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title: pastoral — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pastoral» in the school dictionary: Pastoral means about the countryside, farms and shepherds, and the simple life of country people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pastoral

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**Who acts:** Pastoral, pastoral staff, poem, farmers, bishop · **What happens:** mean, be, carry, sign, describe, live · **To what, where:** simple life, long stick, office, pastoral scene, quiet pastoral life, pastoral staff

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«pastoral» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [pastoral in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pastoral.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Pastoral means about the countryside, farms and shepherds, and the simple life of country people.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pastoral:m1:1
# text = Pastoral means about the countryside, farms and shepherds, and the simple life of country people.
1	Pastoral	pastoral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	farms	farm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	shepherds	shepherd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	simple	simple	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Pastoral | the simple life of country people |  |  |  | about the countryside and farms and shepherds | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: 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}

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Usage: church use — kept apart, not parsed.

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A pastoral staff is a long stick carried by a bishop as a sign of office.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pastoral:m2:1
# text = A pastoral staff is a long stick carried by a bishop as a sign of office.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	pastoral	pastoral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bishop	bishop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a pastoral staff | a long stick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | participle |  | a long stick *not said here* |  |  |  | by a bishop; as a sign of office | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sign** |  |  | office |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The poem described a pastoral scene of sheep on green hills.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pastoral:x1:1
# text = The poem described a pastoral scene of sheep on green hills.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	poem	poem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	pastoral	pastoral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	scene	scene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | past | the poem | a pastoral scene of sheep on green hills |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent scene=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmers lived a quiet pastoral life.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pastoral:x2:1
# text = The farmers lived a quiet pastoral life.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	pastoral	pastoral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the farmers | a quiet pastoral life |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bishop carried a pastoral staff.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pastoral:x3:1
# text = The bishop carried a pastoral staff.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bishop	bishop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	pastoral	pastoral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the bishop | a pastoral staff |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent staff=Theme |

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