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title: tract — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tract» in the school dictionary: A tract is a large area of land or water. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tract

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**Who acts:** tract, that, Food, cold, settlers, man · **What happens:** be, connect, try, persuade, cut down, pass · **To what, where:** large area, long system, body, short booklet, people, Huge tracts

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«tract» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [tract in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/tract.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tract is a large area of land or water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tract:m1:1
# text = A tract is a large area of land or water.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tract	tract	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	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tract | a large area |  |  |  | of land or water | 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 -->
In the body, a tract is a long system of connected parts, like the digestive tract or the respiratory tract.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tract:m2:1
# text = In the body, a tract is a long system of connected parts, like the digestive tract or the respiratory tract.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tract	tract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
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	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	system	system	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	connected	connect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	parts	part	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	like	like	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	digestive	digestive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	tract	tract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	respiratory	respiratory	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	tract	tract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tract | a long system |  | the body |  | of connected parts | tree rules |
| 2 | **connect** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A tract is also a short booklet or leaflet that tries to persuade people, often about religion or politics.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tract:m3:1
# text = A tract is also a short booklet or leaflet that tries to persuade people, often about religion or politics.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tract	tract	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	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	booklet	booklet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	leaflet	leaflet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	tries	try	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	persuade	persuade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	often	often	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	religion	religion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	politics	politics	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a tract | a short booklet or leaflet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **try** | present | that |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **persuade** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | that *not said here* | people |  |  |  | about religion or politics | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Huge tracts of rainforest have been cut down.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tract:x1:1
# text = Huge tracts of rainforest have been cut down.
1	Huge	huge	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tracts	tract	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	rainforest	rainforest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	down	down	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut down** | present · perfect · passive |  | Huge tracts of rainforest |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Food passes through the digestive tract.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tract:x2:1
# text = Food passes through the digestive tract.
1	Food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	digestive	digestive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tract	tract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | present | Food |  |  | the digestive tract |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through tract=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A cold is an infection of the upper respiratory tract.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tract:x3:1
# text = A cold is an infection of the upper respiratory tract.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	infection	infection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	upper	upper	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	respiratory	respiratory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	tract	tract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a cold | a infection |  |  |  | of the upper respiratory tract | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The settlers bought a tract of land near the river.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tract:x4:1
# text = The settlers bought a tract of land near the river.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	settlers	settler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tract	tract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	near	near	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | the settlers | a tract of land |  | the river |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tract=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A man at the station was handing out religious tracts.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tract:x5:1
# text = A man at the station was handing out religious tracts.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	station	station	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	handing	hand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	out	out	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	religious	religious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	tracts	tract	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hand out** | past · progressive | a man at the station | religious tracts |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent tract=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Vast tracts of Australia are desert.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tract:x6:1
# text = Vast tracts of Australia are desert.
1	Vast	vast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	tracts	tract	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	desert	desert	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 | Vast tracts of Australia | desert |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
So one day, when they happened to be passing through a pleasant and solitary tract of country, he sat himself down on a heap of moss.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tract:x7:1
# text = So one day, when they happened to be passing through a pleasant and solitary tract of country, he sat himself down on a heap of moss.
1	So	so	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux	_	_
10	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	solitary	solitary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	tract	tract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
22	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	21	obj	_	_
23	down	down	ADP	RP	_	21	compound:prt	_	_
24	on	on	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	heap	heap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	moss	moss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | past | they |  |  |  | day |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive · progressive | they *not said here* |  |  | a pleasant tract of country |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through tract=Location |
| 3 | **sit down** | past | he | himself *= he* |  | a heap of moss |  |  | tree rules |

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