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title: winchester — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «winchester» in the school dictionary: Winchester is a historic city in Hampshire in the south of England, once the capital of the Saxon kings, with a great cathedral. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# winchester

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**Who acts:** Winchester, statue, Winchester Cathedral, cowboy, We, our · **What happens:** be, repeat, make, name, stand, keep · **To what, where:** historic city, Hampshire, kind, repeating rifle, surname, towns

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«winchester» in the school dictionary: its 3 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: [winchester in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/winchester.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Winchester is a historic city in Hampshire in the south of England, once the capital of the Saxon kings, with a great cathedral.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:winchester:m1:1
# text = Winchester is a historic city in Hampshire in the south of England, once the capital of the Saxon kings, with a great cathedral.
1	Winchester	winchester	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	historic	historic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Hampshire	Hampshire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	Saxon	Saxon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	kings	king	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	with	with	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	cathedral	cathedral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Winchester | a historic city and the capital of the Saxon kings and a great cathedral |  | Hampshire |  | in the south of England | tree rules |

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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 Winchester is a kind of repeating rifle made by the American Winchester company from the 1860s, famous in the Wild West.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:winchester:m2:1
# text = A Winchester is a kind of repeating rifle made by the American Winchester company from the 1860s, famous in the Wild West.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Winchester	winchester	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	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	repeating	repeat	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	rifle	rifle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	American	American	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	Winchester	Winchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	1860s	1860	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan|NumForm=Combi|NumType=Card	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	famous	famous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	Wild	Wild	PROPN	NNP	_	23	flat	_	_
23	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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 Winchester | a kind |  |  |  | of repeating rifle | tree rules |
| 2 | **repeat** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 3 | **make** | participle |  | repeating rifle *not said here* |  |  |  | by the American Winchester company from the 1860s | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

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Usage: a name — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Winchester is also a surname and the name of towns in the USA and elsewhere.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:winchester:m3:1
# text = Winchester is also a surname and the name of towns in the USA and elsewhere.
1	Winchester	winchester	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	also	also	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	surname	surname	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	towns	town	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	USA	USA	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	elsewhere	elsewhere	ADV	RB	_	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Winchester | a surname and the name of towns in the USA |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **name** |  |  | towns in the USA |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
King Alfred's statue stands in Winchester.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:winchester:x1:1
# text = King Alfred's statue stands in Winchester.
1	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:poss	_	_
2	Alfred	Alfred	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
4	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Winchester	Winchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | present | King's statue |  |  | Winchester |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in winchester=Location |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Winchester Cathedral is one of the longest in Europe.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:winchester:x2:1
# text = Winchester Cathedral is one of the longest in Europe.
1	Winchester	Winchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Cathedral	Cathedral	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	longest	long	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	nmod	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Europe	Europe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Winchester Cathedral | one |  |  |  | of the longest | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The cowboy kept his Winchester by the door.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:winchester:x3:1
# text = The cowboy kept his Winchester by the door.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cowboy	cowboy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	Winchester	winchester	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the cowboy | cowboy's Winchester |  |  |  | by the door | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent winchester=Theme by door=Location |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Winchester was once the capital of England.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:winchester:x4:1
# text = Winchester was once the capital of England.
1	Winchester	winchester	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	5	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | Winchester | the capital |  |  |  | of England; once *property* | tree rules |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We visited Winchester on our school trip.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:winchester:x5:1
# text = We visited Winchester on our school trip.
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	Winchester	Winchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	trip	trip	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 | Winchester |  | our school trip |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent winchester=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **trip** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom trip «act transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The round table in Winchester Great Hall is very old.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:winchester:x6:1
# text = The round table in Winchester Great Hall is very old.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	round	round	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Winchester	Winchester	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
6	Great	Great	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	Hall	Hall	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	very	very	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the round table in Winchester Great Hall |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |

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