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title: hydrant — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «hydrant» in the school dictionary: A pipe in the street, often a short red or yellow post, where firefighters connect hoses to get water to put out fires; a fire hydrant. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# hydrant

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**Who acts:** firefighters, water, you, many hydrants, yellow H sign, hydrant · **What happens:** connect, get, put out, attach, not park, be · **To what, where:** hoses, water, fires, hose, front, red posts · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pipe in the street, often a short red or yellow post, where firefighters connect hoses to get water to put out fires; a fire hydrant.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hydrant:m1:1
# text = A pipe in the street, often a short red or yellow post, where firefighters connect hoses to get water to put out fires; a fire hydrant.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pipe	pipe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	often	often	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
9	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
13	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
16	firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
17	connect	connect	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	parataxis	_	_
18	hoses	hose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
21	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
24	out	out	ADP	RP	_	23	compound:prt	_	_
25	fires	fire	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	hydrant	hydrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **connect** | present | firefighters | hoses |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hose=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | firefighters *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **put out** | to-infinitive | water *not said here* | fires |  |  |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent fire=Goal |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The firefighters attached their hose to the hydrant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hydrant:x1:1
# text = The firefighters attached their hose to the hydrant.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	attached	attach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hose	hose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hydrant	hydrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attach** | past | the firefighters | firefighters's hose |  |  |  | to the hydrant | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent hose=Patient to hydrant=Co-Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't park in front of a fire hydrant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hydrant:x2:1
# text = Don't park in front of a fire hydrant.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	park	park	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	hydrant	hydrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **park** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  | front of a fire hydrant |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in front=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the USA, many hydrants are red posts on the sidewalk.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hydrant:x3:1
# text = In the USA, many hydrants are red posts on the sidewalk.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hydrants	hydrant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	posts	post	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sidewalk	sidewalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | many hydrants | red posts |  | the USA |  | on the sidewalk | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A yellow H sign shows where the hydrant is.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hydrant:x4:1
# text = A yellow H sign shows where the hydrant is.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	H	H	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hydrant	hydrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | a yellow H sign |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **be** | present | the hydrant |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dogs like to sniff the hydrant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hydrant:x5:1
# text = Dogs like to sniff the hydrant.
1	Dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	like	like	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	sniff	sniff	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	hydrant	hydrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **like** | present | Dogs |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **sniff** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Dogs *not said here* | the hydrant |  |  |  |  | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hydrant=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never open a hydrant; firefighters need the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:hydrant:x6:1
# text = Never open a hydrant; firefighters need the water.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	open	open	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hydrant	hydrant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	firefighters	firefighter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	need	need	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **open** | imperative | you *not said here* | a hydrant |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location hydrant=Theme |
| 2 | **need** | present | firefighters | the water |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot water=Theme |

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