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title: ss — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «ss» in the school dictionary: SS before a ship's name stands for steamship, as in the SS Great Britain. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# ss

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**Who acts:** SS, violent force, SS Great Britain, We, Miss, you · **What happens:** stand, name, be, run, carry out, mean · **To what, where:** ship, violent force, Germany, concentration camps, Holocaust, screenshot · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«ss» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [ss in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/ss.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
SS before a ship's name stands for steamship, as in the SS Great Britain.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:m1:1
# text = SS before a ship's name stands for steamship, as in the SS Great Britain.
1	SS	ss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
7	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	steamship	steamship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	SS	SS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
15	Great	Great	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	flat	_	_
16	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | SS before a ship's name |  |  |  |  | for steamship; as the SS Great Britain | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for steamship=Attribute |
| 2 | **name** |  |  | a ship |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=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}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: history — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The SS was a violent Nazi military and police force in Germany during the Second World War, which ran concentration camps and carried out the Holocaust.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:m2:1
# text = The SS was a violent Nazi military and police force in Germany during the Second World War, which ran concentration camps and carried out the Holocaust.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	SS	ss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
5	violent	violent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
6	Nazi	nazi	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	military	military	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	police	police	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	force	force	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Germany	Germany	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	during	during	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	Second	Second	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	amod	_	_
16	World	World	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	War	War	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
19	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	parataxis	_	_
21	concentration	concentration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	camps	camp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	_
25	out	out	ADP	RP	_	24	compound:prt	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	Holocaust	Holocaust	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the SS | a violent force |  | Germany | during the Second World War |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **run** | past | a violent force | concentration camps |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme camp=Trajectory |
| 3 | **carry out** | past | a violent force *not said here* | the Holocaust |  |  |  |  | vn act-114 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: abbreviation — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ss can mean screenshot in online chat.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:m3:1
# text = ss can mean screenshot in online chat.
1	ss	ss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	screenshot	screenshot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	online	online	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can | ss | screenshot |  |  |  | in online chat | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot screenshot=Theme in chat=Attribute |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: spelling — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
ss is a double letter in many words, as in miss, class, kiss, often at the end after a short vowel.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:m4:1
# text = ss is a double letter in many words, as in miss, class, kiss, often at the end after a short vowel.
1	ss	ss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	double	double	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	miss	miss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	kiss	kiss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	often	often	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
22	after	after	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	vowel	vowel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | ss | a double letter |  | many words |  | as miss and class and kiss | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: abbreviation, church — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ss is short for Saints, as in Ss Peter and Paul.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:m5:1
# text = Ss is short for Saints, as in Ss Peter and Paul.
1	Ss	ss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Saints	Saint	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	Ss	Ss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Paul	Paul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Ss |  |  |  |  | for Saints; as Ss Peter and Paul; short *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The SS Great Britain is a famous ship in Bristol.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:x1:1
# text = The SS Great Britain is a famous ship in Bristol.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	SS	SS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
3	Great	Great	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
4	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Bristol	Bristol	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the SS Great Britain | a famous ship |  | Bristol |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited the SS Great Britain on a school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:x2:1
# text = We visited the SS Great Britain on a school trip.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	SS	SS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
5	Great	Great	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	flat	_	_
6	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	trip	trip	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 | **visit** | past | We | the SS Great Britain |  | a school trip |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent britain=Co-Agent |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The SS ran the Nazi concentration camps.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:x3:1
# text = The SS ran the Nazi concentration camps.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	SS	ss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	Nazi	Nazi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	concentration	concentration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	camps	camp	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | past | the SS | the Nazi concentration camps |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme camp=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Miss, class and grass all end in ss.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:x4:1
# text = Miss, class and grass all end in ss.
1	Miss	Miss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	advmod	_	_
7	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ss	ss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | Miss |  |  | ss |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Send me a ss of the score. (chat slang)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Send me a ss of the score.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:x5:1
# text = Send me a ss of the score.
1	Send	send	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	1	iobj	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ss	ss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	score	score	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | imperative | you *not said here* | a ss of the score | me |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Destination ss=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (chat slang)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:x5:2
# text = (chat slang)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	chat	chat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church is called Ss Peter and Paul.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:ss:x6:1
# text = The church is called Ss Peter and Paul.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	Ss	Ss	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	Paul	Paul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the church |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

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