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title: unploughed — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unploughed» in the school dictionary: Unploughed land has not been dug up and turned over with a plough, so it is still grass, stubble or wild ground. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unploughed

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**Who acts:** land, Unploughed roads, unploughed meadow, Rabbits, street, Settlers · **What happens:** not dig up, turn over, be, not have, clear, live · **To what, where:** Unploughed land, grass, snow, edge, miles, strips

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Unploughed land has not been dug up and turned over with a plough, so it is still grass, stubble or wild ground.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unploughed:m1:1
# text = Unploughed land has not been dug up and turned over with a plough, so it is still grass, stubble or wild ground.
1	Unploughed	unploughed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	dug	dig	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	plough	plough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
18	still	still	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	stubble	stubble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **dig up** | present · perfect · passive |  | Unploughed land |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **turn over** | past |  |  |  |  |  | with a plough | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present | land | grass and stubble or wild ground |  |  | still |  | 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 -->
Unploughed roads or paths have not had the snow cleared by a snowplough.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unploughed:m2:1
# text = Unploughed roads or paths have not had the snow cleared by a snowplough.
1	Unploughed	unploughed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	paths	path	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	cleared	clear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	snowplough	snowplough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **have** | present · perfect | Unploughed roads or paths | the snow |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent snow=Patient |
| 2 | **clear** | participle |  | the snow *not said here* |  |  |  | by a snowplough | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The unploughed meadow was full of wild flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unploughed:x1:1
# text = The unploughed meadow was full of wild flowers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unploughed	unploughed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	meadow	meadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	wild	wild	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the unploughed meadow |  |  |  |  | of wild flowers; full *property* | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Rabbits live at the edge of the unploughed field.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unploughed:x2:1
# text = Rabbits live at the edge of the unploughed field.
1	Rabbits	rabbit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	unploughed	unploughed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | Rabbits |  |  | the edge of the unploughed field |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at edge=Location |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the blizzard, our street was still unploughed.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unploughed:x3:1
# text = After the blizzard, our street was still unploughed.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	blizzard	blizzard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	street	street	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	unploughed	unploughed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	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 | **is** | past | our street |  |  |  | after the blizzard; still | unploughed *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Settlers ploughed up miles of unploughed prairie.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unploughed:x4:1
# text = Settlers ploughed up miles of unploughed prairie.
1	Settlers	settler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ploughed	plough	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	unploughed	unploughed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	prairie	prairie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plough up** | past | Settlers | miles of unploughed prairie |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent mile=Initial\_Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Leaving strips unploughed helps bees and birds.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unploughed:x5:1
# text = Leaving strips unploughed helps bees and birds.
1	Leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	csubj	_	_
2	strips	strip	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	unploughed	unploughed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	xcomp	_	_
4	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund |  | strips |  |  |  | unploughed *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent strip=Theme |
| 2 | **help** | present | Leaving |  | bees and birds |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bee=Beneficiary |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bus could not drive up the unploughed hill.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unploughed:x6:1
# text = The bus could not drive up the unploughed hill.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bus	bus	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	drive	drive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	unploughed	unploughed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **drive up** | could | the bus | the unploughed hill |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme hill=Trajectory |

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