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title: flinders — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «flinders» in the school dictionary: Small broken pieces or splinters, as in «smashed to flinders». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# flinders

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**Who acts:** English navigator, Matthew Flinders, boat, old chair, We, car crash · **What happens:** break, smash, sail, name, hit, be · **To what, where:** 1801, many places, rocks, flinders, way, Australia

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Small broken pieces or splinters, as in «smashed to flinders».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flinders:m1:1
# text = Small broken pieces or splinters, as in «smashed to flinders».
1	Small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	splinters	splinter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	smashed	smash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	flinders	flinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **smash** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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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: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Matthew Flinders, an English navigator who sailed round Australia in 1801–1803; many places are named after him, such as the Flinders Ranges and Flinders Street in Melbourne.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flinders:m2:1
# text = Matthew Flinders, an English navigator who sailed round Australia in 1801–1803; many places are named after him, such as the Flinders Ranges and Flinders Street in Melbourne.
1	Matthew	Matthew	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Flinders	flinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	navigator	navigator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	round	round	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	1801	1801	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	–	-	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	1803	1803	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
20	after	after	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
23	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	27	case	_	_
24	as	as	ADP	IN	_	23	fixed	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	Flinders	Flinder	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	27	compound	_	_
27	Ranges	range	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	Flinders	Flinder	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	30	compound	_	_
30	Street	Street	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	Melbourne	Melbourne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | a English navigator |  |  | 1801 |  | round Australia | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent round australia=Trajectory |
| 2 | **name** | present · passive | Matthew Flinders and Flinders Ranges and Flinders Street in Melbourne *not said here* | many places |  |  | after Australia |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boat hit the rocks and was smashed to flinders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flinders:x1:1
# text = The boat hit the rocks and was smashed to flinders.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	smashed	smash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	flinders	flinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hit** | past | the boat | the rocks |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rock=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **smash** | past · passive | the boat *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to flinders *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: to flinder=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old chair broke into flinders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flinders:x2:1
# text = The old chair broke into flinders.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	chair	chair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flinders	flinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past | the old chair |  |  |  |  | into flinders *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into flinder=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Matthew Flinders was the first to sail all the way round Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flinders:x3:1
# text = Matthew Flinders was the first to sail all the way round Australia.
1	Matthew	Matthew	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Flinders	flinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sail	sail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	round	round	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Matthew Flinders |  |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sail** | to-infinitive | Matthew Flinders *not said here* | all way |  | Australia |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent round australia=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went walking in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flinders:x4:1
# text = We went walking in the Flinders Ranges in South Australia.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Flinders	Flinder	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	Ranges	range	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **walk** | gerund | We *not said here* |  |  | the Flinders Ranges in South Australia |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in range=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The car crash left the cart in flinders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flinders:x5:1
# text = The car crash left the cart in flinders.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	car	car	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	crash	crash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	flinders	flinder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the car crash | the cart |  | flinders |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent cart=Theme in flinder=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Flinders Street Station is in the centre of Melbourne.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:flinders:x6:1
# text = Flinders Street Station is in the centre of Melbourne.
1	Flinders	Flinders	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	Street	Street	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Station	Station	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Melbourne	Melbourne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Flinders Street Station |  |  | the centre |  | of Melbourne | tree rules |

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