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title: moor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «moor» in the school dictionary: A wide, open area of high land with rough grass, heather and few trees. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# moor

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**Who acts:** ship, Muslim people, We, Purple heather, fog, sailors · **What happens:** tie up, stay, use, rule, go, walk · **To what, where:** boat, one place, ropes, much, Middle Ages, moor

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«moor» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [moor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/moor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: noun, mostly UK — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wide, open area of high land with rough grass, heather and few trees.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:m1:1
# text = A wide, open area of high land with rough grass, heather and few trees.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	rough	rough	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	heather	heather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To tie up a boat or ship so it stays in one place, using ropes or an anchor.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:m2:1
# text = To tie up a boat or ship so it stays in one place, using ropes or an anchor.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tie	tie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
16	ropes	rope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
17	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	anchor	anchor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie up** | to-infinitive | ship *not said here* | a boat or ship |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Patient |
| 2 | **stay** | present | ship |  |  | one place |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |
| 3 | **use** | gerund | ship *not said here* | ropes or a anchor |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moor (capital M): one of the Muslim people from North Africa who ruled much of Spain in the Middle Ages.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:m3:1
# text = Moor (capital M): one of the Muslim people from North Africa who ruled much of Spain in the Middle Ages.
1	Moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	M	M	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	1	appos	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Muslim	Muslim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
17	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	Middle	Middle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	flat	_	_
23	Ages	Age	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | the Muslim people from North Africa | much of Spain |  |  | in the Middle Ages |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent much=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went walking across the moor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:x1:1
# text = We went walking across the moor.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	walking	walk	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **go** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **walk** | gerund | We *not said here* |  |  | the moor |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across moor=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Purple heather covers the moors in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:x2:1
# text = Purple heather covers the moors in summer.
1	Purple	purple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	heather	heather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	covers	cover	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	moors	moor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | present | Purple heather | the moors |  |  | summer |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme moor=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fog came down over the moor and we got lost.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:x3:1
# text = The fog came down over the moor and we got lost.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	got	get	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come down** | past | the fog |  |  | the moor |  | down *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme over moor=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **lose** | past · passive |  | we |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sailors moored the boat at the harbour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:x4:1
# text = The sailors moored the boat at the harbour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	moored	moor	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **moor** | past | the sailors | the boat |  | the harbour |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V ADVP»: agent=Theme boat=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The yacht was moored to a buoy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:x5:1
# text = The yacht was moored to a buoy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	yacht	yacht	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	moored	moor	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	buoy	buoy	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 | **moor** | past · passive |  | the yacht |  |  |  | to a buoy | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to buoy=Co-Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Moors built beautiful palaces in Spain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:x6:1
# text = The Moors built beautiful palaces in Spain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Moors	moor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	palaces	palace	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the Moors | beautiful palaces |  | Spain |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset palace=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, a strange howl came from the moor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:x7:1
# text = In the story, a strange howl came from the moor.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	howl	howl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | a strange howl |  |  | the story |  | from the moor | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from moor=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"In our nest on the moor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:moor:x8:1
# text = "In our nest on the moor.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	nest	nest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

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