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title: mississippian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mississippian» in the school dictionary: A Mississippian is a person from the US state of Mississippi. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# mississippian

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**Who acts:** Mississippian, Mississippian culture, Native American civilisation, cousin, Mississippian people, Cahokia · **What happens:** be, build, use, form, grow · **To what, where:** person, US state, Native American civilisation, great earth mounds, period, USA

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A Mississippian is a person from the US state of Mississippi.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mississippian:m1:1
# text = A Mississippian is a person from the US state of Mississippi.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mississippian	Mississippian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Mississippi	Mississippi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Mississippian | a person |  | the US state of Mississippi |  |  | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mississippian culture was a Native American civilisation that built great earth mounds along the Mississippi valley, about 800 to 1600.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mississippian:m2:1
# text = The Mississippian culture was a Native American civilisation that built great earth mounds along the Mississippi valley, about 800 to 1600.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mississippian	mississippian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	culture	culture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	civilisation	civilisation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	mounds	mound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
14	along	along	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Mississippi	Mississippi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	about	about	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	800	800	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	obl	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	1600	1600	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Mississippian culture | a Native American civilisation |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **build** | past | a Native American civilisation | great earth mounds |  |  |  | along the Mississippi valley; 800 to 1600 *obl* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset mound=Product |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: science — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mississippian is a period of Earth's history about 359–323 million years ago, used in the USA.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mississippian:m3:1
# text = The Mississippian is a period of Earth's history about 359–323 million years ago, used in the USA.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Mississippian	Mississippian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	Earth	Earth	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	359	359	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	–	-	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	323	323	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	flat	_	_
14	million	million	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl:unmarked	_	_
16	ago	ago	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Mississippian | a period |  |  |  | of Earth's history; about 359 | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a period *not said here* |  | the USA |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousin is a Mississippian.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mississippian:x1:1
# text = My cousin is a Mississippian.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Mississippian	Mississippian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | My cousin | a Mississippian |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Mississippian people built huge earth mounds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mississippian:x2:1
# text = The Mississippian people built huge earth mounds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Mississippian	mississippian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	mounds	mound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the Mississippian people | huge earth mounds |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mound=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Cahokia was the largest Mississippian city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mississippian:x3:1
# text = Cahokia was the largest Mississippian city.
1	Cahokia	Cahokia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	largest	large	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	Mississippian	mississippian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Cahokia | the largest Mississippian city |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Coal formed in the Mississippian period.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mississippian:x4:1
# text = Coal formed in the Mississippian period.
1	Coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	formed	form	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Mississippian	Mississippian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **form** | past | Coal |  |  | the Mississippian period |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in period=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mississippian farmers grew corn and beans.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mississippian:x5:1
# text = Mississippian farmers grew corn and beans.
1	Mississippian	mississippian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	beans	bean	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | Mississippian farmers | corn and beans |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location corn=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A famous Mississippian writer is William Faulkner.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mississippian:x6:1
# text = A famous Mississippian writer is William Faulkner.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Mississippian	mississippian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	William	William	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	Faulkner	Faulkner	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	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 famous Mississippian writer | William |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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