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title: garrison — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «garrison» in the school dictionary: A group of soldiers living in a town or fort to guard it. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# garrison

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**Who acts:** soldiers, Romans, Gibraltar, king, food, garrison · **What happens:** live, guard, put, keep, hold out, be · **To what, where:** town, group, soldiers, place, garrison, fort

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A group of soldiers living in a town or fort to guard it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garrison:m1:1
# text = A group of soldiers living in a town or fort to guard it.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | gerund | soldiers *not said here* |  |  | a town or fort |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in town=Location |
| 2 | **guard** | to-infinitive | soldiers *not said here* | group |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fort, castle or town where these soldiers live.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garrison:m2:1
# text = The fort, castle or town where these soldiers live.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
8	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | this soldiers |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To put soldiers in a place to guard it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garrison:m3:1
# text = To put soldiers in a place to guard it.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	put	put	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | to-infinitive |  | soldiers |  | a place |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme in place=Destination |
| 2 | **guard** | to-infinitive |  | place |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Romans kept a garrison at every fort along Hadrian's Wall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garrison:x1:1
# text = The Romans kept a garrison at every fort 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	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	garrison	garrison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	fort	fort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	along	along	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	Hadrian	Hadrian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	Wall	Wall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	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 | **keep** | past | the Romans | a garrison |  | every fort |  | along Hadrian's Wall | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent garrison=Theme at fort=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The castle's garrison held out for three months.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garrison:x2:1
# text = The castle's garrison held out for three months.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	garrison	garrison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold out** | participle |  | the castle's garrison *not said here* |  |  | month |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gibraltar was a British garrison town for centuries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garrison:x3:1
# text = Gibraltar was a British garrison town for centuries.
1	Gibraltar	Gibraltar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	garrison	garrison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	centuries	century	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Gibraltar | a British garrison town |  |  | century |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king garrisoned the town with 500 soldiers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garrison:x4:1
# text = The king garrisoned the town with 500 soldiers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	garrisoned	garrison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	500	500	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **garrison** | participle | the king | the town |  |  |  | with 500 soldiers | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When food ran out, the garrison surrendered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garrison:x5:1
# text = When food ran out, the garrison surrendered.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	garrison	garrison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	surrendered	surrender	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run out** | past | food |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **surrender** | past | the garrison |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small garrison guarded the bridge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garrison:x6:1
# text = A small garrison guarded the bridge.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	garrison	garrison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	guarded	guard	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | participle | a small garrison | the bridge |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridge=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His proposals were gladly accepted, and in a moment the whole of the garrison sank down as if they were dead, and Virgilius himself had much ado to keep awake.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:garrison:x7:1
# text = His proposals were gladly accepted, and in a moment the whole of the garrison sank down as if they were dead, and Virgilius himself had much ado to keep awake.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	proposals	proposal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	gladly	gladly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	accepted	accept	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	garrison	garrison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
17	down	down	ADP	RP	_	16	compound:prt	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	Virgilius	Virgilius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
26	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	25	nmod:unmarked	_	_
27	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
28	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	ado	ado	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	to	to	PART	TO	_	31	mark	_	_
31	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	27	xcomp	_	_
32	awake	awake	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past · passive |  | His proposals |  |  |  | gladly *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **sink down** | past | a moment |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | past | proposals *= proposal* |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** | past | Virgilius  Virgilius | much ado |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **keep** | to-infinitive | much ado *not said here* |  |  |  |  | awake *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **propose** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom proposal «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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