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title: po — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «po» in the school dictionary: A po is a chamber pot: a bowl kept under the bed to wee in at night in the days before indoor toilets. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# po

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**Who acts:** po, pó, Cantonese speakers, pō, people, you · **What happens:** be, keep, wee in, stand, collect, mean · **To what, where:** chamber pot, bowl, bed, purchase order, business, letters · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«po» in the school dictionary: its 5 meanings for a pupil and its 8 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: [po in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/po.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: UK, old-fashioned, informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A po is a chamber pot: a bowl kept under the bed to wee in at night in the days before indoor toilets.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:m1:1
# text = A po is a chamber pot: a bowl kept under the bed to wee in at night in the days before indoor toilets.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	po	po	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	under	under	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	wee	wee	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
22	before	before	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	indoor	indoor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	toilets	toilet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a po | a chamber pot and a bowl |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  | a bowl *not said here* |  | the bed |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent under bed=Location |
| 3 | **wee in** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | before indoor toilets; day; night |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
PO stands for Post Office, as in «PO Box», a box at the post office where letters can be collected; also «purchase order» in business and «petty officer» in the navy.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:m2:1
# text = PO stands for Post Office, as in «PO Box», a box at the post office where letters can be collected; also «purchase order» in business and «petty officer» in the navy.
1	PO	po	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Post	Post	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Office	Office	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	PO	po	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	office	office	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
20	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	24	advmod	_	_
21	letters	letter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	24	aux:pass	_	_
24	collected	collect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	also	also	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
27	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	purchase	purchase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	29	punct	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
34	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	petty	petty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	36	compound	_	_
36	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	36	punct	_	_
38	in	in	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	navy	navy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | PO | purchase order |  | business and petty officer |  | for Post Office; in the navy | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in business=Location |
| 2 | **collect** | can · passive |  | letters |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Po is the longest river in Italy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:m3:1
# text = The Po is the longest river in Italy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Po	Po	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	longest	long	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Italy	Italy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Po | the longest river |  | Italy |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Mandarin, pinyin — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«pó» means grandmother on the mother's side in «pópo» (Cantonese and Mandarin speakers also say this), and «pō» means slope; it sounds like «paw».

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:m4:1
# text = «pó» means grandmother on the mother's side in «pópo» (Cantonese and Mandarin speakers also say this), and «pō» means slope; it sounds like «paw».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	pó	pó	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	2	punct	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	grandmother	grandmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	pópo	pópo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Cantonese	Cantonese	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	Mandarin	Mandarin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
19	speakers	speaker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
20	also	also	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
22	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
26	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	27	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	pō	pō	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	27	punct	_	_
29	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
30	slope	slope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	33	punct	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	nsubj	_	_
33	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
34	like	like	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	36	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	paw	paw	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	33	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | pó | grandmother |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grandmother=Topic |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | Cantonese speakers | this |  | the mother's side |  | in pópo | vn pronounce-29.3.1 «NP V NP PP.manner»: agent=Agent this=Theme in pópo=Manner |
| 3 | **mean** | present | pō | slope |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slope=Topic |
| 4 | **sound** | present | pō |  |  |  |  | like paw | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Po is a character's name, like the red Teletubby and the panda in «Kung Fu Panda».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:m5:1
# text = Po is a character's name, like the red Teletubby and the panda in «Kung Fu Panda».
1	Po	po	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	Teletubby	Teletubby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	panda	panda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	Kung	Kung	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Fu	Fu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	Panda	Panda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Po | a character's name |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Victorian times, people kept a po under the bed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:x1:1
# text = In Victorian times, people kept a po under the bed.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	po	po	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | people | a po |  | the bed | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent po=Theme under bed=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Send your entry to PO Box 25.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:x2:1
# text = Send your entry to PO Box 25.
1	Send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	PO	PO	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	Box	Box	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:unmarked	_	_
7	25	25	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	1	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | imperative | you *not said here* | your entry | PO |  |  | 25  Box *obl:unmarked* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent entry=Theme to po=Destination |
| 2 | **enter** |  | your |  |  |  |  |  | nom entry «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The River Po flows across northern Italy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:x3:1
# text = The River Po flows across northern Italy.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Po	Po	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	northern	northern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Italy	Italy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | present | the River Po |  |  | northern Italy |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Po is the panda in «Kung Fu Panda».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:x4:1
# text = Po is the panda in «Kung Fu Panda».
1	Po	po	NOUN	NN	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	panda	panda	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Kung	Kung	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Fu	Fu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Panda	Panda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Po | the panda |  | Fu Panda |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Po was the smallest Teletubby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:x5:1
# text = Po was the smallest Teletubby.
1	Po	Po	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	amod	_	_
5	Teletubby	Teletubby	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Po | the smallest Teletubby |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(UK, informal) The teacher looked po-faced when we laughed in assembly.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:x6:1
# text = (UK, informal) The teacher looked po-faced when we laughed in assembly.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	po	po	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	faced	faced	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
12	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	14	mark	_	_
13	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | the teacher | UK |  |  |  | faced *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | we |  |  |  |  | in assembly | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in assembly=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The chamber pot was also called a po.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:x7:1
# text = The chamber pot was also called a po.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pot	pot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
5	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	po	po	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past · passive |  | the chamber pot |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmland around the Po is very flat and rich.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:po:x8:1
# text = The farmland around the Po is very flat and rich.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmland	farmland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	around	around	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Po	Po	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the farmland around the Po |  |  |  |  | flat *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | the farmland around the Po *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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