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title: site — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «site» in the school dictionary: A site is a place where something is, was, or will be, like a building site or a picnic site. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# site

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**Who acts:** site, something, you, We, This, They · **What happens:** be, keep out, pitch, have, use, choose · **To what, where:** place, set, particular place, building site, tent, campsite

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«site» in the school dictionary: its 3 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [site in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/site.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A site is a place where something is, was, or will be, like a building site or a picnic site.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:m1:1
# text = A site is a place where something is, was, or will be, like a building site or a picnic site.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	8	advmod	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	8	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	picnic	picnic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a site | a place or a building site or a picnic site |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | present | something |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | a site *not said here* |  |  |  |  | like a building site or a picnic site | 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 site, or website, is a set of pages on the internet.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:m2:1
# text = A site, or website, is a set of pages on the internet.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	website	website	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	internet	internet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a site or website | a set |  |  |  | of pages on the internet | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To site something (formal) is to put it in a particular place.

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:m3:1
# text = To site something (formal) is to put it in a particular place.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
2	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
4	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	put	put	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	particular	particular	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | something |  |  | a particular place |  | put *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Keep out of the building site; it is dangerous.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:x1:1
# text = Keep out of the building site; it is dangerous.
1	Keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	out	out	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	10	punct	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep out** | imperative | you *not said here* | the building site |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent site=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | site |  |  |  |  | dangerous *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We pitched our tent at the campsite by the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:x2:1
# text = We pitched our tent at the campsite by the lake.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pitched	pitch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	campsite	campsite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pitch** | past | We | our tent |  | the campsite |  | by the lake | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent tent=Theme at campsite=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
This is the site of an old castle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:x3:1
# text = This is the site of an old castle.
1	This	this	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | This | the site |  |  |  | of a old castle | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school's site has a page about the trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:x4:1
# text = The school's site has a page about the trip.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the school's site | a page |  |  |  | about the trip | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Only use websites your teacher or parents trust.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:x5:1
# text = Only use websites your teacher or parents trust.
1	Only	only	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	use	use	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	websites	website	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	teacher	teacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	compound	_	_
8	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | imperative | you *not said here* | websites |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent website=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They chose a sunny site for the vegetable garden.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:x6:1
# text = They chose a sunny site for the vegetable garden.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	vegetable	vegetable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **choose** | past | They | a sunny site |  |  |  | for the vegetable garden | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent site=Theme for garden=Beneficiary |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The workers wear hard hats on site.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:x7:1
# text = The workers wear hard hats on site.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	workers	worker	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	wear	wear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	hats	hat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	site	site	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 | **wear** | present | the workers | hard hats |  | site |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hat=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new playground will be sited near the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:x8:1
# text = The new playground will be sited near the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	playground	playground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	sited	site	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **site** | future · passive |  | the new playground |  | the river |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He accordingly descended to earth, and travelled through many countries, seeking a fitting site upon which to establish an oracle.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:site:x9:1
# text = He accordingly descended to earth, and travelled through many countries, seeking a fitting site upon which to establish an oracle.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	accordingly	accordingly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	descended	descend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	countries	country	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	seeking	seek	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	fitting	fitting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	establish	establish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	acl:relcl	_	_
21	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	oracle	oracle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **descend** | past | He |  |  | earth |  | accordingly *property* | vn meander-47.7-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to earth=Location |
| 2 | **travel** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | many countries |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through country=Trajectory |
| 3 | **seek** | gerund | He *not said here* | a fitting site |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent site=Theme |
| 4 | **establish** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a oracle |  |  |  | upon a fitting site | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oracle=Patient |

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