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title: quoit — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «quoit» in the school dictionary: A quoit is a flat ring of rope, metal or rubber that is thrown so that it lands over a peg. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# quoit

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**Who acts:** quoit, Quoits, game, boys, He, best quoit throwers · **What happens:** be, throw, land, play, win · **To what, where:** flat ring, metal, peg, game, rings, quoits

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«quoit» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [quoit in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/quoit.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A quoit is a flat ring of rope, metal or rubber that is thrown so that it lands over a peg.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quoit:m1:1
# text = A quoit is a flat ring of rope, metal or rubber that is thrown so that it lands over a peg.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	quoit	quoit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	flat	flat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	rubber	rubber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
16	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	19	mark	_	_
17	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	fixed	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	lands	land	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
20	over	over	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	peg	peg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a quoit | a flat ring |  |  |  | of rope | tree rules |
| 2 | **throw** | present · passive |  | metal or rubber |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **land** | present | quoit |  |  | a peg |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
Quoits is the game of throwing these rings at a peg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quoit:m2:1
# text = Quoits is the game of throwing these rings at a peg.
1	Quoits	quoit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
7	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	rings	ring	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	peg	peg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Quoits | the game |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **throw** | gerund | the game *not said here* | this rings |  | a peg |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent ring=Theme at peg=Destination |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The boys played quoits on the lawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quoit:x1:1
# text = The boys played quoits on the lawn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boys	boy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	quoits	quoit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lawn	lawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **play** | past | the boys | quoits |  | the lawn |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quoit=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He threw the quoit and it landed on the peg.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quoit:x2:1
# text = He threw the quoit and it landed on the peg.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	quoit	quoit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	landed	land	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	peg	peg	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | He | the quoit |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quoit=Theme |
| 2 | **land** | past | quoit |  |  | the peg |  |  | vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme on peg=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the games, the best quoit-throwers won prizes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:quoit:x3:1
# text = At the games, the best quoit-throwers won prizes.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
6	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
7	quoit	quoit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	throwers	thrower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	won	win	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	prizes	prize	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | the best quoit throwers | prizes |  | the games |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent prize=Theme at game=Asset |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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