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title: unprecedented — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unprecedented» in the school dictionary: Never happened or done before; the first of its kind. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unprecedented

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**Who acts:** school, team, Scientists, It · **What happens:** not happen, do, flood, see, win, be · **To what, where:** first, unprecedented number, row, unprecedented heat, city, unprecedented step · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Never happened or done before; the first of its kind.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unprecedented:m1:1
# text = Never happened or done before; the first of its kind.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	happened	happen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
5	before	before	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	first	first	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **happen** | past |  | the first of first's kind |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | before *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 -->
Much greater than ever before: unprecedented numbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unprecedented:m2:1
# text = Much greater than ever before: unprecedented numbers.
1	Much	much	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
3	than	than	ADP	IN	_	2	fixed	_	_
4	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	5	advmod	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	8	punct	_	_
7	unprecedented	unprecedented	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The town had unprecedented flooding this spring.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unprecedented:x1:1
# text = The town had unprecedented flooding this spring.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	unprecedented	unprecedented	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	flooding	flood	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
6	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flood** | gerund |  |  |  |  | spring |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The school saw an unprecedented number of entries for the art show.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unprecedented:x2:1
# text = The school saw an unprecedented number of entries for the art show.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	unprecedented	unprecedented	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	entries	entry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	art	art	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	show	show	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | the school | a unprecedented number of entries for the art show |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer number=Stimulus |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The team's ten wins in a row were unprecedented.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unprecedented:x3:1
# text = The team's ten wins in a row were unprecedented.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	team	team	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wins	win	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	unprecedented	unprecedented	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win** | present | the team |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  | a row |  | unprecedented *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Scientists recorded unprecedented heat in the city.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unprecedented:x4:1
# text = Scientists recorded unprecedented heat in the city.
1	Scientists	scientist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	recorded	record	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	unprecedented	unprecedented	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	heat	heat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | past | Scientists | unprecedented heat |  | the city |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent heat=Theme in city=Destination |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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It was an unprecedented step for a child to speak at the meeting.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unprecedented:x5:1
# text = It was an unprecedented step for a child to speak at the meeting.
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	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	unprecedented	unprecedented	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	step	step	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a unprecedented step |  |  |  | for a child | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the meeting |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

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The book sold in unprecedented numbers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unprecedented:x6:1
# text = The book sold in unprecedented numbers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	unprecedented	unprecedented	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	numbers	number	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | participle |  | the book *not said here* |  | unprecedented numbers |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |

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