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title: tuesday — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «tuesday» in the school dictionary: Tuesday is the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# tuesday

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**Who acts:** Tuesday, Ben, Sam, We, Gran, test · **What happens:** be, buy, read, pick, have, swim · **To what, where:** day, 6 cards, 4 more pages, Tuesday Zoe, many, library

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Tuesday is the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tuesday:m1:1
# text = Tuesday is the day of the week after Monday and before Wednesday.
1	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Wednesday	Wednesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tuesday | the day |  |  | monday; week |  | 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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Ben bought 6 cards on Monday and 5 cards on Tuesday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tuesday:x1:1
# text = Ben bought 6 cards on Monday and 5 cards on Tuesday.
1	Ben	Ben	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	6	6	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	5	5	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	cards	card	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **buy** | past | Ben | 6 cards |  |  | monday; tuesday |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On Tuesday Zoe read 4 more pages than on Monday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tuesday:x2:1
# text = On Tuesday Zoe read 4 more pages than on Monday.
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Zoe	Zoe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	read	read	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	pages	page	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	than	than	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Monday	Monday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **read** | past |  | 4 more pages |  | Tuesday Zoe |  | than Monday | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Topic |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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How many did Sam pick on Tuesday?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tuesday:x3:1
# text = How many did Sam pick on Tuesday?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Sam	Sam	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	pick	pick	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | past · do-support | Sam | many |  |  | tuesday |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent many=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We have swimming on Tuesdays.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tuesday:x4:1
# text = We have swimming on Tuesdays.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	swimming	swim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Tuesdays	Tuesday	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	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 | **have** | present | We |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **swim** | gerund | We *not said here* |  |  |  | tuesday |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The library is closed on Tuesday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tuesday:x5:1
# text = The library is closed on Tuesday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	library	library	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **close** | present · passive |  | the library |  |  | tuesday |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Tuesday is the second school day of the week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tuesday:x6:1
# text = Tuesday is the second school day of the week.
1	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Tuesday | the second school day |  |  | week |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gran visits us every Tuesday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tuesday:x7:1
# text = Gran visits us every Tuesday.
1	Gran	Gran	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | present | Gran | us |  |  | tuesday |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Co-Agent |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The test is next Tuesday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tuesday:x8:1
# text = The test is next Tuesday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the test | next Tuesday |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was during the night between a Tuesday and a Wednesday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:tuesday:x9:1
# text = It was during the night between a Tuesday and a Wednesday.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	during	during	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Tuesday	Tuesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Wednesday	Wednesday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  | during the night; tuesday |  | tree rules |

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