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title: matron — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «matron» in the school dictionary: A matron is a married woman, usually older and sensible, who is treated with respect. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# matron

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**Who acts:** matron, She, Two respectable matrons · **What happens:** be, treat, charge, check, sit, wear · **To what, where:** married woman, senior nurse, charge, hospital ward, hospital, kind matron

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«matron» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 4 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: [matron in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/matron.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A matron is a married woman, usually older and sensible, who is treated with respect.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matron:m1:1
# text = A matron is a married woman, usually older and sensible, who is treated with respect.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matron	matron	NOUN	NN	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	married	married	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	older	old	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	parataxis	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	treated	treat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a matron | a married woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **treat** | present · passive |  | a married woman |  |  |  | with respect | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with respect=Theme |

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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: old use — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A matron is a senior nurse or carer in charge of a hospital ward, a school or a home.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matron:m2:1
# text = A matron is a senior nurse or carer in charge of a hospital ward, a school or a home.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matron	matron	NOUN	NN	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	senior	senior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	carer	carer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	ward	ward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a matron | a senior nurse or carer |  | charge of a hospital ward and a school or a home |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **charge** |  |  | a hospital ward and a school or a home |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The matron of the hospital checked on each child.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matron:x1:1
# text = The matron of the hospital checked on each child.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matron	matron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **check** | participle |  | the hospital *not said here* |  |  |  | on each child | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on child=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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She was a kind and honest matron.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matron:x2:1
# text = She was a kind and honest matron.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	matron	matron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | She | a kind matron |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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Two respectable matrons sat at the front of the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matron:x3:1
# text = Two respectable matrons sat at the front of the hall.
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	respectable	respectable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	matrons	matron	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | past | Two respectable matrons |  |  | the front of the hall |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at front=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The matron wore a long grey dress and a crown.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:matron:x4:1
# text = The matron wore a long grey dress and a crown.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	matron	matron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the matron | a long grey dress and a crown |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent dress=Theme |

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