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title: fell — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fell» in the school dictionary: Dropped down or came down. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# fell

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**Who acts:** one, I, They, baby, temperature, Leaves · **What happens:** drop down, come down, cut down, knock down, fall, fall off · **To what, where:** tree, someone, swoop, bike, old oak, knee

<!-- .vabout -->
«fell» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [fell in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fell.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: past of fall — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dropped down or came down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:m1:1
# text = Dropped down or came down.
1	Dropped	drop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	down	down	ADP	RP	_	1	compound:prt	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop down** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come down** | past |  |  |  |  |  | down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I fell off my bike.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:m1e:1
# text = I fell off my bike.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bike	bike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall off** | past | I | my bike |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To cut down a tree, or knock someone down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:m2:1
# text = To cut down a tree, or knock someone down.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	cut	cut	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	knock	knock	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	obj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut down** | to-infinitive |  | a tree |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tree=Product |
| 2 | **knock down** | infinitive |  | someone |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent someone=Patient |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They felled the old oak.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:m2e:1
# text = They felled the old oak.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felled	fell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fell** | past | They | the old oak |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hill or high moor in the north of England: the Lake District fells.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:m3:1
# text = A hill or high moor in the north of England: the Lake District fells.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	Lake	Lake	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	District	District	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	fells	fell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: adjective, old or poetry — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cruel or terrible: «at one fell swoop» = all at once.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:m4:1
# text = Cruel or terrible: «at one fell swoop» = all at once.
1	Cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
9	swoop	swoop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	14	punct	_	_
12	all	all	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** *in a quote* | past | one | swoop |  |  |  | once *property* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient swoop=Result |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I fell over and hurt my knee.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:x1:1
# text = I fell over and hurt my knee.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	knee	knee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall over** | past | I |  |  |  |  | over *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hurt** | infinitive | I *not said here* | my knee |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer knee=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The baby fell asleep in the car.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:x2:1
# text = The baby fell asleep in the car.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | the baby |  |  | the car |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in car=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The temperature fell from 12 °C to 4 °C, a fall of 8 degrees.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:x3:1
# text = The temperature fell from 12 °C to 4 °C, a fall of 8 degrees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	temperature	temperature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	12	12	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	C	c	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obl	_	_
10	°	°	SYM	SYM	_	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	C	c	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	8	8	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	degrees	degree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | the temperature | a fall of 8 degrees |  | 12 ° C |  | to 4  ° C | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme from c=Initial\_Location to 4=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaves fell from the trees in autumn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:x4:1
# text = Leaves fell from the trees in autumn.
1	Leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | Leaves |  |  | the trees | autumn |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from tree=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The workers felled three tall trees.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:x5:1
# text = The workers felled three tall trees.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	felled	fell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fell** | past | the workers | three tall trees |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We walked up the fell to see the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:x6:1
# text = We walked up the fell to see the lake.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk up** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | past | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | We *not said here* | the lake |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lake=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She fell in love with the puppy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:x7:1
# text = She fell in love with the puppy.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	puppy	puppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | She |  |  | love |  | with the puppy | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in love=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This lasted for a while, and then they came upon the fells.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fell:x8:1
# text = This lasted for a while, and then they came upon the fells.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lasted	last	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	while	while	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fells	fell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **last** | past | This |  |  |  | while |  | vn cost-54.2 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | they |  |  | the fells | then |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon fell=Location |

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