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title: surrey — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «surrey» in the school dictionary: Surrey (with a capital S) is a county in the south-east of England, next to London. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# surrey

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**Who acts:** Surrey, cousins, We, family · **What happens:** be, wheel, pull, fringe, live, drive · **To what, where:** county, south east, fashioned light, four wheeled carriage, Surrey, green hills

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Surrey (with a capital S) is a county in the south-east of England, next to London.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surrey:m1:1
# text = Surrey (with a capital S) is a county in the south-east of England, next to London.
1	Surrey	Surrey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	S	's	PART	POS	Typo=Yes	5	case	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	5	punct	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	county	county	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	next	next	ADV	RB	_	10	conj	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Surrey | a county |  | the south east of England |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A surrey is an old-fashioned light, four-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse, with two seats and sometimes a fringed roof (mostly American).

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surrey:m2:1
# text = A surrey is an old-fashioned light, four-wheeled carriage pulled by a horse, with two seats and sometimes a fringed roof (mostly American).
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surrey	surrey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	wheeled	wheel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
14	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
23	sometimes	sometimes	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	26	advmod	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	fringed	fringe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	26	amod	_	_
26	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
27	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	mostly	mostly	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
29	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	29	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a surrey | a fashioned light and four wheeled carriage and two seats and a fringed roof |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wheel** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn drive-11.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pull** | participle |  | four wheeled carriage *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **fringe** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
My cousins live in Surrey, near London.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surrey:x1:1
# text = My cousins live in Surrey, near London.
1	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	cousins	cousin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Surrey	Surrey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | My cousins |  |  | Surrey near London |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in surrey=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Surrey is a county in the south-east of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surrey:x2:1
# text = Surrey is a county in the south-east of England.
1	Surrey	Surrey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	county	county	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	east	east	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Surrey | a county |  | the south east of England |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We drove through the green hills of Surrey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surrey:x3:1
# text = We drove through the green hills of Surrey.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drove	drive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Surrey	Surrey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | past | We |  |  | the green hills of Surrey |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent through hill=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In the old story, the family rode to town in a surrey.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surrey:x4:1
# text = In the old story, the family rode to town in a surrey.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	surrey	surrey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | the family |  |  | the old story |  | to town; in a surrey | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to town=Trajectory |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The surrey had two seats and a fringed roof.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surrey:x5:1
# text = The surrey had two seats and a fringed roof.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	surrey	surrey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	seats	seat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fringed	fringe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	roof	roof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	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** | past | the surrey | two seats and a fringed roof |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seat=Patient |
| 2 | **fringe** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Surrey has many towns and villages.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:surrey:x6:1
# text = Surrey has many towns and villages.
1	Surrey	Surrey	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	villages	village	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Surrey | many towns and villages |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent town=Patient |

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