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title: weir — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «weir» in the school dictionary: A low wall or dam built across a river to control the flow of water or raise its level; water pours over the top. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# weir

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**Who acts:** low wall, water, river, Salmon, you, current · **What happens:** build, control, raise, pour, flow, rush · **To what, where:** low wall, river, flow, level, top, weir

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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A low wall or dam built across a river to control the flow of water or raise its level; water pours over the top.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weir:m1:1
# text = A low wall or dam built across a river to control the flow of water or raise its level; water pours over the top.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	dam	dam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	control	control	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	flow	flow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
18	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	level	level	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	22	punct	_	_
21	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	pours	pour	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
23	over	over	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	top	top	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **build** | participle |  | a low wall or dam *not said here* |  | a river |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **control** | to-infinitive |  | the flow of water |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flow=Theme |
| 3 | **raise** | infinitive |  | water's level |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent level=Theme |
| 4 | **pour** | present | a low wall or dam |  |  | the top |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over top=Location |
| 5 | **flow** |  | water |  |  |  |  |  | nom flow «event intransitive»: of=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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The river rushes over the weir after heavy rain.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weir:x1:1
# text = The river rushes over the weir after heavy rain.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rushes	rush	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	weir	weir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	rain	rain	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 | **rush** | present | the river |  |  | the weir | after heavy rain |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over weir=Trajectory |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Salmon leap up the fish ladder beside the weir.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weir:x2:1
# text = Salmon leap up the fish ladder beside the weir.
1	Salmon	salmon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leap	leap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ladder	ladder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	weir	weir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leap up** | present | Salmon | the fish ladder |  | the weir |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme ladder=Trajectory |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Never swim near a weir; the current can pull you under.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weir:x3:1
# text = Never swim near a weir; the current can pull you under.
1	Never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	2	advmod	_	_
2	swim	swim	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	near	near	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	weir	weir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	current	current	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
11	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **swim** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  | a weir |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near weir=Trajectory |
| 2 | **pull under** | can | the current | you |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent you=Result |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The old mill used water from the weir.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weir:x4:1
# text = The old mill used water from the weir.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	weir	weir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle | the old mill *not said here* | water |  | the weir |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We watched the ducks above the weir.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weir:x5:1
# text = We watched the ducks above the weir.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	watched	watch	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	ducks	duck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	above	above	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	weir	weir	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 | **watch** | past | We | the ducks |  | the weir |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent duck=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The canoeists carried their boats around the weir.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:weir:x6:1
# text = The canoeists carried their boats around the weir.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	canoeists	canoeist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	boats	boat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	weir	weir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the canoeists | canoeists's boats |  | the weir |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boat=Theme |

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