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title: urn — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «urn» in the school dictionary: An urn is a tall vase, often with a lid, used for decoration or to hold the ashes of a person who has died. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# urn

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**Who acts:** urn, person, ashes, church hall, ancient Greeks, We · **What happens:** be, use, hold, die, make, serve · **To what, where:** tall vase, ashes, large metal container, tea, urn, big tea urn

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«urn» in the school dictionary: its 2 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: [urn in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/urn.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
An urn is a tall vase, often with a lid, used for decoration or to hold the ashes of a person who has died.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urn:m1:1
# text = An urn is a tall vase, often with a lid, used for decoration or to hold the ashes of a person who has died.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	urn	urn	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	tall	tall	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	vase	vase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	often	often	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	decoration	decoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	ashes	ash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
24	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
25	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	23	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a urn | a tall vase |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | for decoration | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **hold** | to-infinitive |  | the ashes of a person |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ash=Theme |
| 4 | **die** | present · perfect | a person |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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 -->
An urn is also a large metal container with a tap, used for making and serving tea or coffee.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urn:m2:1
# text = An urn is also a large metal container with a tap, used for making and serving tea or coffee.
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	urn	urn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	container	container	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tap	tap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
14	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	serving	serve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	conj	_	_
18	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	coffee	coffee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a urn | a large metal container |  |  |  | with a tap | tree rules |
| 2 | **use** | participle | a urn *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | gerund | a urn *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **serve** | gerund | a urn *not said here* | tea or coffee |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tea=Attribute |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandpa's ashes are in an urn on the shelf.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urn:x1:1
# text = Grandpa's ashes are in an urn on the shelf.
1	Grandpa	Grandpa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	ashes	ash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	urn	urn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shelf	shelf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Grandpa's ashes |  |  | a urn |  | on the shelf | tree rules |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The church hall has a big tea urn.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urn:x2:1
# text = The church hall has a big tea urn.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	urn	urn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | the church hall | a big tea urn |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent urn=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ancient Greeks made beautiful urns.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urn:x3:1
# text = The ancient Greeks made beautiful urns.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Greeks	Greek	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	urns	urn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past | the ancient Greeks | beautiful urns |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent urn=Product |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful, the urn is hot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urn:x4:1
# text = Be careful, the urn is hot.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	csubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	urn	urn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	hot	hot	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | the urn |  |  |  |  | hot *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The urn was filled with flowers.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urn:x5:1
# text = The urn was filled with flowers.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	urn	urn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **fill** | past · passive |  | the urn |  |  |  | with flowers | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with flower=Instrument |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We poured tea from the urn at the fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urn:x6:1
# text = We poured tea from the urn at the fair.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	urn	urn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fair	fair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | past | We | tea |  | the urn |  | at the fair | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent tea=Theme from urn=Initial\_Location |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When all was consumed the bones of Patroclus were carefully collected and inclosed in a golden urn.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:urn:x7:1
# text = When all was consumed the bones of Patroclus were carefully collected and inclosed in a golden urn.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Patroclus	Patroclus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
10	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	collected	collect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	inclosed	inclose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	urn	urn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | past · passive |  | all |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |
| 2 | **collect** | past · passive |  | the bones of Patroclus |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **inclose** | participle |  |  |  | a golden urn |  |  | tree rules |

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