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title: thereon — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «thereon» in the school dictionary: Thereon means «on that» or «on it»: «the table and the books thereon». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# thereon

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**Who acts:** you, He, she, grave · **What happens:** mean, look, write, check, sell, read · **To what, where:** that, names, form, buildings, note, label

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thereon means «on that» or «on it»: «the table and the books thereon».

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereon:m1:1
# text = Thereon means «on that» or «on it»: «the table and the books thereon».
1	Thereon	thereon	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	15	punct	_	_
13	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	_
19	thereon	thereon	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | thereon *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |

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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}

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Usage: formal — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Thereon can mean «right after that» or «from then on» (more often «thereupon» or «from there on»).

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereon:m2:1
# text = Thereon can mean «right after that» or «from then on» (more often «thereupon» or «from there on»).
1	Thereon	thereon	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	mean	mean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	right	right	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	obl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	17	advmod	_	_
17	often	often	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
18	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	thereupon	thereupon	ADV	RB	_	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	19	conj	_	_
25	on	on	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | can |  | that |  |  |  | thereon *property* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Look at the map and the names written thereon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereon:x1:1
# text = Look at the map and the names written thereon.
1	Look	look	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	map	map	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	thereon	thereon	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **look** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the map and the names | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at map=Theme |
| 2 | **write** | participle |  | the names *not said here* |  |  |  | thereon *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The form and the signature thereon must be checked.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereon:x2:1
# text = The form and the signature thereon must be checked.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	form	form	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	signature	signature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	thereon	thereon	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	checked	check	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **check** | must · passive |  | the form and the signature |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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The land and the buildings thereon were sold.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereon:x3:1
# text = The land and the buildings thereon were sold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	buildings	building	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	thereon	thereon	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past · passive |  | the buildings |  |  |  | thereon *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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He read the note and the address thereon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereon:x4:1
# text = He read the note and the address thereon.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	note	note	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	address	address	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	thereon	thereon	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past | He | the note and the address |  |  |  | thereon *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent note=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Please read the label and the instructions thereon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereon:x5:1
# text = Please read the label and the instructions thereon.
1	Please	please	INTJ	UH	_	2	discourse	_	_
2	read	read	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	label	label	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	thereon	thereon	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | imperative | you *not said here* | the label and the instructions |  |  |  | thereon *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent label=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then she further bade him to see to her grave that nothing might grow thereon.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:thereon:x6:1
# text = Then she further bade him to see to her grave that nothing might grow thereon.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	further	further	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	bade	bade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
12	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	14	nsubj	_	_
13	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	thereon	thereon	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bade** | past | she | him *= he* |  |  | then | further *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to her grave | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **grow** | might | her grave |  |  |  |  | thereon *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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