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title: shetland — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «shetland» in the school dictionary: Shetland is a group of islands in the far north of Scotland, between mainland Scotland and Norway. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# shetland

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**Who acts:** Shetland, Shetland pony, Shetland wool, summer nights, little cousin, Shetland ponies · **What happens:** be, breed, use, knit, get, ride · **To what, where:** group, small hairy pony, jumpers, north, Shetland pony, farm

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shetland is a group of islands in the far north of Scotland, between mainland Scotland and Norway.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:m1:1
# text = Shetland is a group of islands in the far north of Scotland, between mainland Scotland and Norway.
1	Shetland	shetland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	between	between	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	mainland	mainland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
16	Scotland	Scotland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Shetland | a group and mainland |  |  |  | of islands in the far north of Scotland | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
A Shetland pony (a Shetland) is a very small, strong, hairy pony first bred there.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:m2:1
# text = A Shetland pony (a Shetland) is a very small, strong, hairy pony first bred there.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Shetland	Shetland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	pony	pony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Shetland	Shetland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	6	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
10	very	very	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
13	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	hairy	hairy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	pony	pony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
17	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	advmod	_	_
18	bred	breed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
19	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a Shetland pony | a small hairy pony |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **breed** | past | a Shetland pony *not said here* |  |  | there |  | first *property* | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shetland wool is fine, soft wool from Shetland sheep, used to knit jumpers and shawls.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:m3:1
# text = Shetland wool is fine, soft wool from Shetland sheep, used to knit jumpers and shawls.
1	Shetland	shetland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	Shetland	Shetland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	knit	knit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
15	jumpers	jumper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	shawls	shawl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Shetland wool |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle | Shetland wool *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **knit** | to-infinitive | Shetland wool *not said here* | jumpers and shawls |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jumper=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shetland is so far north that summer nights hardly get dark.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:x1:1
# text = Shetland is so far north that summer nights hardly get dark.
1	Shetland	shetland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
5	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
7	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
9	hardly	hardly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	get	get	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Shetland | north |  |  |  | far *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **get** | present | summer nights | north |  |  |  | dark, hardly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My little cousin rode a Shetland pony at the farm.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:x2:1
# text = My little cousin rode a Shetland pony at the farm.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	cousin	cousin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Shetland	Shetland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	pony	pony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | My little cousin | a Shetland pony |  | the farm |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pony=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shetland ponies are small but very strong.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:x3:1
# text = Shetland ponies are small but very strong.
1	Shetland	shetland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	ponies	pony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Shetland ponies |  |  |  |  | small *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | Shetland ponies *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandma knitted me a Shetland wool jumper.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:x4:1
# text = Grandma knitted me a Shetland wool jumper.
1	Grandma	grandma	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	knitted	knit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Shetland	Shetland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	jumper	jumper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knit** | past | Grandma | a Shetland wool jumper | me |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary jumper=Product |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Puffins nest on the cliffs of Shetland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:x5:1
# text = Puffins nest on the cliffs of Shetland.
1	Puffins	puffin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	nest	nest	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cliffs	cliff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Shetland	Shetland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **nest** | present | Puffins |  |  | the cliffs of Shetland |  |  | vn berry-13.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every winter Shetland holds a fire festival called Up Helly Aa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:x6:1
# text = Every winter Shetland holds a fire festival called Up Helly Aa.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	Shetland	Shetland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	festival	festival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	Up	up	ADP	RP	_	8	compound:prt	_	_
10	Helly	Helly	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Aa	Aa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | every winter | a fire festival |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent festival=Theme |
| 2 | **call up** *speech: assert* | participle |  | a fire festival *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ferry from Aberdeen to Shetland takes all night.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:x7:1
# text = The ferry from Aberdeen to Shetland takes all night.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ferry	ferry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Aberdeen	Aberdeen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Shetland	Shetland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present | the ferry from Aberdeen to Shetland |  |  |  | night |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In a few instances we can actually trace the passage-e.g., the Shetland version was certainly brought over from Hamburg.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:shetland:x8:1
# text = In a few instances we can actually trace the passage-e.g., the Shetland version was certainly brought over from Hamburg.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	instances	instance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
5	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	actually	actually	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	trace	trace	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	e.g	e.g	X	FW	Foreign=Yes	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Shetland	Shetland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	version	version	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
19	certainly	certainly	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
21	over	over	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Hamburg	Hamburg	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trace** | can | we | the passage |  |  |  | actually *property* | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Theme |
| 2 | **bring over** | past · passive |  | the Shetland version |  | a few instances |  | from Hamburg; certainly, over *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from hamburg=Initial\_Location |

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