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title: procession — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «procession» in the school dictionary: A line of people, cars or animals moving slowly forward in an orderly way, often as part of a ceremony or celebration. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# procession

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**Who acts:** animals, things, visitors, carnival procession, children, procession · **What happens:** move, come, proceed, go down, walk, carry away · **To what, where:** orderly way, one, main street, procession, crumbs, front

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A line of people, cars or animals moving slowly forward in an orderly way, often as part of a ceremony or celebration.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:m1:1
# text = A line of people, cars or animals moving slowly forward in an orderly way, often as part of a ceremony or celebration.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
9	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	orderly	orderly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	as	as	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	celebration	celebration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | gerund | animals *not said here* |  |  | a orderly way |  | as part of a ceremony or celebration; forward *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme in way=Trajectory |

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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 -->
A long series of things that come one after another: a procession of visitors.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:m2:1
# text = A long series of things that come one after another: a procession of visitors.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	series	series	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	obj	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | things | one |  |  | after another |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location one=Theme |
| 2 | **proceed** |  | visitors |  |  |  |  |  | nom procession «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The carnival procession went down the main street.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:x1:1
# text = The carnival procession went down the main street.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	carnival	carnival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	down	down	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	main	main	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go down** | past | the carnival procession | the main street |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The children walked in procession into the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:x2:1
# text = The children walked in procession into the hall.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hall	hall	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 | **walk** | past | the children |  |  | procession |  | into the hall *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into hall=Result |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A procession of ants carried crumbs away.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:x3:1
# text = A procession of ants carried crumbs away.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ants	ant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry away** | past | a procession of ants | crumbs |  |  |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumb=Theme |
| 2 | **proceed** |  | ants |  |  |  |  |  | nom procession «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king rode at the front of the procession.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:x4:1
# text = The king rode at the front of the procession.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | the king |  |  | the front of the procession |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There were 9 floats in the procession, with 15 people on each.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:x5:1
# text = There were 9 floats in the procession, with 15 people on each.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	2	expl	_	_
2	were	be	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	9	9	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	floats	float	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	15	15	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **be** | past | 9 floats in the procession and 15 people on each |  |  | there |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched the lantern procession at night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:x6:1
# text = We watched the lantern procession at night.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lantern	lantern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | the lantern procession |  |  | night |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent procession=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long procession of cars followed the hearse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:x7:1
# text = A long procession of cars followed the hearse.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	cars	car	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	followed	follow	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	hearse	hearse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | a long procession of cars | the hearse |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hearse=Theme |
| 2 | **proceed** |  | cars |  |  |  |  |  | nom procession «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A procession of visitors came to see the new baby.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:x8:1
# text = A procession of visitors came to see the new baby.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	baby	baby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past | a procession of visitors |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | a procession of visitors *not said here* | the new baby |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer baby=Stimulus |
| 3 | **proceed** |  | visitors |  |  |  |  |  | nom procession «event intransitive»: of=agent |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A great crowd of people followed the procession.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:procession:x9:1
# text = A great crowd of people followed the procession.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	followed	follow	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	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | a great crowd of people | the procession |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent procession=Theme |

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