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title: irishman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «irishman» in the school dictionary: A man who was born in Ireland or whose family and home are Irish. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# irishman

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**Who acts:** man, famous writer, Irishman, grandad, Irishmen, story · **What happens:** bear, be, run, sing, not bear, become · **To what, where:** man, Ireland, Irishman, little shop, corner, County · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«irishman» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 7 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: [irishman in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/irishman.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A man who was born in Ireland or whose family and home are Irish.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irishman:m1:1
# text = A man who was born in Ireland or whose family and home are Irish.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past · passive |  | a man |  | Ireland or Ireland or Ireland's family and home's family and home |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | a man |  |  |  |  | irish *property* | tree rules |

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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 famous writer Oscar Wilde was an Irishman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irishman:x1:1
# text = The famous writer Oscar Wilde was an Irishman.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	Oscar	Oscar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
5	Wilde	Wilde	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Irishman	irishman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the famous writer | a Irishman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An Irishman ran the little shop on the corner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irishman:x2:1
# text = An Irishman ran the little shop on the corner.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Irishman	Irishman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	corner	corner	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 | **run** | past | a Irishman | the little shop |  | the corner |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent shop=Theme on corner=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My grandad is an Irishman from County Cork.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irishman:x3:1
# text = My grandad is an Irishman from County Cork.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	grandad	grandad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Irishman	irishman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	County	County	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	Cork	Cork	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My grandad | a Irishman |  | County |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Irishmen sang loudly after the rugby match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irishman:x4:1
# text = The Irishmen sang loudly after the rugby match.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Irishmen	Irishman	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	rugby	rugby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	match	match	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 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the Irishmen |  |  |  | after the rugby match | loudly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Saint Patrick was not born an Irishman but became the saint of Ireland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irishman:x5:1
# text = Saint Patrick was not born an Irishman but became the saint of Ireland.
1	Saint	Saint	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Patrick	Patrick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Irishman	irishman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	saint	saint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **bear** | past · passive |  | Saint Patrick |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary irishman=Patient |
| 2 | **become** | past |  | the saint of Ireland |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The story begins with an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman on a train.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irishman:x6:1
# text = The story begins with an Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman on a train.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Englishman	Englishman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Irishman	Irishman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Scotsman	Scotsman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | present | the story |  |  | a train |  | with a Englishman and a Irishman and a Scotsman | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with englishman=Subeventuality |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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‘Where did you come from, my lad?’ said the Irishman.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:irishman:x7:1
# text = ‘Where did you come from, my lad?’ said the Irishman.
1	‘	'	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	5	advmod	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	ccomp	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	’	'	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
12	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Irishman	Irishman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past · do-support | you |  |  | my lad |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from lad=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Irishman |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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