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title: statuary — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «statuary» in the school dictionary: Statues as a group: the statues in a place or collection. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# statuary

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**Who acts:** art, museum, Garden statuary, church, guidebook, palace garden · **What happens:** make, have, line, be, describe, paint · **To what, where:** statues, fine collection, path, statuary, Ancient statuary, bright colours

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Statues as a group: the statues in a place or collection.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuary:m1:1
# text = Statues as a group: the statues in a place or collection.
1	Statues	statue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	statues	statue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The art of making statues.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuary:m2:1
# text = The art of making statues.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
4	making	make	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
5	statues	statue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund | the art *not said here* | statues |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset statue=Product |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The museum has a fine collection of Greek statuary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuary:x1:1
# text = The museum has a fine collection of Greek statuary.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	museum	museum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	collection	collection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	statuary	statuary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the museum | a fine collection of Greek statuary |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent collection=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Garden statuary lined the path to the house.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuary:x2:1
# text = Garden statuary lined the path to the house.
1	Garden	Garden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	statuary	statuary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lined	line	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	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	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 | **line** | past | Garden statuary | the path |  |  |  | to the house | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme path=Destination |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church was full of marble statuary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuary:x3:1
# text = The church was full of marble statuary.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	marble	marble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	statuary	statuary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the church |  |  |  |  | of marble statuary; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The guidebook describes the palace's statuary.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuary:x4:1
# text = The guidebook describes the palace's statuary.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	guidebook	guidebook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	statuary	statuary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | the guidebook | the palace's statuary |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent statuary=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Ancient statuary was often painted in bright colours.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuary:x5:1
# text = Ancient statuary was often painted in bright colours.
1	Ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	statuary	statuary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past · passive |  | Ancient statuary |  | bright colours |  | often *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme in colour=Destination |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The palace garden is famous for its statuary and fountains.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuary:x6:1
# text = The palace garden is famous for its statuary and fountains.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	statuary	statuary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fountains	fountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	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 | the palace garden |  |  |  |  | for garden's statuary and fountains; famous *property* | tree rules |

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