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title: pharaoh — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pharaoh» in the school dictionary: A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt, who ruled the land and was thought by Egyptians to be a god. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pharaoh

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**Who acts:** pharaoh, king, Egyptians, Israelites, plagues, We · **What happens:** be, rule, think, not let, go, come · **To what, where:** king, land, god, stories, pharaoh, huge pyramid · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«pharaoh» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [pharaoh in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pharaoh.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt, who ruled the land and was thought by Egyptians to be a god.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharaoh:m1:1
# text = A pharaoh was a king of ancient Egypt, who ruled the land and was thought by Egyptians to be a god.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pharaoh	pharaoh	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	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Egyptians	Egyptian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	16	obl:agent	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	cop	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	god	god	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | a pharaoh | a king |  |  |  | of ancient Egypt | tree rules |
| 2 | **rule** | past | a king | the land |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme |
| 3 | **think** *speech: other* | past · passive | Egyptians |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | a god |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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: Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pharaoh is the king of Egypt in the stories of Joseph and of Moses, who would not let the Israelites go free until the plagues came.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharaoh:m2:1
# text = Pharaoh is the king of Egypt in the stories of Joseph and of Moses, who would not let the Israelites go free until the plagues came.
1	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Egypt	Egypt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
17	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	19	advmod	_	_
19	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Israelites	Israelite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	conj	_	_
23	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	xcomp	_	_
24	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	plagues	plague	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
27	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Pharaoh | the king |  | the stories of Joseph and Moses |  | of Egypt | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **let** | would | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go** | present | the Israelites |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **come** | past | the plagues |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pharaoh was buried inside a huge pyramid.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharaoh:x1:1
# text = The pharaoh was buried inside a huge pyramid.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pharaoh	pharaoh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	pyramid	pyramid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bury** | past · passive |  | the pharaoh |  | a huge pyramid |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme inside pyramid=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We made a model of a pharaoh's gold mask in class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharaoh:x2:1
# text = We made a model of a pharaoh's gold mask in class.
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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pharaoh	pharaoh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	mask	mask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | We | a model of a pharaoh's gold mask in class |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent model=Product |
| 2 | **model** |  |  | a pharaoh's gold mask in class |  |  |  |  | nom model «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tutankhamun became pharaoh when he was only a boy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharaoh:x3:1
# text = Tutankhamun became pharaoh when he was only a boy.
1	Tutankhamun	Tutankhamun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pharaoh	pharaoh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
4	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | Tutankhamun | pharaoh |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Tutankhamun | a boy |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Moses told Pharaoh, "Let my people go."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharaoh:x4:1
# text = Moses told Pharaoh, "Let my people go."
1	Moses	Moses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | Moses |  | Pharaoh |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Agent pharaoh=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **let** *in a quote* | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** *in a quote* | present | my people |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pharaoh had a strange dream about seven fat cows and seven thin cows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharaoh:x5:1
# text = Pharaoh had a strange dream about seven fat cows and seven thin cows.
1	Pharaoh	Pharaoh	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
8	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
12	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Pharaoh | a strange dream |  |  |  | about seven fat cows and seven thin cows | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dream=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pharaohs built temples along the river Nile.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharaoh:x6:1
# text = The pharaohs built temples along the river Nile.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pharaohs	pharaoh	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	temples	temple	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	along	along	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Nile	Nile	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | past | the pharaohs | temples |  |  |  | along the river Nile | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset temple=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the museum we saw the mummy of a pharaoh's servant.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pharaoh:x7:1
# text = In the museum we saw the mummy of a pharaoh's servant.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mummy	mummy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pharaoh	pharaoh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | we | the mummy of a pharaoh's servant |  | the museum |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mummy=Stimulus |

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