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title: fireman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fireman» in the school dictionary: A fireman is a person whose job is to put out fires and rescue people; today the usual word is firefighter, because both men and women do this job. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fireman

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**Who acts:** fireman, job, usual word, men, worker, fire · **What happens:** be, rescue, do, keep, burn, say · **To what, where:** person, people, firefighter, job, worker, fire · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fireman is a person whose job is to put out fires and rescue people; today the usual word is firefighter, because both men and women do this job.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fireman:m1:1
# text = A fireman is a person whose job is to put out fires and rescue people; today the usual word is firefighter, because both men and women do this job.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fireman	fireman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	fires	fire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	rescue	rescue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
15	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
17	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl:unmarked	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	usual	usual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	firefighter	firefighter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
24	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
25	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	26	det	_	_
26	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	conj	_	_
29	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
30	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	31	det	_	_
31	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	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 fireman | a person and firefighter |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | job |  |  |  |  | put *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **rescue** | present | job *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | present | the usual word | firefighter |  |  | today |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **do** | present | both men and women | this job |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |

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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: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fireman was also a worker who kept the fire burning in a steam engine or ship's boiler.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fireman:m2:1
# text = A fireman was also a worker who kept the fire burning in a steam engine or ship's boiler.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fireman	fireman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	worker	worker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	burning	burn	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	boiler	boiler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a fireman | a worker |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | past | a worker | the fire |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fire=Theme |
| 3 | **burn** | gerund | the fire *not said here* |  |  | a steam engine or ship's boiler |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in engine=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fireman rescued a cat from the tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fireman:x1:1
# text = The fireman rescued a cat from the tree.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fireman	fireman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rescued	rescue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rescue** | past | the fireman | a cat |  | the tree |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent cat=Theme from tree=Source |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Today we say firefighter, because women do the job too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fireman:x2:1
# text = Today we say firefighter, because women do the job too.
1	Today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	firefighter	firefighter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	too	too	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | we | firefighter |  |  | today |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent firefighter=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | present | women | the job |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent job=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fireman Sam is a children's TV show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fireman:x3:1
# text = Fireman Sam is a children's TV show.
1	Fireman	Fireman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **is a** | present | Fireman Sam | a children's TV show |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fireman shovelled coal into the steam engine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fireman:x4:1
# text = A fireman shovelled coal into the steam engine.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	fireman	fireman	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	shovelled	shovelled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	engine	engine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fireman showed us how to check a smoke alarm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fireman:x5:1
# text = The fireman showed us how to check a smoke alarm.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fireman	fireman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	check	check	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	smoke	smoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | the fireman |  | us |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient |
| 2 | **check** | to-infinitive | the fireman *not said here* | a smoke alarm |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In PE we learned a fireman's lift.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fireman:x6:1
# text = In PE we learned a fireman's lift.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	PE	pe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	learned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fireman	fireman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	lift	lift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | we | a fireman's lift |  | PE |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lift=Topic |
| 2 | **lift** |  | a fireman |  |  |  |  |  | nom lift «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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