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title: yoke — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «yoke» in the school dictionary: A yoke is a wooden bar fixed across the necks of two animals, usually oxen, so they can pull a plough or cart together. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# yoke

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**Who acts:** yoke, oxen, you, gadget, farmer, milkmaid · **What happens:** be, fix, pull, carry, yoke, mean · **To what, where:** wooden bar, necks, plough, bar, shoulders, two buckets · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«yoke» in the school dictionary: its 5 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: [yoke in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/yoke.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A yoke is a wooden bar fixed across the necks of two animals, usually oxen, so they can pull a plough or cart together.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:m1:1
# text = A yoke is a wooden bar fixed across the necks of two animals, usually oxen, so they can pull a plough or cart together.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	fixed	fix	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	necks	neck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	usually	usually	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	oxen	ox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	plough	plough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
26	together	together	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a yoke | a wooden bar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fix** | participle |  | a wooden bar *not said here* |  | the necks of two animals and oxen |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **pull** | can | oxen *= ox* | a plough or cart |  |  |  | together *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plough=Theme |

<!-- .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 -->
A yoke is also a bar across a person's shoulders for carrying two buckets.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:m2:1
# text = A yoke is also a bar across a person's shoulders for carrying two buckets.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	also	also	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bar	bar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	shoulders	shoulder	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
12	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	buckets	bucket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a yoke | a bar |  | a person's shoulders |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | a yoke *not said here* | two buckets |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucket=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To yoke (verb) means to join animals with a yoke, or to join two things together.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:m3:1
# text = To yoke (verb) means to join animals with a yoke, or to join two things together.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	yoke	yoke	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	csubj	_	_
3	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	verb	verb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	join	join	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
17	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
19	together	together	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yoke** | to-infinitive |  | verb |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent verb=Destination |
| 2 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **join** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | animals |  |  |  | with a yoke | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent animal=Patient with yoke=Co-Patient |
| 4 | **join** | to-infinitive |  | two things |  |  |  | together *property* | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: formal, Bible — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A yoke is something that controls people or is a heavy burden: «the yoke of slavery».

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:m4:1
# text = A yoke is something that controls people or is a heavy burden: «the yoke of slavery».
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	0	root	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	controls	control	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	burden	burden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	16	punct	_	_
14	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	appos	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	slavery	slavery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	16	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a yoke | something |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **control** | present |  | people |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent people=Theme |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | a heavy burden |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Meaning 5 {#m5}

<!-- .note -->
Usage: Ireland, slang — kept apart, not parsed.

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A «yoke» is any thing or gadget whose name you can't remember.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:m5:1
# text = A «yoke» is any thing or gadget whose name you can't remember.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gadget	gadget	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	ca	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	n't	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a yoke | any thing or gadget |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **remember** | can | you | gadget's name *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 3 | **name** |  | gadget |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer put the yoke on the two oxen.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:x1:1
# text = The farmer put the yoke on the two oxen.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	put	put	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	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	oxen	ox	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **put** | past | the farmer | the yoke |  | the two oxen |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent yoke=Theme on ox=Destination |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The milkmaid carried two pails on a wooden yoke.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:x2:1
# text = The milkmaid carried two pails on a wooden yoke.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	milkmaid	milkmaid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	pails	pail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | past | the milkmaid | two pails |  | a wooden yoke |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pail=Theme |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The people threw off the yoke of the cruel king.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:x3:1
# text = The people threw off the yoke of the cruel king.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw off** | past | the people | the yoke of the cruel king |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yoke=Theme |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Bible) Jesus said, «My yoke is easy and my burden is light.»

<!-- fold The tree, 12 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:x4:1
# text = (Bible) Jesus said, «My yoke is easy and my burden is light.»
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Bible	Bible	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
4	Jesus	Jesus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	My	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	easy	easy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	burden	burden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	light	light	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Bible |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *in a quote* | present | My yoke |  |  |  |  | easy *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | my burden |  |  |  |  | light *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **burden** *in a quote* |  | my |  |  |  |  |  | nom burden «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The two horses were yoked together to pull the cart.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:x5:1
# text = The two horses were yoked together to pull the cart.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	yoked	yoke	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	pull	pull	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **yoke** | past · passive |  | the two horses |  |  |  | together *property* | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination |
| 2 | **pull** | to-infinitive |  | the cart |  |  |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cart=Theme |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
(Ireland, slang) «Where's the yoke for the telly?» Dad asked, meaning the remote.

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* (Ireland, slang) «Where's the yoke for the telly?»

<!-- fold The tree, 9 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:x6:1
# text = (Ireland, slang) «Where's the yoke for the telly?»
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Ireland	Ireland	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	slang	slang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	4	punct	_	_
6	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	telly	telly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** *in a quote* | present |  | the yoke |  |  |  | for the telly | tree rules |

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*Sentence 2:* Dad asked, meaning the remote.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:x6:2
# text = Dad asked, meaning the remote.
1	Dad	dad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	remote	remote	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | Dad |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | Dad *not said here* | the remote |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remote=Topic |

## Example 7 {#x7}

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The yoke snapped with a twang, and they lumbered off together.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:yoke:x7:1
# text = The yoke snapped with a twang, and they lumbered off together.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	yoke	yoke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	snapped	snap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	twang	twang	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	lumbered	lumber	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	off	off	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | past | the yoke |  |  |  |  | with a twang | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with twang=Theme |
| 2 | **lumber off** | past | they |  |  |  |  | together *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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