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title: shanty — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «shanty» in the school dictionary: A small, roughly built hut or shack made from scrap materials. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# shanty

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**Who acts:** sea shanty, sailors, We, family, Shanty towns, old fisherman · **What happens:** build, make, sing, work, keep, pull · **To what, where:** hut, scrap materials, ropes, poor homes, shanty, Drunken Sailor

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«shanty» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [shanty in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/shanty.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A small, roughly built hut or shack made from scrap materials.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shanty:m1:1
# text = A small, roughly built hut or shack made from scrap materials.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	roughly	roughly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
6	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	shack	shack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	scrap	scrap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	materials	material	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | participle |  | hut or shack |  |  |  | roughly *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hut=Product |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | hut or shack *not said here* |  | scrap materials |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from material=Material |

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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 sea shanty: a song sailors sang together while working, to keep time when pulling ropes.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shanty:m2:1
# text = A sea shanty: a song sailors sang together while working, to keep time when pulling ropes.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shanty	shanty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	working	work	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
15	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
17	pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
18	ropes	rope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | a sea shanty |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | gerund | a sea shanty *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive | a sea shanty *not said here* |  |  |  | time |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **pull** | gerund | a sea shanty *not said here* | ropes |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«Shanty town»: an area of very poor homes made of scrap, at the edge of a city.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shanty:m3:1
# text = «Shanty town»: an area of very poor homes made of scrap, at the edge of a city.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Shanty	shanty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	scrap	scrap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | poor homes *not said here* |  |  |  | of scrap | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sailors sang a shanty as they hauled the ropes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shanty:x1:1
# text = The sailors sang a shanty as they hauled the ropes.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sailors	sailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	shanty	shanty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	hauled	haul	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ropes	rope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | the sailors | a shanty |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location shanty=Theme |
| 2 | **haul** | past | sailors *= sailor* | the ropes |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We sang «Drunken Sailor» in music class.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shanty:x2:1
# text = We sang «Drunken Sailor» in music class.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	Drunken	drunken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Sailor	Sailor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | We | Drunken Sailor |  | music class |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location sailor=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The family lived in a shanty made of tin sheets.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shanty:x3:1
# text = The family lived in a shanty made of tin sheets.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shanty	shanty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	tin	tin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sheets	sheet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the family |  |  | a shanty |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in shanty=Location |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a shanty *not said here* |  |  |  | of tin sheets | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shanty towns grow at the edges of many big cities.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shanty:x4:1
# text = Shanty towns grow at the edges of many big cities.
1	Shanty	shanty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grow	grow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	edges	edge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | Shanty towns |  |  | the edges of many big cities |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at edge=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old fisherman knew every sea shanty.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shanty:x5:1
# text = The old fisherman knew every sea shanty.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	fisherman	fisherman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	shanty	shanty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | the old fisherman | every sea shanty |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer shanty=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The shanty had no running water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shanty:x6:1
# text = The shanty had no running water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shanty	shanty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	6	det	_	_
5	running	running	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	water	water	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 | **have** | past | the shanty | no running water |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

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