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title: morocco — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «morocco» in the school dictionary: Morocco is a country in north-west Africa, across the sea from Spain (a name). Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# morocco

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**Who acts:** Morocco, We, Atlas Mountains, capital, George · **What happens:** be, make, use, drink, bind, reach · **To what, where:** country, north west Africa, fine soft leather, goatskin, North Africa, mint tea

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Morocco is a country in north-west Africa, across the sea from Spain (a name).

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morocco:m1:1
# text = Morocco is a country in north-west Africa, across the sea from Spain (a name).
1	Morocco	Morocco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	north	north	ADV	RB	_	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	across	across	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Morocco | a country and the sea from Spain |  | north west Africa |  |  | 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 -->
Morocco (small m) is a fine soft leather made from goatskin, used for book covers.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morocco:m2:1
# text = Morocco (small m) is a fine soft leather made from goatskin, used for book covers.
1	Morocco	Morocco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	m	M	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	goatskin	goatskin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	covers	cover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Morocco | a fine soft leather |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a fine soft leather *not said here* |  | goatskin |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from goatskin=Material |
| 3 | **use** | participle |  | a fine soft leather *not said here* |  |  |  | for book covers | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Morocco is in North Africa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morocco:x1:1
# text = Morocco is in North Africa.
1	Morocco	Morocco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Africa	Africa	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** | present | Morocco |  |  | North Africa |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drank mint tea in Morocco.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morocco:x2:1
# text = We drank mint tea in Morocco.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mint	mint	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Morocco	Morocco	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 | **drink** | past | We | mint tea |  | Morocco |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The Atlas Mountains are in Morocco.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morocco:x3:1
# text = The Atlas Mountains are in Morocco.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Atlas	Atlas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Mountains	Mountain	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Morocco	Morocco	PROPN	NNP	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** | present | the Atlas Mountains |  |  | Morocco |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old book was bound in red morocco.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morocco:x4:1
# text = The old book was bound in red morocco.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	morocco	morocco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | past · passive |  | the old book |  |  |  | in red morocco | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in morocco=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Morocco's capital is Rabat, not Casablanca.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morocco:x5:1
# text = Morocco's capital is Rabat, not Casablanca.
1	Morocco	Morocco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	Rabat	Rabat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	Casablanca	Casablanca	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Morocco's capital | Rabat and Casablanca |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Morocco reached the World Cup semi-finals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morocco:x6:1
# text = Morocco reached the World Cup semi-finals.
1	Morocco	Morocco	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Cup	Cup	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	semi-finals	semi-final	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | past | Morocco | the Cup semi-finals |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent semi-final=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And from the General's apartment there arrived a hymn-book bound in morocco, sent by the little lady to whom George had given pictures.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:morocco:x7:1
# text = And from the General's apartment there arrived a hymn-book bound in morocco, sent by the little lady to whom George had given pictures.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	General	General	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	apartment	apartment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	hymn	hymn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	morocco	morocco	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	21	nmod	_	_
24	George	George	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
25	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	23	acl:relcl	_	_
27	pictures	picture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past |  | a hymn book |  | the General's apartment; there |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **bind** | participle |  | a hymn book *not said here* |  | morocco |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **send** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the little lady | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **give** | past · perfect | George | pictures |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent picture=Theme |

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