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title: pueblo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «pueblo» in the school dictionary: A village of flat-roofed houses made of adobe (mud brick) or stone, built by Native American peoples in the south-west of the USA. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# pueblo

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**Who acts:** Pueblo, Native American nations, Taos, Hopi, People, Thick walls · **What happens:** roof, make, build, mean, live, be · **To what, where:** roofed houses, village, town, villages, Pueblo houses, one

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«pueblo» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings 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: [pueblo in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/pueblo.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A village of flat-roofed houses made of adobe (mud brick) or stone, built by Native American peoples in the south-west of the USA.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pueblo:m1:1
# text = A village of flat-roofed houses made of adobe (mud brick) or stone, built by Native American peoples in the south-west of the USA.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	roofed	roof	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	adobe	adobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	brick	brick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	13	punct	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
18	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
21	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
25	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	west	west	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
28	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **roof** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | roofed houses *not said here* |  |  |  | of adobe or stone | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **build** | participle |  | a village of roofed houses *not said here* |  |  |  | by Native American peoples in the south west of the USA | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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 -->
Pueblo peoples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pueblo:m2:1
# text = Pueblo peoples.
1	Pueblo	pueblo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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The example in this meaning, parsed on its own:

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Native American nations such as the Hopi, Zuni and Taos, who live in these villages (a name).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pueblo:m2e:1
# text = Native American nations such as the Hopi, Zuni and Taos, who live in these villages (a name).
1	Native	native	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	nations	nation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
4	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	7	case	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Hopi	Hopi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Zuni	Zuni	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	Taos	Taos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	17	det	_	_
17	villages	village	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
18	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	20	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Native American nations such the Hopi and Zuni and Taos |  |  | this villages |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in village=Location |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: Spanish — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Pueblo» means town, village or people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pueblo:m3:1
# text = «Pueblo» means town, village or people.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Pueblo	pueblo	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	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | Pueblo | town and village or people |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Pueblo houses are made of adobe, a kind of mud brick.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pueblo:x1:1
# text = Pueblo houses are made of adobe, a kind of mud brick.
1	Pueblo	pueblo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	adobe	adobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	mud	mud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	brick	brick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Taos Pueblo is one of the oldest lived-in places in the USA.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pueblo:x2:1
# text = Taos Pueblo is one of the oldest lived-in places in the USA.
1	Taos	Taos	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	Pueblo	Pueblo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	oldest	old	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	nmod	_	_
8	lived	live	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	places	place	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Taos | one |  |  |  | of the oldest | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | participle |  |  |  | places in the USA |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in place=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Hopi are one of the Pueblo peoples.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pueblo:x3:1
# text = The Hopi are one of the Pueblo peoples.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Hopi	Hopi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Pueblo	Pueblo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Hopi | one |  |  |  | of the Pueblo peoples | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
People climbed ladders to get into the upper rooms of the pueblo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pueblo:x4:1
# text = People climbed ladders to get into the upper rooms of the pueblo.
1	People	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ladders	ladder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	rooms	room	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pueblo	pueblo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | People | ladders |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location ladder=Theme |
| 2 | **get** | to-infinitive | People *not said here* |  |  | the upper rooms of the pueblo |  |  | vn escape-51.1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme into room=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thick walls keep the pueblo cool in summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pueblo:x5:1
# text = Thick walls keep the pueblo cool in summer.
1	Thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	keep	keep	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pueblo	pueblo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	summer	summer	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 | **keep** | present | Thick walls | the pueblo |  |  | summer | cool *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pueblo=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Spanish, «pueblo» means village.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:pueblo:x6:1
# text = In Spanish, «pueblo» means village.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Spanish	Spanish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	pueblo	pueblo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | pueblo | village |  |  |  | in Spanish | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot village=Theme in spanish=Attribute |

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