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title: victorian — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «victorian» in the school dictionary: From the time when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, from 1837 to 1901. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# victorian

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**Who acts:** Queen, person, people, Victorians, school, Victorian children · **What happens:** rule, live, imagine, be, do, build · **To what, where:** Britain, 1837, Victorians, many railways, old Victorian building, Victorian ideas

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«victorian» in the school dictionary: its 4 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: [victorian in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/victorian.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From the time when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, from 1837 to 1901.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:m1:1
# text = From the time when Queen Victoria ruled Britain, from 1837 to 1901.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	Victoria	Victoria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	ruled	rule	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	Britain	Britain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	1837	1837	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	7	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	1901	1901	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rule** | past | Queen | Britain |  | 1837 to 1901 | time |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent britain=Result |

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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 -->
A person who lived in that time.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:m2:1
# text = A person who lived in that time.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	7	det	_	_
7	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	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 | **live** | past | a person |  |  |  | time |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Old-fashioned, very strict or prim, like people imagined the Victorians to be.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:m3:1
# text = Old-fashioned, very strict or prim, like people imagined the Victorians to be.
1	Old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	fashioned	fashioned	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	strict	strict	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	prim	prim	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	like	like	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	imagined	imagine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Victorians	Victorian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	be	be	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **imagine** | past | people | the Victorians |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

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Usage: Australia — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From or to do with the state of Victoria in Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:m4:1
# text = From or to do with the state of Victoria in Australia.
1	From	from	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	do	do	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Victoria	Victoria	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with the state of Victoria in Australia | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Victorians built many railways.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:x1:1
# text = The Victorians built many railways.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Victorians	Victorian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	built	build	VERB	VBD	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	railways	railway	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	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 | **build** | past | the Victorians | many railways |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent railway=Product |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Our school is in an old Victorian building.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:x2:1
# text = Our school is in an old Victorian building.
1	Our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	building	building	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Our school |  |  | a old Victorian building |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Victorian children often worked in factories.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:x3:1
# text = Victorian children often worked in factories.
1	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
3	often	often	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	factories	factory	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 | **work** | past | Victorian children |  |  |  |  | in factories; often *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in factory=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We dressed up as Victorians for history day.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:x4:1
# text = We dressed up as Victorians for history day.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dressed	dress	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Victorians	Victorian	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	history	history	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dress up** | past | We |  |  |  | day | as Victorians | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Grandad has very Victorian ideas about manners.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:x5:1
# text = Grandad has very Victorian ideas about manners.
1	Grandad	Grandad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	very	very	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ideas	idea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	manners	manners	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | Grandad | Victorian ideas |  |  |  | about manners | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent idea=Patient |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Charles Dickens was a Victorian writer.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:x6:1
# text = Charles Dickens was a Victorian writer.
1	Charles	Charles	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	Dickens	Dickens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	writer	writer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Charles | a Victorian writer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Melbourne is the capital of the Victorian state in Australia.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:victorian:x7:1
# text = Melbourne is the capital of the Victorian state in Australia.
1	Melbourne	Melbourne	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Victorian	victorian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Australia	Australia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Melbourne | the capital |  |  |  | of the Victorian state in Australia | tree rules |

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