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title: regiment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «regiment» in the school dictionary: A large group of soldiers in an army, led by a colonel. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# regiment

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**Who acts:** regiment, colonel · **What happens:** lead, control, order, march, serve, carry · **To what, where:** large group, people, everything, town, great grandfather, crumbs

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«regiment» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [regiment in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/regiment.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A large group of soldiers in an army, led by a colonel.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:regiment:m1:1
# text = A large group of soldiers in an army, led by a colonel.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	led	lead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	colonel	colonel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | participle |  | a large group of soldiers in a army *not said here* |  |  |  | by a colonel | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by colonel=Destination |

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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}

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Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A very large number of people or things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:regiment:m2:1
# text = A very large number of people or things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	very	very	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: verb — kept apart, not parsed.

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To control people very strictly, so everything is ordered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:regiment:m3:1
# text = To control people very strictly, so everything is ordered.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	control	control	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	very	very	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	strictly	strictly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **control** | to-infinitive |  | people |  |  |  | strictly *property* | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 2 | **order** | present · passive |  | everything |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The regiment marched through the town.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:regiment:x1:1
# text = The regiment marched through the town.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	regiment	regiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	marched	march	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **march** | past | the regiment |  |  | the town |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through town=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My great-grandfather served in an Irish regiment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:regiment:x2:1
# text = My great-grandfather served in an Irish regiment.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	grandfather	grandfather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	served	serve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Irish	Irish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	regiment	regiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | participle |  | My great grandfather *not said here* |  |  |  | in a Irish regiment | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent in regiment=Attribute |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A regiment of ants carried crumbs across the floor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:regiment:x3:1
# text = A regiment of ants carried crumbs across the floor.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	regiment	regiment	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	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | a regiment of ants | crumbs |  | the floor |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumb=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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Life in the boarding school was very regimented.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:regiment:x4:1
# text = Life in the boarding school was very regimented.
1	Life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	boarding	boarding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	regimented	regiment	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regiment** | past · passive |  | Life in the boarding school |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The regiment had its own band.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:regiment:x5:1
# text = The regiment had its own band.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	regiment	regiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the regiment | regiment's own band |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent band=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The colonel led the regiment into battle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:regiment:x6:1
# text = The colonel led the regiment into battle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	colonel	colonel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	regiment	regiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	battle	battle	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 | **lead** | past | the colonel | the regiment |  | battle |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent regiment=Theme into battle=Destination |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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Generals in full uniform leading regiments of cardboard soldiers passed by.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:regiment:x7:1
# text = Generals in full uniform leading regiments of cardboard soldiers passed by.
1	Generals	general	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	uniform	uniform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	leading	lead	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
6	regiments	regiment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	cardboard	cardboard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition |
| 2 | **pass by** | participle |  | cardboard soldiers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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