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title: windsor — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «windsor» in the school dictionary: Windsor is a town in Berkshire, England, west of London, by the River Thames, home of Windsor Castle. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# windsor

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**Who acts:** Windsor, Windsor Castle, king, Windsors, royal wedding, We · **What happens:** be, spend, take, go, see, tie · **To what, where:** town, Berkshire, old castle, family name, city, Ontario

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Windsor is a town in Berkshire, England, west of London, by the River Thames, home of Windsor Castle.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:m1:1
# text = Windsor is a town in Berkshire, England, west of London, by the River Thames, home of Windsor Castle.
1	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Berkshire	Berkshire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	England	England	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	west	west	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Thames	Thames	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	Castle	Castle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Windsor | a town and the River Thames |  | Berkshire  England |  | west *property* | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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 -->
Windsor Castle is a very old castle there and one of the official homes of the British king or queen.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:m2:1
# text = Windsor Castle is a very old castle there and one of the official homes of the British king or queen.
1	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	Castle	Castle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	official	official	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	homes	home	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Windsor Castle | a old castle |  | there |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Windsor is the family name of the British royal family, "the House of Windsor" or "the Windsors".

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:m3:1
# text = Windsor is the family name of the British royal family, "the House of Windsor" or "the Windsors".
1	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	House	House	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Windsors	Windsor	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Windsor | the family name |  |  |  | of the British royal family | tree rules |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Windsor is also a city in Ontario, Canada, opposite Detroit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:m4:1
# text = Windsor is also a city in Ontario, Canada, opposite Detroit.
1	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	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	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Ontario	Ontario	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	opposite	opposite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Detroit	Detroit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Windsor | a city |  | Ontario and Canada |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king spent the weekend at Windsor Castle.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:x1:1
# text = The king spent the weekend at Windsor Castle.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	weekend	weekend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Castle	Castle	PROPN	NNP	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 | **spend** | past | the king |  |  | Windsor Castle | weekend |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Windsor is a town on the River Thames.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:x2:1
# text = Windsor is a town on the River Thames.
1	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	Thames	Thames	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Windsor | a town |  | the River Thames |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Windsors are the British royal family.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:x3:1
# text = The Windsors are the British royal family.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Windsors	windsor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
3	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	British	British	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the Windsors | the British royal family |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The royal wedding took place in a chapel at Windsor.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:x4:1
# text = The royal wedding took place in a chapel at Windsor.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	chapel	chapel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the royal wedding | place |  | a chapel at Windsor |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent place=Value in chapel=Location |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We went on a school trip to Windsor and saw the guards.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:x5:1
# text = We went on a school trip to Windsor and saw the guards.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	trip	trip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past | We |  |  | a school trip to Windsor |  |  | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on trip=Location |
| 2 | **see** | past | We *not said here* | the guards |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer guard=Stimulus |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Windsor in Canada is just across the river from Detroit.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:x6:1
# text = Windsor in Canada is just across the river from Detroit.
1	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Canada	Canada	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Detroit	Detroit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Windsor in Canada |  |  | the river |  | from Detroit | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dad tied his tie with a Windsor knot.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:windsor:x7:1
# text = Dad tied his tie with a Windsor knot.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	tie	tie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Windsor	Windsor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	knot	knot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | past | Dad | Dad's tie |  |  |  | with a Windsor knot | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent tie=Patient with knot=Co-Patient |

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