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title: henry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «henry» in the school dictionary: Henry is a boy's or man's first name, also used as a family name; many English kings were called Henry. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# henry

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**Who acts:** Henry, boy, man, unit, book · **What happens:** be, use, call, name, measure, have · **To what, where:** first name, many English kings, unit, inductance, electric coils, best friend · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Henry is a boy's or man's first name, also used as a family name; many English kings were called Henry.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:henry:m1:1
# text = Henry is a boy's or man's first name, also used as a family name; many English kings were called Henry.
1	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	also	also	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
19	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
24	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Henry |  |  |  |  | 's a boy or man's first name | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | man's first name *not said here* |  |  |  | as a family name | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **call** | past · passive | a boy or man's first name *not said here* | many English kings |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 4 | **name** |  | man |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=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: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A henry is a unit for measuring inductance in electric coils.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:henry:m2:1
# text = A henry is a unit for measuring inductance in electric coils.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	henry	henry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	measuring	measure	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	inductance	inductance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	electric	electric	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	coils	coil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a henry | a unit |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **measure** | gerund | a unit *not said here* | inductance |  | electric coils |  |  | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme inductance=Value |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My best friend is called Henry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:henry:x1:1
# text = My best friend is called Henry.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | My best friend |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
King Henry the Eighth had six wives.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:henry:x2:1
# text = King Henry the Eighth had six wives.
1	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod:desc	_	_
2	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Eighth	Eighth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
5	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	wives	wife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Henry  King | six wives |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wife=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Henry the hoover is a popular vacuum cleaner in the UK.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:henry:x3:1
# text = Henry the hoover is a popular vacuum cleaner in the UK.
1	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hoover	hoover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	popular	popular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	vacuum	vacuum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cleaner	cleaner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Henry  the hoover | a popular vacuum cleaner |  | the UK |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Henry read his story to the class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:henry:x4:1
# text = Henry read his story to the class.
1	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **read** | past | Henry | Henry's story | the class |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Topic to class=Recipient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book is about a dog named Henry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:henry:x5:1
# text = The book is about a dog named Henry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	about	about	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	named	name	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	xcomp	_	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** | present | the book | a dog |  |  |  | about *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** | participle |  | a dog *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The unit of inductance is the henry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:henry:x6:1
# text = The unit of inductance is the henry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	unit	unit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	inductance	inductance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	henry	henry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the unit of inductance | the henry |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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