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title: mountaineer — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mountaineer» in the school dictionary: A mountaineer is a person who climbs mountains as a sport or hobby. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mountaineer

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**Who acts:** mountaineer, person, Mountaineering, Tenzing, Mountaineers, uncle · **What happens:** be, climb, reach, carry, set up, believe · **To what, where:** person, mountains, sport, top, famous mountaineer, ropes

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A mountaineer is a person who climbs mountains as a sport or hobby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mountaineer:m1:1
# text = A mountaineer is a person who climbs mountains as a sport or hobby.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mountaineer	mountaineer	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	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	hobby	hobby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	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 mountaineer | a person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb** | present | a person | mountains |  |  |  | as a sport or hobby | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location mountain=Theme |

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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 -->
Mountaineering is the sport of climbing mountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mountaineer:m2:1
# text = Mountaineering is the sport of climbing mountains.
1	Mountaineering	mountaineering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sport	sport	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	climbing	climb	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
7	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Mountaineering | the sport |  |  |  | of climbing mountains | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mountaineer reached the top of Everest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mountaineer:x1:1
# text = The mountaineer reached the top of Everest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mountaineer	mountaineer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reached	reach	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	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Everest	Everest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tenzing Norgay was a famous mountaineer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mountaineer:x2:1
# text = Tenzing Norgay was a famous mountaineer.
1	Tenzing	Tenzing	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Norgay	Norgay	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mountaineer	mountaineer	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 | Tenzing | a famous mountaineer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mountaineers carry ropes and ice axes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mountaineer:x3:1
# text = Mountaineers carry ropes and ice axes.
1	Mountaineers	mountaineer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ropes	rope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	axes	ax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | Mountaineers | ropes and ice axes |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle is a keen mountaineer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mountaineer:x4:1
# text = My uncle is a keen mountaineer.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	keen	keen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	mountaineer	mountaineer	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** | present | My uncle | a keen mountaineer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The mountaineers set up camp below the summit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mountaineer:x5:1
# text = The mountaineers set up camp below the summit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mountaineers	mountaineer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	set	set	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	camp	camp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	below	below	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	summit	summit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set up** | present | the mountaineers | camp |  | the summit |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent camp=Theme below summit=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mountaineering can be dangerous in bad weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mountaineer:x6:1
# text = Mountaineering can be dangerous in bad weather.
1	Mountaineering	mountaineering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	cop	_	_
4	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	weather	weather	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 | **is** | can | Mountaineering |  |  | bad weather |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Of course not a creature in Vadso believed that, and declared that if it made the mountaineers happier to talk such nonsense, why, let them!

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mountaineer:x7:1
# text = Of course not a creature in Vadso believed that, and declared that if it made the mountaineers happier to talk such nonsense, why, let them!
1	Of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	fixed	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Vadso	Vadso	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	mountaineers	mountaineer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
19	happier	happy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	16	xcomp	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
22	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	nonsense	nonsense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
27	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
28	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past |  |  |  |  |  | of a creature in Vadso | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **make** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | creature |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.material V NP»: agent=Material |
| 4 | **talk** | to-infinitive | creature *not said here* | such nonsense |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent nonsense=Patient |
| 5 | **let** | infinitive |  | mountaineers *= mountaineer* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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