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title: proclaimed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «proclaimed» in the school dictionary: Announced something officially and publicly. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# proclaimed

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** everyone, king, I, she, Jesus, Tom · **What happens:** announce, say, speak, proclaim, show, see · **To what, where:** something, message, it, holiday, good news, best footballer · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«proclaimed» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [proclaimed in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/proclaimed.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Announced something officially and publicly.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:m1:1
# text = Announced something officially and publicly.
1	Announced	announce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
3	officially	officially	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	publicly	publicly	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **announce** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .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.

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"The king proclaimed a holiday."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:m1e:1
# text = "The king proclaimed a holiday."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	holiday	holiday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** *in a quote* | past | the king | a holiday |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent holiday=Theme |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Said something loudly and proudly, as if to everyone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:m2:1
# text = Said something loudly and proudly, as if to everyone.
1	Said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	1	obj	_	_
3	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	proudly	proudly	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past |  | something |  |  |  | as everyone; loudly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent something=Topic |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"'I won!' she proclaimed."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:m2e:1
# text = "'I won!' she proclaimed."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** *in a quote* | past | I |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **proclaim** *in a quote* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Spoke God's message to people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:m3:1
# text = Spoke God's message to people.
1	Spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	message	message	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past |  | God's message |  |  |  | to people | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Jesus proclaimed the good news."

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:m3e:1
# text = "Jesus proclaimed the good news."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** *in a quote* | past | Jesus | the good news |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Something that was proclaimed can also be shown clearly so that everyone can see it.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:m4:1
# text = Something that was proclaimed can also be shown clearly so that everyone can see it.
1	Something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl:relcl	_	_
5	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	nsubj	_	_
13	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **show** | can · passive |  | Something |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **see** | can | everyone | it |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king proclaimed a day of celebration.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:x1:1
# text = The king proclaimed a day of celebration.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	celebration	celebration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | past | the king |  |  |  | day |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"I am the best footballer in the class!" Tom proclaimed.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* "I am the best footballer in the class!"

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:x2:1
# text = "I am the best footballer in the class!"
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	footballer	footballer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | I | the best footballer |  | the class |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* Tom proclaimed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:x2:2
# text = Tom proclaimed.
1	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | past | Tom |  |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:x3:1
# text = Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India.
1	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Victoria	Victoria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	Empress	Empress	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	India	India	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | past · passive |  | Queen |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme empress=Attribute |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The headteacher proclaimed Friday a non-uniform day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:x4:1
# text = The headteacher proclaimed Friday a non-uniform day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	headteacher	headteacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Friday	Friday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	non-uniform	non-uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | past | the headteacher |  |  |  | day; friday |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Jesus proclaimed the good news in Galilee, the Bible says.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:x5:1
# text = Jesus proclaimed the good news in Galilee, the Bible says.
1	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Galilee	Galilee	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | past | Jesus | the good news |  | Galilee |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent news=Theme |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the Bible | Galilee *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent galilee=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He is a self-proclaimed chess genius, but he lost to me.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:x6:1
# text = He is a self-proclaimed chess genius, but he lost to me.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	genius	genius	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | participle |  | self |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | present | He | a proclaimed chess genius |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **lose** | past | he |  | me |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Posters proclaimed the opening of the new library.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:x7:1
# text = Posters proclaimed the opening of the new library.
1	Posters	poster	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proclaim** | past | Posters | the opening of the new library |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent opening=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What the botanist tells us after a number of imperfect lectures, the flower proclaimed in a minute.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:proclaimed:x8:1
# text = What the botanist tells us after a number of imperfect lectures, the flower proclaimed in a minute.
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	botanist	botanist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	iobj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	imperfect	imperfect	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	lectures	lecture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	proclaimed	proclaim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	minute	minute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
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| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | the botanist |  | us |  | after a number of imperfect lectures and the flower |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient what=Topic |
| 2 | **proclaim** | participle |  | the flower *not said here* |  |  | minute |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |

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