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title: queen — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «queen» in the school dictionary: A queen is a woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into the royal family. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# queen

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**Who acts:** queen, woman, queen bee, one female, you, wicked queen · **What happens:** be, rule, bear, lay, wear, protect · **To what, where:** woman, she, royal family, wife, strongest piece, chess

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A queen is a woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into the royal family.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:m1:1
# text = A queen is a woman who rules a country, usually because she was born into the royal family.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	rules	rule	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a queen | a woman and rules |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rule** |  | a woman and rules |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bear** | past · passive |  | she |  | the royal family |  | usually *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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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 queen is also the wife of a king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:m2:1
# text = A queen is also the wife of a king.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In chess, the queen is the strongest piece; in cards, the queen is a picture card.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:m3:1
# text = In chess, the queen is the strongest piece; in cards, the queen is a picture card.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	strongest	strong	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	card	card	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the queen | the strongest piece and cards and a picture card |  | chess |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the queen | a picture card |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A queen bee or queen ant is the one female that lays all the eggs in the colony.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:m4:1
# text = A queen bee or queen ant is the one female that lays all the eggs in the colony.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ant	ant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	female	female	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	lays	lay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	15	det:predet	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	colony	colony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a queen bee or queen ant | the one female |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lay** | present | the one female | all eggs |  | the colony |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent egg=Theme in colony=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Queen Victoria ruled for over sixty years.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:x1:1
# text = Queen Victoria ruled for over sixty years.
1	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	Victoria	Victoria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	over	over	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | Queen |  |  |  | year |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen wore a gold crown.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:x2:1
# text = The queen wore a gold crown.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | the queen | a gold crown |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In chess, protect your queen!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:x3:1
# text = In chess, protect your queen!
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	chess	chess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	protect	protect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | imperative | you *not said here* |  | your queen | chess |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Beneficiary |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The queen bee lays thousands of eggs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:x4:1
# text = The queen bee lays thousands of eggs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bee	bee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lays	lay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	thousands	thousand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	eggs	egg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lay** | present | the queen bee | thousands of eggs |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thousand=Result |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Snow White, the wicked queen had a magic mirror.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:x5:1
# text = In Snow White, the wicked queen had a magic mirror.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Snow	Snow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	White	White	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	mirror	mirror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the wicked queen | a magic mirror |  | Snow White |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mirror=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I drew the queen of hearts from the pack.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:x6:1
# text = I drew the queen of hearts from the pack.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	hearts	heart	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | I | the queen of hearts from the pack |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king and queen waved from the balcony.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:x7:1
# text = The king and queen waved from the balcony.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	waved	wave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	balcony	balcony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | participle |  | the king and queen *not said here* |  | the balcony |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen gathered together the lilies.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:queen:x8:1
# text = The Queen gathered together the lilies.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	together	together	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | past | the Queen | the lilies |  |  |  | together *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lily=Theme |

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