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title: stableman — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stableman» in the school dictionary: A stableman is a man whose job is to look after horses in a stable: feeding them, cleaning them and exercising them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stableman

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**Who acts:** stableman, job, man, coat, stablemen, new stableman · **What happens:** be, feed, clean, exercise, brush, shine · **To what, where:** man, stable, horses, horse, field, wild horse · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«stableman» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 4 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: [stableman in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stableman.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stableman is a man whose job is to look after horses in a stable: feeding them, cleaning them and exercising them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stableman:m1:1
# text = A stableman is a man whose job is to look after horses in a stable: feeding them, cleaning them and exercising them.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stableman	stableman	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	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	job	job	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	after	after	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	stable	stable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
17	feeding	feed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	cleaning	clean	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	conj	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	exercising	exercise	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	conj	_	_
24	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stableman | a man |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | job |  |  | a stable | after horses | look *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feed** | gerund | a man *not said here* | horses *= horse* |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
| 4 | **clean** | gerund | a man *not said here* | horses *= horse* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent they=Patient |
| 5 | **exercise** | gerund | a man *not said here* | horses *= horse* |  |  |  |  | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient |

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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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stableman brushed the horse until its coat shone.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stableman:x1:1
# text = The stableman brushed the horse until its coat shone.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stableman	stableman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brushed	brush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	shone	shine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brush** | past | the stableman |  | the horse |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent horse=Destination |
| 2 | **shine** | past | stableman's coat |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Every morning the stableman fed the horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stableman:x2:1
# text = Every morning the stableman fed the horses.
1	Every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	stableman	stableman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | the stableman |  | the horses |  | morning |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Recipient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stablemen led the king's horses out to the field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stableman:x3:1
# text = The stablemen led the king's horses out to the field.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stablemen	stableman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	led	lead	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	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
8	out	out	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | the stablemen | the king's horses |  | the field |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent horse=Theme to field=Destination |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The new stableman knew how to calm a wild horse.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stableman:x4:1
# text = The new stableman knew how to calm a wild horse.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stableman	stableman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	knew	know	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	calm	calm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | past | the new stableman |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **calm** | to-infinitive |  | a wild horse |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus horse=Experiencer |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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