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title: mayflower — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mayflower» in the school dictionary: The Mayflower was the ship that carried English settlers, now called the Pilgrims, across the Atlantic from Plymouth in England to America, where they started Plymouth Colony. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mayflower

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**Who acts:** Mayflower, ship, settlers, several plants, hundred passengers, Pilgrims · **What happens:** be, carry, call, start, flower, trail · **To what, where:** ship, English settlers, America, Atlantic, Plymouth Colony, hawthorn · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«mayflower» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [mayflower in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mayflower.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mayflower was the ship that carried English settlers, now called the Pilgrims, across the Atlantic from Plymouth in England to America, where they started Plymouth Colony.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mayflower:m1:1
# text = The Mayflower was the ship that carried English settlers, now called the Pilgrims, across the Atlantic from Plymouth in England to America, where they started Plymouth Colony.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mayflower	Mayflower	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	settlers	settler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Pilgrims	Pilgrim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	across	across	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Atlantic	Atlantic	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Plymouth	Plymouth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
26	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	28	advmod	_	_
27	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	started	start	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
29	Plymouth	Plymouth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	compound	_	_
30	Colony	Colony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Mayflower | the ship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | past | the ship | English settlers | America | the Atlantic from Plymouth |  | in England | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent settler=Theme to america=Destination |
| 3 | **call** | participle |  | English settlers *not said here* |  |  | now |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **start** | past | settlers *= settler* | Plymouth Colony |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent colony=Eventuality |

<!-- .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 mayflower is any of several plants that flower in spring, especially hawthorn in Britain and the trailing arbutus in North America.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mayflower:m2:1
# text = A mayflower is any of several plants that flower in spring, especially hawthorn in Britain and the trailing arbutus in North America.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mayflower	mayflower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
4	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	several	several	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	plants	plant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	flower	flower	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	hawthorn	hawthorn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	trailing	trail	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	amod	_	_
20	arbutus	arbutus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flower** | present | several plants |  |  |  | spring |  | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present | a mayflower | hawthorn and the trailing arbutus in North America |  | Britain |  | especially *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **trail** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mayflower is the floral symbol of Nova Scotia in Canada and of Massachusetts in the USA.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mayflower:m3:1
# text = The mayflower is the floral symbol of Nova Scotia in Canada and of Massachusetts in the USA.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mayflower	mayflower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	floral	floral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	symbol	symbol	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Nova	Nova	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Scotia	Scotia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Massachusetts	massachusett	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the mayflower | the floral symbol |  |  |  | of Nova Scotia in Canada and Massachusetts in the USA | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mayflower:x1:1
# text = The Mayflower sailed from Plymouth, England.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mayflower	Mayflower	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Plymouth	Plymouth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | the Mayflower |  |  | Plymouth  England |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent from plymouth=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
About one hundred passengers crossed the ocean on the Mayflower.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mayflower:x2:1
# text = About one hundred passengers crossed the ocean on the Mayflower.
1	About	about	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	_
3	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	passengers	passenger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Mayflower	Mayflower	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | hundred passengers | the ocean |  | the Mayflower |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ocean=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Pilgrims on the Mayflower landed in what is now Massachusetts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mayflower:x3:1
# text = The Pilgrims on the Mayflower landed in what is now Massachusetts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Pilgrims	Pilgrim	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mayflower	Mayflower	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	Massachusetts	massachusett	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | past | the Pilgrims on the Mayflower |  |  |  |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | Massachusetts | now |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Wampanoag people helped the settlers after the Mayflower arrived.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mayflower:x4:1
# text = The Wampanoag people helped the settlers after the Mayflower arrived.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Wampanoag	Wampanoag	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	settlers	settler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Mayflower	Mayflower	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | the Wampanoag people | the settlers |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent settler=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **arrive** | past | the Mayflower |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mayflower is the provincial flower of Nova Scotia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mayflower:x5:1
# text = The mayflower is the provincial flower of Nova Scotia.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mayflower	mayflower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	provincial	provincial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Nova	Nova	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	Scotia	Scotia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the mayflower | the provincial flower |  |  |  | of Nova | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The hedges were white with mayflower blossom.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mayflower:x6:1
# text = The hedges were white with mayflower blossom.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hedges	hedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	mayflower	mayflower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	blossom	blossom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the hedges |  |  |  |  | with mayflower blossom; white *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a model of the Mayflower in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mayflower:x7:1
# text = We made a model of the Mayflower in class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	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	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Mayflower	Mayflower	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a model of the Mayflower |  | class |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent model=Product |
| 2 | **model** |  |  | the Mayflower |  |  |  |  | nom model «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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