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title: gorge — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «gorge» in the school dictionary: noun A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, usually with a river at the bottom. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# gorge

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**Who acts:** verb, you, throat, me, my, river · **What happens:** eat, be, gorge, make, mean, feel · **To what, where:** lot, yourself, cake, gorge rise, me, deep gorge · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
noun A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, usually with a river at the bottom.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorge:m1:1
# text = noun A deep, narrow valley with steep rocky sides, usually with a river at the bottom.
1	noun	noun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
3	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	steep	steep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
verb To eat a lot of food greedily until you are very full: «gorge yourself on cake».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorge:m2:1
# text = verb To eat a lot of food greedily until you are very full: «gorge yourself on cake».
1	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	eat	eat	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lot	lot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	greedily	greedily	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	very	very	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	gorge	gorge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
17	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	16	obj	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | to-infinitive | verb | a lot of food |  |  |  | greedily *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lot=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | full *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **gorge** *in a quote* | infinitive | verb *not said here* | yourself |  | cake |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Your throat; «it makes my gorge rise» means it makes me feel sick.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorge:m3:1
# text = Your throat; «it makes my gorge rise» means it makes me feel sick.
1	Your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	gorge	gorge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	rise	rise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	ccomp	_	_
14	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** *in a quote* | present | throat | my gorge rise |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material rise=Product |
| 2 | **mean** | present | Your throat |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **make** | present | throat | me |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **feel** | infinitive | me *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sick *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 5 | **rise** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom rise «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The river runs through a deep gorge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorge:x1:1
# text = The river runs through a deep gorge.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gorge	gorge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | the river |  |  | a deep gorge |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through gorge=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We walked along Cheddar Gorge.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorge:x2:1
# text = We walked along Cheddar Gorge.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Cheddar	Cheddar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Gorge	Gorge	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | We |  |  | Cheddar Gorge |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along gorge=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't gorge yourself on chocolate before dinner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorge:x3:1
# text = Don't gorge yourself on chocolate before dinner.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	gorge	gorge	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	yourself	yourself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **gorge** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* | yourself |  | chocolate | before dinner |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bears gorged on salmon before winter.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorge:x4:1
# text = The bears gorged on salmon before winter.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	gorged	gorge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	salmon	salmon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gorge** | participle |  | the bears *not said here* |  |  | winter | on salmon | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on salmon=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The gorge was so deep we could hardly see the bottom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorge:x5:1
# text = The gorge was so deep we could hardly see the bottom.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gorge	gorge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the gorge |  |  |  |  | deep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | could | we | the bottom |  |  |  | hardly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bottom=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Water carved the gorge over thousands of years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorge:x6:1
# text = Water carved the gorge over thousands of years.
1	Water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carved	carve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	gorge	gorge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | past | Water | the gorge |  | thousands of years |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gorge=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When at last he had succeeded, he gorged himself to bursting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:gorge:x7:1
# text = When at last he had succeeded, he gorged himself to bursting.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	last	last	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	succeeded	succeed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	gorged	gorge	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	bursting	burst	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **succeed** | past · perfect | he |  |  | last |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **gorge** | past | he | himself *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **burst** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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