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title: heralded — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «heralded» in the school dictionary: Was a sign that something was coming. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# heralded

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**Who acts:** something, it, Trumpets, King, first swallows, steam train · **What happens:** be, come, announce, welcome, talk about, happen · **To what, where:** sign, arrival, new age, heralded film, storm, great changes

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«heralded» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [heralded in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/heralded.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Was a sign that something was coming.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heralded:m1:1
# text = Was a sign that something was coming.
1	Was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	coming	come	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | a sign |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | past · progressive | something | a sign *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sign=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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Announced loudly or welcomed publicly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heralded:m2:1
# text = Announced loudly or welcomed publicly.
1	Announced	announce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	welcomed	welcome	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
5	publicly	publicly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **welcome** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | publicly *property* | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: adjective, much-heralded — kept apart, not parsed.

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Talked about with great excitement before it happened.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heralded:m3:1
# text = Talked about with great excitement before it happened.
1	Talked	talk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	about	about	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk about** | past |  |  |  |  |  | with great excitement; about *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with excitement=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **happen** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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Trumpets heralded the arrival of the King and Queen of Hearts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heralded:x1:1
# text = Trumpets heralded the arrival of the King and Queen of Hearts.
1	Trumpets	trumpet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heralded	herald	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Hearts	Heart	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	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 | **herald** | past | Trumpets | the arrival of the King and Queen of Hearts |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrival=Theme |
| 2 | **arrive** |  | the King and Queen of Hearts |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The first swallows heralded the summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heralded:x2:1
# text = The first swallows heralded the summer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	swallows	swallow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	heralded	herald	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **herald** | past | the first swallows |  |  |  | summer |  | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The steam train heralded a new age of travel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heralded:x3:1
# text = The steam train heralded a new age of travel.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	steam	steam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	heralded	herald	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	travel	travel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **herald** | past | the steam train | a new age of travel |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent age=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The much-heralded film turned out to be boring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heralded:x4:1
# text = The much-heralded film turned out to be boring.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	heralded	herald	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	cop	_	_
10	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **herald** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **turn out** | participle |  | the heralded film *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | boring *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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A loud crack of thunder heralded the storm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heralded:x5:1
# text = A loud crack of thunder heralded the storm.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	crack	crack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	thunder	thunder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	heralded	herald	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **herald** | past | a loud crack of thunder | the storm |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent storm=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The arrival of the internet heralded great changes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:heralded:x6:1
# text = The arrival of the internet heralded great changes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	heralded	herald	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	changes	change	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **herald** | past | the arrival of the internet | great changes |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Theme |
| 2 | **arrive** |  | the internet |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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