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title: unstrung — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «unstrung» in the school dictionary: To unstring a bow is to take its string off, so that it is no longer ready to fire. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# unstrung

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**Who acts:** it, prince, archer, she · **What happens:** unstring, be, mean, feel · **To what, where:** bow, fire

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«unstrung» in the school dictionary: its 2 meanings for a pupil and its 3 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: [unstrung in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/unstrung.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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To unstring a bow is to take its string off, so that it is no longer ready to fire.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unstrung:m1:1
# text = To unstring a bow is to take its string off, so that it is no longer ready to fire.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	unstring	unstring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	string	string	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	18	mark	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	no	no	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	18	advmod	_	_
18	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	advcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unstring** | to-infinitive |  | a bow |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | take *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | it | fire |  |  |  | long, ready *property* | 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 talk, unstrung means very nervous or upset.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unstrung:m2:1
# text = In talk, unstrung means very nervous or upset.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	unstrung	unstring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	nsubj	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	nervous	nervous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	upset	upset	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unstring** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | in talk | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in talk=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prince unstrung his bow.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unstrung:x1:1
# text = The prince unstrung his bow.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	unstrung	unstring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unstring** | past | the prince | prince's bow |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The archer unstrung his bow after the hunt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unstrung:x2:1
# text = The archer unstrung his bow after the hunt.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	archer	archer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	unstrung	unstring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unstring** | past | the archer | archer's bow |  |  | after the hunt |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the bad news, she felt unstrung.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:unstrung:x3:1
# text = After the bad news, she felt unstrung.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	news	news	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	unstrung	unstring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | she |  |  |  | after the bad news |  | vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **unstring** | participle | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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