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title: stampede — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stampede» in the school dictionary: A stampede is a sudden wild rush of frightened animals or people. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stampede

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**Who acts:** stampede, buffalo stampede, Loud fireworks, crowd, cattle · **What happens:** be, frighten, shake, make, begin, stampede · **To what, where:** sudden wild rush, panic, ground, horses stampede, plain

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«stampede» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings 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: [stampede in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stampede.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A stampede is a sudden wild rush of frightened animals or people.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stampede:m1:1
# text = A stampede is a sudden wild rush of frightened animals or people.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stampede	stampede	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	rush	rush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
10	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stampede | a sudden wild rush |  |  |  | of frightened animals or people | tree rules |
| 2 | **frighten** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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}

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To stampede is to rush away together in a panic.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stampede:m2:1
# text = To stampede is to rush away together in a panic.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stampede	stampede	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	rush	rush	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	panic	panic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present |  |  |  | a panic |  | away, rush, together *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The buffalo stampede shook the ground.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stampede:x1:1
# text = The buffalo stampede shook the ground.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	buffalo	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	stampede	stampede	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | past | the buffalo stampede | the ground |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent ground=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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Loud fireworks made the horses stampede.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stampede:x2:1
# text = Loud fireworks made the horses stampede.
1	Loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	fireworks	firework	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	compound	_	_
6	stampede	stampede	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 | **make** | past | Loud fireworks | the horses stampede |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset stampede=Product |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The crowd began to stampede towards the exit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stampede:x3:1
# text = The crowd began to stampede towards the exit.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	stampede	stampede	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	exit	exit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the crowd |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **stampede** | to-infinitive | the crowd *not said here* |  |  |  |  | towards the exit | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The cattle stampeded across the plain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stampede:x4:1
# text = The cattle stampeded across the plain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stampeded	stampede	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	plain	plain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stampede** | past | the cattle |  |  | the plain |  |  | tree rules |

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