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title: madeira — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «madeira» in the school dictionary: Madeira is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean that belong to Portugal, famous for mountains, flowers and a warm climate. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# madeira

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Madeira, islands, We, Mum, madeira cake, cake · **What happens:** be, belong, make, eat, go, walk · **To what, where:** group, Portugal, strong sweet wine, islands, plain firm sponge cake, Madeira

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«madeira» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [madeira in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/madeira.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: a place — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Madeira is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean that belong to Portugal, famous for mountains, flowers and a warm climate.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:m1:1
# text = Madeira is a group of islands in the Atlantic Ocean that belong to Portugal, famous for mountains, flowers and a warm climate.
1	Madeira	Madeira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Ocean	Ocean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Portugal	Portugal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	climate	climate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Madeira | a group |  |  |  | of islands in the Atlantic Ocean | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | islands in the Atlantic Ocean |  | Portugal |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
A strong, sweet wine made on those islands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:m2:1
# text = A strong, sweet wine made on those islands.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a strong sweet wine *not said here* |  | that islands |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Madeira cake: a plain, firm sponge cake, often eaten with a cup of tea.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:m3:1
# text = Madeira cake: a plain, firm sponge cake, often eaten with a cup of tea.
1	Madeira	madeira	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
5	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
8	sponge	sponge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | participle |  | a plain firm sponge cake *not said here* |  |  |  | with a cup of tea; often *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Madeira is a group of islands that belong to Portugal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:x1:1
# text = Madeira is a group of islands that belong to Portugal.
1	Madeira	Madeira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	belong	belong	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Portugal	Portugal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Madeira | a group |  |  |  | of islands | tree rules |
| 2 | **belong** | present | islands |  | Portugal |  |  |  | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went to Madeira on holiday and walked along the mountain paths.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:x2:1
# text = We went to Madeira on holiday and walked along the mountain paths.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Madeira	Madeira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	along	along	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  | Madeira | holiday |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to madeira=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **walk** | past | We *not said here* |  |  | the mountain paths |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along path=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum baked a madeira cake for the school cake sale.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:x3:1
# text = Mum baked a madeira cake for the school cake sale.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	baked	bake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	madeira	madeira	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sale	sale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bake** | past | Mum | a madeira cake |  |  |  | for the cake sale | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent cake=Material for sale=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A madeira cake is firm, so it is good for birthday cakes with icing.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:x4:1
# text = A madeira cake is firm, so it is good for birthday cakes with icing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	madeira	madeira	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	cake	cake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	firm	firm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	icing	icing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a madeira cake |  |  |  |  | firm *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | cake |  |  |  |  | for birthday cakes with icing; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Madeira wine is made on the islands.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:x5:1
# text = Madeira wine is made on the islands.
1	Madeira	Madeira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Madeira wine |  | the islands |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Funchal, on Madeira.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:x6:1
# text = Cristiano Ronaldo was born in Funchal, on Madeira.
1	Cristiano	Cristiano	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	Ronaldo	Ronaldo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Funchal	Funchal	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Madeira	Madeira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | past · passive |  | Cristiano |  | Funchal |  | on Madeira | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The airport on Madeira is famous for its short runway.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:x7:1
# text = The airport on Madeira is famous for its short runway.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	airport	airport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Madeira	Madeira	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	runway	runway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the airport on Madeira |  |  |  |  | for airport's short runway; famous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Madeira means «wood» in Portuguese, because the island was covered in trees.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:madeira:x8:1
# text = Madeira means «wood» in Portuguese, because the island was covered in trees.
1	Madeira	madeira	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Portuguese	Portuguese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Madeira | wood |  |  |  | in Portuguese | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot wood=Theme in portuguese=Attribute |
| 2 | **cover** | past · passive |  | the island |  |  |  | in trees | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in tree=Theme |

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