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title: wedlock — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wedlock» in the school dictionary: Wedlock is the state of being married. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# wedlock

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**Who acts:** Wedlock, old story, past, law book · **What happens:** be, marry, join, end, bear out, think · **To what, where:** state, They, wedlock, past, them

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«wedlock» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 5 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: [wedlock in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/wedlock.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: formal, old — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wedlock is the state of being married.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wedlock:m1:1
# text = Wedlock is the state of being married.
1	Wedlock	wedlock	NOUN	NN	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	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wedlock | the state |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **marry** | gerund · passive |  | the state *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V» |

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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}

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They were joined in wedlock at the village church.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wedlock:x1:1
# text = They were joined in wedlock at the village church.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	joined	join	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	wedlock	wedlock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **join** | past · passive |  | They |  | wedlock |  | at the village church | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old story ends with the prince and princess in happy wedlock.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wedlock:x2:1
# text = The old story ends with the prince and princess in happy wedlock.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	wedlock	wedlock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | present | the old story |  |  |  |  | with the prince and princess in happy wedlock | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with prince=Subeventuality |

## Example 3 {#x3}

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In the past, being born out of wedlock was thought shameful; today it is ordinary.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wedlock:x3:1
# text = In the past, being born out of wedlock was thought shameful; today it is ordinary.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	wedlock	wedlock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	shameful	shameful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	ordinary	ordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear out** | gerund · passive | the past *not said here* | wedlock |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: wedlock=Patient |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | the past |  |  |  | shameful *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | present | past |  |  |  | today | ordinary *property* | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

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The law book talks about wedlock and property.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wedlock:x4:1
# text = The law book talks about wedlock and property.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	talks	talk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	wedlock	wedlock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present | the law book |  |  |  |  | about wedlock and property | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about wedlock=Topic |

## Example 5 {#x5}

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Fifty years of wedlock made them very close.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wedlock:x5:1
# text = Fifty years of wedlock made them very close.
1	Fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	wedlock	wedlock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	very	very	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past |  | them *= they* |  |  | year | close *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset they=Product |

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**Text:** the school dictionary of Mova's schools (`world/data/dictionary-schools/`), written for Mova. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each meaning and example read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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