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title: stilt — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stilt» in the school dictionary: Stilts are a pair of long poles with footrests that you stand on to walk high above the ground. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# stilt

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**Who acts:** Stilts, you, tall posts, stilt, clown, Houses · **What happens:** be, stand on, walk, hold, build up, get · **To what, where:** pair, ground, tall posts, house, water, wading bird · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«stilt» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 7 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: [stilt in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stilt.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stilts are a pair of long poles with footrests that you stand on to walk high above the ground.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:m1:1
# text = Stilts are a pair of long poles with footrests that you stand on to walk high above the ground.
1	Stilts	stilt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	poles	pole	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	footrests	footrest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	stand	stand	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
16	high	high	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	15	advmod	_	_
17	above	above	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Stilts | a pair |  |  |  | of long poles with footrests | tree rules |
| 2 | **stand on** | present | you | a pair |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer that=Stimulus |
| 3 | **walk** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  | the ground |  | high *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above ground=Trajectory |

<!-- .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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stilts are also tall posts that hold a house or building up above water or the ground.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:m2:1
# text = Stilts are also tall posts that hold a house or building up above water or the ground.
1	Stilts	stilt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
2	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	posts	post	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	building	build	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	conj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	above	above	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Stilts | tall posts |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **hold** | present | tall posts | a house |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
| 3 | **build up** | gerund | tall posts *not said here* |  |  | water or the ground |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stilt is a wading bird with very long thin pink legs.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:m3:1
# text = A stilt is a wading bird with very long thin pink legs.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stilt	stilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wading	wading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	very	very	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	thin	thin	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	pink	pink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	legs	leg	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stilt | a wading bird |  |  |  | with long thin pink legs | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To get on your stilts is an informal way to say to act proud and pompous, as if you are better than others.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:m4:1
# text = To get on your stilts is an informal way to say to act proud and pompous, as if you are better than others.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	stilts	stilt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	informal	informal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	act	act	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	pompous	pompous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
21	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	cop	_	_
22	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	advcl	_	_
23	than	than	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **get** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | your stilts |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on stilt=Source |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | a informal way |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **act** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | present | you |  |  |  |  | than others; good *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The clown walked on stilts at the fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:x1:1
# text = The clown walked on stilts at the fair.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	clown	clown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	stilts	stilt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | past | the clown |  |  | stilts |  | at the fair | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on stilt=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Houses on stilts stay dry when the river floods.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:x2:1
# text = Houses on stilts stay dry when the river floods.
1	Houses	house	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	stilts	stilt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	floods	flood	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | Houses on stilts |  |  |  |  | dry *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **flood** | present | the river |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
I fell off my stilts twice before I got the hang of it.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:x3:1
# text = I fell off my stilts twice before I got the hang of it.
1	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	stilts	stilt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	2	advmod	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hang	hang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall off** | past | I | my stilts |  |  |  | twice *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient stilt=Extent |
| 2 | **get** | past | I | the hang of hang |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hang=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The stilt waded through the shallow lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:x4:1
# text = The stilt waded through the shallow lake.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stilt	stilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	waded	wade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	shallow	shallow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wade** | past | the stilt |  |  | the shallow lake |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through lake=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stilt walkers led the carnival parade.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:x5:1
# text = Stilt walkers led the carnival parade.
1	Stilt	stilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	walkers	walker	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	6	det	_	_
5	carnival	carnival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	parade	parade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | past | Stilt walkers | the carnival parade |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent parade=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The beach hut stands on wooden stilts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:x6:1
# text = The beach hut stands on wooden stilts.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stilts	stilt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | the beach hut |  |  | wooden stilts |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on stilt=Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Don't get on your stilts," said the crone, "and I'll answer you.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stilt:x7:1
# text = "Don't get on your stilts," said the crone, "and I'll answer you.
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Do	do	AUX	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	stilts	stilt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	crone	crone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	'll	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **get** *in a quote* | infinitive · do-support |  |  |  | your stilts |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on stilt=Source |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the crone |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **answer** *speech: assert* *in a quote* | future | the crone *= crone* |  | you |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent you=Eventuality |

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