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title: rubenesque — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «rubenesque» in the school dictionary: of a woman: plump, with a full, rounded figure, like the women in the paintings of the artist Rubens. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# rubenesque

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**Who acts:** painting, magazine, we, shop, Rubenesque, teacher · **What happens:** show, call, look, sell, be, explain · **To what, where:** rubenesque goddess, actress, clothes, fancy word, word · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«rubenesque» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [rubenesque in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/rubenesque.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: euphemism, polite — kept apart, not parsed.

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of a woman: plump, with a full, rounded figure, like the women in the paintings of the artist Rubens.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rubenesque:m1:1
# text = of a woman: plump, with a full, rounded figure, like the women in the paintings of the artist Rubens.
1	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	5	punct	_	_
5	plump	plump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	rounded	rounded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	like	like	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	appos	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	paintings	painting	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	artist	artist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	Rubens	Rubens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
in the style of the painter Peter Paul Rubens.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rubenesque:m2:1
# text = in the style of the painter Peter Paul Rubens.
1	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	style	style	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	painter	painter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Paul	Paul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
9	Rubens	Rubens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The painting shows a rubenesque goddess.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rubenesque:x1:1
# text = The painting shows a rubenesque goddess.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	painting	painting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rubenesque	rubenesque	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	goddess	goddess	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 | **show** | present | the painting |  | a rubenesque goddess |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent goddess=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The magazine called the actress "rubenesque".

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rubenesque:x2:1
# text = The magazine called the actress "rubenesque".
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	magazine	magazine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	actress	actress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	rubenesque	rubenesque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | participle | the magazine *not said here* | the actress |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent actress=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In art class we looked at Rubenesque figures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rubenesque:x3:1
# text = In art class we looked at Rubenesque figures.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Rubenesque	Rubenesque	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	figures	figure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | past | we |  |  |  |  | at Rubenesque figures; in art class | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in class=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The shop sells clothes for rubenesque figures.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rubenesque:x4:1
# text = The shop sells clothes for rubenesque figures.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	rubenesque	rubenesque	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	figures	figure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | the shop | clothes |  |  |  | for rubenesque figures | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme for figure=Asset |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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"Rubenesque is a fancy word for plump," explained the teacher.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rubenesque:x5:1
# text = "Rubenesque is a fancy word for plump," explained the teacher.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Rubenesque	Rubenesque	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fancy	fancy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	plump	plump	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	_
11	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present | Rubenesque | a fancy word |  |  |  | for plump | tree rules |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | the teacher | a fancy word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Some people find the word flattering, others find it rude.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:rubenesque:x6:1
# text = Some people find the word flattering, others find it rude.
1	Some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	flattering	flatter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	find	find	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | present | some people | the word |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent word=Attribute clause=Theme |
| 2 | **flatter** | gerund | the word *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **find** | present | others | word |  |  |  | rude *property* | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

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