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title: seaman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seaman» in the school dictionary: A sailor, especially one who is not an officer. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seaman

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**Who acts:** one, person, old seaman, Sea Rat, seaman, He · **What happens:** not be, be, sail, tell, help, pull up · **To what, where:** officer, ship, stories, seafaring seaman, Able Seaman, Royal Navy · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A sailor, especially one who is not an officer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaman:m1:1
# text = A sailor, especially one who is not an officer.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
4	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nsubj	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is a** | present | one | a officer |  |  |  |  | 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A person who is good at sailing a ship: a fine seaman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaman:m2:1
# text = A person who is good at sailing a ship: a fine seaman.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	sailing	sail	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	obl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	seaman	seaman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a person |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **sail** | gerund |  | a ship |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme ship=Trajectory |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old seaman told stories of faraway ports.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaman:x1:1
# text = The old seaman told stories of faraway ports.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	seaman	seaman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	faraway	faraway	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ports	port	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the old seaman | stories of faraway ports |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Recipient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Sea Rat was a seafaring seaman.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaman:x2:1
# text = The Sea Rat was a seafaring seaman.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Sea	Sea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	seafaring	seafaring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	seaman	seaman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the Sea Rat | a seafaring seaman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every seaman on board helped with the sails.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaman:x3:1
# text = Every seaman on board helped with the sails.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	seaman	seaman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sails	sail	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 | **help** | past | every seaman on board |  |  |  |  | with the sails | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent with sail=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaman:x4:1
# text = He was an Able Seaman in the Royal Navy.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Seaman	seaman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Royal	Royal	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	Navy	Navy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | a Able Seaman |  | the Royal Navy |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The seamen pulled up the anchor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaman:x5:1
# text = The seamen pulled up the anchor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seamen	seaman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	anchor	anchor	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 | **pull up** | past | the seamen | the anchor |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anchor=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A good seaman can read the weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seaman:x6:1
# text = A good seaman can read the weather.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	seaman	seaman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | can | a good seaman | the weather |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent weather=Topic |

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