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title: rodeo — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rodeo» in the school dictionary: A rodeo is a show and competition where cowboys and cowgirls ride bucking horses and bulls, rope calves and race horses round barrels. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rodeo

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**Who acts:** rodeo, cowboys, This, first rodeo, I, We · **What happens:** be, ride, buck, mean, not be, do · **To what, where:** show, horses, noisy chaotic event, first rodeo, this, experience · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rodeo is a show and competition where cowboys and cowgirls ride bucking horses and bulls, rope calves and race horses round barrels.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rodeo:m1:1
# text = A rodeo is a show and competition where cowboys and cowgirls ride bucking horses and bulls, rope calves and race horses round barrels.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rodeo	rodeo	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	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	competition	competition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
9	cowboys	cowboy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	cowgirls	cowgirl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
12	ride	ride	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	bucking	buck	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	xcomp	_	_
14	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	bulls	bull	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	calves	calf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	race	race	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
23	round	round	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	barrels	barrel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a rodeo | a show and competition |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ride** | present | cowboys and cowgirls |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **buck** | gerund | cowboys and cowgirls *not said here* | horses and bulls and rope calves and race horses |  |  |  | round barrels | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: informal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rodeo can mean any noisy, chaotic event.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rodeo:m2:1
# text = A rodeo can mean any noisy, chaotic event.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rodeo	rodeo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	9	det	_	_
6	noisy	noisy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	chaotic	chaotic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | a rodeo | any noisy chaotic event |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent event=Topic |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«This isn't my first rodeo» (US, informal) means «I have done this before, I have experience».

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rodeo:m3:1
# text = «This isn't my first rodeo» (US, informal) means «I have done this before, I have experience».
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	rodeo	rodeo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	US	US	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	10	punct	_	_
14	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	14	ccomp	_	_
19	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	obj	_	_
20	before	before	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	parataxis	_	_
24	experience	experience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** *in a quote* | present | This | my first rodeo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | my first rodeo |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **do** *in a quote* | present · perfect | I | this |  |  |  | before *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality |
| 4 | **have** *in a quote* | present | I | experience |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent experience=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched barrel racing at the rodeo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rodeo:x1:1
# text = We watched barrel racing at the rodeo.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	racing	racing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rodeo	rodeo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | We | barrel racing |  | the rodeo |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent racing=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cowboy stayed on the bull for eight seconds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rodeo:x2:1
# text = The cowboy stayed on the bull for eight seconds.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bull	bull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	seconds	second	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | the cowboy |  |  |  | second | on the bull | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bull=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Calgary Stampede has one of the biggest rodeos in the world.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rodeo:x3:1
# text = The Calgary Stampede has one of the biggest rodeos in the world.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Calgary	Calgary	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Stampede	stampede	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	biggest	big	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	rodeos	rodeo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the Calgary Stampede | one of the biggest rodeos in the world |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some animal charities say rodeos are cruel to the animals.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rodeo:x4:1
# text = Some animal charities say rodeos are cruel to the animals.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	3	det	_	_
2	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	charities	charity	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	say	say	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	rodeos	rodeo	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | some animal charities |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | present | rodeos |  |  |  |  | to the animals; cruel *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Don't worry about me, this isn't my first rodeo.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rodeo:x5:1
# text = Don't worry about me, this isn't my first rodeo.
1	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	worry	worry	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	this	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	12	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
10	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
12	rodeo	rodeo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **worry** | imperative · do-support | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about me | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about i=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | this | my first rodeo |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rodeo clowns help protect riders who fall off.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rodeo:x6:1
# text = Rodeo clowns help protect riders who fall off.
1	Rodeo	rodeo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	clowns	clown	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	help	help	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
5	riders	rider	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	fall	fall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | Rodeo clowns |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **protect** | infinitive | Rodeo clowns *not said here* | riders |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rider=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **fall off** | present | riders |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town holds a rodeo every summer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rodeo:x7:1
# text = The town holds a rodeo every summer.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rodeo	rodeo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | the town | a rodeo |  |  | summer |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rodeo=Theme |

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