hands after touching farmyard animals.
1	Wash	wash	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	touching	touch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	advcl	_	_
6	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wash** | imperative | you *not said here* | your hands |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient |
| 2 | **touch** | gerund | you *not said here* | farmyard animals |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme animal=Co-Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
TWO GAME COCKS were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the farmyard.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:farmyard:x8:1
# text = TWO GAME COCKS were fiercely fighting for the mastery of the farmyard.
1	TWO	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	GAME	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	COCKS	cock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	fiercely	fiercely	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	fighting	fight	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mastery	mastery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	farmyard	farmyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past · progressive | TWO GAME COCKS |  |  |  |  | for the mastery of the farmyard; fiercely *property* | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **master** |  |  | the farmyard |  |  |  |  | nom mastery «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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