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title: negro — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «negro» in the school dictionary: «Negro» was a word once used in English for a Black person, especially a person of African descent; today it is considered offensive and is not used to describe people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# negro

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** Negro, word, It, Martin, old American, we · **What happens:** be, use, consider, not use, describe, appear · **To what, where:** word, English, descent, people, old names, speeches · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«negro» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 6 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: [negro in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/negro.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: outdated, now offensive — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Negro» was a word once used in English for a Black person, especially a person of African descent; today it is considered offensive and is not used to describe people.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:negro:m1:1
# text = «Negro» was a word once used in English for a Black person, especially a person of African descent; today it is considered offensive and is not used to describe people.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Negro	Negro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	advmod	_	_
8	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	African	African	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	descent	descent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	26	punct	_	_
23	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl:unmarked	_	_
24	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
25	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	considered	consider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
27	offensive	offensive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	xcomp	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
29	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux:pass	_	_
30	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	31	advmod	_	_
31	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	conj	_	_
32	to	to	PART	TO	_	33	mark	_	_
33	describe	describe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	xcomp	_	_
34	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	33	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Negro | a word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  | a word *not said here* |  | English |  | for a Black person; once *property* | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **consider** | present · passive | a word *not said here* | descent |  |  | today | offensive *property* | vn consider-29.9-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Attribute |
| 4 | **not** **use** | present · passive | a word *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **describe** | to-infinitive | a word *not said here* | people |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent people=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: historical — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It appears in old names and documents, for example the «Negro Leagues» in American baseball, «Negro spirituals», and in speeches by Dr Martin Luther King Jr, who used the word because it was normal in his time.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:negro:m2:1
# text = It appears in old names and documents, for example the «Negro Leagues» in American baseball, «Negro spirituals», and in speeches by Dr Martin Luther King Jr, who used the word because it was normal in his time.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	appears	appear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	documents	document	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Negro	Negro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Leagues	League	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	baseball	baseball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	Negro	negro	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	spirituals	spiritual	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	22	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	speeches	speech	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	36	obl	_	_
28	by	by	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	Dr	Dr	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	nmod:desc	_	_
30	Martin	Martin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	_
31	Luther	Luther	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	compound	_	_
32	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	33	nmod:desc	_	_
33	Jr	Jr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	30	nmod:desc	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	36	punct	_	_
35	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	36	nsubj	_	_
36	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	obj	_	_
39	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	42	mark	_	_
40	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	42	nsubj	_	_
41	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	42	cop	_	_
42	normal	normal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	36	advcl	_	_
43	in	in	ADP	IN	_	45	case	_	_
44	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	45	nmod:poss	_	_
45	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	42	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
46	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | present | It |  |  | old names and documents |  | for example | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in name=Location |
| 2 | **use** | past |  | the word |  | speeches by Martin  Dr  Jr  Luther King |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | past | word |  |  |  | time | normal *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **speak** |  | Martin  Dr  Jr  Luther King |  |  |  |  |  | nom speech «communication transitive»: by=agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Spanish, Portuguese — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Negro» means «black» in Spanish and Portuguese; it is in place names such as the Rio Negro («Black River») in South America.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:negro:m3:1
# text = «Negro» means «black» in Spanish and Portuguese; it is in place names such as the Rio Negro («Black River») in South America.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Negro	negro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	Portuguese	Portuguese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	parataxis	_	_
18	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	22	case	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	Rio	Rio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	Negro	Negro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
23	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	26	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	26	punct	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	31	compound	_	_
31	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Negro | black |  |  |  | in Spanish and Portuguese | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot black=Theme in spanish=Attribute |
| 2 | **is** | present | Negro |  |  | place names |  | such the Rio Negro in South America | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In old American documents the word «Negro» was used for Black people; today we say «Black».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:negro:x1:1
# text = In old American documents the word «Negro» was used for Black people; today we say «Black».
1	In	in	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	nsubj	_	_
4	documents	document	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Negro	Negro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	Black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl:unmarked	_	_
17	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
19	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **document** | present | old American | the word |  |  |  |  | vn transcribe-25.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | for Black people | vn eat-39.1 «NP V» |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | we | Black |  |  | today |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent black=Topic |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jackie Robinson played in the Negro Leagues before joining Major League Baseball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:negro:x2:1
# text = Jackie Robinson played in the Negro Leagues before joining Major League Baseball.
1	Jackie	Jackie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Robinson	Robinson	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	played	play	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	Negro	Negro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Leagues	league	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	joining	join	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	Major	Major	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	League	League	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Baseball	Baseball	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | Jackie |  |  |  |  | in the Negro Leagues | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **join** | gerund | Jackie *not said here* | League Baseball |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baseball=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Swing Low, Sweet Chariot» is one of the old songs once called Negro spirituals.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:negro:x3:1
# text = «Swing Low, Sweet Chariot» is one of the old songs once called Negro spirituals.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Swing	swing	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	9	nsubj	_	_
3	Low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	Sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	Chariot	chariot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
14	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	15	advmod	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	Negro	negro	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	spirituals	spiritual	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swing** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | Low Sweet Chariot |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent chariot=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | one |  |  |  | of the old songs | tree rules |
| 3 | **call** *speech: assert* | past | Negro spirituals | the old songs *not said here* |  |  |  | once *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent song=Recipient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Martin Luther King Jr used words of his time in his speeches.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:negro:x4:1
# text = Martin Luther King Jr used words of his time in his speeches.
1	Martin	Martin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	Luther	Luther	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:desc	_	_
4	Jr	Jr.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod:desc	_	_
5	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	speeches	speech	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Martin  Jr  King | words of Martin's time in Martin's speeches |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient |
| 2 | **word** |  |  | Martin's time in Martin's speeches |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **speak** |  | Martin |  |  |  |  |  | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Rio Negro is a huge black-water river in the Amazon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:negro:x5:1
# text = The Rio Negro is a huge black-water river in the Amazon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Rio	Rio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Negro	Negro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
6	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
7	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Amazon	Amazon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Rio Negro | a huge water river |  | the Amazon |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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In Spanish, «negro» simply means the colour black.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:negro:x6:1
# text = In Spanish, «negro» simply means the colour black.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	negro	negro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	simply	simply	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | negro | the colour |  |  |  | in Spanish; simply *property* | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot colour=Theme in spanish=Attribute |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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