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title: landslide — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «landslide» in the school dictionary: A large mass of earth, rocks and mud suddenly sliding down a hill or mountain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# landslide

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**Who acts:** large mass, landslide, Tree roots, She, Earthquakes, Rescue teams · **What happens:** slide, block, help, stop, evacuate, win · **To what, where:** hill, mountain road, landslides, steep hills, village, class election

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«landslide» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [landslide in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/landslide.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large mass of earth, rocks and mud suddenly sliding down a hill or mountain.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landslide:m1:1
# text = A large mass of earth, rocks and mud suddenly sliding down a hill or mountain.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mass	mass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	sliding	slide	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
12	down	down	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slide** | gerund | a large mass of earth and rocks and mud *not said here* |  |  | a hill or mountain |  | suddenly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down hill=Trajectory |

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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: politics — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A huge win in an election, by far more votes than the others.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landslide:m2:1
# text = A huge win in an election, by far more votes than the others.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	win	win	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
10	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	amod	_	_
11	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
12	than	than	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After days of rain, a landslide blocked the mountain road.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landslide:x1:1
# text = After days of rain, a landslide blocked the mountain road.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	landslide	landslide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	blocked	block	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | past | a landslide | the mountain road |  |  | day |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer road=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tree roots help to stop landslides on steep hills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landslide:x2:1
# text = Tree roots help to stop landslides on steep hills.
1	Tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	landslides	landslide	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	steep	steep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	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 | **help** | present | Tree roots |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | to-infinitive | Tree roots *not said here* | landslides |  | steep hills |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality landslide=Eventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The village was evacuated because of the danger of a landslide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landslide:x3:1
# text = The village was evacuated because of the danger of a landslide.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	evacuated	evacuate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	landslide	landslide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evacuate** | past · passive |  | the village |  |  |  | because the danger of a landslide | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She won the class election by a landslide, with 25 votes out of 28.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landslide:x4:1
# text = She won the class election by a landslide, with 25 votes out of 28.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	election	election	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	landslide	landslide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	votes	vote	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	_
13	out	out	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	28	28	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | She | the class election |  |  |  | by a landslide | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent election=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Earthquakes can trigger landslides.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landslide:x5:1
# text = Earthquakes can trigger landslides.
1	Earthquakes	earthquake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	trigger	trigger	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	landslides	landslide	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trigger** | can | Earthquakes | landslides |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition landslide=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rescue teams searched the mud after the landslide.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:landslide:x6:1
# text = Rescue teams searched the mud after the landslide.
1	Rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	teams	team	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	searched	search	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	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	landslide	landslide	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 | **search** | past | Rescue teams | the mud |  |  | after the landslide |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent mud=Location |

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