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title: statuesque — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «statuesque» in the school dictionary: Tall, graceful and impressive, like a statue. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# statuesque

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**Who acts:** statuesque queen, statuesque basketball player, She, crowd, heron, actress · **What happens:** stand, tower, cheer, wait, look · **To what, where:** top, water, tree

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: of a person, usually a woman — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tall, graceful and impressive, like a statue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuesque:m1:1
# text = Tall, graceful and impressive, like a statue.
1	Tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	graceful	graceful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	impressive	impressive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	like	like	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Very still, like a statue.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuesque:m2:1
# text = Very still, like a statue.
1	Very	very	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	like	like	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The statuesque queen stood at the top of the stairs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuesque:x1:1
# text = The statuesque queen stood at the top of the stairs.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	statuesque	statuesque	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	stairs	stair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | the statuesque queen |  |  | the top of the stairs |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at top=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The statuesque basketball player towered over us.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuesque:x2:1
# text = The statuesque basketball player towered over us.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	statuesque	statuesque	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	basketball	basketball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	player	player	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	towered	tower	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tower** | past | the statuesque basketball player |  |  |  |  | over us | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over we=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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She stood statuesque and silent while the crowd cheered.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuesque:x3:1
# text = She stood statuesque and silent while the crowd cheered.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	statuesque	statuesque	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
6	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	cheered	cheer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | She |  |  |  |  | statuesque *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **cheer** | past | the crowd |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The heron waited in the water, statuesque.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuesque:x4:1
# text = The heron waited in the water, statuesque.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heron	heron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	statuesque	statuesque	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | the heron |  |  | the water and statuesque |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in water=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The actress looked statuesque in a long gown.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuesque:x5:1
# text = The actress looked statuesque in a long gown.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	actress	actress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	looked	look	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	statuesque	statuesque	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gown	gown	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 | **look** | past | the actress |  |  |  |  | in a long gown; statuesque *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in gown=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The statuesque giraffe stood perfectly still under the tree.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:statuesque:x6:1
# text = The statuesque giraffe stood perfectly still under the tree.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	statuesque	statuesque	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	giraffe	giraffe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	perfectly	perfectly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | past | the statuesque giraffe |  |  | the tree | still | perfectly *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under tree=Location |

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