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title: roi — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «roi» in the school dictionary: Roi is the French word for king, as in «le roi» (the king); it is not an English word. To an English ear it sounds like «rwah». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# roi

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**Who acts:** Roi, it, ear, much money, you, king · **What happens:** be, not be, sound, write, stand, compare · **To what, where:** French word, English word, ROI, capitals, English, you · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«roi» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [roi in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/roi.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Roi is the French word for king, as in «le roi» (the king); it is not an English word. To an English ear it sounds like «rwah».

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Roi is the French word for king, as in «le roi» (the king); it is not an English word.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:m1:1
# text = Roi is the French word for king, as in «le roi» (the king); it is not an English word.
1	Roi	Roi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	roi	roi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	25	punct	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	cop	_	_
22	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	25	advmod	_	_
23	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Roi | the French word and a English word |  |  |  | for king | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is a** | present | it | a English word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* To an English ear it sounds like «rwah».

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:m1:2
# text = To an English ear it sounds like «rwah».
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	English	English	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sounds	sound	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	rwah	rwah	INTJ	UH	_	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | present | ear |  |  |  |  | to a English ear | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ PP.experiencer»: agent=Stimulus to ear=Experiencer |

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In English, ROI (written in capitals) stands for «return on investment»: how much money you get back compared with what you spent.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:m2:1
# text = In English, ROI (written in capitals) stands for «return on investment»: how much money you get back compared with what you spent.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	English	English	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	ROI	ROI	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	capitals	capital	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
10	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	investment	investment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	20	punct	_	_
18	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
19	much	much	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
21	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj:pass	_	_
22	get	get	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux:pass	_	_
23	back	back	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
24	compared	compare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	acl:relcl	_	_
25	with	with	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	24	obl	_	_
27	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	28	nsubj	_	_
28	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | participle |  | ROI *not said here* |  | capitals |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in capital=Destination |
| 2 | **stand** | present | ROI |  |  | English |  | for return on investment | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in english=Location |
| 3 | **compare** | present · passive | much money *not said here* | you |  |  |  | with much money | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with what=Co-Patient |
| 4 | **spend** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(French) Le roi habite dans un grand château. — The king lives in a big castle.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:x1:1
# text = (French) Le roi habite dans un grand château. — The king lives in a big castle.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Le	Le	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
5	roi	roi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	flat:foreign	_	_
6	habite	habite	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	flat:foreign	_	_
7	dans	dans	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	10	flat:foreign	_	_
8	un	un	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	10	compound	_	_
9	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	château	château	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
12	—	-	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	lives	live	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | the king |  |  | a big castle |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in castle=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(French) Vive le roi! means «Long live the king!»

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:x2:1
# text = (French) Vive le roi! means «Long live the king!»
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Vive	Vive	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	le	le	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	dep	_	_
6	roi	roi	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	4	flat:foreign	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	Long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	11	advmod	_	_
11	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | French Vive |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **live** *in a quote* | infinitive |  | the king |  |  |  | long *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme king=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In January French families share a galette des rois, and whoever finds the little toy becomes king for the day.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:x3:1
# text = In January French families share a galette des rois, and whoever finds the little toy becomes king for the day.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	January	January	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
3	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	families	family	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	share	share	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	galette	galette	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	des	des	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	rois	rois	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	finds	find	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	_
18	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	xcomp	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | present | French families | a des rois |  |  | january |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | present | whoever |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **become** | present | the little toy | king |  |  | day |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The name Leroy comes from French «le roi», the king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:x4:1
# text = The name Leroy comes from French «le roi», the king.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Leroy	Leroy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
4	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	roi	roi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | the name |  |  | French |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from french=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Louis XIV of France was called le Roi Soleil, the Sun King.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:x5:1
# text = Louis XIV of France was called le Roi Soleil, the Sun King.
1	Louis	Louis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	XIV	XIV	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	le	le	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	xcomp	_	_
8	Roi	Roi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
9	Soleil	Soleil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past · passive |  | Louis |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(business) The shop worked out the ROI on its new sign.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:x6:1
# text = (business) The shop worked out the ROI on its new sign.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ROI	ROI	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sign	sign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work out** | past | business | the ROI |  | shop's new sign |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent roi=Topic |
| 2 | **sign** |  | shop |  |  |  |  |  | nom sign «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(business) A good ROI means you earn back more than you spent.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:x7:1
# text = (business) A good ROI means you earn back more than you spent.
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	ROI	roi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	earn	earn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	ccomp	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	9	obj	_	_
12	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present | business |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **earn back** | present | you | more |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent more=Theme |
| 3 | **spend** | past | you |  |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

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These biographies are written with kindly justice, and form a valuable contribution to the history of the reign of the Roi Soleil.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:roi:x8:1
# text = These biographies are written with kindly justice, and form a valuable contribution to the history of the reign of the Roi Soleil.
1	These	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	biographies	biography	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	kindly	kindly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	justice	justice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	form	form	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	valuable	valuable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	contribution	contribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	reign	reign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	Roi	Roi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	Soleil	Soleil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | present · passive |  | this biographies |  |  |  | with justice | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **form** | present |  | a valuable contribution | the history of the reign of the Roi Soleil |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent contribution=Theme to history=Recipient |

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