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title: navy — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «navy» in the school dictionary: A navy is the part of a country's armed forces that fights at sea, with ships, sailors and submarines. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# navy

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**Who acts:** navy, armed forces, uncle, school jumper, She, Sailors · **What happens:** be, fight, serve, send, help, wear · **To what, where:** part, sea, dark blue colour, ships, navy coat, knots

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A navy is the part of a country's armed forces that fights at sea, with ships, sailors and submarines.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:navy:m1:1
# text = A navy is the part of a country's armed forces that fights at sea, with ships, sailors and submarines.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	navy	navy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	armed	armed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	fights	fight	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	submarines	submarine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	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 navy | the part |  |  |  | of a country's armed forces | tree rules |
| 2 | **fight** | present | a country's armed forces |  |  | sea |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Navy (navy blue) is a very dark blue colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:navy:m2:1
# text = Navy (navy blue) is a very dark blue colour.
1	Navy	navy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	navy	navy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Navy | a dark blue colour |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My uncle served in the Royal Navy for ten years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:navy:x1:1
# text = My uncle served in the Royal Navy for ten years.
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	3	nsubj	_	_
3	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Royal	Royal	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Navy	Navy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | past | My uncle |  |  |  | year | in the Royal Navy | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent in navy=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school jumper is navy blue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:navy:x2:1
# text = Our school jumper is navy blue.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	jumper	jumper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	navy	navy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | Our school jumper |  |  |  |  | blue *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The navy sent ships to help after the flood.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:navy:x3:1
# text = The navy sent ships to help after the flood.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	navy	navy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | the navy | ships |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ship=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | to-infinitive | the navy *not said here* |  |  |  | after the flood |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wore a navy coat and red boots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:navy:x4:1
# text = She wore a navy coat and red boots.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	navy	navy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	boots	boot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | She | a navy coat and red boots |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Sailors in the navy learn to swim and tie knots.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:navy:x5:1
# text = Sailors in the navy learn to swim and tie knots.
1	Sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	navy	navy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	learn	learn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	swim	swim	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	tie	tie	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
10	knots	knot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | infinitive | Sailors in the navy |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **swim** | to-infinitive | Sailors in the navy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **tie** | infinitive | Sailors in the navy *not said here* | knots |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knot=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two navies fought a great sea battle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:navy:x6:1
# text = The two navies fought a great sea battle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	navies	navy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | the two navies | a great sea battle |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Co-Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Could we ever forgive ourselves if by neglecting a simple precaution we lost more rabbits--or even, perhaps, our navy, our police, and our fire brigade?

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:navy:x7:1
# text = "Could we ever forgive ourselves if by neglecting a simple precaution we lost more rabbits--or even, perhaps, our navy, our police, and our fire brigade?
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	forgive	forgive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	ourselves	ourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obj	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	neglecting	neglect	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	precaution	precaution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	16	amod	_	_
16	rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	--	--	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
19	even	even	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	perhaps	perhaps	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	navy	navy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	police	police	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	32	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
30	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	32	nmod:poss	_	_
31	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	_
32	brigade	brigade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forgive** *in a quote* | could | we | ourselves |  |  | ever |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ourselves=Theme |
| 2 | **neglect** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | gerund | we *not said here* | a simple precaution |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent precaution=Theme |
| 3 | **lose** *in a quote* | past | we | more rabbits |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rabbit=Eventuality |

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