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title: stroke — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «stroke» in the school dictionary: To stroke an animal or person is to move your hand gently over it, usually again and again. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# stroke

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** stroke, blood, you, dog, Breaststroke, Grandad · **What happens:** stroke, be, not get, love, have, draw · **To what, where:** animal, hand, one movement, hit, serious illness, part

<!-- .vabout -->
«stroke» in the school dictionary: its 6 meanings for a pupil and its 9 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: [stroke in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/stroke.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To stroke an animal or person is to move your hand gently over it, usually again and again.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:m1:1
# text = To stroke an animal or person is to move your hand gently over it, usually again and again.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	stroke	stroke	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	move	move	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	your	your	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
13	over	over	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	again	again	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	again	again	ADV	RB	_	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stroke** | to-infinitive |  | a animal or person |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  | hand | again | gently, move *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .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 -->
A stroke is one movement of a pen or brush, or of an arm or oar in swimming or rowing.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:m2:1
# text = A stroke is one movement of a pen or brush, or of an arm or oar in swimming or rowing.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	movement	movement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	brush	brush	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	oar	oar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
20	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	rowing	rowing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stroke | one movement |  |  |  | of a pen or brush; of a arm in swimming or rowing or oar | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stroke is a hit, as in tennis, golf or cricket.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:m3:1
# text = A stroke is a hit, as in tennis, golf or cricket.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stroke	stroke	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	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	tennis	tennis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	golf	golf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	cricket	cricket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stroke | a hit and tennis and golf or cricket |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stroke is a serious illness when blood cannot get to part of the brain.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:m4:1
# text = A stroke is a serious illness when blood cannot get to part of the brain.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stroke	stroke	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	serious	serious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
8	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	xcomp	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	brain	brain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stroke | a serious illness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **get** | can | blood | part of the brain |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stroke of a clock is one ring: «on the stroke of twelve».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:m5:1
# text = A stroke of a clock is one ring: «on the stroke of twelve».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stroke of a clock | one ring |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stroke** |  |  | a clock |  |  |  |  | nom stroke «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Meaning 6 {#m6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«A stroke of luck» is a sudden piece of good luck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:m6:1
# text = «A stroke of luck» is a sudden piece of good luck.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a stroke of luck | a sudden piece |  |  |  | of good luck | tree rules |
| 2 | **stroke** *in a quote* |  |  | luck |  |  |  |  | nom stroke «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Stroke the cat gently.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:x1:1
# text = Stroke the cat gently.
1	Stroke	stroke	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	1	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stroke** | imperative | you *not said here* | the cat |  |  |  | gently *property* | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cat=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog loves it when you stroke its ears.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:x2:1
# text = The dog loves it when you stroke its ears.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stroke	stroke	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** | present | the dog | it |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 2 | **stroke** | present | you | dog's ears |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Experiencer |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Breaststroke is my favourite swimming stroke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:x3:1
# text = Breaststroke is my favourite swimming stroke.
1	Breaststroke	breaststroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
4	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	swimming	swimming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Breaststroke | my favourite swimming stroke |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad had a stroke and is in hospital.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:x4:1
# text = Grandad had a stroke and is in hospital.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	hospital	hospital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | Grandad | a stroke |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stroke=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | present | Grandad *not said here* |  |  | hospital |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Draw the letter with one stroke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:x5:1
# text = Draw the letter with one stroke.
1	Draw	draw	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | imperative | you *not said here* | the letter |  |  |  | with one stroke | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On the stroke of midnight the coach turned into a pumpkin.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:x6:1
# text = On the stroke of midnight the coach turned into a pumpkin.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	midnight	midnight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pumpkin	pumpkin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | past | the coach |  |  | the stroke of midnight |  | into a pumpkin | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme on stroke=Source into pumpkin=Trajectory |
| 2 | **stroke** |  |  | midnight |  |  |  |  | nom stroke «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Finding my lost ring was a stroke of luck.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:x7:1
# text = Finding my lost ring was a stroke of luck.
1	Finding	find	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | gerund |  | my lost ring |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Topic |
| 2 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | past | Finding | a stroke |  |  |  | of luck | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ask before you stroke someone's dog.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:x8:1
# text = Ask before you stroke someone's dog.
1	Ask	ask	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stroke	stroke	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
5	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stroke** | present | you | someone's dog |  |  |  |  | vn touch-20-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Experiencer |

## Example 9 {#x9}

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He swam a few more strokes.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:stroke:x9:1
# text = He swam a few more strokes.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	strokes	stroke	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past | He | a few more strokes |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme stroke=Trajectory |

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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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