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title: lancaster — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lancaster» in the school dictionary: Lancaster is a city in north-west England, the county town of Lancashire. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lancaster

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**Who acts:** Lancaster, House, sign, red rose, Henry, We · **What happens:** be, fight, sign, unite, visit, trip · **To what, where:** city, west England, royal family, red rose, House, Wars · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«lancaster» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings 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: [lancaster in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lancaster.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: a name, a place — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lancaster is a city in north-west England, the county town of Lancashire.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:m1:1
# text = Lancaster is a city in north-west England, the county town of Lancashire.
1	Lancaster	lancaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	north	north	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	county	county	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Lancashire	Lancashire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lancaster | a city and the county town of Lancashire |  | west England |  |  | 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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The House of Lancaster was a royal family of England, whose sign was the red rose; it fought the House of York in the Wars of the Roses.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:m2:1
# text = The House of Lancaster was a royal family of England, whose sign was the red rose; it fought the House of York in the Wars of the Roses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	House	House	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Lancaster	Lancaster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	House	House	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	Wars	War	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	Roses	rose	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	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 House of Lancaster | a royal family and the red rose |  |  |  | of England | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the red rose's sign | the red rose |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **fight** | past | sign | the House of York |  | the Wars of the Roses |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **sign** |  | the red rose |  |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Lancaster was a famous British bomber plane of the Second World War.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:m3:1
# text = The Lancaster was a famous British bomber plane of the Second World War.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Lancaster	Lancaster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
6	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	bomber	bomber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	Second	Second	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
12	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 Lancaster | a famous British bomber plane |  |  |  | of the Second World War | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A surname.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:m4:1
# text = A surname.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lancaster is a city in Lancashire.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:x1:1
# text = Lancaster is a city in Lancashire.
1	Lancaster	lancaster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Lancashire	Lancashire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lancaster | a city |  | Lancashire |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The red rose was the badge of the House of Lancaster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:x2:1
# text = The red rose was the badge of the House of Lancaster.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	badge	badge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	House	House	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Lancaster	Lancaster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the red rose | the badge |  |  |  | of the House of Lancaster | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Henry VII united Lancaster and York.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:x3:1
# text = Henry VII united Lancaster and York.
1	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	VII	VII	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	united	unite	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Lancaster	Lancaster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	York	York	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unite** | past | Henry | Lancaster and York |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lancaster=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited Lancaster Castle on our trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:x4:1
# text = We visited Lancaster Castle on our trip.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Lancaster	Lancaster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	Castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | Lancaster Castle |  | our trip |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **trip** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Lancaster bomber had four engines.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:x5:1
# text = The Lancaster bomber had four engines.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Lancaster	Lancaster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bomber	bomber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	engines	engine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the Lancaster bomber | four engines |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent engine=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mrs Lancaster is our neighbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:x6:1
# text = Mrs Lancaster is our neighbour.
1	Mrs	Mrs	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Lancaster	Lancaster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mrs | our neighbour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some cried, "Thou must go to Lancaster first."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lancaster:x7:1
# text = Some cried, "Thou must go to Lancaster first."
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cried	cry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	Thou	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	7	nsubj	_	_
6	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Lancaster	Lancaster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cry** *speech: express* | past | Some |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** *in a quote* | must | Thou |  |  | Lancaster |  | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to lancaster=Initial\_Location |

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