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title: landlocked — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «landlocked» in the school dictionary: Of a country or place: surrounded by land on all sides, with no coast on the sea. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# landlocked

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**Who acts:** Switzerland, Bolivia, it, Landlocked countries, you, two landlocked countries · **What happens:** surround, be, have, depend, reach, look · **To what, where:** country, sides, landlocked country, navy, big lake, sea

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Of a country or place: surrounded by land on all sides, with no coast on the sea.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landlocked:m1:1
# text = Of a country or place: surrounded by land on all sides, with no coast on the sea.
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:agent	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	sides	side	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	16	det	_	_
16	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
17	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | participle |  | a country or place *not said here* |  | all sides |  | with no coast on the sea | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with coast=Theme |

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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 -->
Switzerland is a landlocked country.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landlocked:x1:1
# text = Switzerland is a landlocked country.
1	Switzerland	Switzerland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	landlocked	landlocked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	country	country	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 | Switzerland | a landlocked country |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bolivia is landlocked, but it still has a navy on a big lake!

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landlocked:x2:1
# text = Bolivia is landlocked, but it still has a navy on a big lake!
1	Bolivia	Bolivia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	landlocked	landlocked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	still	still	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	navy	navy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Bolivia |  |  |  |  | landlocked *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | present | it | a navy |  | a big lake | still |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent navy=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Landlocked countries depend on neighbours to reach the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landlocked:x3:1
# text = Landlocked countries depend on neighbours to reach the sea.
1	Landlocked	landlocked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	depend	depend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	neighbours	neighbour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depend** | present | Landlocked countries |  |  |  |  | on neighbours | vn rely-70 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent on neighbour=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | to-infinitive | Landlocked countries *not said here* | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent sea=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look at the map: which African countries are landlocked?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landlocked:x4:1
# text = Look at the map: which African countries are landlocked?
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
7	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	landlocked	landlocked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the map | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at map=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | landlocked *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Liechtenstein is surrounded by two landlocked countries.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landlocked:x5:1
# text = Liechtenstein is surrounded by two landlocked countries.
1	Liechtenstein	Liechtenstein	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	landlocked	landlocked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | present · passive | two landlocked countries | Liechtenstein |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Caspian Sea is a landlocked sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landlocked:x6:1
# text = The Caspian Sea is a landlocked sea.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Caspian	Caspian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	landlocked	landlocked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Caspian Sea | a landlocked sea |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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