--- title: lancers — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics description: «lancers» in the school dictionary: Lancers are soldiers on horses who fight with long spears called lances. 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The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [lancers in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lancers.md). ## Meaning 1 {#m1} Lancers are soldiers on horses who fight with long spears called lances. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:lancers:m1:1 # text = Lancers are soldiers on horses who fight with long spears called lances. 1 Lancers lancer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 2 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 soldiers soldier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nmod _ _ 6 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 7 nsubj _ _ 7 fight fight VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 long long ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 spears spear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ 11 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 acl _ _ 12 lances lance NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 13 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | Lancers | soldiers | | | | on horses | tree rules | | 2 | **fight** | present | horses | | | | | with long spears | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with spear=Co-Agent | | 3 | **call** | participle | long spears *not said here* | lances | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} The king sent five hundred lancers. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:lancers:x1:1 # text = The king sent five hundred lancers. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 five five NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 5 compound _ _ 5 hundred hundred NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nummod _ _ 6 lancers lancer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | past | the king | hundred lancers | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lancer=Theme | ## Example 2 {#x2} The lancers rode out at dawn. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:lancers:x2:1 # text = The lancers rode out at dawn. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 lancers lancer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 rode ride VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 out out ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 5 at at ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 dawn dawn NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **ride out** | past | the lancers | | | | dawn | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | ## Example 3 {#x3} Ten lancers guarded the gate. ```conllu # sent_id = dict:school:lancers:x3:1 # text = Ten lancers guarded the gate. 1 Ten ten NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 2 nummod _ _ 2 lancers lancer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 guarded guard VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 gate gate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 6 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **guard** | past | Ten lancers | the gate | | | | | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Beneficiary | **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. - ← previous: [lance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/lance/) - next →: [land](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/land/) - ↑ back to [L in school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/L/)