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title: franklin — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «franklin» in the school dictionary: Franklin is a first name and a family name, as in Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of the United States, and Franklin the Turtle in children's books. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# franklin

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**Who acts:** Franklin, free man, Benjamin, little brother, picture, We · **What happens:** be, own, not be, fly, learn, help · **To what, where:** first name, free man, old England, land, lord, kite · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«franklin» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [franklin in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/franklin.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Franklin is a first name and a family name, as in Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of the United States, and Franklin the Turtle in children's books.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:franklin:m1:1
# text = Franklin is a first name and a family name, as in Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of the United States, and Franklin the Turtle in children's books.
1	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	appos	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	founders	founder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	United	United	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	States	State	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	appos	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	32	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	's	's	PART	POS	_	30	case	_	_
32	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Franklin | a first name and a family name and Benjamin Franklin in children's books and Franklin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In old England, a franklin was a free man who owned land but was not a lord or a knight.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:franklin:m2:1
# text = In old England, a franklin was a free man who owned land but was not a lord or a knight.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	franklin	franklin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	owned	own	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a franklin | a free man |  | old England |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **own** | past | a free man | land |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot land=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **is a** | past | a free man *not said here* | a lord or a knight |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm to learn about electricity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:franklin:x1:1
# text = Benjamin Franklin flew a kite in a storm to learn about electricity.
1	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	flew	fly	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	kite	kite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	electricity	electricity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | Benjamin | a kite |  | a storm |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent kite=Theme in storm=Location |
| 2 | **learn** | to-infinitive | Benjamin *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about electricity | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about electricity=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Franklin helped write the Declaration of Independence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:franklin:x2:1
# text = Franklin helped write the Declaration of Independence.
1	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Declaration	Declaration	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Independence	Independence	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | Franklin |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **write** | infinitive | Franklin *not said here* | the Declaration of Independence |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent declaration=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little brother loves the Franklin the Turtle books.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:franklin:x3:1
# text = My little brother loves the Franklin the Turtle books.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Turtle	Turtle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	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 | **love** | present | My little brother | the Franklin and the Turtle books |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer franklin=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a picture of Franklin on the hundred-dollar bill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:franklin:x4:1
# text = There is a picture of Franklin on the hundred-dollar bill.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	dollar	dollar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	bill	bill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a picture of Franklin on the dollar bill |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drove through a small town called Franklin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:franklin:x5:1
# text = We drove through a small town called Franklin.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | We |  |  | a small town |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through town=Trajectory |
| 2 | **call** | participle |  | a small town *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Chaucer's story, the franklin loves good food and wine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:franklin:x6:1
# text = In Chaucer's story, the franklin loves good food and wine.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	Chaucer	Chaucer	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	franklin	franklin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | the franklin | good food and wine |  | Chaucer's story |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer food=Stimulus |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Franklin invented the lightning rod to protect houses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:franklin:x7:1
# text = Franklin invented the lightning rod to protect houses.
1	Franklin	Franklin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	invented	invent	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	lightning	lightning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	rod	rod	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **invent** | past | Franklin | the lightning rod |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rod=Result |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive | Franklin *not said here* | houses |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Beneficiary |

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