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title: parachutist — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «parachutist» in the school dictionary: A person who jumps from an aircraft and floats down using a parachute. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# parachutist

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**Who acts:** person, parachutist, Air resistance, teacher, We, parachutists · **What happens:** jump, float down, use, slow down, land, be · **To what, where:** aircraft, parachute, field, parachutist, middle, model parachutists

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A person who jumps from an aircraft and floats down using a parachute.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parachutist:m1:1
# text = A person who jumps from an aircraft and floats down using a parachute.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	jumps	jump	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	aircraft	aircraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	floats	float	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	parachute	parachute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **jump** | present | a person |  |  | a aircraft |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from aircraft=Trajectory |
| 2 | **float down** | present | a person *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | gerund | a person *not said here* | a parachute |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parachute=Patient |

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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}

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The parachutist floated gently down to the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parachutist:x1:1
# text = The parachutist floated gently down to the field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parachutist	parachutist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	floated	float	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	down	down	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	field	field	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 | **float down** | past | the parachutist |  |  | the field |  | down, gently *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to field=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Air resistance slows the parachutist down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parachutist:x2:1
# text = Air resistance slows the parachutist down.
1	Air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	resistance	resistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	slows	slow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	parachutist	parachutist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	down	down	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slow down** | present | Air resistance | the parachutist |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent parachutist=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The parachutist landed right in the middle of the target.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parachutist:x3:1
# text = The parachutist landed right in the middle of the target.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parachutist	parachutist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	right	right	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	middle	middle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	target	target	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **land** | past | the parachutist |  |  | the middle of the target |  | right *property* | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in middle=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our teacher was a parachutist for charity.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parachutist:x4:1
# text = Our teacher was a parachutist for charity.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	parachutist	parachutist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Our teacher | a parachutist |  |  |  | for charity | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made model parachutists from paper and string.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parachutist:x5:1
# text = We made model parachutists from paper and string.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	parachutists	parachutist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	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 | **make** | past | We | model parachutists |  | paper and string |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent parachutist=Product from paper=Material |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The parachutists jumped one after another from the plane.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:parachutist:x6:1
# text = The parachutists jumped one after another from the plane.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	parachutists	parachutist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	jumped	jump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	obl	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	plane	plane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **jump** | past | the parachutists | one |  | the plane | after another |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent one=Theme from plane=Trajectory |

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