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title: generalship — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «generalship» in the school dictionary: The skill of a general in leading an army and planning battles. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# generalship

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**Who acts:** generalship, Napoleon, Rat, Good generalship · **What happens:** lead, plan, win, be, show, mean · **To what, where:** army, big task, Battle, fine generalship, attack, Toad Hall

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The skill of a general in leading an army and planning battles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generalship:m1:1
# text = The skill of a general in leading an army and planning battles.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	general	general	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	leading	lead	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	planning	planning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	battles	battle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | gerund |  | a army and planning battles |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent army=Theme |

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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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Clever leadership and planning of any big task.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generalship:m2:1
# text = Clever leadership and planning of any big task.
1	Clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	leadership	leadership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	planning	planning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **plan** |  |  | any big task |  |  |  |  | nom planning «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Wellington's generalship won the Battle of Waterloo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generalship:x1:1
# text = Wellington's generalship won the Battle of Waterloo.
1	Wellington	Wellington	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	generalship	generalship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	won	win	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	Battle	Battle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Waterloo	Waterloo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | Wellington's generalship | the Battle of Waterloo |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Eventuality |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Napoleon was famous for his generalship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generalship:x2:1
# text = Napoleon was famous for his generalship.
1	Napoleon	Napoleon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	generalship	generalship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Napoleon |  |  |  |  | for Napoleon's generalship; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Rat showed fine generalship in planning the attack on Toad Hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generalship:x3:1
# text = Rat showed fine generalship in planning the attack on Toad Hall.
1	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	generalship	generalship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	planning	plan	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	attack	attack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past | Rat | fine generalship |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent generalship=Recipient |
| 2 | **plan** | gerund | Rat *not said here* | the attack |  | Toad Hall |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attack=Topic |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Good generalship means caring for your soldiers and planning well.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generalship:x4:1
# text = Good generalship means caring for your soldiers and planning well.
1	Good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	generalship	generalship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	caring	care	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	planning	plan	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	conj	_	_
10	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Good generalship |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **care** *not said to happen* | gerund | Good generalship *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for your soldiers | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for soldier=Theme |
| 3 | **plan** | gerund | Good generalship *not said here* |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Her generalship of the school fair made it a great success.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generalship:x5:1
# text = Her generalship of the school fair made it a great success.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	generalship	generalship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	success	success	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Her generalship of the school fair | fair |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset it=Beneficiary success=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The battle was lost through poor generalship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:generalship:x6:1
# text = The battle was lost through poor generalship.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	battle	battle	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	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	generalship	generalship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past · passive |  | the battle |  | poor generalship |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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