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title: veldt — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «veldt» in the school dictionary: The wide, open grassland of southern Africa, with few trees, where animals like zebras, giraffes and antelope live. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# veldt

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**Who acts:** animals, Zebras, Leopard, High Veldt, Long dry grass, we · **What happens:** live, graze, be, cover, see, turn · **To what, where:** High Veldt, veldt, kind

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The wide, open grassland of southern Africa, with few trees, where animals like zebras, giraffes and antelope live.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veldt:m1:1
# text = The wide, open grassland of southern Africa, with few trees, where animals like zebras, giraffes and antelope live.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	grassland	grassland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
14	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	22	advmod	_	_
15	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	nsubj	_	_
16	like	like	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	zebras	zebra	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	giraffes	giraffe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	antelope	antelope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
22	live	live	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | present | animals like zebras and giraffes and antelope |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 -->
Zebras and antelope graze on the veldt.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veldt:x1:1
# text = Zebras and antelope graze on the veldt.
1	Zebras	zebra	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	antelope	antelope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
4	graze	graze	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	veldt	veldt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **graze** | present | Zebras and antelope |  |  |  |  | on the veldt | vn dine-39.5 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent on veldt=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Leopard lived on the High Veldt, which was sandy-yellow-brownish.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veldt:x2:1
# text = The Leopard lived on the High Veldt, which was sandy-yellow-brownish.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Leopard	Leopard	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	High	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Veldt	Veldt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
11	sandy	sandy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	yellow	yellow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	brownish	brownish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | the Leopard |  |  | the High Veldt |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on veldt=Location |
| 2 | **is** | past | the High Veldt |  |  |  |  | brownish *property* | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Long dry grass covered the veldt as far as we could see.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veldt:x3:1
# text = Long dry grass covered the veldt as far as we could see.
1	Long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	covered	cover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	veldt	veldt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	as	as	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | past | Long dry grass | the veldt |  |  |  | far *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme veldt=Destination |
| 2 | **see** | could | we |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The veld is a kind of grassland in South Africa.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veldt:x4:1
# text = The veld is a kind of grassland in South Africa.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	veld	veld	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	grassland	grassland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	South	South	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	Africa	Africa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	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 veld | a kind |  |  |  | of grassland in South Africa | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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In the dry season, the veldt turns brown.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veldt:x5:1
# text = In the dry season, the veldt turns brown.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	veldt	veldt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	turns	turn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present | the veldt |  |  |  | season | brown *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Giraffe and the Zebra left the veldt for the forest.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:veldt:x6:1
# text = The Giraffe and the Zebra left the veldt for the forest.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Giraffe	Giraffe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Zebra	Zebra	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	veldt	veldt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | the Giraffe and the Zebra | the veldt |  |  |  | for the forest | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent veldt=Theme for forest=Recipient |

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