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title: knight — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «knight» in the school dictionary: In the Middle Ages, a knight was a soldier who fought on horseback in armour and served a king, queen or lord. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# knight

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**Who acts:** knight, soldier, man, someone, head, Knights · **What happens:** be, fight, serve, give, call, knight · **To what, where:** soldier, horseback, king, man, UK, honour · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«knight» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [knight in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/knight.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Middle Ages, a knight was a soldier who fought on horseback in armour and served a king, queen or lord.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:m1:1
# text = In the Middle Ages, a knight was a soldier who fought on horseback in armour and served a king, queen or lord.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	horseback	horseback	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
22	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a knight | a soldier |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | past | a soldier |  |  | horseback |  | in armour | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **serve** | past | a soldier *not said here* | a king and queen or lord |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Attribute |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the UK today, a knight is a man given an honour by the King or Queen for great service, and he is called «Sir»; to knight someone is to give them this honour.

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:m2:1
# text = In the UK today, a knight is a man given an honour by the King or Queen for great service, and he is called «Sir»; to knight someone is to give them this honour.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
4	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	service	service	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
24	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
27	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	Sir	Sir	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	28	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	knight	knight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	conj	_	_
33	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	36	nsubj	_	_
34	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	36	cop	_	_
35	to	to	PART	TO	_	36	mark	_	_
36	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	32	conj	_	_
37	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	36	iobj	_	_
38	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	39	det	_	_
39	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a knight | a man |  | the UK |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle | a man *not said here* | a honour |  |  |  | by the King or Queen; for great service | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent honour=Theme for service=Asset |
| 3 | **call** | present · passive |  | man |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 4 | **knight** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn orphan-29.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | present | someone |  | King |  |  | give *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In chess, the knight is the piece shaped like a horse's head that moves in an L shape.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:m3:1
# text = In chess, the knight is the piece shaped like a horse's head that moves in an L shape.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	L	l	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the knight | the piece |  | chess |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  | the piece *not said here* |  |  |  | like a horse's head | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **move** | present | a horse's head |  |  | a L shape |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in shape=Trajectory |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: figurative — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«A knight in shining armour» is someone who comes to rescue another person.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:m4:1
# text = «A knight in shining armour» is someone who comes to rescue another person.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	rescue	rescue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
14	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	det	_	_
15	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shine** *in a quote* | gerund | a knight *not said here* | armour |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent armour=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a knight | someone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **rescue** | to-infinitive |  | another person |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight put on his armour and climbed onto his horse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:x1:1
# text = The knight put on his armour and climbed onto his horse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
8	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | participle |  | the knight *not said here* |  | knight's armour |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on armour=Destination |
| 2 | **climb** | past | the knight |  |  |  |  | onto knight's horse | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto horse=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Knights fought for their lord in battles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:x2:1
# text = Knights fought for their lord in battles.
1	Knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	battles	battle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | Knights |  |  | battles |  | for Knights's lord | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The young page trained for years to become a knight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:x3:1
# text = The young page trained for years to become a knight.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **train** | participle · passive |  | the young page |  |  | year |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | to-infinitive |  | a knight |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The famous scientist was knighted by the King.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:x4:1
# text = The famous scientist was knighted by the King.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	scientist	scientist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	knighted	knight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knight** | past · passive | the King | the famous scientist |  |  |  |  | vn orphan-29.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In chess, the knight moves in an L shape.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:x5:1
# text = In chess, the knight moves in an L shape.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	moves	move	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	L	l	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | present | the knight |  |  | chess |  | in a L shape | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme in chess=Source in shape=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
King Arthur's knights sat at a round table.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:x6:1
# text = King Arthur's knights sat at a round table.
1	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Arthur	Arthur	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | King Arthur's knights |  |  | a round table |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at table=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She called her brother her knight in shining armour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:x7:1
# text = She called her brother her knight in shining armour.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	shining	shine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	armour	armour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	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 | **call** | past | She |  | her brother |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent brother=Recipient |
| 2 | **shine** | gerund | She *not said here* | armour |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent armour=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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So the Third Knight failed also.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:knight:x8:1
# text = So the Third Knight failed also.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	amod	_	_
4	Knight	Knight	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fail** | past | the Third Knight |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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