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title: fort — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «fort» in the school dictionary: A fort is a strong building or group of buildings with thick walls, built to protect soldiers and people from attack. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# fort

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**Who acts:** fort, someone, Romans, We, soldiers, friends · **What happens:** be, build, protect, make, hold, mean · **To what, where:** strong building, thick walls, soldiers, den, boxes, fort · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«fort» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [fort in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fort.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fort is a strong building or group of buildings with thick walls, built to protect soldiers and people from attack.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fort:m1:1
# text = A fort is a strong building or group of buildings with thick walls, built to protect soldiers and people from attack.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fort	fort	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	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
18	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fort | a strong building or group of buildings with thick walls |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **build** | participle |  | thick walls *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  | soldiers and people |  |  |  | from attack | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent soldier=Beneficiary from attack=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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fort is a children's den or hideout made from boxes, blankets or branches.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fort:m2:1
# text = A fort is a children's den or hideout made from boxes, blankets or branches.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	den	den	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	hideout	hideout	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	boxes	box	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	blankets	blanket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	branches	branch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a fort | a children's den or hideout |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a children's den or hideout *not said here* |  | boxes and blankets or branches |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from box=Material |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Hold the fort» means look after things while someone is away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fort:m3:1
# text = «Hold the fort» means look after things while someone is away.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
11	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the fort |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fort=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **look** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | after things |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is** | present | someone |  |  |  |  | away *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Romans built forts along Hadrian's Wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fort:x1:1
# text = The Romans built forts along Hadrian's Wall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Romans	Roman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	forts	fort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	along	along	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Hadrian	Hadrian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	Wall	Wall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the Romans | forts |  |  |  | along Hadrian's Wall | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fort=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We built a blanket fort in the living room.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fort:x2:1
# text = We built a blanket fort in the living room.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	built	build	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	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	living	living	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | We | a blanket fort |  | the living room |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fort=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The soldiers defended the fort from attack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fort:x3:1
# text = The soldiers defended the fort from attack.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	defended	defend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	attack	attack	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 | **defend** | past | the soldiers | the fort |  |  |  | from attack | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent fort=Beneficiary from attack=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friends and I made a snow fort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fort:x4:1
# text = My friends and I made a snow fort.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	conj	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | My friends | a snow fort |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fort=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Can you hold the fort while I go to the shop?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fort:x5:1
# text = Can you hold the fort while I go to the shop?
1	Can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | can | you | the fort |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fort=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | present | I |  |  | the shop |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to shop=Initial\_Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fort William is a town in Scotland named after an old fort.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fort:x6:1
# text = Fort William is a town in Scotland named after an old fort.
1	Fort	Fort	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	William	William	PROPN	NNP	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	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Fort William | a town |  | Scotland |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** | participle |  | a town *not said here* |  |  | after a old fort |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Taram-taq was left alone; he would have retired into his fort, but the prince shouted: “Whither away, accursed one?

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:fort:x7:1
# text = Taram-taq was left alone; he would have retired into his fort, but the prince shouted: “Whither away, accursed one?
1	Taram	Taram	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	taq	taq	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux	_	_
11	retired	retire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	shouted	shout	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
21	“	"	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	Whither	whither	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	23	advmod	_	_
23	away	away	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	accursed	accurs	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	amod	_	_
26	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past · passive |  | Taram taq |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **retire** | would · perfect | he |  |  | his fort |  |  | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | the prince |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **accurs** *in a quote* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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