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title: iphone — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «iphone» in the school dictionary: A brand of smartphone made by the company Apple. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# iphone

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**Who acts:** Mum, uncle, You, iPhone, Dad, She · **What happens:** make, brand, check, have, call, lock · **To what, where:** brand, smartphone, map, iPhone, newest iPhone, 999 · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A brand of smartphone made by the company Apple.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iphone:m1:1
# text = A brand of smartphone made by the company Apple.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	brand	brand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	smartphone	smartphone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	Apple	Apple	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a brand of smartphone *not said here* |  |  |  | by the company | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **brand** |  |  | smartphone |  |  |  |  | nom brand «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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 -->
Mum checked the map on her iPhone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iphone:x1:1
# text = Mum checked the map on her iPhone.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	checked	check	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	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	iPhone	iPhone	PROPN	NNP	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 | **check** | past | Mum | the map |  | Mum's iPhone |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent map=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle has the newest iPhone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iphone:x2:1
# text = My uncle has the newest iPhone.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	newest	new	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	iPhone	iphone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | My uncle | the newest iPhone |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent iphone=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
You can call 999 or 911 from an iPhone even when it is locked.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iphone:x3:1
# text = You can call 999 or 911 from an iPhone even when it is locked.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	999	999	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	911	911	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	conj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	iPhone	iphone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | can | You | 999 |  | a iPhone |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent 999=Theme from iphone=Source |
| 2 | **lock** | present · passive |  | iPhone |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The iPhone needs to be charged every night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iphone:x4:1
# text = The iPhone needs to be charged every night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	iPhone	iphone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	needs	need	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	charged	charge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | present | the iPhone |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **charge** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | the iPhone *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V» |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad set screen time limits on my iPhone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iphone:x5:1
# text = Dad set screen time limits on my iPhone.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	screen	screen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	limits	limit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	iPhone	iPhone	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past | Dad | time limits |  | my iPhone |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent limit=Theme on iphone=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She took a photo with her iPhone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:iphone:x6:1
# text = She took a photo with her iPhone.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	photo	photo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	iPhone	iPhone	PROPN	NNP	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 | **take** | past | She | a photo |  |  |  | with her iPhone | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent photo=Theme |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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