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title: flagstaff — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «flagstaff» in the school dictionary: A tall pole on which a flag is flown; a flagpole. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# flagstaff

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**Who acts:** They, flagstaff, Lightning · **What happens:** fly, flutter, raise up, stand, strike, discover · **To what, where:** tall pole, flag, top, roof, tall flagstaff, Pluto

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A tall pole on which a flag is flown; a flagpole.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagstaff:m1:1
# text = A tall pole on which a flag is flown; a flagpole.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pole	pole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	flown	fly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	flagpole	flagpole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | present · passive |  | a tall pole |  |  |  | a flagpole *obl* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: subject=Theme on which=Location |

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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}

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The flag fluttered on top of the flagstaff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagstaff:x1:1
# text = The flag fluttered on top of the flagstaff.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	fluttered	flutter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	flagstaff	flagstaff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flutter** | participle |  | the flag *not said here* |  | top of the flagstaff |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on top=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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They raised the flag up the flagstaff every morning.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagstaff:x2:1
# text = They raised the flag up the flagstaff every morning.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	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	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	flagstaff	flagstaff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise up** | past | They | the flag |  |  | morning | the flagstaff *obl:unmarked* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flag=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Toad Hall's flagstaff stood on the roof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagstaff:x3:1
# text = Toad Hall's flagstaff stood on the roof.
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
4	flagstaff	flagstaff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | Toad's flagstaff |  |  | the roof |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on roof=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Lightning struck the tall flagstaff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagstaff:x4:1
# text = Lightning struck the tall flagstaff.
1	Lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	flagstaff	flagstaff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | past | Lightning | the tall flagstaff |  |  |  |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flagstaff=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Pluto was discovered at an observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagstaff:x5:1
# text = Pluto was discovered at an observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona.
1	Pluto	Pluto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	observatory	observatory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Flagstaff	Flagstaff	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	Arizona	Arizona	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past · passive |  | Pluto |  | a observatory in Flagstaff and Arizona |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The flag was lowered to half-mast on the flagstaff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flagstaff:x6:1
# text = The flag was lowered to half-mast on the flagstaff.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	flag	flag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	lowered	lower	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	mast	mast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	flagstaff	flagstaff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lower** | past · passive |  | the flag |  | the flagstaff |  | to half mast | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme to mast=Destination on flagstaff=Initial\_Location |

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