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title: monastery — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «monastery» in the school dictionary: A building or group of buildings where monks live, pray and work together under religious rules. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# monastery

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**Who acts:** monks, We, Vikings, Buddhist monastery, monastery garden, Henry · **What happens:** live, pray, work together, get up, visit, ruin · **To what, where:** religious rules, ruins, old monastery, monastery, Lindisfarne, herbs

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A building or group of buildings where monks live, pray and work together under religious rules.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:monastery:m1:1
# text = A building or group of buildings where monks live, pray and work together under religious rules.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
8	monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	pray	pray	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	work	work	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	under	under	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | monks |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pray** | present | monks *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **work together** | present | monks *not said here* |  |  | religious rules |  | together *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Such a place as a centre of learning, farming and copying books in the Middle Ages.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:monastery:m2:1
# text = Such a place as a centre of learning, farming and copying books in the Middle Ages.
1	Such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	3	det:predet	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	centre	centre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	farming	farming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	copying	copying	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	flat	_	_
17	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The monks in the monastery get up early to pray.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:monastery:x1:1
# text = The monks in the monastery get up early to pray.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monastery	monastery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	get	get	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	pray	pray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get up** | infinitive | the monks in the monastery |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pray** | to-infinitive | the monks in the monastery *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited the ruins of an old monastery on the island.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:monastery:x2:1
# text = We visited the ruins of an old monastery on the island.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ruins	ruin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	monastery	monastery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | past | We | the ruins of a old monastery on the island |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ruin=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **ruin** |  |  | a old monastery on the island |  |  |  |  | nom ruin «state transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vikings attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:monastery:x3:1
# text = Vikings attacked the monastery at Lindisfarne.
1	Vikings	Viking	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	attacked	attack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	monastery	monastery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Lindisfarne	Lindisfarne	PROPN	NNP	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 | **attack** | past | Vikings | the monastery |  | Lindisfarne |  |  | vn attack-60.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monastery=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the Middle Ages monks in the monastery copied books by hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:monastery:x4:1
# text = In the Middle Ages monks in the monastery copied books by hand.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
5	monks	monk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	monastery	monastery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	copied	copy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	appos	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There is a Buddhist monastery in the mountains of Tibet.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:monastery:x5:1
# text = There is a Buddhist monastery in the mountains of Tibet.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Buddhist	buddhist	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	monastery	monastery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Tibet	Tibet	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | present | a Buddhist monastery in the mountains of Tibet |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The monastery garden grew herbs for medicine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:monastery:x6:1
# text = The monastery garden grew herbs for medicine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	monastery	monastery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	herbs	herb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	medicine	medicine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | the monastery garden | herbs |  |  |  | for medicine | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent herb=Product for medicine=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Henry VIII closed the monasteries and took their land.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:monastery:x7:1
# text = Henry VIII closed the monasteries and took their land.
1	Henry	Henry	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	VIII	VIII	NUM	CD	NumForm=Roman|NumType=Card	1	flat	_	_
3	closed	close	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monasteries	monastery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | past | Henry | the monasteries |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent monastery=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | past | Henry *not said here* | monasteries's land |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Planudes, however, was no mere recluse, shut up in his monastery.

<!-- fold The tree, 11 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:monastery:x8:1
# text = Planudes, however, was no mere recluse, shut up in his monastery.
1	Planudes	Planude	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
3	however	however	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
7	mere	mere	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	recluse	recluse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	shut	shut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	monastery	monastery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | no mere recluse |  |  |  | however *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **shut up** | participle |  | no mere recluse *not said here* |  | his monastery |  |  | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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