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title: polder — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «polder» in the school dictionary: A piece of low, flat land taken back from the sea or a lake and protected by dykes (walls of earth), mainly in the Netherlands. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# polder

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**Who acts:** Windmills, polder, Farmers, dyke, We · **What happens:** take back, protect, make, pump, be, grow · **To what, where:** low flat land, sea, Netherlands, Much Holland, water, polders

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«polder» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 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: [polder in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/polder.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A piece of low, flat land taken back from the sea or a lake and protected by dykes (walls of earth), mainly in the Netherlands.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:polder:m1:1
# text = A piece of low, flat land taken back from the sea or a lake and protected by dykes (walls of earth), mainly in the Netherlands.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	protected	protect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	dykes	dyke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
20	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	appos	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
26	mainly	mainly	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	Netherlands	Netherlands	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take back** | participle |  | low flat land *not said here* |  | the sea or a lake |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from sea=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **protect** | participle |  |  |  | the Netherlands |  | by dykes | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S\_ING»: 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 -->
Much of Holland is made of polders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:polder:x1:1
# text = Much of Holland is made of polders.
1	Much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Holland	Holland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	polders	polder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present · passive |  | Much Holland |  |  |  | of polders | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Windmills pumped water out of the polders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:polder:x2:1
# text = Windmills pumped water out of the polders.
1	Windmills	windmill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pumped	pump	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	polders	polder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	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 | **pump** | past | Windmills | water |  | the polders |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent water=Theme out polder=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The polder is below sea level.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:polder:x3:1
# text = The polder is below sea level.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	polder	polder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	below	below	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the polder |  |  | sea level |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Farmers grow tulips on the polders.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:polder:x4:1
# text = Farmers grow tulips on the polders.
1	Farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tulips	tulip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	polders	polder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Farmers | tulips |  | the polders |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tulip=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A dyke protects the polder from the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:polder:x5:1
# text = A dyke protects the polder from the sea.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dyke	dyke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	protects	protect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	polder	polder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **protect** | present | a dyke | the polder |  |  |  | from the sea | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent polder=Beneficiary from sea=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We cycled across a flat Dutch polder.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:polder:x6:1
# text = We cycled across a flat Dutch polder.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cycled	cycle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	Dutch	dutch	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	polder	polder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	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 | **cycle** | past | We |  |  | a flat Dutch polder |  |  | vn vehicle-51.4.1-1 «NP.theme V PP.location»: agent=Theme across polder=Trajectory |

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