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title: legendary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «legendary» in the school dictionary: Legendary means from a legend, an old story that may or may not be true («the legendary King Arthur»). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# legendary

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**Who acts:** Legendary, that, party, King Arthur, Robin Hood, legendary striker · **What happens:** mean, not be, admire, talk, be, score · **To what, where:** legend, legendary king, legendary outlaw, 300 goals, family, gold · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«legendary» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [legendary in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/legendary.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Legendary means from a legend, an old story that may or may not be true («the legendary King Arthur»).

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legendary:m1:1
# text = Legendary means from a legend, an old story that may or may not be true («the legendary King Arthur»).
1	Legendary	legendary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	legend	legend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
11	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	parataxis	_	_
17	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
20	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	Arthur	Arthur	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Legendary |  |  | a legend and a old story |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | may | that |  |  |  |  | true *property* | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Legendary means very famous and admired, talked about by many people («a legendary footballer»).

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legendary:m2:1
# text = Legendary means very famous and admired, talked about by many people («a legendary footballer»).
1	Legendary	legendary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	admired	admire	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	talked	talk	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Legendary |  |  |  |  | famous *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **admire** | participle | Legendary *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **talk** | participle | Legendary *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about many people | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about people=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Legendary means brilliant or amazing («That party was legendary!»).

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legendary:m3:1
# text = Legendary means brilliant or amazing («That party was legendary!»).
1	Legendary	legendary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	brilliant	brilliant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	amazing	amazing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	party	party	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Legendary |  |  |  |  | brilliant *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | past | that party |  |  |  |  | legendary *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
King Arthur is a legendary king of Britain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legendary:x1:1
# text = King Arthur is a legendary king of Britain.
1	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Arthur	Arthur	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | King Arthur | a legendary king |  |  |  | of Britain | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Robin Hood is a legendary outlaw.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legendary:x2:1
# text = Robin Hood is a legendary outlaw.
1	Robin	Robin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Hood	Hood	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	outlaw	outlaw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Robin Hood | a legendary outlaw |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The legendary striker scored over 300 goals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legendary:x3:1
# text = The legendary striker scored over 300 goals.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	striker	striker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	scored	score	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	300	300	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	goals	goal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | participle | the legendary striker *not said here* | 300 goals |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma's apple pie is legendary in our family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legendary:x4:1
# text = Grandma's apple pie is legendary in our family.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	apple	apple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	pie	pie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grandma's apple pie |  |  | our family |  | legendary *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The legendary dragon guarded the gold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legendary:x5:1
# text = The legendary dragon guarded the gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	guarded	guard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guard** | past | the legendary dragon | the gold |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That sleepover was legendary!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legendary:x6:1
# text = That sleepover was legendary!
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	sleepover	sleepover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that sleepover |  |  |  |  | legendary *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Nobody knows if the legendary city really existed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:legendary:x7:1
# text = Nobody knows if the legendary city really existed.
1	Nobody	nobody	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	legendary	legendary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	really	really	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	existed	exist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | present | Nobody |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **exist** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the legendary city |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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