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title: hempen — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hempen» in the school dictionary: Hempen means made of hemp, a tough plant fibre used for rope and cloth. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hempen

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**Who acts:** Hempen, hempen rope, rope, sailors · **What happens:** mean, make, use, be, hang, tie · **To what, where:** tough plant fibre, rope, old songs, hempen rope, last hempen rope, sack · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«hempen» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [hempen in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/hempen.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Hempen means made of hemp, a tough plant fibre used for rope and cloth.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hempen:m1:1
# text = Hempen means made of hemp, a tough plant fibre used for rope and cloth.
1	Hempen	Hempen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	hemp	hemp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	tough	tough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	plant	plant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	fibre	fibre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
11	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Hempen |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | of hemp | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a tough plant fibre *not said here* |  |  |  | for rope and cloth | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hempen rope is a rope for hanging, in old songs and tales.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hempen:m2:1
# text = A hempen rope is a rope for hanging, in old songs and tales.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	hempen	hempen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a hempen rope | a rope |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hang** | gerund | a rope *not said here* |  |  | old songs and tales |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in song=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sailors tied the hempen rope to the mast.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hempen:x1:1
# text = The sailors tied the hempen rope to the mast.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hempen	hempen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mast	mast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past | the sailors | the hempen rope |  |  |  | to the mast | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent rope=Patient to mast=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At last the hempen rope was almost worn out.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hempen:x2:1
# text = At last the hempen rope was almost worn out.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hempen	hempen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	almost	almost	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	out	out	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear out** | past · passive |  | the last hempen rope |  |  |  | almost *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sack was made of coarse hempen cloth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hempen:x3:1
# text = The sack was made of coarse hempen cloth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sack	sack	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	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	coarse	coarse	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	hempen	hempen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | the sack |  |  |  | of coarse hempen cloth | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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