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title: waterline — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «waterline» in the school dictionary: The line along the side of a ship or boat where the water reaches. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# waterline

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**Who acts:** water, line, we, waterline, hole, You · **What happens:** reach, show, come, paint, add, rise up · **To what, where:** high water, wall, ship, waterline, marbles, side

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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The line along the side of a ship or boat where the water reaches.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterline:m1:1
# text = The line along the side of a ship or boat where the water reaches.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	along	along	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reach** | present | the water |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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 line or mark showing how high water has come, for example on a wall after a flood, or on a beach.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterline:m2:1
# text = A line or mark showing how high water has come, for example on a wall after a flood, or on a beach.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	line	line	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	mark	mark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	showing	show	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
6	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	after	after	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	beach	beach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | gerund | a line or mark *not said here* | high water |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent water=Recipient |
| 2 | **come** | present · perfect | a line or mark |  |  | a wall | after a flood on a beach | for example | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on wall=Location |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The ship was painted red below the waterline.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterline:x1:1
# text = The ship was painted red below the waterline.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ship	ship	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	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	xcomp	_	_
6	below	below	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	waterline	waterline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | past · passive |  | the ship |  | the waterline |  | red *property* | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: subject=Theme below waterline=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When we added marbles to our foil boat, the waterline rose up its side.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterline:x2:1
# text = When we added marbles to our foil boat, the waterline rose up its side.
1	When	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	3	mark	_	_
2	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	added	add	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
4	marbles	marble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	foil	foil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	waterline	waterline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **add** *speech: assert* | past | we | marbles |  |  |  | to our foil boat | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent marble=Patient to boat=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **rise up** | past | the waterline | waterline's side |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location side=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A hole below the waterline can sink a ship.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterline:x3:1
# text = A hole below the waterline can sink a ship.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	below	below	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	waterline	waterline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	sink	sink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ship	ship	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 | **sink** | can | a hole below the waterline | a ship |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent ship=Patient |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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You can still see the waterline on the walls from last year's flood.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterline:x4:1
# text = You can still see the waterline on the walls from last year's flood.
1	You	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	still	still	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	waterline	waterline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | can | You | the waterline |  | the walls | still | from last year's flood | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer waterline=Stimulus |
| 2 | **flood** |  | last year |  |  |  |  |  | nom flood «phenomenon intransitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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The heavier the cargo, the lower the ship sits in the water.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterline:x5:1
# text = The heavier the cargo, the lower the ship sits in the water.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	heavier	heavy	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	cargo	cargo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | the ship |  |  | the water |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in water=Location |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We marked the waterline on our model boat with a pen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:waterline:x6:1
# text = We marked the waterline on our model boat with a pen.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	marked	mark	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	waterline	waterline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	model	model	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pen	pen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mark** | past | We | the waterline |  | our model boat |  | with a pen | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent waterline=Theme on boat=Destination |

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