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title: prairie — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «prairie» in the school dictionary: A prairie is a large, flat area of grassland with few trees, especially in North America. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# prairie

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**Who acts:** prairie, Wheat, Bison, we, Prairie dogs, Grass · **What happens:** be, grow, roam, stretch, see, live · **To what, where:** large flat area, prairie, prairies, burrows, Canadian prairies

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«prairie» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 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: [prairie in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/prairie.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A prairie is a large, flat area of grassland with few trees, especially in North America.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prairie:m1:1
# text = A prairie is a large, flat area of grassland with few trees, especially in North America.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prairie	prairie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	grassland	grassland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	North	North	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	America	America	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a prairie | a large flat area |  |  |  | of grassland with few trees in North America | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wheat grows across the prairie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prairie:x1:1
# text = Wheat grows across the prairie.
1	Wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	across	across	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prairie	prairie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Wheat |  |  | the prairie |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bison once roamed the prairies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prairie:x2:1
# text = Bison once roamed the prairies.
1	Bison	bison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	3	advmod	_	_
3	roamed	roam	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	prairies	prairie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roam** | past | Bison | the prairies |  |  |  | once *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme prairie=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prairie stretched as far as we could see.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prairie:x3:1
# text = The prairie stretched as far as we could see.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prairie	prairie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	stretched	stretch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	3	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stretch** | participle |  | the prairie *not said here* |  |  |  | far *property* | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | could | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prairie dogs live in burrows.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prairie:x4:1
# text = Prairie dogs live in burrows.
1	Prairie	prairie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	burrows	burrow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Prairie dogs |  |  | burrows |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in burrow=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drove for hours across the Canadian prairies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prairie:x5:1
# text = We drove for hours across the Canadian prairies.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	hours	hour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Canadian	Canadian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	prairies	prairie	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | We |  |  | the Canadian prairies | hour |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across prairie=Trajectory |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grass on the prairie can grow very tall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prairie:x6:1
# text = Grass on the prairie can grow very tall.
1	Grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prairie	prairie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **grow** | can | Grass on the prairie |  |  |  |  | tall *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pioneers crossed the prairie in wagons.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prairie:x7:1
# text = The pioneers crossed the prairie in wagons.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pioneers	pioneer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	crossed	cross	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prairie	prairie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	wagons	wagon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cross** | past | the pioneers | the prairie |  |  |  | in wagons | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent prairie=Patient in wagon=Topic |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Prairie storms can be strong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prairie:x8:1
# text = Prairie storms can be strong.
1	Prairie	prairie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	storms	storm	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | can | Prairie storms |  |  |  |  | strong *property* | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wolf was large and the teepee was far across the prairie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:prairie:x9:1
# text = The wolf was large and the teepee was far across the prairie.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	teepee	teepee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
10	across	across	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	prairie	prairie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the wolf |  |  |  |  | large *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the teepee |  |  | the prairie |  | far *property* | tree rules |

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