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title: leviathan — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «leviathan» in the school dictionary: A huge sea monster described in the Bible, in books such as Job, Psalms and Isaiah. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# leviathan

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**Who acts:** Leviathan, blue whale, cruise ship, Sailors, Christians, new supermarket · **What happens:** describe, be, tell, swallow, read, put · **To what, where:** huge sea monster, Bible, title, great sea monster, leviathan, tales · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A huge sea monster described in the Bible, in books such as Job, Psalms and Isaiah.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leviathan:m1:1
# text = A huge sea monster described in the Bible, in books such as Job, Psalms and Isaiah.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	14	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	Job	Job	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	Psalms	Psalms	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	Isaiah	Isaiah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | participle |  | a huge sea monster *not said here* |  | the Bible and books such Job and Psalms and Isaiah |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Anything very large and powerful, such as a huge ship, whale or company.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leviathan:m2:1
# text = Anything very large and powerful, such as a huge ship, whale or company.
1	Anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	3	nsubj	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	powerful	powerful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	11	case	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	fixed	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Leviathan» is the title of a famous 1651 book by Thomas Hobbes about the power of government.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leviathan:m3:1
# text = «Leviathan» is the title of a famous 1651 book by Thomas Hobbes about the power of government.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Leviathan	Leviathan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	1651	1651	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	compound	_	_
11	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Thomas	Thomas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	Hobbes	Hobbes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	government	government	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Leviathan | the title |  |  |  | of a famous 1651 book by Thomas; about the power of government | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Bible, Leviathan is a great sea monster.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leviathan:x1:1
# text = In the Bible, Leviathan is a great sea monster.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Leviathan	Leviathan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	monster	monster	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Leviathan | a great sea monster |  | the Bible |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The blue whale is the leviathan of the oceans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leviathan:x2:1
# text = The blue whale is the leviathan of the oceans.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	whale	whale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	leviathan	leviathan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	oceans	ocean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	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 a** | present | the blue whale | the leviathan |  |  |  | of the oceans | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cruise ship was a leviathan, taller than any building in the port.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leviathan:x3:1
# text = The cruise ship was a leviathan, taller than any building in the port.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	cruise	cruise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	leviathan	leviathan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	taller	tall	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
9	than	than	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the cruise ship | a leviathan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sailors told tales of a leviathan that swallowed ships.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leviathan:x4:1
# text = Sailors told tales of a leviathan that swallowed ships.
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	leviathan	leviathan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Sailors | tales of a leviathan |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent tale=Recipient |
| 2 | **swallow** | past | a leviathan | ships |  |  |  |  | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Patient |
| 3 | **tell** |  | a leviathan |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Christians read about Leviathan in the Book of Job.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leviathan:x5:1
# text = Christians read about Leviathan in the Book of Job.
1	Christians	Christian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Leviathan	Leviathan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Job	Job	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | Christians |  |  | the Book of Job |  | about Leviathan | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about leviathan=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new supermarket is a leviathan that has put small shops out of business.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:leviathan:x6:1
# text = The new supermarket is a leviathan that has put small shops out of business.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	supermarket	supermarket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	leviathan	leviathan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	shops	shop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	out	out	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the new supermarket | a leviathan |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **put** | present · perfect · passive |  | a leviathan |  | business |  |  | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Asset shop=Goal |

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