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title: fjord — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fjord» in the school dictionary: A fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, made by a glacier long ago. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fjord

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**Who acts:** fjord, We, Milford Sound, Glaciers, Waterfalls · **What happens:** be, make, take, carve, tumble down · **To what, where:** long narrow deep inlet, long arm, boat trip, fjord, fjords, sides

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, made by a glacier long ago.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fjord:m1:1
# text = A fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, made by a glacier long ago.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fjord	fjord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
9	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	inlet	inlet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	between	between	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	glacier	glacier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	23	advmod	_	_
23	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fjord | a long narrow deep inlet |  |  |  | of the sea between high cliffs | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a long narrow deep inlet *not said here* |  |  |  | by a glacier; ago *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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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 -->
A fjord is a long arm of the sea between steep cliffs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fjord:x1:1
# text = A fjord is a long arm of the sea between steep cliffs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fjord	fjord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	between	between	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	steep	steep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **is a** | present | a fjord | a long arm |  |  |  | of the sea between steep cliffs | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We took a boat trip along a Norwegian fjord.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fjord:x2:1
# text = We took a boat trip along a Norwegian fjord.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	along	along	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Norwegian	Norwegian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fjord	fjord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | We | a boat trip |  |  |  | along a Norwegian fjord | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trip=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Milford Sound in New Zealand is really a fjord.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fjord:x3:1
# text = Milford Sound in New Zealand is really a fjord.
1	Milford	Milford	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Sound	Sound	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	New	New	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
5	Zealand	Zealand	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fjord	fjord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Milford Sound in New Zealand | a fjord |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Glaciers carved the fjords long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fjord:x4:1
# text = Glaciers carved the fjords long ago.
1	Glaciers	glacier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carved	carve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fjords	fjord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | past | Glaciers | the fjords |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fjord=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Waterfalls tumbled down the sides of the fjord.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fjord:x5:1
# text = Waterfalls tumbled down the sides of the fjord.
1	Waterfalls	waterfall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	tumbled	tumble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fjord	fjord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tumble down** | participle | Waterfalls *not said here* | the sides of the fjord |  |  |  |  | vn meander-47.7 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location side=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fjord was deep, cold and very still.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fjord:x6:1
# text = The fjord was deep, cold and very still.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fjord	fjord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the fjord |  |  |  |  | deep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the fjord *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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