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title: nobleman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «nobleman» in the school dictionary: A man who belongs to the nobility, the highest social class below the king or queen, with a title such as duke, earl, lord or count. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# nobleman

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**Who acts:** man, wealthy nobleman, king, noblemen, John, poor girl · **What happens:** belong, count, live, call, force, sign · **To what, where:** castle, noblemen, meeting, John, Magna, nobleman · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A man who belongs to the nobility, the highest social class below the king or queen, with a title such as duke, earl, lord or count.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobleman:m1:1
# text = A man who belongs to the nobility, the highest social class below the king or queen, with a title such as duke, earl, lord or count.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	belongs	belong	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	nobility	nobility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	highest	high	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
11	social	social	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
13	below	below	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
22	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	24	case	_	_
23	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	fixed	_	_
24	duke	duke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
26	earl	earl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	parataxis	_	_
29	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | present | a man |  |  |  |  | to the nobility | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **count** | infinitive | a man *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn matter-91 «NP V»: agent=Stimulus |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wealthy nobleman lived in the castle on the hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobleman:x1:1
# text = A wealthy nobleman lived in the castle on the hill.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nobleman	nobleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | a wealthy nobleman |  |  | the castle |  | on the hill | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in castle=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king called his noblemen to a meeting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobleman:x2:1
# text = The king called his noblemen to a meeting.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	noblemen	nobleman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	meeting	meeting	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 | **call** | participle | the king | king's noblemen | a meeting |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent nobleman=Topic to meeting=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The noblemen forced King John to sign Magna Carta.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobleman:x3:1
# text = The noblemen forced King John to sign Magna Carta.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	noblemen	nobleman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forced	force	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:desc	_	_
5	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sign	sign	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	Magna	Magna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	Carta	Carta	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | past | the noblemen | John  King |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent john=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sign** | to-infinitive | John  King *not said here* | Magna |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent magna=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the story, a poor girl married a nobleman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobleman:x4:1
# text = In the story, a poor girl married a nobleman.
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	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	married	marry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	nobleman	nobleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marry** | past | a poor girl | a nobleman |  | the story |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nobleman=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Noblemen rode to war with their knights.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobleman:x5:1
# text = Noblemen rode to war with their knights.
1	Noblemen	nobleman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | Noblemen |  |  | war |  | with Noblemen's knights | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to war=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A nobleman's sons were taught to ride and fight.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobleman:x6:1
# text = A nobleman's sons were taught to ride and fight.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	nobleman	nobleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	taught	teach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | a nobleman's sons |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ride** | to-infinitive | a nobleman's sons *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **fight** | infinitive | a nobleman's sons *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The French Revolution took power away from many noblemen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobleman:x7:1
# text = The French Revolution took power away from many noblemen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Revolution	Revolution	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	noblemen	nobleman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take away** | past | the French Revolution | power |  | many noblemen |  | away *property* | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent power=Theme from nobleman=Initial\_Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I am the daughter of a wealthy nobleman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:nobleman:x8:1
# text = I am the daughter of a wealthy nobleman.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	nobleman	nobleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | I | the daughter |  |  |  | of a wealthy nobleman | tree rules |

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