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title: marseille — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «marseille» in the school dictionary: Marseille is a large port city on the Mediterranean coast in southern France, the second-largest city in France. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# marseille

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**Who acts:** Marseille, name, Greek sailors, We, Fish soup · **What happens:** be, spell, found, call, take, have · **To what, where:** large port city, Mediterranean coast, name, older English, busy port, south · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«marseille» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [marseille in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/marseille.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Marseille is a large port city on the Mediterranean coast in southern France, the second-largest city in France.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marseille:m1:1
# text = Marseille is a large port city on the Mediterranean coast in southern France, the second-largest city in France.
1	Marseille	marseille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Mediterranean	Mediterranean	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
16	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	19	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Marseille | a large port city |  | the Mediterranean coast in southern France |  |  | 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: French — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The name is French; in older English it is often spelled «Marseilles».

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marseille:m2:1
# text = The name is French; in older English it is often spelled «Marseilles».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
8	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
11	often	often	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	spelled	spell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	Marseilles	Marseilles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the name |  |  |  |  | french *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spell** | present · passive |  | name |  | older English |  | often *property* | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme marseilles=Manner |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marseille is a busy port in the south of France.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marseille:x1:1
# text = Marseille is a busy port in the south of France.
1	Marseille	marseille	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	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	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Marseille | a busy port |  | the south of France |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Greek sailors founded Marseille long ago.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marseille:x2:1
# text = Greek sailors founded Marseille long ago.
1	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	founded	found	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Marseille	Marseille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **found** | past | Greek sailors | Marseille |  |  |  | ago *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent marseille=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The French national anthem is called «La Marseillaise».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marseille:x3:1
# text = The French national anthem is called «La Marseillaise».
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	national	national	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	anthem	anthem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	La	La	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	_
9	Marseillaise	Marseillaise	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the French national anthem |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We took a ferry from Marseille to Corsica.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marseille:x4:1
# text = We took a ferry from Marseille to Corsica.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ferry	ferry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Marseille	Marseille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Corsica	Corsica	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | We | a ferry | Corsica | Marseille |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent ferry=Theme from marseille=Initial\_Location to corsica=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Marseille has a famous football club.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marseille:x5:1
# text = Marseille has a famous football club.
1	Marseille	Marseille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	football	football	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	club	club	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Marseille | a famous football club |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent club=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fish soup called bouillabaisse comes from Marseille.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:marseille:x6:1
# text = Fish soup called bouillabaisse comes from Marseille.
1	Fish	fish	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	compound	_	_
2	soup	soup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	bouillabaisse	bouillabaisse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	xcomp	_	_
5	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Marseille	Marseille	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | Fish soup *not said here* | bouillabaisse |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **come** | present | Fish soup |  |  | Marseille |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from marseille=Initial\_Location |

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