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title: leo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «leo» in the school dictionary: A group of stars, a constellation, said to look like a lion. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# leo

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**Who acts:** group, name, Leo, boy, We, Regulus · **What happens:** say, look, sign, mean, call, name · **To what, where:** zodiac, lion, many popes, constellation, spring sky, brightest star · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«leo» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [leo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/leo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: space — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A group of stars, a constellation, said to look like a lion.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leo:m1:1
# text = A group of stars, a constellation, said to look like a lion.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	stars	star	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	constellation	constellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
12	like	like	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | a group of stars and a constellation |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | like a lion | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

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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: star signs — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fifth sign of the zodiac, for birthdays from about 23 July to 22 August.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leo:m2:1
# text = The fifth sign of the zodiac, for birthdays from about 23 July to 22 August.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fifth	fifth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	zodiac	zodiac	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	birthdays	birthday	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	about	about	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	23	23	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nmod	_	_
13	July	July	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:unmarked	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	22	22	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	12	nmod	_	_
16	August	August	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sign** |  |  | the zodiac |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leo, a boy's name meaning «lion» in Latin; many popes were called Leo.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leo:m3:1
# text = Leo, a boy's name meaning «lion» in Latin; many popes were called Leo.
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
7	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Latin	Latin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
14	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	popes	pope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl:relcl	_	_
18	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | gerund | a boy's name *not said here* | lion |  |  |  | in Latin | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot lion=Theme in latin=Attribute |
| 2 | **call** | past · passive | Leo *not said here* | many popes |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme leo=Result |
| 3 | **name** |  | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: Latin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
leo = lion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leo:m4:1
# text = leo = lion.
1	leo	leo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	=	=	SYM	SYM	_	3	punct	_	_
3	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We found the constellation Leo in the spring sky.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leo:x1:1
# text = We found the constellation Leo in the spring sky.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	constellation	constellation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | We | the constellation |  | the spring sky |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent constellation=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Regulus is the brightest star in Leo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leo:x2:1
# text = Regulus is the brightest star in Leo.
1	Regulus	Regulus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	brightest	bright	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Regulus | the brightest star |  | Leo |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My birthday is in August, so my star sign is Leo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leo:x3:1
# text = My birthday is in August, so my star sign is Leo.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	August	August	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
8	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | My birthday |  |  |  |  | in August and Leo | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | my star sign | Leo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **sign** |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leo is the Latin word for lion.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leo:x4:1
# text = Leo is the Latin word for lion.
1	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Latin	Latin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Leo | the Latin word |  |  |  | for lion | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My friend Leo plays football with me.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leo:x5:1
# text = My friend Leo plays football with me.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	plays	play	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | present | My friend | football |  |  |  | with me | vn play-114.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent football=Theme with i=Co-Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Star signs like Leo are fun, but they are not science.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leo:x6:1
# text = Star signs like Leo are fun, but they are not science.
1	Star	star	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	signs	sign	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	like	like	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Leo	Leo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	fun	fun	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
10	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	science	science	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Star signs like Leo |  |  |  |  | fun *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | signs *= sign* | science |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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