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title: wonderland — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «wonderland» in the school dictionary: A place full of wonderful, magical or beautiful things. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
---

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# wonderland

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**Who acts:** Wonderland, Alice, place, garden, toy shop, animals · **What happens:** be, fall, cover, fall down, talk, argue · **To what, where:** strange dream world, rabbit hole, everything, winter wonderland, wonderland, underwater wonderland · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A place full of wonderful, magical or beautiful things.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonderland:m1:1
# text = A place full of wonderful, magical or beautiful things.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
5	wonderful	wonderful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
10	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wonderland is the strange dream world Alice falls into down the rabbit hole in Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonderland:m2:1
# text = Wonderland is the strange dream world Alice falls into down the rabbit hole in Lewis Carroll's book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865).
1	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	down	down	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	Lewis	Lewis	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	flat	_	_
16	Carroll	Carroll	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
19	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	Adventures	Adventure	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
24	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	1865	1865	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	21	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	25	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Wonderland | the strange dream world |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fall** | present | Alice | the strange dream world *not said here* |  | the rabbit hole  Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient world=Result |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A place that is very beautiful at a certain time, such as «a winter wonderland» when everything is covered in snow.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonderland:m3:1
# text = A place that is very beautiful at a certain time, such as «a winter wonderland» when everything is covered in snow.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	very	very	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	beautiful	beautiful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	such	such	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|ExtPos=ADP	17	case	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	wonderland	wonderland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	_
19	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
20	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | a place |  |  |  | time | beautiful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **cover** | present · passive |  | everything |  |  |  | in snow | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in snow=Theme |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Alice fell down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonderland:x1:1
# text = Alice fell down the rabbit hole into Wonderland.
1	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	down	down	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rabbit	rabbit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall down** | past | Alice | the rabbit hole into Wonderland |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient hole=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After the snowstorm the garden was a winter wonderland.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonderland:x2:1
# text = After the snowstorm the garden was a winter wonderland.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	snowstorm	snowstorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	wonderland	wonderland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the garden | a winter wonderland |  |  | after the snowstorm |  | tree rules |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The toy shop was a wonderland of lights and games.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonderland:x3:1
# text = The toy shop was a wonderland of lights and games.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	toy	toy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wonderland	wonderland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	games	game	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the toy shop | a wonderland |  |  |  | of lights and games | tree rules |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In Wonderland, animals talk and argue with Alice.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonderland:x4:1
# text = In Wonderland, animals talk and argue with Alice.
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
4	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
5	talk	talk	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	argue	argue	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **talk** | present | animals |  |  | Wonderland |  |  | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | present | animals *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with Alice | vn chit\_chat-37.6-1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with alice=Co-Agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The coral reef is an underwater wonderland of colour.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonderland:x5:1
# text = The coral reef is an underwater wonderland of colour.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	coral	coral	NOUN	NN	_	3	compound	_	_
3	reef	reef	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	underwater	underwater	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wonderland	wonderland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the coral reef | a underwater wonderland |  |  |  | of colour | tree rules |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
When Alice woke up, Wonderland was only a dream.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonderland:x6:1
# text = When Alice woke up, Wonderland was only a dream.
1	When	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	3	advmod	_	_
2	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	woke	wake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
4	up	up	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
6	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	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 | **wake up** | past | Alice |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | Wonderland | a dream |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The book is often called «Alice in Wonderland» for short.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:wonderland:x7:1
# text = The book is often called «Alice in Wonderland» for short.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
4	often	often	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Alice	Alice	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Wonderland	Wonderland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | present · passive |  | the book |  |  |  | for short; often *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Theme for short=Beneficiary |

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