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title: ringlet — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ringlet» in the school dictionary: A long, curly lock of hair hanging down in a spiral. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ringlet

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**Who acts:** hair, Alice, doll, Mum, Victorian girls, ringlet · **What happens:** hang down, hang, say, go, not do, have · **To what, where:** spiral, golden ringlets, long ringlets, shiny brown ringlets, ringlets, hair · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A long, curly lock of hair hanging down in a spiral.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ringlet:m1:1
# text = A long, curly lock of hair hanging down in a spiral.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	curly	curly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lock	lock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	hanging	hang	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	down	down	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	spiral	spiral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang down** | gerund | hair *not said here* |  |  | a spiral |  | down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in spiral=Location |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Her hair hung in golden ringlets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ringlet:x1:1
# text = Her hair hung in golden ringlets.
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	hung	hang	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ringlets	ringlet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **hang** | participle | Her hair |  |  | golden ringlets |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in ringlet=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alice said Ada's hair went in long ringlets, but hers did not.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ringlet:x2:1
# text = Alice said Ada's hair went in long ringlets, but hers did not.
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Ada	Ada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	ringlets	ringlet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	hers	her	PRON	PRP	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** | past | Ada's hair |  |  | long ringlets |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in ringlet=Location |
| 3 | **not** **do** | past | hair |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The doll had shiny brown ringlets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ringlet:x3:1
# text = The doll had shiny brown ringlets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doll	doll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	shiny	shiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ringlets	ringlet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 doll | shiny brown ringlets |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ringlet=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mum made ringlets in my hair for the wedding.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ringlet:x4:1
# text = Mum made ringlets in my hair for the wedding.
1	Mum	mum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ringlets	ringlet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | Mum | ringlets |  | my hair |  | for the wedding | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent ringlet=Product for wedding=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Victorian girls often wore their hair in ringlets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ringlet:x5:1
# text = Victorian girls often wore their hair in ringlets.
1	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	girls	girl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	wore	wear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	ringlets	ringlet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | past | Victorian girls | girls's hair |  | ringlets |  | often *property* | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent hair=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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A ringlet fell over her eye.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ringlet:x6:1
# text = A ringlet fell over her eye.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ringlet	ringlet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	eye	eye	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 | **fall** | past | a ringlet |  |  | ringlet's eye |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over eye=Location |

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