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title: tor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tor» in the school dictionary: A tor is a small hill topped with a pile of bare, weathered rock, especially in south-west England on Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tor

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**Who acts:** tor, We, Haytor, Ten Tors, Ponies, Frost · **What happens:** be, top, weather, climb, see, shape · **To what, where:** small hill, rocky pile, top, one, pile, granite blocks

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«tor» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [tor in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tor.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A tor is a small hill topped with a pile of bare, weathered rock, especially in south-west England on Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tor:m1:1
# text = A tor is a small hill topped with a pile of bare, weathered rock, especially in south-west England on Dartmoor and Bodmin Moor.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tor	tor	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	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	topped	top	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pile	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
14	weathered	weather	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	south	south	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
23	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	Dartmoor	Dartmoor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	Bodmin	Bodmin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
27	Moor	Moor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tor | a small hill |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **top** | participle |  | a small hill *not said here* |  |  |  | with a pile of bare weathered rock | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with pile=Theme |
| 3 | **weather** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | 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 tor is also the rocky pile itself.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tor:m2:1
# text = A tor is also the rocky pile itself.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tor	tor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pile	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes	7	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tor | the rocky pile |  |  |  | tor *nmod:unmarked* | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We climbed to the top of the tor and saw for miles.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tor:x1:1
# text = We climbed to the top of the tor and saw for miles.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	climbed	climb	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tor	tor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **climb** | past | We |  |  | the top of the tor |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to top=Destination |
| 2 | **see** | past | We *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for miles | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Haytor is one of the most famous tors on Dartmoor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tor:x2:1
# text = Haytor is one of the most famous tors on Dartmoor.
1	Haytor	Haytor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tors	tor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Dartmoor	Dartmoor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Haytor | one |  |  |  | of the famous tors on Dartmoor | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tor was a pile of granite blocks shaped by the weather.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tor:x3:1
# text = The tor was a pile of granite blocks shaped by the weather.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tor	tor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	pile	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	granite	granite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	blocks	block	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	shaped	shape	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the tor | a pile |  |  |  | of granite blocks | tree rules |
| 2 | **shape** | participle |  | granite blocks *not said here* |  |  |  | by the weather | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ten Tors is a long walk across Dartmoor for teenagers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tor:x4:1
# text = Ten Tors is a long walk across Dartmoor for teenagers.
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	Tors	tor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	walk	walk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Dartmoor	Dartmoor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	teenagers	teenager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Ten Tors | a long walk |  | Dartmoor |  | for teenagers | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ponies grazed below the tor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tor:x5:1
# text = Ponies grazed below the tor.
1	Ponies	pony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grazed	graze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	below	below	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tor	tor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **graze** | past | Ponies |  |  | the tor |  |  | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frost cracked the granite and slowly made the tor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tor:x6:1
# text = Frost cracked the granite and slowly made the tor.
1	Frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cracked	crack	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	granite	granite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tor	tor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** | past | Frost | the granite |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location granite=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | Frost *not said here* | the tor |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset tor=Product |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The wind howled around the rocky tor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tor:x7:1
# text = The wind howled around the rocky tor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	howled	howl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	around	around	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rocky	rocky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	tor	tor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **howl** | past | the wind |  |  | the rocky tor |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around tor=Location |

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