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title: lassie — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «lassie» in the school dictionary: A lassie is a girl or young woman. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# lassie

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**Who acts:** lassie, wee lassie, granny, laddies, She · **What happens:** be, play, come, call, save, dance · **To what, where:** girl, famous brave collie dog, books, beach, ceilidh, fine lassie · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«lassie» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 5 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: [lassie in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/lassie.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Scotland, Northern England, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A lassie is a girl or young woman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lassie:m1:1
# text = A lassie is a girl or young woman.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lassie	lassie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a lassie | a girl or young woman |  |  |  |  | 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: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lassie is a famous brave collie dog in books, films and TV.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lassie:m2:1
# text = Lassie is a famous brave collie dog in books, films and TV.
1	Lassie	lassie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	collie	collie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	films	film	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	TV	TV	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Lassie | a famous brave collie dog |  | books and films and TV |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wee lassie was playing on the beach (Scotland).

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lassie:x1:1
# text = The wee lassie was playing on the beach (Scotland).
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wee	wee	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	lassie	lassie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	playing	play	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past · progressive | the wee lassie |  |  | the beach |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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«Come here, lassie!» called her granny.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lassie:x2:1
# text = «Come here, lassie!» called her granny.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	parataxis	_	_
3	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	lassie	lassie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	granny	granny	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  | here |  | lassie *vocative* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **call** *speech: express* | past | her granny |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Lassie the collie always saves the day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lassie:x3:1
# text = Lassie the collie always saves the day.
1	Lassie	Lassie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	collie	collie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	5	advmod	_	_
5	saves	save	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | present | Lassie |  |  |  | day | always *property* | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The laddies and lassies danced at the ceilidh.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lassie:x4:1
# text = The laddies and lassies danced at the ceilidh.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	laddies	laddie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	lassies	lassie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	danced	dance	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ceilidh	ceilidh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dance** | past | the laddies and lassies |  |  | the ceilidh |  |  | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at ceilidh=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She's a fine lassie, that one.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:lassie:x5:1
# text = She's a fine lassie, that one.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	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	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lassie	lassie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | She | a fine lassie |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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