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title: plodding — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «plodding» in the school dictionary: Walking slowly and heavily. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# plodding

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**Who acts:** We, plodding donkey, film, tortoise, plodding style, job · **What happens:** walk, work, hear, plod, carry, have · **To what, where:** footsteps, stairs, bags, plodding story, race, job

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«plodding» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [plodding in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/plodding.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Walking slowly and heavily.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plodding:m1:1
# text = Walking slowly and heavily.
1	Walking	walk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	heavily	heavily	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Working slowly and steadily but without much excitement or skill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plodding:m2:1
# text = Working slowly and steadily but without much excitement or skill.
1	Working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	steadily	steadily	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	without	without	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	excitement	excitement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: of a story or film — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Slow and dull.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plodding:m3:1
# text = Slow and dull.
1	Slow	slow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We heard plodding footsteps on the stairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plodding:x1:1
# text = We heard plodding footsteps on the stairs.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	heard	hear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	plodding	plod	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	footsteps	footstep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **hear** | past | We |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **plod** | gerund | We *not said here* | footsteps |  | the stairs |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme footstep=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The plodding donkey carried the bags.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plodding:x2:1
# text = The plodding donkey carried the bags.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	plodding	plodding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bags	bag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The film had a plodding story.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plodding:x3:1
# text = The film had a plodding story.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	film	film	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	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	plodding	plodding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	story	story	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 | **have** | past | the film | a plodding story |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent story=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Plodding along, the tortoise won the race.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plodding:x4:1
# text = Plodding along, the tortoise won the race.
1	Plodding	plod	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
2	along	along	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tortoise	tortoise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plod** | gerund | the tortoise *not said here* |  |  |  |  | along *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **win** | past | the tortoise | the race |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent race=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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His plodding style got the job done.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plodding:x5:1
# text = His plodding style got the job done.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	plodding	plodding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | past | His plodding style | the job |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | participle | the job *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The plodding pace made the walk last forever.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plodding:x6:1
# text = The plodding pace made the walk last forever.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	plodding	plodding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pace	pace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
8	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the plodding pace | the walk |  |  |  | forever, last *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset walk=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Meanwhile the Tortoise kept plodding on, and in time reached the goal.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:plodding:x7:1
# text = Meanwhile the Tortoise kept plodding on, and in time reached the goal.
1	Meanwhile	meanwhile	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Tortoise	Tortoise	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	plodding	plod	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
11	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	goal	goal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the Tortoise |  |  |  |  | meanwhile *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **plod on** | gerund | the Tortoise *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **reach** | past | the Tortoise *not said here* | the goal |  |  | time |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent goal=Theme |

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