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title: vicar — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «vicar» in the school dictionary: A vicar is a priest in charge of a church and its local area (parish), especially in the Church of England. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# vicar

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**Who acts:** vicar, We · **What happens:** be, charge, marry, open, visit, give · **To what, where:** priest, charge, church, polite fashioned church person, aunt, village church

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A vicar is a priest in charge of a church and its local area (parish), especially in the Church of England.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vicar:m1:1
# text = A vicar is a priest in charge of a church and its local area (parish), especially in the Church of England.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	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	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	local	local	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	area	area	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
15	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	parish	parish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	especially	especially	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	Church	Church	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a vicar | a priest and vicar's local area in the Church of England |  | charge of a church |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **charge** |  |  | a church |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

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Usage: old-fashioned, joking — kept apart, not parsed.

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«The vicar» in British stories and comedy is a polite, kind, slightly old-fashioned church person, often at tea parties and village fêtes.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vicar:m2:1
# text = «The vicar» in British stories and comedy is a polite, kind, slightly old-fashioned church person, often at tea parties and village fêtes.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stories	story	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	comedy	comedy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
12	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
16	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
17	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
23	often	often	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	tea	tea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	appos	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	compound	_	_
29	fêtes	fête	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	21	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the vicar in British stories and comedy | a polite fashioned church person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

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The vicar married my aunt and uncle in the village church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vicar:x1:1
# text = The vicar married my aunt and uncle in the village church.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	married	marry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	aunt	aunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marry** | past | the vicar | my aunt and uncle |  | the village church |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent aunt=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

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The vicar opened the summer fair.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vicar:x2:1
# text = The vicar opened the summer fair.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | past | the vicar |  |  |  | summer | fair *property* | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited the vicar at the vicarage.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vicar:x3:1
# text = We visited the vicar at the vicarage.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visited	visit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	vicarage	vicarage	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 | **visit** | past | We | the vicar |  | the vicarage |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vicar=Co-Agent |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The vicar gave a talk about kindness.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vicar:x4:1
# text = The vicar gave a talk about kindness.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	talk	talk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the vicar | a talk |  |  |  | about kindness | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talk=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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In the story, the vicar solved the mystery.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vicar:x5:1
# text = In the story, the vicar solved the mystery.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	solved	solve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mystery	mystery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **solve** | past | the vicar | the mystery |  | the story |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mystery=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The vicar rang the church bells on Sunday.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:vicar:x6:1
# text = The vicar rang the church bells on Sunday.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	vicar	vicar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ring** | past | the vicar | the church bells |  |  |  | on Sunday | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme |

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