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title: peasantry — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «peasantry» in the school dictionary: All the peasants of a country taken together: the poor farm workers and small farmers, especially in the past. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# peasantry

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**Who acts:** peasantry, Most, Peasants, Heavy taxes, king, Holodomor · **What happens:** take, work, belong, rise up, revolt, make · **To what, where:** country, fields, Revolt, life, anger, deaths

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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All the peasants of a country taken together: the poor farm workers and small farmers, especially in the past.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peasantry:m1:1
# text = All the peasants of a country taken together: the poor farm workers and small farmers, especially in the past.
1	All	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	3	det:predet	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	peasants	peasant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	together	together	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	parataxis	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | participle |  | a country *not said here* |  |  |  | together *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peasantry worked the lord's fields.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peasantry:x1:1
# text = The peasantry worked the lord's fields.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peasantry	peasantry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lord	lord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **work** | past | the peasantry | the lord's fields |  |  |  |  | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent field=Material |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Most of the people in medieval England belonged to the peasantry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peasantry:x2:1
# text = Most of the people in medieval England belonged to the peasantry.
1	Most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	medieval	medieval	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	belonged	belong	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	peasantry	peasantry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **belong** | past | Most of the people in medieval England |  |  |  |  | to the peasantry | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The peasantry rose up in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peasantry:x3:1
# text = The peasantry rose up in the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	peasantry	peasantry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Peasants	Peasant	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	Revolt	revolt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	1381	1381	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	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 | **rise up** | past | the peasantry |  |  | the Peasants's Revolt of 1381 |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in revolt=Location |
| 2 | **revolt** |  | the Peasants |  |  |  |  |  | nom revolt «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Heavy taxes made life hard for the peasantry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peasantry:x4:1
# text = Heavy taxes made life hard for the peasantry.
1	Heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	taxes	tax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	peasantry	peasantry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	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 | **make** | past | Heavy taxes | life |  |  |  | hard *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset life=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king feared the anger of the peasantry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peasantry:x5:1
# text = The king feared the anger of the peasantry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	peasantry	peasantry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | the king | the anger of the peasantry |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer anger=Stimulus |
| 2 | **anger** |  | the peasantry |  |  |  |  |  | nom anger «feeling intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Holodomor caused the deaths of millions of the Ukrainian peasantry.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peasantry:x6:1
# text = The Holodomor caused the deaths of millions of the Ukrainian peasantry.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Holodomor	Holodomor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	deaths	death	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	millions	million	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Ukrainian	ukrainian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	peasantry	peasantry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	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 | **cause** | past | the Holodomor | the deaths of millions of the Ukrainian peasantry |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition death=Patient |
| 2 | **die** |  | millions of the Ukrainian peasantry |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We may take next the legends current among the peasantry about various saints.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:peasantry:x7:1
# text = We may take next the legends current among the peasantry about various saints.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	next	next	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	legends	legend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	compound	_	_
7	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	among	among	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	peasantry	peasantry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	about	about	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	various	various	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	saints	saint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | may | We | the legends current |  |  |  | among the peasantry about various saints; next *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent current=Theme |

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