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title: rounders — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rounders» in the school dictionary: A bat-and-ball game played in the UK and Ireland, a bit like baseball, where players hit a ball and run around four posts. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rounders

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**Who acts:** players, We, I, Rounders, you, class · **What happens:** play, hit, run around, score, be, hold · **To what, where:** ball game, UK, ball, four posts, rounders, field

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A bat-and-ball game played in the UK and Ireland, a bit like baseball, where players hit a ball and run around four posts.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rounders:m1:1
# text = A bat-and-ball game played in the UK and Ireland, a bit like baseball, where players hit a ball and run around four posts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	UK	UK	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
17	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	baseball	baseball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	22	advmod	_	_
21	players	player	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
22	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	run	run	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
27	around	around	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	29	nummod	_	_
29	posts	post	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | participle |  | ball game *not said here* |  | the UK and Ireland |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **hit** | past | players | a ball |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ball=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **run around** | present | players *not said here* | four posts |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme post=Trajectory |

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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 -->
We played rounders on the field.

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

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **play** | past | We | rounders |  | the field |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rounder=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I scored a rounder!

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rounders:x2:1
# text = I scored a rounder!
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	scored	score	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	rounder	rounder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **score** | past | I | a rounder |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rounder=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rounders is a summer game.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rounders:x3:1
# text = Rounders is a summer game.
1	Rounders	rounder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rounders | a summer game |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Hold the rounders bat with one hand.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rounders:x4:1
# text = Hold the rounders bat with one hand.
1	Hold	hold	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	rounders	rounder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	compound	_	_
4	bat	bat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | imperative | you *not said here* | the rounders bat |  |  |  | with one hand | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bat=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Run to the first post when you hit the ball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rounders:x5:1
# text = Run to the first post when you hit the ball.
1	Run	run	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	post	post	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	8	advmod	_	_
7	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hit	hit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the first post *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to post=Result |
| 2 | **hit** | past | you | the ball |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ball=Co-Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our class won the rounders match.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rounders:x6:1
# text = Our class won the rounders match.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	won	win	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	rounders	rounder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	match	match	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | past | Our class |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **match** | present | the rounders |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rounders is a bit like baseball.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rounders:x7:1
# text = Rounders is a bit like baseball.
1	Rounders	rounder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bit	bit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	baseball	baseball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Rounders | a bit |  |  |  | like baseball | tree rules |

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