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title: seine — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «seine» in the school dictionary: A seine is a large fishing net that hangs straight down in the water, with floats on top and weights at the bottom; the ends are pulled together to trap fish. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# seine

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**Who acts:** seine, large fishing net, river, fishermen, We, Scientists · **What happens:** be, hang, pull together, trap, seine, flow · **To what, where:** large fishing net, water, ends, fish, river, Paris

<!-- .vabout -->
«seine» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [seine in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/seine.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A seine is a large fishing net that hangs straight down in the water, with floats on top and weights at the bottom; the ends are pulled together to trap fish.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:m1:1
# text = A seine is a large fishing net that hangs straight down in the water, with floats on top and weights at the bottom; the ends are pulled together to trap fish.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seine	seine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	down	down	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	floats	float	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	weights	weight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	29	punct	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	ends	end	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj:pass	_	_
28	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	29	aux:pass	_	_
29	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
30	together	together	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	trap	trap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	advcl	_	_
33	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a seine | a large fishing net |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hang** | present | a large fishing net |  |  | the water |  | with floats on top and weights; at the bottom; down *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in water=Location |
| 3 | **pull together** | present · passive |  | the ends |  |  |  | together *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **trap** | to-infinitive |  | fish |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient |

<!-- .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.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To seine is to catch fish with this kind of net.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:m2:1
# text = To seine is to catch fish with this kind of net.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	seine	seine	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	csubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	9	det	_	_
9	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seine** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | with this kind of net; catch *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Seine (with a capital S) is the river that flows through Paris in France.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:m3:1
# text = The Seine (with a capital S) is the river that flows through Paris in France.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Seine	seine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
7	S	's	PART	POS	Typo=Yes	6	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	through	through	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Seine | the river |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **flow** | present | the river |  |  | Paris |  | in France | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through paris=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fishermen pulled the seine onto the beach.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:x1:1
# text = The fishermen pulled the seine onto the beach.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fishermen	fisherman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	seine	seine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | past | the fishermen | the seine |  | the beach |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seine=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We took a boat trip on the Seine in Paris.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:x2:1
# text = We took a boat trip on the Seine in Paris.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Seine	seine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | We | a boat trip |  | the Seine in Paris |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent trip=Theme on seine=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists used a seine to count the small fish.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:x3:1
# text = Scientists used a seine to count the small fish.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	seine	seine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	count	count	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | Scientists | a seine |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seine=Patient |
| 2 | **count** | to-infinitive | Scientists *not said here* | the small fish |  |  |  |  | vn multiply-108 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They were seining for sardines at dawn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:x4:1
# text = They were seining for sardines at dawn.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	seining	seine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	sardines	sardine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seine** | past · progressive | They |  |  |  | dawn | for sardines | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Seine flows past Notre-Dame.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:x5:1
# text = The Seine flows past Notre-Dame.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Seine	seine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	flows	flow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	past	past	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Notre	Notre	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Dame	Dame	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flow** | present | the Seine |  |  |  |  | past Notre and Dame | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A seine has floats on top and weights below.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:x6:1
# text = A seine has floats on top and weights below.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	seine	seine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	floats	float	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	weights	weight	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
9	below	below	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **float** | present · perfect · passive |  | a seine |  | top |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme on top=Trajectory |
| 2 | **weight** | present |  |  |  |  |  | below *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Paris grew up on both banks of the Seine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:x7:1
# text = Paris grew up on both banks of the Seine.
1	Paris	Paris	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	banks	bank	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Seine	seine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow up** | past | Paris |  |  | both banks of the Seine |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on bank=Location |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Steamer after steamer, crowded with people, glides down the Seine.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:seine:x8:1
# text = Steamer after steamer, crowded with people, glides down the Seine.
1	Steamer	steamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	after	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	steamer	steamer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	crowded	crowded	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	glides	glide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Seine	seine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glide** | present |  |  |  | the Seine |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme down seine=Trajectory |

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